Playtime...

Quincy had a visitor today, Bailey or Bails as she is known by her owner, my pal Carlene.  This was the second visit by Bails but this time the "kids" got to play outside and what a hoot it was to watch them.   Bailey is two years old and some sort of Collie mix.

Carlene brought Bails' favorite toy, a Chuckit ball launcher.  I had actually picked one of these ball launchers up for Q several months ago but it's really only usable outside - I was glad we had a mini ball that fit the size of his mouth perfectly.

These two played like they had been pals forever, check them out...

Our little neighbor Gianna also paid us a visit so she could watch the dogs play and she had a blast too!  She tried and tried to snatch the ball from Quincy...

She even asked Quincy very nicely to give her the ball and gently held out her hand..."please give me that ball, Quincy!"

She threw the ball a few times then decided to roll down the hill with her dad (I think she may have gotten a little dizzy!)

G is absolutely a mini model in the making - she loves, loves, loves to pose and I love, love, love to take her picture!  It's a win win arrangement for us both!  Thanks for the visit Carlene, Bails, Chris and G! ;-)

Flower child...

I had another visitor yesterday while "Mr. Smiley" was here getting his photos taken...Miss Annaliese, our little neighbor.  Annaliese popped over to say hello so I decided to snap a few pix of her while she was here.  I quickly snapped a couple of shots before she got away.  She loves rocks, flowers, butterflies and all things nature...sitting for pictures, no so much!

Mr. Smiley...

Today I had the pleasure of visiting with Nolan for some photog practice.  He's such a great sport and smiles quite easily at just about anything!  He even got a few kisses from his new pal Quincy!

 

 

 

 

The last photo was at the very end of his visit and boy was he exhausted - not sure who was more tired...Nolan or ME?!

Too cute for words...

More documentation...

Today was another beautiful day (80 degrees) which made for some great weather for taking more photos of the flowers in March...for "documentation" purposes. ;-)  Fortunately, I wasn't attacked by the two birds that randomly decided to fly into the very spot where I was taking photos - they were engaged in a pretty big feather battle.  I let out such a loud war-hoop that I'm surprised the neighbors didn't come running.  Dang birds!

I decided to ditch some of the artistic flare that I used on the photos from yesterday and just keep it a little more simple.  In addition, these photos were taken at 8:00 a.m. this morning which made for really nice lighting.  Simple is good!

I really like this photo with the dew still on the leaves!

If you look closely at this, you can actually see some

cobwebs between the leaves!

Love, love, love this one!

Tim-Buck-Too...

I know that EVERYONE does the flower thing when they get a new camera or they're new to photography but I'm here to tell you that I'm NOT part of that crowd!  ;-)  I am, however, part of the crowd who likes to document the flowers in bloom in MARCH... in Pennsylvania, no less!  The same PA where we normally would see piles of snirt (snow that looks more like dirt than snow), we have beautiful buds and blossoms on every flowering bush from here to Tim-Buck-Too!

Just so we're clear, the following photos are provided as "documentation" but if you find other value in them, that's fine too!  ;-)

Happy Early Spring Everyone!

Practice, practice, practice...

I think I had as much practice taking photos during our visit with Owen (and his parents) on Sunday as he did with playing softball, football and even riding his motorcycle!  He has plenty of energy - something I wish I could bottle up and take home with me! (Talk about a handsome kiddo!!)

Thanks for being such a great sport, Owen, while I acted like the crazy paparazzi! 

HBD Owen!

Happy, happy birthday, Owen!  I remember the day very well, Friday, March 19, 2004!  Your dad was a nervous wreck and your mom was more than ready for you to make your entrance into the world!  We had a great time last night with you on the eve of your birthday - the very last time you will ever be AGE 7! 

Hope you had a great day today, buddy!

Diving for dog food...

On occasion, our little friend takes great pleasure in diving for dog food in his water bowl! This little 'episode' happened last night around 9:00 p.m. just as we were trying to wind the Q dog down for the evening.  And yes, there was water everywhere but in the bowl as you might imagine!

Seems he was having NO part of settling down OR bedtime. You take a look and decide...

 

The very last photo screams to me, "Seriously, is it really bedtime!?".

The Rock...

Today was SO exceptionally warm (temps in the 70s) that I bugged my neighbor, Jenny, to see if I could "borrow" her daughter, Annaliese, to practice taking some photos.  Here is a snippet of some of the shots I was able to capture before this busy little three year old ran as far away as she could get from me and my camera!

The last one of "The Rock" is my favorite - I love that she wasn't 'posed' (she wasn't a big fan of posing, she had much better things to do, like play on the swing set!).

They say that practice makes perfect!  I'm not sure who they are but I do know that I LOVE to practice! ;-)  Thanks Jenny and Annaliese!