New Visitor at our Bird Feeder

This is our bird feeder's newest guest.

My Other Shooting Hobby

I enjoy shooting more than photos from time to time. I find it to be very relaxing to go out in the back yard and turn soda cans inside out! These are some of the tools I use for that purpose.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Yes, this is a few days late, but Happy Valentine's Day anyway!

This flower is a carnation we bought our 5 year old to have delivered in class with a heart-shaped chocolate chip cookie. She was ecstatic when she got this! It's nice to see simple things making my girls happy.

My Cup Runneth Over

I was shooting this photo and was reminded of the 23rd Psalm and began to think about how blessed I am by God. He's provided so much for me and my family I can only be thankful.

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures:
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul:
He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name' sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: For You are with me;
Your rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
You preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies;
You annoint my head with oil; My cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the House of the Lord forever.

--23rd Psalm

Some Christmas Stuff

I love Christmas! It's the best time of the year. We get to celebrate our Savior's birth! We get to have some nice quality time with our families. I was overjoyed watching my kids getting excited decorating the tree! I love the snow too!

I took this one for a photo challenge on Steve Paxton's forum. It's a decoration on a table in our livingroom... It's in a small village. I love close up shots like this one and I especially love Christmas lights!

I shot this one at our Church's Christmas Tea event this year. It was a great time, though I was a bit uncomfortable being around all those women! 300 of them!

Have a Merry and God Filled Christmas!

Christmas Decorating

We love Christmas in our house! Naturally, we had a lot of fun decorating. Everytime I went downstairs my girls would ask in excitement, "Are you getting the tree?" It was great to see the same kind of excitement in them that I had when I was a kid. It really makes this time more special.

We were almost done before I realized I should have taken some pictures. Here are a couple from the Friday after Thanksgiving.

Yes. We decided a few years ago that we aren't going to go shopping on Black Friday. It just doesn't seem right to us that people are so concerned about getting good deals that they'll trample to death a Walmart employee.

Around My Pond

I woke up to a very beautiful morning and I took the liberty of sleeping in today. Having the two combined, I felt up to the task of playing with my camera for a bit. I went down to the pond and this is what I came up with.