Oasis

A couple of pictures from our community garden...more to come on this one... I'm in the process of moving, so my USB cord to my camera is in a box, hiding somewhere...

What I've Been Up To Lately...

my daughter and son on Easter.

yep, had a baby!

Elk

We took a family trip to Cataloochee, a part of the Great Smoky National Park.  We got completely lost (every map we had somehow did NOT include this part of the park), but it was completely worth it because when we finally got there, we learned that they had reintroduced elk into that part of the park.  These are such huge animals!  I had never seen one in real life, in person, not behind any kind of fencing at all.  On this particular day, the males of each herd were braying, trying to mark their own territorities.  We had hoped we'd see a scuffle or two, but they seemed to be all bark and no bite.

Spineless

This photo was taken at the TN Aquarium, in this special room for deep sea creatures.  Because of the nature of these creatures, the room was incredibly dark and impossibly hard to take decent picture in.  I took this one with no flash and just tried to let the jellyfish be the light.

It's weird to type out: "jellyfish be the light."

Fried Eggs

These daffodils were photographed on the side of a street in my neighborhood.  I'm blessed enough to live in a place where the grit of the city meets the beauty of the country.

p.s. My friend Carla calls these daffodils the "eggus friedus" variety. :)

Peace Like a River

This was taken in Indiana.  I especially love the serenity of the swans floating by, but the curve of the river also makes an interesting detail.  I included both the color and black and white versions of this photo...I can't decide which one I like better.

A Break in the Clouds