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Sat 31 Oct 2009
“In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil. And at no season, safe perhaps in Daffodil time, do we get such superb colour effects as from August to November.“
—Rose G. Kingsley, The Autumn Garden, 1905
Where we live, we do not have blazing, glorious colors in the fall. But the colors we do have are beautiful to me. As far back as I can remember, all I have known is the ugly brown of the leaves from the pecan tree or the bright orange of the needles from the pine tree. Here at Hidden Pines, we have 2 trees in the front yard that have gorgeous leaves in the fall. I love to watch them fall when a good breeze blows. They are beautiful blanketing the front porch that some young lady forgot to sweep.:)
The brown-eyed susans are everywhere down here, but this is the first place I’ve lived in where they were close to my house. The are so pretty with the goldenrod. Unfortunately, everything is already fading.
These are the last brown-eyed susans at the pond. I hate to see them go.
“Autumn, the year’s last, loveliest smile.“
—William Cullen Bryant
 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
Mon 13 Jul 2009
Please meet our new family member, Missy Anne—Anne with an “E”.
Her mother is a Labrador, and her father is suspected to be a Boxer.
The girls have never had a puppy of their own, and are so excited.
And worn out.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
Sat 27 Jun 2009
Lately there’s been a lot going on with our animals and wildlife. Living in the country gives one much to see and talk about. I cannot say how many snakes I’ve shot since the weather turned warm, several of them being water moccasins at the pond behind our house. I usually will not shoot a nonpoisonous snake, unless it’s too close to the house and may bite one of the animals or might get into the house, as one did last year. Our landlord had a time getting him out of our attic! Last week, I shot 2 rattlesnakes within 10 minutes, while we were walking in the woods along the mown trail. It has really discouraged me from walking in the woods. We normally walk in the evenings after supper; perhaps the snakes will be hiding during mid-mornings.
 Daddy helped me get a shotgun last year, because he was tired of driving out to kill my snakes. I was really scared of guns at first, but now I love the security they give me. I don’t have to feel helpless when I see a snake, or feel someone is trying to harm us. I have a pistol that I carry when I go walking—it looks like one a cowboy would tote—but I love my shotgun the best. My oldest girls enjoy shooting, especially my middle daughter—she loves it!
A cat from the neighborhood jumped on our kitty Autumn last Saturday night. Autumn ended up with an infected wound and is on antibiotics. He is doing well, despite having to endure us shoving a buttered pill down his throat every morning.:) (In the picture below, Autumn was actually sleeping like this, but opened his eyes when he heard the camera click on.)
 Our neighbor’s dog, Teddy, who spends 90% of his time with us, often brings up things he has killed, including rats and ducks. When we were walking in the woods one morning a few weeks ago, Teddy was chasing grown deer. So it really came as no surprise to me this morning when he brought home a little baby fawn he had killed.:( He is a Labrador-Chow mix, so I find it hard to be mad at him. He’s just doing what Labrador’s do, and he probably thinks he is helping to provide for us. He is the best dog in the world—he obeys so well and is so sweet. He truly loves us, and we him. He’s so smart and does all sorts of tricks, like sit and stay. For some reason, though, he thinks speak means sneeze! He “sings” by howling with us. We so appreciate that our neighbor allows Teddy to spend so much time with us. I honestly thought I didn’t like dogs, because I had seen so many people let their dogs trash their homes and yards, but now realize that if dogs are taught well, or have plenty of room, they won’t trash things, nor leave their business in the yard.:)
 My friend’s full-blooded chocolate Labrador just had 11 puppies! (She had 10 last time.) My friend believes the father is a Boxer. I’m not sure how they will look grown, but this is how they look now.
Teddy brought this little fellow home to me one day after finding him at the pond. Teddy started to try to kill him, but obeyed when we told him not to.
The girls call these little fellows the “weathermen”, because they let us know when it’s about to rain or already is raining.:) They always smile for the camera.;)
Last is my mom’s rooster, who the girls have named Wendall. Wendall really doesn’t belong to anyone, but takes his meals at my folks’ house. He definitely lets them know when it’s time to get up and when it’s time to eat.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
Sat 13 Jun 2009
In my last post, I mentioned that I was making do with the inexpensive camera I already had. I got to thinking about an old camera my dear friend gave me a couple of years ago. It had given her some problems, so she decided to get a different one. Because of the problems, I did not want it and put it away. I got it out the other day and realized that it only needed a new battery and a bigger memory card. I have been greatly enjoying taking pictures with it. My old camera takes pictures faster, which is really necessary for action shots, but the “new old” camera takes beautiful close-ups, takes vivid colors, and has a larger resolution size. How foolish I feel for not realizing I had such a wonderful camera sooner! I had been praying for one, not knowing that God had already provided.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
Wed 27 May 2009
It isn’t about what you do without. It’s about what you do instead.”
Quoted by Edith Flowers Kilgo in The Simple Life
I have been wanting a new camera—one that takes super macro shots, breathtaking closeups of distant objects, and all around awesome pics like I see on other websites. Between ongoing doctor bills for my daughters and a slowing economy, it has not been possible for me to afford a better camera. Instead of feeling bad about it, I have felt that the Lord wanted me to just be thankful for the simple one I have and to make do with it. So I’ve made the best of my situation.
I learned to make my own macro lens by holding a magnifying glass to my camera when I take a picture.
Although I have not edited my pictures before because it seemed so complicated, I have learned to adjust color, saturation, tint, warmth to make a picture stand out more. I realized that I have software on my computer to make it simple for me.
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I know there is still so much to learn. I’m sure the professionals laugh at my amateur work, but I’m having fun!
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
Thu 17 Apr 2008
While about my house, I kept hearing a voice calling very loudly and noticed that it sounded like it was coming from a pipe. I found this little friend in a steel pipe outside.
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. ~Psalms 19:14
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