I am stepping out!
This is only a Test:
Let Me Know If I got it right before I finish it----
Enjoy (if it works) .b
Well?
PhotoArt by: Yours Truly, The Space Cowgirl in Texas!!!
...this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek
"Til we meet again!
katescabin@gmail.com
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The Birds of Rainbow Creek
by: brendasue of Kates Cabin Bird Sanctuary in Waller County, Texas
Showing posts with label texas sunsets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label texas sunsets. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Saturday Night Special Sunset by: brendasue
Welcome My New Friends!
Most of you I will never meet in person. I live alone in a cabin in the deep woods not around people. Very likely I will not run into any of you in the woods!
I will be long gone when some of you arrive at this class. I want you to know it was important to me to venture out on this super highway Internet just to say hello and hopefully inspire you to get outside, take some photos, to live in the here and now of nature.
My adventures have enriched my life.
Through our photography blogs and garden blogs we are building a network of people who want to be good to the Earth and to other Humans. I want my grandchildren to have birds and flowers, butterflies and trees. What do You want? What are your goals for Earth?
There is really only 2 ways to go on this issue: create habitat for life or create destruction for us all. I am on the side of creating good habitat for Life. I am hoping the sun, the earth and life continues for all. Together we can make a difference on this Planet!
Patti's Pink Hibiscus by: brendasue
Today we have a guest to Open our Class:
My Son by: brendasue
Let The Class Begin!
Thank you, Bubba, for coming by today and helping me get the rest of the hummingbird feeders hung! The Summer Hummers thank you and the class thanks you for the signal to begin.
(If you know this guy, you do not need to tell him I posted his pic! He doesn't come to my class, so he will never see it!)
Anyway, Many of my younger friends on facebook have been posting pictures of their kids starting school this week. My son started school on Monday and by today (Saturday) he has grown up, got married, has a career, has a home, and has a new baby coming in a few weeks!
I do not know how this time warp happened in just one week but it did. This rapid growth of 35 years (or so) happened only to him. It appears I am still young!
Let's get on with the photostudy!
Sunset of August 27, 2010 Friday Night by brendasue
The photostudy tonight will feature the setting sun of last night (real time). I am going forward with documenting the summer Texas sun everyday I can. It is a great show. It is a nice happy hour at the end of the day. Good practice in series shooting with your camera. I hope you are keeping up with your exercises with your camera. The more you shoot, the better your work gets with that camera. (In my opinion). If the camera stays on the table and you in the chair, you are not going to get that shot!!! This is all the same sunset. Enjoy!
Our Sun by: brendasue
On the road again, 77 Sunset Strip (Texas) by: brendasue
For Elaine, who likes the barbed wire in the sunset by: brendasue
*Note: I did not paint the sky orange, it came that way into my camera! I do not use photoshop because I do not know how (yet).
I did try to put the 'eye' of the stay in the sun. You just have to wait until it gets down to the fence!
Do you see what I see? by: brendasue
Barbed wire fences are very common in this part of Texas (Waller County) It is hay growing under the fence. The stiff chain in the middle is called a stay as it helps the strands of barbed wire stay in place. This stay above is a little bent. This type of fencing is not to keep people out as much as it is to keep cows in. People could get through this fence, but most people do not want to walk on others people's property out here. (You will get shot).
Sun kissing the ground by: brendasue
My Daddy and I spent time together watching sunsets most of my life. When I was a little girl, Daddy told me that the Sun loved Texas so much that everyday it came out of the sky to kiss the ground.
Now maybe that wasn't exactly true, but it has not harmed me in anyway to believe (still) that the Sun kisses the Earth at Sunset!
Making Hay while the sun shines by: brendasue
just because by: brendasue
Don't fence me in by: brendasue
Star Wonder, Star Bright by: brendasue
Please say that you will by: brendasue
Oh won't you stay just a little bit longer by: brendasue
Another point of view by: brendasue
Hot Tamales by: brendasue
Hide and seek in the trees by: brendasue
You are the Sunshine of my Life by: brendasue
Going, Going, Gone by brendasue
Sweet Kiss Goodnight to You by: brendasue
Heading Home On A Country Road by: brendasue
This concludes our sunset photostudy. I encourage you to just start shooting stuff and see what you get. You must develop your mind's eye.
Summertime and the living is easy.... by: brendasue
...this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek.
katescabin@gmail.com
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Most of you I will never meet in person. I live alone in a cabin in the deep woods not around people. Very likely I will not run into any of you in the woods!
I will be long gone when some of you arrive at this class. I want you to know it was important to me to venture out on this super highway Internet just to say hello and hopefully inspire you to get outside, take some photos, to live in the here and now of nature.
My adventures have enriched my life.
Through our photography blogs and garden blogs we are building a network of people who want to be good to the Earth and to other Humans. I want my grandchildren to have birds and flowers, butterflies and trees. What do You want? What are your goals for Earth?
There is really only 2 ways to go on this issue: create habitat for life or create destruction for us all. I am on the side of creating good habitat for Life. I am hoping the sun, the earth and life continues for all. Together we can make a difference on this Planet!
Today we have a guest to Open our Class:
Let The Class Begin!
Thank you, Bubba, for coming by today and helping me get the rest of the hummingbird feeders hung! The Summer Hummers thank you and the class thanks you for the signal to begin.
(If you know this guy, you do not need to tell him I posted his pic! He doesn't come to my class, so he will never see it!)
Anyway, Many of my younger friends on facebook have been posting pictures of their kids starting school this week. My son started school on Monday and by today (Saturday) he has grown up, got married, has a career, has a home, and has a new baby coming in a few weeks!
I do not know how this time warp happened in just one week but it did. This rapid growth of 35 years (or so) happened only to him. It appears I am still young!
Let's get on with the photostudy!
The photostudy tonight will feature the setting sun of last night (real time). I am going forward with documenting the summer Texas sun everyday I can. It is a great show. It is a nice happy hour at the end of the day. Good practice in series shooting with your camera. I hope you are keeping up with your exercises with your camera. The more you shoot, the better your work gets with that camera. (In my opinion). If the camera stays on the table and you in the chair, you are not going to get that shot!!! This is all the same sunset. Enjoy!
*Note: I did not paint the sky orange, it came that way into my camera! I do not use photoshop because I do not know how (yet).
I did try to put the 'eye' of the stay in the sun. You just have to wait until it gets down to the fence!
Barbed wire fences are very common in this part of Texas (Waller County) It is hay growing under the fence. The stiff chain in the middle is called a stay as it helps the strands of barbed wire stay in place. This stay above is a little bent. This type of fencing is not to keep people out as much as it is to keep cows in. People could get through this fence, but most people do not want to walk on others people's property out here. (You will get shot).
Sun kissing the ground by: brendasue
My Daddy and I spent time together watching sunsets most of my life. When I was a little girl, Daddy told me that the Sun loved Texas so much that everyday it came out of the sky to kiss the ground.
Now maybe that wasn't exactly true, but it has not harmed me in anyway to believe (still) that the Sun kisses the Earth at Sunset!
Don't fence me in by: brendasue
Star Wonder, Star Bright by: brendasue
Oh won't you stay just a little bit longer by: brendasue
Another point of view by: brendasue
Hot Tamales by: brendasue
Hide and seek in the trees by: brendasue
Going, Going, Gone by brendasue
Sweet Kiss Goodnight to You by: brendasue
Heading Home On A Country Road by: brendasue
This concludes our sunset photostudy. I encourage you to just start shooting stuff and see what you get. You must develop your mind's eye.
Summertime and the living is easy.... by: brendasue
...this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek.
katescabin@gmail.com
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Photostudy Today: Giant Killer Bees & Super Sunset by: brendasue
The Giant Killer Bees Are Gathering and Preparing For The August Hunt. A Great Bee To See.
Come On In, Take a Nature Break.
How Hot Is It? by:brendasue
Welcome Everyone. I wonder if it is Hot everywhere? Hopefully you are somewhere cool at your computer where you can chill out and look at these Big Bees! I just love them and look forward to them returning every year in July. You do not have to worry about them killing You (unless you are a cicada)!
Flight Deck Command Center by: brendasue
Here you can see the real size of this Bee in flight over the deck. They all pick out a corner to 'guard' as their spot.
Perfect Dirt Landing by: brendasue
This is named a Cicada Killer. They have come here for the big Cicada Hunt that starts anyday now. These bees make tunnels in the sand exactly big enough for the bee and his prey to fit in the opening. They dig very fast using all legs and scooping the sand out of the hole to a mound. Only the females gather the cicada. Only the females can sting. The males are nectar feeders.
Cicada Killer Wasp by: brendasue
Let the Class Begin!
My Leaf by: brendasue
Here you can see our killer bee on 'his' leaf that he has chosen to defend. He looks back and forth, up and down, for other bee intruders. (He is not concerned with me, the camera or the dogs).
This plant is named a four o'clock so that should give you a reference of the size of the leaf. This is the largest bee I have ever seen. (About an inch long).
Hello Everybody! by: brendasue
The cicada (the prey) are a large pest insect known for destroying fruit tree leaves and crops. Also, identified by their summer song in August. They are in the trees and as the heat builds in the afternoon, they get louder. When the hunt begins, these Killer Wasps (females) will go to the trees, sting the cicada to subdue and then pick them off the tree and fly them home to their hole in the ground. Some of the cicada are so big, the bees have a hard time flying them in. To me, this is great to watch. It will go on for about three weeks until all the cicada are gone. The females lay some eggs on the live but paralyzed cicada and when they hatch in 10 days they will eat the live cicada.
Welcome to My Leaf! by: brendasue
check out this link below to find out more about the Cicada Killer Wasp, sometimes referred to as a Sand Hornet:
http://www.masterbeekeeper.org/stinging/cicadakiller.htm
Don't Worry, I have no stinger! by: brendasue
It is the Males that are 'On Guard' by: brendasue
Oh, What Big Red Eyes You Have! by: brendasue
Just call me Pretty Boy! by: brendasue
We help Humans by saving crops from the Cicada by: brendasue
Dude: Please Do Not Kill Us by: brendasue
See Ya! by: brendasue
This concludes our photostudy for today on this fantastic Bee:
The Cicada Killer Wasp or Sand Hornet.
Please stop using Pesticides.
Now Enjoy the Sunset (in Texas) on July 27, 2010 by: brendasue
Goodnight Everyone, Everywhere. Sweet Dreams.
.............this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek
You can contact me at: katescabin@gmail.com
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Come On In, Take a Nature Break.
How Hot Is It? by:brendasue
Welcome Everyone. I wonder if it is Hot everywhere? Hopefully you are somewhere cool at your computer where you can chill out and look at these Big Bees! I just love them and look forward to them returning every year in July. You do not have to worry about them killing You (unless you are a cicada)!
Flight Deck Command Center by: brendasue
Here you can see the real size of this Bee in flight over the deck. They all pick out a corner to 'guard' as their spot.
Perfect Dirt Landing by: brendasue
This is named a Cicada Killer. They have come here for the big Cicada Hunt that starts anyday now. These bees make tunnels in the sand exactly big enough for the bee and his prey to fit in the opening. They dig very fast using all legs and scooping the sand out of the hole to a mound. Only the females gather the cicada. Only the females can sting. The males are nectar feeders.
Cicada Killer Wasp by: brendasue
Let the Class Begin!
My Leaf by: brendasue
Here you can see our killer bee on 'his' leaf that he has chosen to defend. He looks back and forth, up and down, for other bee intruders. (He is not concerned with me, the camera or the dogs).
This plant is named a four o'clock so that should give you a reference of the size of the leaf. This is the largest bee I have ever seen. (About an inch long).
Hello Everybody! by: brendasue
The cicada (the prey) are a large pest insect known for destroying fruit tree leaves and crops. Also, identified by their summer song in August. They are in the trees and as the heat builds in the afternoon, they get louder. When the hunt begins, these Killer Wasps (females) will go to the trees, sting the cicada to subdue and then pick them off the tree and fly them home to their hole in the ground. Some of the cicada are so big, the bees have a hard time flying them in. To me, this is great to watch. It will go on for about three weeks until all the cicada are gone. The females lay some eggs on the live but paralyzed cicada and when they hatch in 10 days they will eat the live cicada.
Welcome to My Leaf! by: brendasue
check out this link below to find out more about the Cicada Killer Wasp, sometimes referred to as a Sand Hornet:
http://www.masterbeekeeper.org/stinging/cicadakiller.htm
Don't Worry, I have no stinger! by: brendasue
It is the Males that are 'On Guard' by: brendasue
Oh, What Big Red Eyes You Have! by: brendasue
Just call me Pretty Boy! by: brendasue
We help Humans by saving crops from the Cicada by: brendasue
Dude: Please Do Not Kill Us by: brendasue
See Ya! by: brendasue
This concludes our photostudy for today on this fantastic Bee:
The Cicada Killer Wasp or Sand Hornet.
Please stop using Pesticides.
Now Enjoy the Sunset (in Texas) on July 27, 2010 by: brendasue
Goodnight Everyone, Everywhere. Sweet Dreams.
.............this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek
You can contact me at: katescabin@gmail.com
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