almost clean

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Ryan wears sandals 365 days a year. On cold days (below 60) he wears socks with his sandals. It doesn't get below 60 very often. His feet are dirty. They got so bad one day that he had to leave the classroom to go wash them. Apparently, he likes to play in the dirt. He used to stay in the tub long enough each night to get the somewhat clean. Now his baths are quick. Too quick. And don't even think about try to scrub those piggies, he is just as ticklish as his mother.


Now that summer is here and he doesn't have the dirty school playground to play on and we go swimming twice a week, he might just get them sparkling clean again. I hope so, his are still small enough and cute enough to want to nibble.


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1/250 @ f8.0

ISO 100 ~ 88mm

LR: cropped; adjusted white balance; preset: punch

CS3: USM/defog

bath-time buddies

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Usually, Andy is content to leave his stuff animals & dolls in his bedroom until it's time for bed. But occasionally he will gather them all up and move them around the house. Sometimes he goes for the couch, sometimes on my bed, and sometimes in my bathtub.


They aren't in any danger of getting wet, we never turn on the water in that tub. But Andy likes to climb in with his toys surrounding him. This morning, I found Andy, Ryan and the toys all in the tub together. (No pic, Ryan vetoed it.)



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5 sec @ f8.0

ISO 100 ~ 50mm

LR: cropped; preset/punch

cattails & clouds

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I love this time of the year. OK, the heat and humidity are building but I love the big puffy clouds that come with it. Soon, those clouds will bring lots of rain and I love that too. One of the problems is finding a nice empty field or vista to take a photo as there is so much development going on. This field is behind applebee's and currently homes so grazing cows (too small to see in the photo). In another few years, they will probably be gone.


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1/2000 @ f2.8

ISO 64 ~ 8mm

LR: cropped; preset/punch

Gelsemium

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This is carolina jessamine. It should not be confused with jasmine. But it is a climbing plant. I love the little yellow flowers. Last year, I had tons of blossoms, this year, not so much. I think it is because I didn't prune the plant back last year after the blooms had faded. I will try pruning this year to see if it helps.


If you read the article in wikipedia, you know that it is toxic. And you are probably wondering why I planted this or if I did. I did. But I planted it behind a fence where the boys couldn't get to when they were little. Now they can get to that area but they leave it alone.


shutter speed 1/320 @ f 5.6

ISO 100 ~ 47 mm

PP: resized, brought down exposure, boosted color