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This gallery is a melange of my photographic styles as well as a look into my daily life. I try to capture something new every day or else to find something that fits the day. It's a great excuse to carry my camera with me more often than not, and it allows me to stop and take those pictures that need to be taken.

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Shelly > June 23, 2008

Meet Grace

Grace will soon be a mama, and I plan to make regular house calls to check on her progress.  If all goes well, we'll create a little gallery for her and I'll tell more of her story as time goes on.  To protect what privacy she has left, that's about all the information I care to share at this time.    

Oh . . . I looked her up and I think she's a Killdeer.
Shelly > June 22, 2008

Mexican Fan Palm

A little bird must have dropped the seed for this tree, because we certainly didn't plant it.  When it got to be about 3' tall, we decided it was about to become a monster out of place, so we dug it up and moved it.  That wasn't an easy job because the leaves are very sharp and spiky.

The first year we thought we had killed it, but as with many things, that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger.  In its new location it still became a monster in its own right.  This spring, the tree guys who keep our oaks in shape trimmed the growth up the sides and now we have a lovely straight palm tree about 15' tall and still growing. 

I didn't much like it before, but now I do. 

"Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness." 
  ---  Robertson Davies
Shelly > June 21, 2008

It's officially summer on Planet My Back Yard.  Come on in.  The water's fine. 

This is my first planet ever, and I sure had fun making it. It is mostly water!  Note that the plumeria has been retrieved.  So far it's still green.
Shelly > June 20, 2008

This is NOT what they mean by water gardening!

We had a little weather yesterday.  A line of thunderstorms brought heavy winds and  1 and 1/4inches of much-needed rain within about 30 minutes.  There was even a bit of hail -- something I thankfully haven't seen in a long time.  

We were protected from any serious damage, but I had to laugh when I found this four foot tall  plumeria sitting upright, pot and all, in the bottom of the pool.  No need to water this one today. 

"Don't knock the weather.  If it didn't change once in a while, nine out of ten people couldn't start a conversation."  Kin Hubbard 1868-1930
Shelly > June 19, 2008 

Lying on my back last night watching a storm pass through the palm tree provided some decent images, but not what I went looking for.  

Then I turned my head.  I wasn't looking for this either, but there it was!  

"The world is not yet exhausted; let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before." -- Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Shelly > June 18, 2008

Celebration

Wine bottles at the PRSA (Public Relations Society of America) Excalibur Awards Dinner.  I just got the images processed and posted, and while this is a rather severe crop, I really liked the composition and colors,

Here's a link to the event: http://spccreative.smugmug.com/gallery/5193984_mADoj#315052045_dcV2R
Shelly > June 17, 2008

Green on Green

A Sunflower Bud
Shelly > June 16, 2008

The Sage in Bloom
Is Like Perfume
XXXX
Deep in the Heart of Texas

The stars at night are pretty big and bright too  if you can get away from the city.
Shelly > June 15, 2008

Adelaide LUBS her "daddy" and so do I.

Mike is a wonderful father for all of our kids -- his, mine, and the fuzzy little characters that we can claim as "ours."  Happy Fathers Day to all the men who help shape the generations that will follow.
Shelly > June 13, 2008

Traffic Barrel (Deliniation Device) The national tree of Houston

With people like me and Karina driving around town, it's a wonder that our insurance rates aren't even higher than they are.  For the record, I was stopped at a red light when I took this picture.  Perhaps the people in the cars next to me are feeling a little paranoid right now, but it is all about art.  Nothing personal.
Shelly > June 12, 2008

Endless Salad

Not a tomato in sight, but the plates still enjoyed color.
Shelly > June 11, 2008

Just a chive blossom waiting for bees.
Shelly > June 10, 2008

Kyle's Boot

An impulse shot -- but I like it.  You could say I shot this one on the spur of the moment.  Tee hee!
Shelly > June 9, 2008

Slide

As with every other sport I've photographed, the first time out is usually a bit of a bust with oodles of lessons learned for next time, and a few decent images.  I had some time to kill this weekend before my equine portrait session, so decided to see what I could do with the events that were going on in the arena.  I could watch these riders all day long . . . They are amazing and their animals are absolute works of art.
Shelly > June 8, 2008

First Love

Just a quick pick from a portrait session with Rachel and Boomer.  Straight out of camera, no editing.  I can't wait to sort through these and process them.  

"Love is an irresistable desire to be irresistably desired." -- Robert Frost
June 23, 2008

Meet Grace

Grace will soon be a mama, and I plan to make regular house calls to check on her progress. If all goes well, we'll create a little gallery for her and I'll tell more of her story as time goes on. To protect what privacy she has left, that's about all the information I care to share at this time.

Oh . . . I looked her up and I think she's a Killdeer.
Shelly > June 23, 2008

Meet Grace

Grace will soon be a mama, and I plan to make regular house calls to check on her progress.  If all goes well, we'll create a little gallery for her and I'll tell more of her story as time goes on.  To protect what privacy she has left, that's about all the information I care to share at this time.    

Oh . . . I looked her up and I think she's a Killdeer.
June 23, 2008

Meet Grace

Grace will soon be a mama, and I plan to make regular house calls to check on her progress. If all goes well, we'll create a little gallery for her and I'll tell more of her story as time goes on. To protect what privacy she has left, that's about all the information I care to share at this time.

Oh . . . I looked her up and I think she's a Killdeer.
Camera: Canon (Canon Eos 40d) |
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original size: 3600px x 2400px |
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