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Contrary to the post title, I was hardly running and there were no daisies. When I photograph and my entire being is in the photo zone (as I like to call it) I have that feeling associated with running through a field of daisies. You know that feeling, happiness, warmth around you, beauty in front of you and everything seems right with the world for a moment. That's how I feel when I am in the photo zone. Today I grabbed my camera and went out to capture the buttercups and other flowers around my mom's gorgeous landscaping extravaganza!! I am a complete brown thumb and can not grow a thing. Luckily my mom has a knack for keeping me in flowers to photograph. Here are a few of the buttercups. I love the clouds! As I stated my mom is a landscape queen. Here are a few of the flowers around the house. I'm throwing this photo in for fun just because I like this old metal wheelbarrow. On a side note there was one day recently where I drove ...

I have always felt that foxes were super cute, smart, furry little animals. I have seen them from a far and have witnessed their playful ways. The other day my mom,  husband and myself were out in Bradford County making our annual trip to Edsell's Greenhouse .  On the way home we spotted the cutest couple of foxes. We backed up and took a couple cell phone photos. One ran under a barn, but the other hid and came back. After a few moments it jumped back up in it's window spot in the sun. A few other vehicles drove by and slowed, some stopped and the fox finally went away. As we drove away I looked back and noticed the fox was back in the window seat. We returned home and unloaded our cache of flowers and veggies and I decided to grab my camera and see if the fox was still lounging in the sun. I was lucky and he was! We stopped and I hung out the window and snapped a couple shots. Then a truck came up behind us so we rolled on and the truck stopped and soaked in the cutenes...

My husband and I recently embarked on a road trip adventure to celebrate our ten year anniversary. It's rare we get to travel together for any length of time so this vacation was a real treat for me! We decided we were going to go to Florida to visit family after stopping in Kentucky . We packed up the car, kissed our beloved poochie Austin farewell and hit the road. On our way down route 17 we had a little mishap with a pothole. I won't go into details on that, but I will say the guys at Carstar of Owego fixed my car back up after returning home. The first day we drove to Kentucky so that we could explore Mammoth Cave the very next day. We awoke early and drove an hour or so to get to the cave. When we arrived we realized the gates were not open. Others were also in the parking lot waiting. We tried the doors, but were very puzzled as to why we could not gain access. After going back to the car and waiting a half hour or so we began to see workers arriving. We then n...

It's no surprise (if you have read previous posts) that I am somewhat of a bird watcher. We have several feeders and many flowers that attract feathered friends, and sometimes furry friends (that I have yet to capture, but have been trying) who like to rip the feeders down. I have been wanting to capture the hummingbird for quite some time. They amaze me.  Hummingbirds are so small and so quick, they are such a joy to watch flit around. One afternoon I noticed a pair of these fantastic creatures coming and going from the feeder. I grabbed my Pentax K30 with my zoom lens and headed out to sit on the porch and wait. I didn't have to wait to long for the beautiful colored bird to come back. Shooting was a challenge, as I knew it would be. Those hummers are quick. Setting up the shot and getting the right settings took a bit for me. Did I want to stop the wings in action or did I want them to look in motion? Focusing was tricky as they move so quickly. There were some arti...