Caterpillars 2.0

This is a Yellow Swallowtail butterfly. I captured this image last year. It turns out that they like parsley and dill. We had some of those plants in a raised flower bed and the caterpillars laid them to waste. This year my wife planted some more parsley and dill and this past week it was evident that we are going to have yellow swallowtails again!!! Here are a few images of this year’s caterpillars. In a couple of weeks, I will have a whole new crop of butterflies to photograph.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

This week the theme at 4M is Songs about get-a-ways to chillaxing or anything that makes you think of summer fun. Buckle up…here we go.

Aww…some Monday

Looking back through my files, I found this image from October 19, 2020. The leaves were dropping pretty fast and I was a few days late to photograph my favorite tree in all of it’s autumn glory. I captured this image, downloaded the file and created a more vintage looking photo. I need to do more of this. I’m one of those who like playing with the image in PhotoShop almost as much as capturing the image.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

This week at 4M the theme is whatever music moves you. I am moved by a variety of music but the music that truly touches my soul is the music that draws me closer to the Creator.

We live in a world filled with distractions, scams, and people telling us how we should talk, think, and act. It is easy to become confused about what is the right path to walk in this world. We have to focus on the truth and follow the teachings of those who speak the truth. Christ told us that He is the way, the truth and the life. In order to live the best life, in this life, I just need to turn my eyes upon Jesus. Have a blessed week.

Grandcrew 2008

Aww…some Monday

1965 Cobra (Kit Car Replica)

Monday’s Music Moves Me

The theme this week is supposed to be The modern bikini debuted in the mid 40s this month. Let’s celebrate the occasion with song picks about swimwear and/or water fun!  However Cathy also reminded us that any kind of music is also welcome. Well, when you mentions swimwear and water fun in the same sentence, many people will think of the beach and if you grew up in the sixties that meant surf music and fast cars. So my first offering comes from the The Rip Chords.

The mid-sixties birthed muscle cars. It all began with a relative tame 1964 Mustang with a 289 V8. By the late sixties every one of the big three American manufacturers had an engine exceeding 400 cubic inches and 400 horsepower stuffed into a Mustang size car and the beach scene had a song about everyone of them. Here are a few examples. Long live the hot rod. Have a blessed week.

4th of July at the ‘Ol Ballpark!

Aww…some Monday

Last Friday was Independence Day. It is the celebration of this nation’s freedom and independence. I believe God has blessed this country beyond the wildest dreams of our nation’s founding fathers. It is not a stretch of the imagination to state that we have become the greatest nation on earth and in the history of the world. Freedom has always come with a price. We have given many of our finest sons and daughters, on battlefields around the globe, to ensure that we can worship as we please, seek happiness as we please, and enjoy life. Happy Birthday America. I trust that you were able to celebrate with friends and family.

Monday’s Music Moves Me

The theme this week at 4M is freedom of choice, and I feel the need to continue the theme of Freedom.

Our daughter celebrating her birthday with her grandsons.

Aww…some Monday

It’s National Camera Day!!! My favorite hobby is standing behind a camera and capturing images, especially of the family. This past week-end the great-grandsons were back in town and we went to a local playground with their grandparents and our granddaughter (their mom). It’s been said a thousand times by others, “A hundred years from now the only images I capture that will matter to anyone are those I captured of friends and family enjoying time spent together.” Enjoy.

It took the oldest great-grandson about 5 minutes to find two new friends.

Of course there is no substitue for having your grandpa push your swing.

Let’s see if I can spin Big Daddy in this chair!

Monday’s Music Moves Me

The theme this week at 4M involves picking a National Day and playing a song that goes along with the day. Well, I picked National Camera Day.