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.

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.

 

I’m a little behind but here is the april PhotoADay list (and how to play if you’re new).

 

Red Buds.

 

 

Don’t ask.

 

Frost on the window.

 

Mini horses.

 

I saw this guy just sitting in a tree on the side of the road.

 

 

 

 

 

These are gluten free kiwi key lie pie bites. SO good! I will be making them at some point.

 

 

If you want a laugh you can see how this dad and his son feel about winter here. He’s also a photographer with inspiring work.

 

 

Don’t laugh, I just learned this. It’s surprisingly simple.

 

I was minding my own business driving down the road and then I heard that Whump Whump Flump flump sound. The sound that sounded a lot like the sound of a flat tire. The light turned red and as I sat I hoped it would all get better by the time the light turned green. It didn’t. So I stopped in a parking lot that was not a tire fixing shop, and there weren’t any tire places within view.

As I rummaged around in the trunk looking for those things you hope you won’t need but are glad they’re there when you do I thought about my cousin who had a flat but wasn’t able to change her own tire because she couldn’t break the lug nuts free.

I finally figured out the foldy jack.

A few jumps up and down on the bar and all the nuts did come off YAY! For a minute there I thought my tire changing adventure was going to go the way of my cousin’s as I was holding onto the roof of the car and trying to make myself real heavy stomping on it. Ok, actually it was more like me standing on it and it going boing, boing and then finally pop!

The spare tire even had air in it, double yay. 

Once I had everything  put away I looked at my hands, they were Black! I looked for a rag but that didn’t really clean them up much. Then I see this bar of soap that one of my friend gave me for Christmas. I did not forget to take it out of my car for 3 months, I’ve just been using it as an air freshener that’s all. 

Right then I was really happy that I’d made such a good decision to keep it in the car, I had clean hands in no time and they smelled great! Thanks Michelle!

I could tell it was turning out to be a great day even if it didn’t start out so great.

 

My story in three:

One, I’m trying Back button focus because a lot of photographers I admire say it’s how they do it.

Two, I’ve only tried it for two days. It’s sorta driving me bonkers and you might’ve heard me muttering to my camera “Focus first. Shoot second”

Three, I plan to give it at least three days before I make up my mind.

Four, this is Amy a new photog friend being awesome and modeling for me

 

 

Yes, it’s not in focus, I forgot that I’d changed things over to BBF and I forgot to focus first.

 

 

That is the exact spot  where I saw the pillow in the road. And that’s the exact pillow I saw.

 

Smokey sunset.