Scavenger Hunt Sunday -- Botanical Gardens Edition

On Friday, Sweet Pea and I visited a botanical conservatory in town.  Some friends met us later, but we had almost an hour to spend exploring before they got there.  Since it was kind of small, we spent most of that time...

WATCHING the fish in the koi pond:

But it was when we found out we could feed the fish that Sweet Pea got really excited about them.

It was a conservatory so there were lots and lots of LEAFY things to see.  I particularly enjoyed these leaves/flowers in the shape of water pictures that my friend pointed out to me.

It seems petty to complain, when I really did enjoy it, but that is, I believe, inherent in the definition of a FIRST WORLD PROBLEM.  Who advertises a "fall decor" great for pictures and mostly means skeletons, spiders, and even giant rats?  The backdrop for the pumpkin pictures was a witch.  On the flip side, Sweet Pea was fascinated by the "birds!"

And after petting it for awhile chose to fly like a bird, giving me some sweet shots.

Part of the time while Sweet Pea watched the fish I took pictures of flowers.  It was nice to have them so STILL when I am used to the wind blowing them all around.

Over all, Friday was A GOOD DAY.   

In addition to the sweet time with my daughter and eventually our friends, the day included lunch out with my husband and spending the evening with another friend while Huckleberry was at a youth event.  Now if tomorrow can just include a trip to the Pumpkin Patch we might even class this as a Great Weekend.  After all, I got to participate in Scavenger Hunt Sunday...always fun.

 

Scavenger Hunt Sunday - October 6th

I love Scavenger Hunt Sunday.  I have been missing it quite a bit.  Who knows how often I'll be able to do it, but this week seemed like a good time to play along.

Something Colorful

Today I went with a friend to Scott Kelby's Annual Worldwide Photowalk and made some new friends.  It was a very pleasant day.

Light

Sunflower wanted me to go outside with her to take pictures.  I couldn't say no because the light was beautiful I love my daughter.  She wanted me to take a picture of her giving a hug.

You

This one is from a few months ago.  I submitted it to my photo club for self portrait because it makes me smile, but I was quite surprised when it won.  Now my husband has an 18 inch version of it hanging in his office.  I'm not sure it makes me smile that much.

In Motion

Sweet Pea still loves the swing...especially if you keep it in motion.  Now she screams high, high, high to make you push her higher.  At times I forget how fast she likes to go and think she is greeting me, "Hi, Sweet Pea!" does not make her happy.

Afternoon

Now because Sunflower is at school all day, the afternoon is the only chance I have to take pictures of her during the week.  I was glad she proposed the shoot on Friday.

 

 

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

This was such a cool idea, I couldn't resist participating though I am not a skilled photographer and am in the early stages of learning to edit pictures.  Unfortunately, while the rules are simple:

1. Anyone can participate. 
2. You're encouraged to take five new photos this week for the challenge. 
3. If you get stumped, you may use one photo from your archive (although I'm not too strict about it - I do my best to take fresh shots). 
4. Link up to Scavenger Hunt Sundayon Sunday (or Tuesday at the latest).
5. Have fun!

I did cheat on number 3.  I found the link on Thursday and did not have time to take 5 new pictures around each item while dealing with a sick family.  However, searching my archives (ha! how formal does that sound?) was like a scavenger hunt and a few pictures are new this week.  I didn't plan to post if I couldn't follow the rules exactly, but I had sooooo much fun with the pictures I did do, I really wanted to share.

Texture:

This was taken awhile ago.  I couldn't decide if I should crop to the texture on the barn or leave in my sweet boy.  You can tell what I finally decided on.

Fog:

This was taken this summer.

 Button:

Button eyes, button nose, button mouth, Button.

Beverage:

Water--the World's Best Beverage (after coke and ice tea)

 Seventies:

She chose her own clothes Friday morning (and every morning) and they seemed so 70's to me.  Then the Scavenger Hunt Sunday blog mentioned using Pioneer Women's 70's action on her photo, so I copied her.  I figured out how to download and install the action sets and played with them.  This Hunt was worth doing if for no other reason than this new tool.  Thank-you!