THE HANGING TREE

This is the Hanging Tree. As you can see. Its really big. I figured it to be 268 yrs old. If you read the plaque. Not sure what limb they were hung on.

THE HANGING TREE

Yes,they Hanged murders in Texas. This is a very old cementry. Guess I went on a History tour.

Texas Vetrans Day

Our Flags flying high here in Texas.
I was 60 feet below our Flags on Vetrans Day.I got lucky with the wind blowing that day here. and now clouds either.

What is This

Can anyone guess what this is???

1 Lone Rose

I like to as 1 Lone Rose, its on Dan Blockers grave in DeKalb, Texas. Was again in graveyards. New he was there. And all that was there was this 1 rose. So many would leave things on his grave it became stolen. Same people can't leave ones grave alone. Dan is buried at the family plot.
Dan Blocker was "Hoss" on Bonaza TV series.

Oh My

do you know how hard the wax lips are to find. but found some just in time for Halloween

Botox

some good old wax lips. do you know how hard they are to find. lol

Angla Jolie Watch Out

Well hope I get some movies now, Anglea Jolie you better watch out now. New on the block here in Texas.

COUNTY FAIR PICTURES

Hi All,

We had our county fair. Here is what I had entered. Got 3 1st places. an 3 rd, 2 nd.

Got a 1st,best of class and Best of Show on my Sinks in Still Life.

No bad for just a Olympus FE-170 point an shoot.

Enjoy.

Going to start my next years fair pictures again soon. After the rain stops here in Texas. Seems like we all need rubber boots on here.

Myrna

Grave Stones

I was wondering in Cementries one Sunday looking for the special head stone. Well was in wrong Cementry. Came across this, tells the story just by reading it. Sad in those days.

What kind Plant is this???

Ok all, What kind of Plant is this.???

Texas Sunflower

My neighbor grew these Sunflowers. I couldnt resist taking some pictures of them.

Bricks

I had taken this a few years ago. Got a second at our county fair.
Make a good puzzle I think, I put it in black an white to see it.

OLD TRUCK

while hunting for a challenge for things of old, I have found this one day while driving in town here. so stopped an took this picture.

Now its going in the county fair here. I did some editing on it. It had a tractor next to it . go got rid of it. and this is whats left.

Blue Octagon

Took this for the county fair this year. Going to list is under abstract. Love taking abstract pictures.

Brown Mushroom

Here is what they look like after they open up. Nasty ones. Than they turn black.

Moth

well here is a moth. Had to get a chair to try and get a good shot. Dont know what kind this is.

Vinca with Rain Drops

I took this after some rain here at work. I have access to flowers. The red in the center looked so good around the green back ground.

RUSHING WATER

Went to get some high flooding outside our town. We have had lots of heavy rain here in North East Texas. This was coming down off a small hill. I used my zoom to get this. I was about 40 feet away from it. If I had tried to get closer, I would be under the highway and end up on the other side of road.

Brown Mushroom

These came up after our Texas Summer Rain last week. One day there they are. You look close the open outward. Than they dry and turn to a Black color. If you kick the, Spores fly all over the place. There deep in the dirt also. Yes had to lie on the ground and took with my setting on Marco.

Old Cabin

Here is a landscape of an "Old Log Cabin"

Only thing standing now is the chummey.

It was there and wanting its picture taken. Makes you wonder what it went through and who lived there..Living in the country you find all kinds of barn, cabins, etc.

Texas Balloon Race

My first balloon race here in Texas.

This got a 1st at the county fair. I took around 3 rolls of film. I will make the Nite Glow maybe next year. If you never been. You must go.

Ferris Wheel

This here is my 1st nite photo. A little traveling fair had come to town. They were at are Walmart parking lot. Used my Olympus Om 10. Its was a great camera. Film of course. Anyway had took a refresher course at the college here. I beat myself out of 7 catagories and got this a "Sweepstakes"

Peppers

Trying to get my photo like last years. But its different. Useing the Marco.

Love is in the Air

I had put a oval frame around this wedding picture. Had the Old fashion to it. I entered it in our county fair. I got a 2nd place on it a few years ago.

Nite Fair Ride

Had taken this with my Kodak 3200. Thought I would try it on moving objects. Still need to do more nite pictures.

Newly Weds

One of many wedding shots I have taken.

I was emailing a friend, and I had asked her if she was a Pro on taking Pictures. She says No. But when you think. Were all Pro's at what kind of Picture we take. Now I like Abstract, Dead Trees, Gravestones. Like many who take the action shots. Now that to me is a Pro shot. When I did a Wedding. They wanted the picture to make them look thin, well I told her I cant do that. Its the camera that sees what it wants to see. Fat, Thin, I than see what it see's.But when I see what I want to take. Than its a Picture. She liked her photots that I took. I have boxes of photos that were taken with film.
I have around 10 cameras. I collect them too.I can get film for even the 120 cameras. I have 3 of them. Remember the Kodak Disk. Well thats the only one I know you cant get film for.Same. now that was a point an shoot.

Expermenting

This is my marco shot, working with editing in Picasa on the color / black & white..

Resting In Texas Heat

One of our door greeters in Lawn an Garden. This was a good shot of her doing Nothing. lol.. Looks like she may had a gust of wind. Being the fan on her lap. lol.

Marco Flowers

I took my camera to work. And tried with my unsteady hand to take this close up.Of course it took about 10 shots to get the right one. Have to get a tri-pod.

RUSHING WATER

This is relaxing water spray. Makes you want to get in it in this Texas Heat.

CARVING IN CEMETERY

I was told of this tree that a highway work had carved in a Cemetery. So went looking and found it. Real good carving.

DOG DAY AFTERNOON

My two dogs. Belle loves to sleep on her back. She is a mixed terrier

Abby is sleeping on the pillow. She is a Boston Terrier. Now they have a Dog Day.

Texas Locust

UGLY LITTLE CRITTER. used enchanced color for him. He was real sunny do to the morning sun. so added some color for him.

TEXAS BLUEBONNETS

Oh my, this was my first Bluebonnet landscape picture. I enchanced the color. and clouds.

Old Cars

I edited this. put a haze soft touch to this.

Hope you like this.

Day Lilles

these are in my herb garden. My Day Lillies.

Water Bubble

This is my water bubble that I made with my water nozzle. I added blue color from Picasa.

Its a good learning site.

FLOWERS

Trying to get the marco down better on my flowers. Its a daily learning. Hope all enjoy.

My Ladies

These are my "ladies" I call them I work in a garden center, My imgainenation lets me go wild. lol. hope no one gets mad. Maybe to much Texas Sun on my head. lol

Old Sinks

These interested me as a good abstract. Taken in Jefferson, Texas. There are alot of antique stores, and they have a Ghost walk, 7 days aweek all year long. A must see there.

Texas Locust

This is a Texas Locust. They come out of the grown and than make such a noise.They fly and land anywhere they can. Than they sing at nite, next morning they leave there shells everywhere. They have a large wing span also.

FLOWERS

My flowers in a bowl. I love the color and that look just right for a pictures, or post card.