Weekly Photo 10/52 for 2013: Purple Daisy 2

Today’s weekly photo post is another of the purple daisies from our front steps. The photo didn’t quite come out how I wanted it to. The flower itself looked as if it were purple in the center and white on the tips of the petals.

I should have gone back inside to grab my Sony, but we were heading out to the dog park with Olivia. Didn’t think to take pictures over there either.

It was rainy here last week, so we should be getting some more variety in what’s blooming soon as the temps this week are expected back in the upper 70s if not 80s.

Settings: iPhone 4S • 1/120 • ƒ/2.4 • ISO 50 • 4.3 mm

Weekly Photo 8/52 for 2013: Fungi

Today’s weekly photo post is of the giant fungi growing on our dying willow tree. There are several of this variety at the base of the trunk and on a couple of the higher branches. There’s also small white fungi along the upper branches that almost make it look snow covered. Yeah. Not likely here, right?

We’re going to have to call someone to take this tree down. One substantial branch already fell and several more were trimmed off. It’s a pretty sad-looking specimen at this point.

Settings: Sony SLT-A33 • 1/500 • ƒ/5.6 • ISO 100 • 250 mm

Weekly Photo 4/52 for 2013: Doggie Tattoos?

My pick for the weekly photo this week is one of our very silly golden retriever puppy, Olivia. She’s almost a year old and she loves exploring things, like the crevices in the couch where the kids drop all sorts of tasty treasures. She’ll get her whole head down in the cushions and our son referred to it as “scuba dogging” and the term has stuck.

The other day she discovered the fireplace in the living room. She’s tried to explore it before, but I convinced her that she’d rather do other things. Well, this time, she slipped in between the chain curtains and was nosing around the ceramic logs for a bit before I caught her in the act. Damp paper towels were not enough, but a dunk in the shower and some baby shampoo got her back to normal. Our son said, “You know, I just can’t take the dog seriously when her face is like this.”

Who knows… maybe tattoos like this will become all the rage for dogs!

Settings: iPhone 4S • 1/15 • ƒ/2.4 • ISO 400 • 4.3 mm