Hi

Well It's been a Painful yet Productive week at my house.  Celiac Disease has made me feel like death, yet I've cleaned out the house and am getting ready for a garage sale later this weekend.  I have also painted all the doors in my house...ok well three and I'm still working on the rest.. I've painted them an off white color that matches the trim. 

When I moved in to this house two years ago the girl that lived in it prior to me decided she wanted to paint the trim off white.  I don't quite know what happened but she stopped about halfway through and did only half of the doors.  So when we painted the house we painted the trim and I thought, "I'll do the doors later"  well two years later I'm finally painting the doors...pretty sad that I'm that procastinational...if that's even a word. 

This weekend I drove up to Fayetteville and got deathly sick thanks to a run in with Gluten and didn't get to go to the Razorback game..but I did get to visit with my family so that made the trip worth while.  I also got to do a family photo shoot on Saturday around noon on campus.  I was a little disappointed with the photos, I wish I would've gotten more shots that were more creative but I was just feeling awful so I guess I'm glad I got the shots that I did.

 Since I finally got some more Storage so I can upload photos here are some of my sister at the game a few weeks ago...

I also did a Photo Shoot On Sunday afternoon and Yesterday afternoon.  I'll have to post those later.

I am really enjoying the cooler weather that is starting to set in.  I wish the weather would stay like this year round.  I wish the leaves would stay as beautiful as they are right now too..what a colorful fall! 

 Check out a photo I took at the river yesterday...the leaves are gorgeous

Ok well I'm full of boring stuff so I'll leave you with this...

When life gives you lemons...

...throw them at mean people.

Photo Shoot

Melissa let me do her photos last weekend.  She's a very easy subject to shoot because she's very photogenic.  I thought they turned out great.  Here's the first half I liked.  I haven't gotten to the other half just yet. 

I'm in love with the truck she's standing on.  I want it so bad but it's our neighbors who's son is going to restore it..bummer.  I just want the body so I can take photos with it!

Look what I got

I've been absent for awhile...I just didn't really have anything to blog about until today!  The exciting thing to blog about is this baby...

What's that you say???   No big deal just a photo of your camera?

BaBam Baby!!!!   I Got a 7D  AHHHHH!!!!    18megaPixelsADuelProcesser8framesPerSecondspeedandHDvideo....oh be still my heart... i've fallen in love.

*sigh*

It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.  I bought it yesterday and it set in the box until this afternoon because I was so nervous and intimidated by it.  I was shaking as I pulled it out of the box and I'm almost afraid to use it just yet.

The first photo I took....

The most beautiful crisp box and BestBuy bag I've ever seen.

I then took more meaninful photos.

*gasp* It takes my breath away..Such crisp beauty such vivid color...oooh I can't stop staring!

I immediately search for the Chocolate Children but they were no where to be found...swimming I'd imagine.  So the chickens got their photos taken.

This is the Hen

And I'm still unsure of this one's sex.

oh I'm off to take more photos!!

It's Friday People!

Well It's Friday.  Five Question Friday!!  It's Follow me Friday also.



Visit Mama M. for more 5QF or for more Follow me Friday visit One2Try!  If you want to Follow Along with me, I'll follow along with you!!

1. Take your pick...date night, girls night out, or night out alone?

Oh I can't just decide right now...it depends on my mood.  If I were to decide tonight I would spend the night alone..napping.  Sinuses play a huge part in that decision. 

Gah I'm in such a bad mood today...

2. Can you touch your nose with your tongue?

Nope, and I'm not even going to try.  I just know I can't.  I'm resisting the urge to try while sitting at my desk at work.  Resisting the Urge.  resisting.  Crap...no still can't do it. 
3. What is your favorite flower and why?
I don't really care to talk about flowers right now.  My sinuses can't handle the word flower.
4. If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself?
Spend more time with your family.

5. If you won the lottery, what is the very first thing you would do?
Well It depends on how big of a jack pot I hit.  
Joke:
A man asked his wife, "If I won the lottery and promised to give you half would you give me a divorce?"   She replied, "Of Course!!!!"   He replied,  "Good, give me my divorce because I just won 6 bucks!" 
 
ha..ha..  Ok so maybe it's not a funny joke but I would have to win a huge jack pot to do anything worth talking about.  Like going on vacation....to Tahiti. 
 

Biride and Banjo and I went for a walk around Downtown and then took a walk down to the river to visit the old bridge.  It's shown for a split second in the movie SlingBlade.  It was a spooky bridge but I got some good shots.  OH and you can look at my last blog post to read more about my weird obsession with old bridges...

Above is a railroad bridge right next to the old bridge. 

The old bridge is in the photo below.

The railroad bridge.

Have a great weekend!  I'm off to see my Youngest Sister Graduate High School!!

Heifer

After Taking photos for Sean's Cousin on Saturday (photos coming soon) I took a little Detour to the Heifer Ranch to see the animals... I thought they only had goats and sheep and bulls but I was quite mistaken!

If you aren't familiar with the Heifer Foundation you can go visit their website here.  Heifer's mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth by given live animals and teaching how to make money/ food with these animals. 

I miscalculated my arrival time, but got a beautiful photo of the sun setting over the Ranch. 

As I was driving along looking for the Goats and Bulls and I looked over and had to do a doubletake because holy crap there was a camel!  I kind of laughed outloud because I totally wasn't expecting to see that!  The camel Above was totally ok with getting his/her photo taken...but the camel below did not like it.

And I'm not sure if this was supposed to scare me away but he/she turned his butt to me and spred his back legs out and started flapping his tail up and down...at least I think he was trying to scare me away...maybe he just had gas.

Then he turned around and was foaming at the mouth like he had rabies.. If anyone knows anything about camels...please, let me know what this behavior is all about...i'm very curious!

Next I spotted this creature which I THINK is a llama...though I have no Idea...we don't get wild llamas in Arkansas so I have no idea.  Maybe it's an Alpaca.  I don't know what an Alpaca is but it sounds like it would look like this animal..

The grass IS always greener on the other side!

This guy was really cute...I like his eyebrows..and facial hair. 

I finally said Goodbye to Heifer ranch but would love to go back when it isn't 40 degrees outside and snowy...

I dont' know why but this camel kind of reminds me of my ex-boyfriend...but not in a good way...

This was the view leaving the ranch, isn't Arkansas Beautiful!!

Have a great Monday!

Caroline

 

My Latest Project.  

Bird's Problems

Ok I Love Banjo, you all know that by now.  He was my first puppy and he's just a big ol teddy bear that likes to carry things around in his mouth.  But this post is all about how how much I love my little Bird. 

She is my snuggle bunny and she's so little and perfectly fits in my indain style lap while I'm blow drying my hair and sleeps.  I think Birdie is a pretty dog with long eyelashes and a dainty little face, I mean her name is Pretty Bird.. just one thing bothers me...

She is THE most UNphotogenic dog IN THE WORLD!   She takes horrible pictures.  I don't think there isn't one photo of Birdie that I actually think she looks good in.  Banjo is a beautiful lab, every photo I take of him he looks gorgeous, like he should be on a dog food bag or something. ha

Here are some shots I took of my dogs today.  Please realize that every.single.photo. of Birdie was bad.  These were the best.  Bless her little heart.

Birdie: Deer in the headlights.  Banjo: Nostalgic

Banjo: Majestic   Birdie: Hungry

Banjo:  Beautiful.  Birdie:  Manic

Birdie:  About to sneeze

Yes, that would be Bird's Butt.  Notice how good Banjo looks in all of these.  We named her Pretty Bird, because she is very very pretty but these photos just don't do her justice.  I wonder if this foreshadows the way my children turn out...what if I have a child that takes ugly photos!!  Oh no.  What a tragedy that would be.