The Flowers In My Yard

The flowers are surely beginning to die now. I can see the colors starting to fade now and leaves slowly shrivel away. There is no more hope, time to say goodbye.


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Mirror Reflection

When you can't find things to take pictures off I think it's best just to take pictures of things that are immediately in front of you. In this particular example, I was the target :)
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The Suicide Cat

Fairly recently we've been seeing this kitty around in our yard. My sister spotted him more than once on the ledge of our pool. We call him the suicide cat, because it looked as if he were debating whether to take the plunge or not. On this day this Garfield look a like was statuesquely standing in the middle of the side walk.
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Old Chicago Water Tower

I finally ventured out this weekend on a photography outing. I intended to catch this year's air and water show by the lake front. Unfortunately, I missed the theatrical stunt show, however I decided to enjoy the great weather and take a stroll through Michigan Avenue. I came to a stop and enjoyed a short sit-down in the plaza area of the Old Chicago Water Tower. A Chicago Landmark, this miniature castle like building survived the Great Chicago Fire and is a major tourist attraction.



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Grrrr!

Here is one of the few shots I took last week. As mentioned before I've been forcing myself to take pictures of things. This was a toy my nephew left in my car. I decided to place it on the dashboard and see what happened. I got a kick out of it for a while.
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Searching For My Muse

I found my inspiration again and I am glad that it's back. I lost my eye for photography for quite a long while. Right now I feel that it's back. I've been forcing myself to see through the lens and find inspiration. That didn't help. I feel now that it's back,even though I haven't snapped a single picture yet. It came back while looking at my screen saver that shows a collection of my old pictures. All the pictures in my photo folder, pictures from my travels and seasons in Chicago are shown. My memories have brought my inspiration back, and today I say welcome back friend.

Photo Slump

I've been in such a photoslump lately. I've been coming home extremely late from work everyday and haven't been in the mood to take any pictures. I actually can't even think of what to take pictures of. Today I forced myself to just snap at something. My fence is the best I could come up with :( I will come up with better pics this weekend, I promise!


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