Wacky Weimy Wednesday: Our Favorite Thing!

I'm sure that a lot of you guys have seen the Dog vs. Cat Diary, but if you haven't, definitely go check it out! It cracks me up!

This is my take on Caleb and Cabela's version of the dog diary. A typical Sunday day around here...

5:45am: Wake up and wrestle on the bed until mommy wakes up. Our favorite thing!

6:00am: Go outside and then eat breakfast. Our favorite thing!

6:15am: Go back to bed with mommy. Our favorite thing!

8:30am: Wake mommy back up to start our day. Go for a ride (our favorite thing!) to get a chai tea. Share foam from chai tea (our favorite thing!)

9:30am: Go for a walk with mommy. Our favorite thing!

10:30am: Play outside. Dig holes where we know we're not 'posed to. Our favorite thing!

12:00pm: Get drink from our front yard pond. Our favorite thing!

12:15pm: Go in our pen for lunch (our favorite thing!). Stay in our pen for awhile so mommy can do her yardwork (not our favorite thing!)

2:15pm: Come out of our pen to run around with mommy and play some more.

3:00pm: Go inside for some ice treats fresh from the refrigerator. Our favorite thing!

4:00pm: Back in our pen for a rest. Not our favorite thing! (Our mommy really needs to finish that fencing project!!)

6:00pm: "Help" mommy feed that big thing she calls a horse. Run around like crazy while mommy is distracted. Our favorite thing!

7:00pm: Go for a Sunday evening drive with mommy. Our favorite thing!

8:15pm: Watch the sun set with mommy and get nose prints on the window. Our favorite thing!


8:30pm: "Help" mommy make dinner. Our favorite thing!

8:45pm: Chew our pork skin twists while mommy eats her dinner. Our favorite thing!

9:30pm: Stretch out on the couch with mommy. Our favorite thing!

I think we can all learn a lesson from dogs, in that we should always appreciate and enjoy the little things in life that make us happy! These guys remind me of that every day!

Sunday Stills:"Eye Spy"

A few of my favorites for this week's Sunday Stills challenge...

Caleb's eyes are very photogenic (I know I've bragged about them before), but there's also something behind his stare that makes me feel like he's reading my mind...

My kitty Lunar's eyes were the first thing that came to my mind for this challenge. Cat eyes are just so interesting.

I even managed to get a human subject in here! ;) This is one of my nieces. She always has the brightest, most cheerful eyes that are always smiling.

Okay, now I know this next one might be a stretch, but I wanted to include something a little different and when I saw this butterfly moth hanging out yesterday, I thought it might be perfect. To me, the markings on its wings looked like two little cartoon eyes.

I started to wonder if they have these markings in order to defend themselves against predators. I thought this was pretty interesting so I did what I always do...I "googled" it! I wasn't able to find out a whole lot about this moth in particular, but I did find this page where it said "large, bright eyespot markings, like those on the peacock butterfly, may also serve to startle a foe".

Ah ha! I now feel validated in including these pictures for the "eye" challenge!

Pretty interesting...nature never ceases to amaze me! It also said that some moths have the ability to tune into a bat's sonar system and either drop to the ground when they detect it or some can even block it with their own high pitched sound. Fascinating!

Okay, I think that's it...thanks for the challenge! Can't wait for next week's!

Skywatch Friday No. 44

Skywatch Friday No. 44

I took these pics a few weeks ago and almost forgot all about them!

I just can't get enough of photographing sunsets...I probably need to branch out a little, but I might have a hard time with that!

I actually really like the power lines in this one. Some may think that power lines in a shot are ugly, but to me it's quintessential "kuntry". I used to ride horses along the power lines with my friends growing up and a picture like this always brings back those happy memories. :)

Happy Friday and I hope everyone enjoys the weekend ahead!

Wacky Weimy Wednesday: Whatchu lookin' at?

The infamous Weimy lip curl. ;)

Sunday Stills: Black and White

I was so excited for this week's Sunday Stills challenge, because I really love black & white and sometimes I forget how much! Often times, it seems like converting an average photo to black and white can work wonders. Maybe the photo was just too busy with so much color, or maybe you want to highlight one certain aspect of the photo. Either way, I love experimenting with it, so this was a really fun challenge!

The two categories I chose for this challenge were water and plants and flowers.

I thought this little snail guy was so cute and I love how he's looking at his reflection in this second one.

This is my Japanese Snowbell...I really like the leaves of this tree and I liked how the black and white conversion brought out the contrasting colors in the bark.

This is a sand cherry...didn't know if this one was going to make it after our hard winter, but it's a resiliant little bugger!

Of course, I can't forget one of my garden favorites, the lovely lilac!

And last, a clump of grass left over after mowing 'cause I was too lazy to fire up the weed wacker. I kind-of detest weed wacking. Makes my arms sore. It's good to have a few clumps left over here and there, right? For photography purposes, of course.

Flower Fairies of the Trees: The Pear Blossom Fairy

The Pear Blossom Fairy poem is one of my very favorites in the Flower Fairies of the Trees series. I knew I wanted to share it with you guys, but I was kinda bummed because I don't have a pear tree and I like being able to share real life photographs, as well as the image from the poem.

As I sat contemplating this one night I had a lightbulb moment. My mom has pear trees! Perfect! I suppose I could've snapped a few of my own pictures of her blossoms on one of my visits, but I thought it would be fun to have her take them with her digital camera that we got her a few years ago. Like many of us, she hasn't had a lot of opportunites to experiment with the different settings, but a few weeks ago, I showed her how to use the macro function. So, after my lightbulb moment, I gave her the assignment of taking some macro pear blossoms pics. And she blew my socks off! Her photos turned out so awesome. So here you go...lemme hear some snaps for my guest photograpy contributor 'Kuntry Mom'!

Aren't these spectacular? Just look at the bokeh!

I think she's got a nack for it, huh? Show-off. ;)

And now, without further ado, allow me to share with you...

The Song of the Pear Blossom Fairy Sing, sing, sing, you blackbirds!

Sing, you beautiful thrush!

It's Spring, Spring, Spring, so sing, sing, sing,

From dawn till the stars say "hush".

See, see, see the blossom

On the Pear Tree shining white!

It will fall like snow, but the pears will grow

For people's and birds' delight.

Build, build, build, you chaffinch;

Build you robin and wren,

A safe warm nest where your eggs may rest;

Then sit, sit, sit, little hen!

Wacky Weimy Wednesday: Intervention

My dogs tend to be a little high maintenance when it come to their beverage of choice. While most dogs are content to lap water out of a mud puddle, my dogs insist on hitting the Starbucks drive-through any time we're out and about.

Since Weimaraners are so laid back (snort), sometimes they just need a little caffeine boost to get them through the day. A little "pick me up" if you will.

They usually don't mind sharing...'cause they order the same thing. Ya know, it's just easier that way.

Just look at these eyes! Gimme more! I WANT MORE!!!

I think it might be time to stage an intervention.

Or maybe it's me who needs the intervention. Maybe I need to lay off the tall, no water vanilla chai with cinnamon sprinkles on top.

Nah. I mean, I really wouldn't feel right about depriving these guys of getting to lick the cup. ;)

Footnote: I'm so joking about the caffeine "pick me up". They just lick the foamy stuff left over from my tea at the bottom of the cup.