Mellow Yellow Monday

These pictures were taken last week at the Jacksonville Zoo.

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Taken at at the Jacksonville Zoo on Veterans Day Nov. 2011

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When we were going to the Zoo on Friday,

Travis called and asked if I wanted to take his new lens,

the Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VR!

Can I say, he might just not get it back!

LOVE it!

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I was a guest bystander with my camera

Saturday at the wedding of the Sweetheart's, first cousin,

Donald's son.

It was a beautiful day for a wedding and we enjoyed attending.

Handmade yellow and purple flowers on each cupcake. 

The cupcake tree instead of a huge wedding cake.

I'm usually not as fond of cupcakes as I am of wedding cake

but this is the exception!

These were the bomb!!

Best cupcake I've ever eaten :)

The Groom, Randy's first marriage.

 The lovely bride, Marie and her parents.

 The kiss and the giving away their daughter.

This is a beautiful shot of Donald and Christine's back yard

over looking the pond. My boys have caught many a good fish

in that pond. And plenty of fond memories.

 The "I Do" kiss!

 Mr. and Mrs. Randy Barlow.

 The parents of the groom, Christine and Donald Barlow.

 My MIL, Donald, another first Cousin Farrel,

Sue, the Sweetheart's oldest sister and The Sweetheart!

Besides me, this is the only family that was there on Donald's side.

We were happy we could be there for the fun.

 Okay, let me just say that no "good", southern wedding reception leaves out the fresh wild Georgia Shrimp and I must say these were some of the best I've ever eaten. I bet there was the best shrimp salad on Sunday with the leftovers!

 All the food that I tasted was just wonderful.

Another favorite was the blue crab mushroom caps!

 The spinach dip also seems like a must have!

Christine, the mother of the Groom did all the food

with the help of some wonderful friends.

It was wonderful as always.

 Let the dancing begin!

 The Bride's friends from work did a little entertaining and it was really cute.

 The first dance.

Donald was telling us that they took dance lessons

so that they could have a wonderful first dance.

 They did an awesome job all the way to the dip!

Everyone had a great time!

Wonderful way to spend a Saturday afternoon and evening

and not have the stress of being the wedding photographer!

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 The Goldenrod is in bloom down here in South Georgia and growing everywhere.

This is in the ditch between the highway and the cotton patch.

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This is a picture of Reagan on the first day of school.
She was a little nervous.
She and the boy beside her were looking for a
seat on the floor with the rest of the children.

This post is about the little boy in the yellow shirt.
When I went to pick Rea up after school I sat down in the cafeteria
to wait another 20 minutes before Shelby got out.
This little boy walks up to me and asked me my name.
 I tell him and then ask him what his name was?
He tells me his name is Carter.
So, Carter, and I have a nice little conversation.

Two days later I go to pick Rea up again and here comes
Carter. I say, Hey, Carter, how are you to day?
He says, my name is Hunter.
I guess my hearing is bad and maybe I just heard wrong that first day.
I apologized and we have another funny little conversation.
He is quite the character.
I love talking to 4 year olds they are so funny.

Soon as we left school we went by Griffis Steel Co.
to see Pop Pop, Unk. Travis and the girls daddy, Harrison.
Also we see Cheryl, the Secretary at the shop.
The girls love her and always want to visit with her.
She asks us about a little boy in Rea's class named "Robert".
I tell her I don't know who Robert is.
She tells me that he is the little boy in the yellow shirt, standing beside Rea.
I'm like, no, his name is Hunter.
She knows the child and laughs and says, No his name is Robert!
Then I tell her about the other two names he gave me.
We both had a big laugh about the whole thing.
I just LOVE 4 year olds!

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Cute "helper".

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Crescent Beach, FL.
Wishing this was my view everyday.

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I'm glad I had my camera with me for this weeks
Mellow Yellow Monday!
I love finding a deal or maybe a steal
better than anything!

The Sweetheart and I are slowly
and I mean S.L.O.W.L.Y...
trying to remodel our 30 year old home
to be more handicap accessible.
It is S.L.O.W.L.Y...
driving me CRAZY!
But...
the Sweetheart is a wise and frugal man
and we are trying to pay as we go and
stay out of debt.
You know, in this economy
and everything.

And boy did we ever find a great deal
on Saturday, to good to pass up.
Glad that there was a fork lift around to lift this load up
in the back of the truck.

That is a pallet of 44 boxes
of 18 x 18 Latin Quarter Blue

Porcelain tile.

And this is a picture of the Sweetheart

supervising the loading of said tile.

Crazy thing is ....

that is only half the tile I bought!

 I had to leave the other full pallet at the ware house

to be picked up one day next week.

Original price of the tile was wholesale

warehouse price of $2.69 a square foot.

It was on sale for one day

only for .99 cents a square foot.

We think that was a great price and the fact that we both loved it is amazing.

Every piece is different and looks so cool laying out together.

It has blues, yellows, tans, blacks and browns and it's textured!

And the best part is that it will be great for dogs, kids and a mobility scooter/wheelchair.
 And it won't easily show dirt!

Only thing is, it will still be weeks before we can get it laid.

Oh well, we will have it and it is ready when it's time to install.

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at Jacksonville Zoo

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Looking at this big tree of nesting birds,

I never thought I'd see this Pretty Great Egret Mother and her Chicks.

Those yellow beaks just stand out as my Mellow Yellow.

Couldn't believe she had three up there.

I needed a much longer lens to really capture these cuties.

I cropped this picture in photoshop so that I could get a closer look at the babies.

Look what cute fuzzy little heads they have.

Sort of like my morning bed head.

And now for the surprise picture.

Sorry it is not clear but look close at what is in those babies mouths.

 

 

Can you believe it??

Mama had just fed them little fishes.

I was thrilled with what I was seeing and photographing.

I just couldn't get a clear shot.

this was the best of about 10 shots.

 

I took these pictures at the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine, Florida.

I had a Photographers field trip the last week of March.

Fun, fun!