Blood Moon

Well, here's my first attempt ever to capture the Blood Moon. It was tough! Playing with ISOs, shutter speed, ect. I know I can do better and will try again in October. In the meantime, here's the before:

And during the eclipse.

Spring Time

Fall is my most favorite season, but in Texas I'm loving Spring!  Not only for the gorgeous fields of wildflowers that coat the Hill Country, but the birds that visit my yard.  All varieties seem to converge on this little hanging feeder I have and I am just waiting for it to collapse from the weight.  Doves, Bluejays, these cute little chubby ones I have no idea their names, and I love it when the Cardinals are in town for a visit.  Beautiful birds!

And my cat, Nell, loves to just lounge around on a chair in our Courtyard.  She's such a diva.

HLN's Blunder

Back in May of last year, there was a story on HLN about a large alligator caught in the Bayou near Biloxi, Mississippi. The story went on while showing several people standing on the shore of this Bayou scratching their heads, taking pictures, and telling their story of this huge alligator. Then, something caught my eye. I rewound the story, grabbed my camera and shot the image on TV.

Do you see it?

Bottom line 800 Pound Gator Caught In Bayou Trappers Use Rope, Duck Tape, Fork Cliff

Can you believe this?! FORK CLIFF?!

And to think this is someone at HLN typing that stuff in!

LOL

Yes, I'm going through my photo files again . . .

Wha?

A few days ago, as I was bundled up on my cozy chair, with my cozy robe, my fuzzy socks, cozy blanket (yes, it was 29 outside IN TEXAS, believe it or not) and my hot cup of coffee between my freezing hands, I tune into HLN as I do each morning at 7:30 am. The first thing I’m hit with is news about a new Zodiac sign. Interesting, I thought. According to the astronomers, there was a wobble in the earth’s axes some 2,000 years ago that caused the astrological position to shift and the current astrological positions no longer apply. What? So, they’ve added a 13th sign they call “Orphichus”, known as the Serpent Holder, for people born between November 29 and December 17, which, in turn, is shaking everyone else’s’ sign as well.

I rewind the DVR, and listen to it again. Ah, that's what I THOUGHT they said.

I was

Tiger's Blunder

As I was going through various internet places last night getting caught up from the past couple of weeks of falling behind, I came across this photo attached to a link leading to Foxsport.com and had to laugh.



Not only is this a great shot from a photographer's perspective, it also tells a detailed story of all them golf fans. I mean, just look at their faces! Every single one of them has their eye on that ball as far back as you can see. And the guy to the far right, the one with that huge cigar sticking out of mouth, is classic!

And, not only is this a great shot from a photographer's perspective, it also tells a detailed story of a lens once alive and full of focus. Not anymore. Tiger's attempt to chip onto the green failed and careened directly into the lens of London's Daily Mail photographer, Mark Pain. Heck, if I got a shot like this, I wouldn't shed a tear about my lens either!

I just love this shot!

Sail Away

I stumbled upon a blog a few days ago about a 16 year-old attempting to make history as the youngest person, male or female, to circumnavigate the world in a sail boat named Wild Eyes. I’m sure the news covered this story out in California, but I heard not one peep about this adventure here in Houston. And I don’t recall CNN having mentioned anything about it. If they did, then I was on the floor playing ‘touchdown’ with my grandson. Sometimes my life is in the middle of a 3 year-old’s world of Dora the Explorer and Thomas the Train. News in this house is a foreign object from 7am to 7pm.

I honestly don’t recall how I stumbled on this blog, or what led me to it, but I’ve been captivated since its discovery. For those of you who are far removed from the news as I am these days, her name is Abby Sunderland. She’s from Southern California and has dreamed of this day since she was 13 years old.

I also noticed while exploring her blog and site that there is another 16 year old currently making the same adventure. She’s just a tad older than Abby, from Australia, has been at sea since October 18, 2009, and her name is Jessica Watson. Again, another newsworthy feat I was oblivious to.

As I read through these blogs I am amazed at these two young ladies. Being in an open ocean by themselves just amazes me. At 16, I was far from any huge accomplishment like this! Heck, I’m still far from any huge accomplishment like this! I've never been on a sail boat. I will someday soon. Will I go out in the open sea? No way! Imagining that is far, far from my mind! I completely admire them for their dreams and fulfilling them at such a young age. I can only sit back and wonder what they will be doing 10 years from now.

If you have time, please check out their blogs.

Abby Sunderland has been on her adventure for 7 days now.

Jessica Watson has been on hers since October 18, 2009. She has some pretty scary days near Cape Horn!