Day Of Photography

Lake Murphysboro is a wonderful place to take pictures. There is something about it that turns my creativity on. The lake offers multitudes of wildlife and some great landscapes. However, Thursday was not the best day for landscape photography because it was too cloudy. Nevertheless, the clouds scatters the light making it more diffuse allowing pictures a softer appearance.
The real reason why we went out is because Matt got his new camera. Yep, the Nikon D90... jealous? Me too. Well, not too jealous because I am a Canon man. Matt is as new as his camera in picking up photography, but he is learning very quickly. I think he knows more digital photo-babel than me.
Early signs of spring.
Stairs are always great subjects. They offer a little perspective into photos. Stairs remind me that life is a journey and it always seems to go up. Another symbolism, they represent a fixed destiny or a choice in our lives. Or stairs just simply make nice lines in pictures.
The last photo of the day. Matt got this one of me.

So get out there and take pictures, be creative. You don't need an expensive camera to get quality pictures. Just patience, practice and persistence (the 3 P's of Photography).

Throw Discus and Shot-put

Levi (my cousin) and I were working on our technique this weekend in throwing Shot and Discus. He has just started track this year and he goes to a very small school. His coaches do not know much more about discus and shot-put aside from just throwing it down the field. So we worked on how to throw in proper form.

We are starting with the basics and then moving on to things such as spinning when you throw. We had great fun catapulting the 8lbs. shot-put and swinging the 2lbs. discus around the backyard.

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Destroy A Camper

This is a friends camper in which I spent some nights in during high school. The camper is now getting old and a little nasty. So my friend wants to tear it apart and make a hauling trailer out of the skeleton. For the better part of two days we have been working on destroying this camper.
This is after day one. Today we got down to the skeleton of the camper and now we have to work on clean up.
We had a fire to burn the wood from the camper, but the wind picked up and it quickly got out of control. We got the spreading fire put out (the black spot). The police showed up an hour later to tell us that it is illegal to burn "anything" within city limits. So much for that idea.
Another photo of the fire ablaze.

Finding Comfort With A Pitt-Bull

Zoey is a pit-bull full of excitement. She runs around the yard then finds an interesting stick and runs around with it. When she does stop she happily chews the stick to oblivion. After the stick is thoroughly destroyed, she then goes to the farthest part of the yard to dig a hole for some unknown reason. Zoey soon looses interest in the ground and will decide to chase Mikah around the yard several times.

After exploring the yard she comes in to sleep. She snores something fierce when she sleeps, but don't let that fool you. Zoey, is one of the most well behaved and kindest dogs I have ever met.

She is always wanting to give you kisses on the face, but will settle for your hand. She snuggles up with you on the couch and rests her head on your lap. I really enjoy her personality.

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Amiable Giants

I spent a good portion of my day today with these wonderful creatures. It is great to spend the day with such great company. Horses are gentle giants, but it could of been the apples I fed them today.

Some thoughts:
Horses have better personalities than most people
They are very smart
They are messy
They are demanding
Finally they are friendly




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Keep Moving Forward

This is Max. He is an inside/outside cat who only has three legs, but that does not stop him a bit. Today I found him in the loft of the barn. He can climb up and down the ladder leading onto the loft. He also wrestles with the dogs. I am amazed at how well Max does with only three limbs it is encouraging. What I mean is; even though things are not in his favor, he does not give up. He is slower getting around, but he does get places. Not only does he do normal feline things; he is also happy. I am proud of Max.

Something I am happy about and something that has been an ongoing battle is:

I received my test results for the nursing entrance test. I passed! I spent the whole year studying, and now I have a pretty fair chance of getting into the LPN program at John A. Logan. The last two years I have been trying to pass this test and I am glad to finally have the chance to get into the program. This does not mean I am getting into the program, but it means I stand a chance. The point scores are out of 53 total points and I had to at least score 41 on writing, reading and 39 on numerical skills to pass. This has been the answer to many prayers.

The title for this post comes from one of my favorite movies Meet The Robinson's. I recommend seeing it.
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Discovering Man's Best Friend

For the next few days I will be pet sitting at a friends house. They have many animals, dogs, cats and horses, but today I want you to take a look Mikah. Could she possibly be the cutest pup ever?

It's true I am a sucker for large eyes, pointed ears and her hyper active disposition. She is always the one wanting to be closest to me. Mikah, will follow me through the house everywhere that I go and she snuggles in under the covers as I sleep (I suppose this is why they call dogs man's best friend). However, sometimes she follows me too closely; this morning while trying to feed the horses I stepped on her tail (don't worry no harm done). Right away she let out a scream and actually I am supprised that I can still hear out of both ears.

I will introduce some of the other animals in the next few days.



What was the name of Radar's dog?

Ranger

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