29 July 2007

22 July 2007

zumba july 22 samba 017


zumba july 22 samba 017
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
these two ladies did a samba demo - very impressinve. i have trouble with the samba - cann't seem to get the foot movement down - but they did it in high heels and head dress.

sat zumba master beto on barIMG_0591

saturday master class - sat and sunday training. i was tehre as a student so i didn't bring the good camera. I'm sure there's a better picture of this probably 15 or so because every girl has a camera in her purse these days with them being so small...

friday miss gay missouri and the bride _1532

fri night went to a drag show with some friends.

thurs july 19 IMG_0588


thurs july 19 IMG_0588
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
cool sky

thurs july 19 two toy cars IMG_0583

remember that kid that had two of each match box car? these twwo parked together reminded me of that kid.

am I being grinchy by not liking these cars?

wed july 18 moth pavement DSC_1523

ordinary time. can you find the moth. i was weeding - i guess it's kind of minimalist

14 July 2007

day 80 cutest girls at market sat july 14 DSC_1461


day 80 sat july 14 market model slant DSC_1464

I'm not sure if they were advertising the shoes or the phone. the hair net really confused me though.
After taking two pictures of this girl - I realized she ewas posing for this guy that it was an actual professional shoot of some sort - not just a fashionista at the market. You might say the heels would be a give-away - but i've seen girls in spikey heels at teh market - and the hair net really threw me off. Anyhow I prefer this slanted version over the properly straight version.

day 80 cutest girls at market sat july 14 DSC_1461

these little girls were soooo cute. they bothhad sandals that sqeak - so they were runnign around squeeking them like a puppy toy- ok clearlly a good idea when you take the kids out where there is a crowd (easy to keep track of them) but not such a good idea for every day use (would tend to drive the adults insane)

fri 13 july swallowtail open wings coneflower DSC_1416

day 79 there is this great wildflower patch along the indian creek bike trail. it is mostly coneflowers as everyone's coneflowers are doing well this year.

day 79 fri july 13 hiding green herron DSC_1442

still testing the new lens so not as many of these turned out as i hoped

day 78 Thrs July 12 goose lights


Thrs July 12 goose lights
Originally uploaded by GButterfly

day 78 july 12 hazy coneflower slant DSC_1375


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sometimes the mistakes are good....
I'm trying to learn how to use this new lens properly. I actually like the effect even though this isn't technically "proper exposure"

day 77 july 11 wet web DSC_1368


july 11 wet web DSC_1368
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
yeah - once again -waited until after dark then oh my i need a photo

day 76 july 10 tues girl statue looks upDSC_1360

antoher day when i forgot to take a picture until after dark.

day 75 mon july 9 linda B dinner co-workers

I didn't get out to take any pics today we had this dinner after work with a really interesting consutant. this is a group of my co-workers. hi peeps!

05 July 2007

july 5 baby bird eyebrows green background cropDSC_1205

I pulled into the drive and this little guy was just sitting, unpreturbed by my movement and noise. At fist I only had the pocket cam but came back out w/ the nikon and he was still there. not sure what he is but the fuzzy eyebrows and long beak attracted me.

04 July 2007

wed july 4 patriotic america RWB

I tweeked the original photo a bit ot make it a bit more red white and blue - but in essence it's much how I shot it. this is my july 4 photo

03 July 2007

tues july 3 edul and paige walking with flash DSC_1181

a casual dinner with friends and a short stroll, alwasy nice.

02 July 2007

mon july 2 last minute cleo looking photo DSC_1179

some days there is nothing interesting to photograph -or i am tired. I almost forgot ....reason number 371 to be thankful for puppies. puppies alwasy make a good photographic subject. don't anyone correct me and tell me my dog is not a puppy - if you met her you would know why she is still a puppy to me.

28 June 2007

June 28 photo DSC_1109


DSC_1109
Originally uploaded by GButterfly



some days I can not choose...so yes i post two or three pics for my picture of the day. choosing has always been hard for me. choosing anything. over 35 and still learning how to decide. sigh.....

thurs june 28 pruning duckDSC_1065

loose park in the rain ducks ducks i know there are a lot of ducks in my pool but its kansas what do you want?

sign says no fishing june 28 taken at loose park


sign says no fishing 4
Originally uploaded by GButterfly

27 June 2007

wed june 27 daisy after the rain

wet daisy after the rain. it has rained a lot but i did get a chance to peek outside for a few photos

firefly hanging leafDSC_1055


firefly hanging leafDSC_1055
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
taken june 27 at home

26 June 2007

DSC_1005 tuesday june 26


DSC_1005
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
we did ride our bikes a bit today but there wer a lot of people out and my zoom lens is acting up a bit so i didn't get much......

25 June 2007

MON june 25 coneflower bug crop2 DSC_0993

since I didn't have my macro lense out monday night i just had to crop this down a bit. cute little bug

24 June 2007

sun june 24 coffee workDSC_0977

HI Maria ... trying to get some work done at westport coffee. ...

23 June 2007

sat june 23 market kidsDSC_0973

Usually I 'm shy about photographing people - but this cute kiddo was sitting on the flowers watching the silver statue girl - I snapped him while everyone else was snapping the girl. Wasn't he sweet to smile for me?

sat june 23 smaller crop market kidsDSC_0974

although i only took two pics at the market - both were of kids and I like them each

22 June 2007

friday june 22 fuzz bugMG_0543

friday night was pretty uneventful - except this fuzzy little fellow came floating through our gaden. He looks like a fishing lure - but he was a live flying bug. Does anyone know what this is?

21 June 2007

DSC_0901 thurs june 21


DSC_0901
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
thursday phtoot

thrs june 21 duck side sunsetDSC_0906

Thurs june 21
kindly hubby went on a walk w/ me to antioch park just before the sun set so we could get a few photos in. ducks are cooperative - so here is my photo of the day.

20 June 2007

june 20 wed project 365 phoning it in today

june 20 photo im embarrased to blog this. after wrok there was a little market by the coffee shop iwas not feeling enthusiasitc about my photo project only having the digital elph - i just clicked iwhtout thinking about composition just to get a photo for the day.

19 June 2007

project 365 tues june 19 the sky was red 006

june 19 tuesday i came out of my meeting at HOLT International and the sky was red - i hadn't taken my photo of the day yet so this was it (no time to get someplace scenic as at 9pm the sun was all but gone and there i was in overland park ks

18 June 2007

mon june 18 bent flower cropDSC_0885

mon june 18 quick photo before work - fortunate find in my yard

17 June 2007

project 365 june 17 rust 015


project 365 june 17 rust 015
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
rust

DSC_0871 goslings june 17


DSC_0871
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
june 17
you are going to get tired of geese on my blog eventually

Daily Examen - things to consider each day

1. Express Gratitude 2. Petition for light (see self & ohters in God's eyes, ask to see the role only I can play) 3. Review the day: look at day's actions, omissions, thoughts & desires what does this tell me aobut myself in relation to self, others, God, the world 4. Lift out something & ask for help 5. look ahead - how do I want to carry on (today - the rest of my life what / who do I want to be master of my life? what are my core values? )