This dude stopped by tonight!  Now I am not a bird photographer. I just don’t have the patience to wait for them to get done being scared of me. I get bored and go do something else.

 

 

But this red guy was just standing there in the grass!  I had time to go get my camera

 

 

and he was still there!

 

 

So I got a little closer.

 

 

and a little closer,

 

 

and a little closer. He never moved, just turned his head  and looked.

 

 

This the closest I’ll probably ever get to a cardinal or any other bird.

When I was done photographing him he flew away.

He probably only wanted a selfie.

 

So PhotoADay hasn’t worked out so well in July for me. But here are the few that I did get done.

DNF is better than Did not start right?

 

 

This is the #FMS PhotoADay list I started with great intentions.

 

 

Red and White. Day !

 

 

Begins with K. Day 2.

 

 

Match. Day 3.

 

 

Stars and on the table. Day 4 and 5.

 

 

First pickles of the year. Day 7.

 

 

I’ve never seen a cute puppy and kid I didn’t want to stop and say hello to. Day 8.

 

 

Alive. Day 9.

 

 

Sharp, day 10.

 

Look down. Day 13.

 

 

More. Day 11.

 

 

 

Old school and torn. Days 14 and 15.

 

Torn, to use or not. This photo’s from June. Yeah that’s it. Maybe I’ll start on September now and get a head start on it.

 

Sometimes my meals are completely inspired by what’s in the garden. This is spinach parsley pesto with pine nuts and walnuts on cooked cabbage and carrots, edamame, fresh radish slices and Cabot cheddar cheese.

 

This year playoff hockey has been so much fun, all of my favorite players were on teams that made playoffs so I was sorta cheering for both teams, well really just mostly cheering for #26 in the blue shirt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just one more recipe…

Baby Llama and his mom. They refused to talk to me with food in their mouths.

The Great Smokey Mountains off in the distance.

This crazy bright pink smoothie was made from beets,  and tofu!

 

Here is the PhotoADay list for May and how to play!

 

My new favorite tortilla chip. Made with cilantro, avocados and spicy Serrano peppers.

A few PhotoADay photos for you. Happy Friday!

For day 20 see the stuffed chicks here.

At the front of the garden.

Brussel sprouts with garlic.

Update from Sprocket: I remember going out on the lake and hearing all the noises. Especially when I bark and then the echo barks back at me and then I bark back at it. It was lots of fun. But now it’s pretty quiet. Larry says I’m pretty deaf, whatever that means.