My vacation photo timeline

This Summer has been passing fairly quickly and mostly uneventfully.
I started out with a list of what had to be done and another for what I hope to accomplish before returning to work August 21st. Here is a pictoral view of what I/we have done so far. There may be duplicates from earlier posts if you have viewed other posts. Enjoy, and feel free to comment on what pic you liked or what you have done so far this summer.

The first week of Summer vacation,I downloaded Photoshop 5 and Preset designs by Jenn, in the hopes of learning how to use them and make awesome products for people.
I walked around the neighborhood and local park for views that seemed interesting to me. I hope you agree:
Here are pics taken at a local park.

These were taken around my yard.

green bean shoot

My son turned 8 and chose a cake with pigs to celebrate.

We had so much rain, it changed the landscape in some places. Governor Hassen declared some places a disaster due to some roads being entirely washed out.

Gaga pit, before and after too much rain.

I attended my nieces baby shower, and recently celebrated my great nephew's arrival (more on him in a future post).

I read a few books (reviews posted on my other blog)

Groundhogs have been seen in several places, under my deck included.

Visited my daughter and her hubby in SC.

Ate plenty of ice cream :)

 

It was raining in our living room,via a vent in the roof. The vent was habitated by wasps,which has caused a delay in repairing the leak.

The groundhog trap captured a frantic squirrel, which was released in an uninhabitated area.

Our garden has not produced much, due to an abundance of rain and searing heat when the sky is clear. There were also pests that ate the leaves.

We had a few friendly visitors, such as butterflies.

Rain drops on an Easter lily looked pretty.

Fishing behind the old Coy paper mill..

More pics will be added as Summer progresses, then it will be time to start a post about my son's journey through third grade :/

Love and blessings,
Lori LC

Rising river pics

The river has been above normal for weeks with all the rain we've had throughout summer. I will post pics taken before the near flood stages once, I wade through all my files.

 

Berry fun time :)

When my friend visited on the 22nd,she asked about going to pick strawberries. I was so glad she did because we had such a great time at Wellwood Orchards in Weathersfield,Vermont!

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First butterfly pics of 2013

The monarch is grooming itself on a hosta leaf

Do you see both garden visitors?

Captured this fleeting beauty at a local bank's flower bed :)

Flowers in my neighborhood

I love watching the flowers change from small buds to full blooms in May.
Here are a few I found while walking around the block:

To Shoot A Hummingbird...

I was trying to write a whole story about my experience of trying to shoot mockingbird pics,
 but ran out of time. They are elusive and usually visit the feeder early morning or at dusk.
here are the few I have taken, the last being the only successful one,so far.

Azaleas ; a short lived beauty

Our azalea bush has endured many years of hot summers, cold snowy winters, and construction materials being dropped on it. Even with all this, it always comes back every year, blooming beautiful pink flowers. The blooms only last about a week before waning, which is just long enough for honey bees and ants to make their annual visit. I try taking pics several times during that week to capture the stages of growth, from bud to bloom to plain, green leafy bush.This year, it bloomed a week ahead of last year.
Here are a few pics I've taken so far, including a happy little visitor :)

 

I hope you are enjoying this lovely month of May,
 Love and blessings,
Lori LC
*I took these pics using my Canon Rebel T3 with Canon zoom EF 75-300mm