Another Day At Mamaw’s Photoshoot – (answer to Mystery Photo Friday)

The answer to the Mystery Photo Friday from 01/01/21 was… a spider! 😀 This was only one of several photos I took that day.

Because of covid, only one person could accompany Mamaw into the heart doctor’s office. So I stayed outside in the truck and finished a book and looked at the scenery. I saw this:

And saw the erosion. Once they were back out at the truck, I got out, stretched my legs:

And you can really see the erosion in this photo. The way the roots grow was really neat to see.

Once back at Mamaw’s house, I saw the spider and also, these flowers! 🙂

Before we left, I spotted this little guy just hanging out on the screen door.

He was so cute, I had to get a bunch of shots of him! 🤩

He was so tiny! A little baby! ❤

This is to give an idea of how tiny he was. He jumped onto my hand. ❤

Hope you enjoyed the photos, and I’ll see you around. 🙂

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Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #62: Silhouettes

Another post for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge! 🙂

Hot Springs Arkansas, Bathhouse Row – mountain silhouetted against the brilliant sky and clouds!

I think I took this when we got groceries one day. 🙂

Now a few from my archives:

Almost looks like a forest fire but it’s just the sunrise. 🙂

This is a backed out shot of the one above. 🙂 The trees from the photo above are on the bottom left, I think.

A stoic tree in front of the sunrise.

Here are blurred silhouetted leaves against the bright moon.

As you can tell, I like silhouetting trees against sunrises and sunsets.

Somehow managed to accidentally silhouette a bat along with the branch. XD

And lastly, from the first Arkansas Adventures post:

Willow Beach. 😀

Friends silhouetted against the sunset! 😀

A March Day At Grandma’s

I do have more finds to post from a different day at my other grandma’s house and my great aunt’s house, but first, this day in March. 🙂

It was a beautiful day! I planned to do some metal detecting at the lake, but my batteries died. So I decided to go in search of other treasure instead…

The sky was so beautiful!! I captured a lot of treasures through my lens on this day.

I looked behind me and saw the sky beginning to turn pink…

This was a true treasure to behold!

It left me in awe!

So much pink!!

Like a pink ribbon in the sky.

I couldn’t get enough of it. ❤

I probably took too many photos of it but I couldn’t help it. 🙂

This was treasure enough for me. 🙂

Also, if any of you have Instagram, I’d love to connect with you there! I have an account under my pen name/nickname of Penelope. Just click the little instagram icon I just added at the top of the sidebar (or click here if you are using the reader: https://www.instagram.com/peneloperoyalpayne/). (Dad, if you are reading this, you wondered about Instagram – there you go. 😊) I may start giving sneak peeks of my photography on there, and maybe some short videos. 😉

My February 2019 In Photos

This little dog stayed at my grandma’s for a short time. If you read January’s post, you probably saw Blackie. Someone abandoned her at my grandma’s, and she took her in. This little dog obviously belonged to someone, unlike Blackie. She came around a lot for a couple of weeks and then left. He was adorable! ❤

Mom’s daffodils started blooming and I had too much fun photographing them.

She has different colors! 😀

Side view. Some not even opened yet. 🙂

She has SO MANY. 😀

Close up of the inside of the flower!

Mom made a giant heart sugar cookie for Valentine’s day. It was amazing. 😀

Mom’s peach tree bloomed! 😀 It’s now covered in peaches.

My grandma’s lake at dusk. 😀

Looking up into the trees around our house. 🙂

Laptop batteries! The one on top is my old one. The one on the bottom is the new one, which is now in the laptop I’m using to type this post. 🙂 My old one didn’t hold a charge anymore, so my parents bought me this one. It lasts anywhere between 3 and 6 hours on a charge, depending on what I’m doing when using it. It’s amazing, I can go online anywhere without a cord now. 😀

Sun Setting and Cloud Watching

I considered saving this for February in Photos but decided not to because I’m too excited to wait that long. 😅

I slowly panned to the left to get more and more of the sunset colors…

Golds and oranges…

So many trees obstructing the view, but I like silhouetting things against the sky.

And here the reds can be seen too!

I saw some really interesting cloud formations coming through the trees at this point. I ran to the road so I could catch it before it re-entered the trees on the other side…

I was astounded – were the heavens opening up?

At this point I really began to wonder. The blue spot was opening? But then…

The cloud formation I had seen came into view. I wish the power lines hadn’t been in the way but I didn’t have a better view than this.

And just like that, the cloud went on its way. The clouds were moving so fast!!

And one last shot – like I said, I like silhouetting things against the sky. This was an accident, but I liked how it turned out anyway. 😆

So, what do you see in the cloud formation? I saw a crab. 😊

My December 2018 In Photos

I didn’t take as many photos in December, but the majority of the best ones I got were either of the sky and trees or of Jack.

The tree in the middle looks kind of knotty. I like the uniqueness of it. 😊

I love the color of the sky. I wanted to silhouette stuff against that sky.

I played with angles a bit too. 😀

I’ve heard about clouds having a silver lining… but not a gold lining.

December was a great month for sunrises and sunsets. 💜

Two planes in the same shot! 😮

Zoomed in on one plane and was surprised at how well it came out. 😁

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These two are from my iPod. 😊 (Tomorrow at 11 CST, I have a  Caturday Saturday scheduled that are photos from December. These really fit with my December theme here, so this is just a taste. 🙂 )

My mom likes snowmen, and Jack seems to like them too…

I think he thinks he is one. 🤣

Sunrises Of The New Year

(Couldn’t sleep, so I’m posting this early. 😅) The first week of 2019 came in with colors. Several days were rainy, but the few that weren’t were amazing. I thought about waiting for the January In Photos post, but I decided I couldn’t wait that long to share these. I’m too excited. 😂 Also, I didn’t compress these images as I usually do to save space –  want these to be in the best quality possible. So without further ado… I present the morning of the New Year.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.  (Psalm 19:1 NKJV)

The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the peoples see His glory. (Psalm 97:6 NKJV)

His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of His praise. (Habakkuk 3:3 NKJV)

O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is Your name in all the earth, Who have set Your glory above the heavens! (Psalm 8:1 NKJV)

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And a couple of shots of the foggy mornings after that:

“I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud and your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.”  (Isaiah 44:22 NASB)

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And here is the morning of the 6th! It was the most incredible yet!

“Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.” (First Chronicles 29:11 NASB)

(I can’t help it, now I’m going to revert to giving some commentary.) I love the clouds here. Also, see that speck on the top of the tree in the center? I almost didn’t.

It was a bird! “Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” (Matthew 6:26 NKJV)

The clouds kept getting more amazing. Didn’t think I could like it any more than I already did, but it just kept getting better and better.

The name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him. (Isaiah 59:19 NKJV)

And brighter and brighter! The city had no need of the sun or of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light. (Revelation 21:23, NKJV) Just think – if the sky and heavens are this brilliant, how much more will the Creator of this masterpiece shine?!

Finally, with this photo, I stopped because I could tell the sun was close to breaking out, and I didn’t want to damage my camera’s lens.

How has your New Years been so far? 😊