My World ~

The long, warm, beautiful beach days of summer are but a memory now. They have been replaced by the cooler, dark, dreary, rainy days of Autumn. Long are the days of sand between my toes. For now I’ll have to settle for the warmth of a fireplace and a pair of comfy slippers.

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Photo Share ~

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This week I had the opportunity to head out, with camera in hand. I spent time playing with my aperture settings. I took distance shots with the background in focus and the foreground blurred, then changed my aperture and captured the same photo with a different aperture, completely changing the look of the photo. Due to my quest to capture some amazing photos, I had the chance to see a pool of starfish. A first for me. I took a chance on trying to capture some "out of reach" photos. I took a daytrip to visit a “never been to place”. My timing was perfect. Unknowingly, I chose the day of the arrival of the migrating butterflies. Never have I seen such a magical site as I did on this day. As I stood on the trail, in the marshland, 1000s of beautiful butterflies surrounded me. I learned several, life and photographic lessons this week.

I am going to miss Summer ~

The Pollinators ~

~ SkyWatch Friday ~

@ work, under the cover of bright blue skies.

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Last Days of Summer ~

Backyard Vistor ~