Instead of the occasional "wordless Wednesday" that I sometimes post, this will be a "rambling Wednesday" - I have catching up to do, and I can just feel in my bones that I'm going to ramble a bit. Bear with me.
So, you know I am participating in the "April Photo-A-Day Challenge", right? I've been taking a photo (or 50!) everyday, but have been too busy to post them. Lame excuses? You've heard them all from me...but dangit, I'm just darn-tootin busy! I'm just thankful that there aren't any real rules to the game. Just get out, take some pictures relating to the prompts we are given, and then post.
I have a few to catch up on, so here goes...our last post was April 6th, so I have several to post.
The prompt for April 7th was "dreamy." I just so happened to be in Disneyland that day...home of Sleeping Beauty's castle. Pretty "dreamy" if you ask me.
April 8th's prompt was "on your plate." Well, THIS was on my "plate" while I was at Disneyland, and since there are any real rules, that's what I'm using for this particular prompt. Besides, I didn't eat anything decent on the 8th, and you don't want to see the junk on my proverbial "plate" - stack of paperwork on my desk, etc. Yuck...Yup, this chocolate malt and banana split are MUCH more appetizing! (By the way - I did NOT consume all of this myself. I had lots of help, honest! )
Yesterday, April 9th's prompt was "tiny." This one was challenging for me, as I don't have a good macro lens - and what I wound up with were a LOT of very blurry images. I liked this one...
but I really favor this one. Though hard to tell, these tiny buds are the beginnings of new palm fronds. I just thought they were cool, curled up and just beginning their lives.
So, as of this very moment I am caught up. I know it won't last. Ha ha! Today's prompt is "a place" and since I am meeting a bunch of my Golden Group friends for a meetup tonight, I'm sure I will have some pictures to share on the "place" we go. Until then....
Today's photo-a-day prompt was a tough one. The prompt was "Air."
Hmmm, how does one take a photo of air? I'm sure you probably all have some terrific ideas that I didn't think of...I was nearly stumped.
I managed to come up with just a couple of ideas, though nothing great. Here goes...
A flag flying in the air because of wind. Wind=air.
Branches of a palm swaying in the breeze. Breeze = air.
And, last but not least, vapor trails - my "official" air entry. Vapor trails "are long thin artificial clouds that sometimes form behind aircraft. Their formation is most often triggered by the water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines, but can also be triggered by the changes in air pressure in wingtip vortices or in the air over the entire wing surface." Ta-da! My photo of AIR!
The prompt for the photo-a-day challenge today was 'something good'...so I knew today just had to be a good day.
I was right.
Pickle and I started the day with a trip to the swap meet. She was looking for few little things and we thought it would be fun to cruise around there for a while. Kona thought so too. He'd never been before, and really enjoyed himself.
The funny thing about walking around down there (about 15 miles from where we live) was that Kona (not me) was recognized not once, but twice by people we've visited. It was pretty cool. He is practically a little celebrity around some of these parts, and he is SUCH a ham. Along with being recognized, we were stopped about 15 times by people just wanting to pet him. Needless to say he SOAKED up the attention...that's my boy, good ol Kona "the Love Sponge."
It was a busy morning for us...the swap meet, visiting with a hospice patient, lunch out with a friend, and then home to change and get ready for the VA.
I had a brand new team joining us at the VA today, along with a couple of others that are partially thru their supervised visits so I decided to leave Kona at home. I would be plenty busy just observing the other teams, and Kona was ready for a break.
The visit at the VA was, as normal, a big hit. We had 6 teams and the patients, families, and staff just LOVE the dog days. I bet you'd smile if you saw this group walking down the hall too!
These two cocker spaniels are just dolls! They are named "Flirt" and "Little Miss Independence" aka "Indy" - and although they are not related, they almost look like twins. They are nearly done with their supervised visits and will soon be certified with my Love on a Leash Chapter.
This is one of our Visit Captains and a long time friend/Love on a Leash member - Linda and her beautiful girl Happy. You've never met a more gentle dog than Happy. She is such a beauty, loves to greet the nurses as well as the patients.
To top off a nice day full of good things - dogs, friends, therapy visits, etc...we went to our favorite soul food place - Bonnie Jean's Soul Food Cafe. This, my friends, is my official entry for my "something good" photo. Believe me, it was beyond good!
Today's photo-a-day challenge prompt is "This happened today..."
For me it was another busy day out and about.
I visited my Dad, and brought new flowers (my school colors, by the way!)
I was a beautiful view from the Cabrillo National Monument, just down the road from the cemetery.
The coolest thing that happened today, and my "official" entry for today's challenge is this one below. This is a photo of my cousin once removed, Danielle, and Pickle. Today they met for the very first time. They've lived their entire lives less than 120 miles away from each other and it took over 19 years for them to meet. Is that crazy or what? Welcome to San Diego Danielle, lets not be strangers.
So...the prompt for today's photo challenge is "something beginning with A."
Surprisingly, I have lots of fun stuff to choose from!
I went with Pickle, Bear & Barry on an Adventure today. We went geocaching again, and once again had a BLAST!
I was wearing my St. Louis Arch shirt....
and we stumbled upon a geocache that had these little "Aloha" dolls in it.
One of the geocaches we were looking for required us to walk Across this footbridge.
The geocaches are hidden well, and you must look All Around to find them.
Geocaching is like an Easter Egg hunt for Adults and kids Alike. It is a really fun Activity for people of All ages!
This was my favorite find of the day - an Ancient Altoids container with a log book, etc. in it, and best of All, it fits right in with my A theme of the day!
Remember, everyone is welcome to play along with the photo-a-day challenge. Here is a list with this month's prompts.
Yesterday's photo-a-day prompt was "Blue"....I had all sorts of fun playing with a fun little gadget on my new point and shoot camera. These were a few of the "blue" shots I took in my quest to get just the right one....
I decided this was my favorite...
The first in my "photo-a-day" series for April. Prompt is "play." I'll be straight up and tell you that I'm cheating right off the bat. I took this yesterday. Sue me.
Dolphins at play.
