The Wonders of the Spiderweb

Lots and Lots of Yellow Flowers!

If you love the color yellow, this post is for you!  For some reason the flowers we have blooming now are almost all yellow (which the exception of my lovely roses ;)!! 

We planted sunflowers a few years ago, and haven't planted any since, but every year we get beautiful sunflowers!  We think that the birds who eat the seeds must spill some on the ground where they wait to germinate until the next year.  :)

 Lots of bright yellow! :)

The other yellow flowers around our home are from some wildflower seeds Mama "planted".  They're quite beautiful, too! :)

This next photo is probably one of my favorites:

I just love when the sun illuminates flowers and I liked how I got a little sun flare in the bottom right corner! :)

I hope you all are having a great summer!

Kimber :)

Fuzzy Dandelions

As I was trying to figure out what the below plants were called, I asked my sister, Hannah, and she said "Dandelions."  I was like "Dandelions??  Those yellow flowers?  This doesn't look like a dandelion?!"  

So she said "Why don't you look it up on Google?"  I followed her advice, and lo and behold, she was right!!! :) 

I thought dandelions were those slightly uninteresting, bright yellow flowers. 

Lesson of the day: dandelions have more than one form! :)

Personally I love this form much better than the yellow flower!  

Who doesn't like fluffy white things?! :)

Dandelions (in the form pictured) have always amazed me.  One of my favorite things to do when I was younger (and sometimes now ;) is to see if I can blow the little seeds off the plant. :)  Daddy, being a landscaper, always playfully calls out "No, no, no!" as I blow the seeds away.  (Dandelions are not the lawn care workers best friend! ;)

One last little note:  a website I just looked at said the yellow dandelion flower is the yellow composite flower and the white, fluffy balls are the dandelion's seed head.

Okay, the science lesson is over! :)  

Have a great night!

Kimber :)

2 Rose Photos!!!

An unfurling bud!

My rose plant is so pretty!  Right now I have 2 full-bloomed roses and so many more buds coming!  It's so exciting! :)

I just love being able to cut off a rose and put it in a vase on our table or give it to someone at church.  It's great! :)

The finished product!!

Our Raspberries are Coming In!!

 

A Little Daisy

A Beautiful Dragonfly

Daddy called me outside the other day and showed me a dragonfly he had found!  (Daddy's always looking for ways for me to capture anything with my camera...he's a great Daddy! :)

It was a little cold out so Mr. Dragonfly didn't move a whole lot which made him perfect for pictures! :)

The end! :)

An Award and Photos of Water Droplets

 

I'll start this post off with a thank you to Sarah for giving me the Stylish Blogger Award!  Sarah and her sister, Rebekah, just recently started following me and they've left me many kind comments (thanks!).

For this award I need to share 8 things about myself.  I'll try and give you 8 things you probably don't know about me...here it goes:

1.  I've shown a miniature horse in our State Fair twice. 

2.  I don't have a favorite color.  They're all so beautiful!  If I had to choose I would lean towards pastel colors, but I also like vibrant colors...so you see...I really can't pick just one color! :)

3.  I usually wear skirts, but flowy comfortable dresses are my favorite!

4.  I'm really looking forward to my graduation next year.  Not just because I'm graduating but because I might get a really pretty dress and make a nice cake and...I could go on and on.

5.  I'm going to photograph my friend's wedding next year!  

6.  Horses are my favorite animal (nothing else even comes close :).

7.  I'm taller than everyone in my family other than Daddy.  (My older sister loves it when I point this out! ;)

8.  I'd love to have a big rose garden one day.  Currently I have one little plant, but hopefully we'll be getting at least 1 more soon!  [I feel like I've told everyone I know about this...]

I think that's all I need to say for now but I'll leave you with some pictures I took this morning:

 I love water droplets!!!

Hope you all have a great night!

Kimber :)

Christmas Ornaments on My Grandparents' Tree

ByFaith Jewelry Shoot

A month or two ago, a friend at my church, Mrs. Perkins, asked if I could come photograph her handmade jewelry.  (I had just bought my micro lens.)  We organized a date, and she came and picked me up and brought her to her house.  I took pictures of at least 15 necklaces and bracelets...they were all so pretty!  I had so much fun taking pictures and listening to Mrs. Perkins explain what each different stone was.  We even talked about how unique Jesus made everything and what a wonderful Savior He is!

Anyways, enough talking, here are some of the pictures I took:

 

I couldn't decide which photo I liked better - the one above, or the one below! :)

These little stones were so pretty!  They looked rather uninteresting until the light hit them..then they turned into greens and blues!  I loved them! :)

I think this stone looks likes purple mountains with a gushing waterfall pouring down.  It also looks as if there are pine trees beside the "waterfall!"
It is so amazing how God made every individual stone!

This necklace is mine now!  :) :)
I just couldn't stop "oohing" and "aahing" over every necklace!

This is probably my favorite photo from the day!

After we had finished taking pictures, Mrs. Perkins and I talked for awhile...I really enjoyed myself!

So, if any of you ladies want a beautiful yet affordable necklace or bracelet, visit Mrs. Perkin's Etsy shop here.  She doesn't have my pictures up yet, but trust me, her necklaces are beautiful! :)

Delighting in Jesus,
Kimber :)

Bumblebees! :)

About a month or so ago, when the weather was really starting to go from Summer to Fall, Daddy called me outside to take some pictures of bumblebees! :)  These poor little critters were so cold that they didn't move at all (it was in the morning)!  It made the perfect opportunity to photograph them because they weren't busily buzzing around every flower. :)

This lens really is micro! :)

Doesn't their hair look so soft and fuzzy? :)

I love the reflection of the sun on bumblebee wings! :)

As the sun warmed the bumblebee up, it started moving and playing with its probiscus.  It was really neat to watch! :)

So, there you have an in-depth look at a bumblebee! :)
Until next time,
Kimber :)

P.S. - I have lots of stuff to update about, but not a whole lot of time to update!  So, I'm hoping that over the winter, I'll be posting the pictures I took at the wedding and of the various other things I've been doing that are photography related.  :)