Thirsty?

The Drama...

My muse...as in my aMUSEment!  Never seen a statue quite like this!

Also a shot of one of the gardens at Minnetrista.  If I use the correct lens you can't even tell that we are in the middle of a drought.  Makes everything look green and lush when really it is brown and barely alive!

The Olloclip...Adding a New Dimension to my Obsession

Bobby got me a present the other day The Olloclip! It is a 3 in 1 lens for the iPhone. It has a fisheye lens, a wide angle lens, and a Macro lens all in one! I love it! I've been wanting it since last winter but was afraid it wouldn't work well and would let me down. I was wrong. It is great! I haven't had much time to mess with it yet and I really need the tripod to be able to use the macro properly (he is getting me that next)but I was able to play with it in the front yard a little bit the other day. I found a weed that was about to explode and was able to catch it before and during the process.

Once I have the tripod I will be able to hold the camera still better and the photos will be less blurry. All I will have to do then is find some bugs that will hold still long enough to photograph! That, and figure out how to get used to having a boyfriend who buys me gifts ALL THE TIME. Lucky!

The Macro Macro lens applies roughly a 10X multiplier and allows you to focus the iPhone within 12-15mm of the subject. The Macro lens is cleverly concealed within the olloclip and can be accessed by unscrewing the Wide-Angle lens that is normally attached to it. Fisheye lens The Fisheye lens captures approximately a 180 Degree field-of-view and produces some striking images. Wide-Angle lens The Wide-Angle lens is great for when you need that extra field of view, approximately double that of the normal iPhone.

Yea...It is Amazing

That I took this caliber picture in downtown Muncie, of all places.  I really love this one...totally frame-able.

As I was posting this I was thinking of all the stuff my mom misses that I post on all of the social media outlets.  I KNOW she would want to see everything so I am adding some links.  Over there---> on the right I've added a link to my Instagram photos.  You can click on the link to go to my Statigram account and see all of the photos I post to Instagram without having to create your own account.  Instagram is ONLY an app so this would be difficult for you technology challenged older folk.  I made it easy for ya cause I know you don't want to miss a single thing we do!! :)

I may get a link on here to my Pinterest account as well.  If I do, it will be over there in the list.  I'm SURE you are dying to see what I post to my Pinterest boards.  I went back and looked at one tonight (haven't looked at them in months) and was shocked at what great taste I have!  Think I should probably share!

A Little Late Summer Swimming

Still plenty warm out so Jayke got to go swimming with Mason yesterday. This was the highlight of our weekend since I am still trying to recover from bronchitis. I don't think it is ever going to go away. I've been sick for four weeks and counting...

And I Didn't Even Try!

This vine is taking over my front flower bed. It sprung up from a left over something from last fall. I don't have any idea what it actually is. Below is a picture of what is growing on it...it kinda looks like a butternut squash somewhat but the vine looks more like a zuchini. I think it's a mutant. Whatever it is I will have lots of them for decorating this fall. I tried to find the post where my mom and Jayke tried to grow some pumpkins, but couldn't. The picture was of dry cracked earth and a pathetic little shriveled up vine. I thought it might be nice to compare that attempt with my ubervine that I didn't even TRY to grow! :)

Trying to Develop a New Hobby...Again...

I've been busy downloading a bunch of apps for my iPhone for taking and editing pictures. Now I am obsessed with it. I mess with it all day long. I've gotten a few that are pretty good that I really like. I have to get back in the habit of taking pictures again...and like everything there is improvement with practice. Some of the different filters make the pictures look old, which I like a lot right now. Hoping I get better, but here are a few that I like so far...

Snips and Snails

Jayke likes to keep up with the Blog.