You Capture--Fun

Last week I had such a hard time narrowing it down to just one photo for You Capture.  This week, I really had to look to find these three that fit this weeks theme of fun.

I generally don't shoot with the theme in mind, I just take pictures all week long then hope to find ones that will fit once I upload them.

These first two are of Lola with the sprinkler.  Lola loves water.  I've never had a dog that likes water as much as she does.  We literally have to push Toby out of the house when it's raining, Lincoln will go but won't stay out long, but Lola will stay out for hours and be completely soaked when she comes in.

It was pretty warm around here last week so we set this sprinkler up for Lola.  We just knew she would love it. 

I think we were right.  What do you think?

 My husband took this next one.  I can't remember why, but I laid down on the floor and approximately 1.2 seconds later all three dogs were right in my face.

At least someone was having fun....

Head on over to Beth's to check out more fun.

National Cancer Survivor's Day

Tomorrow is National Cancer Survivor's Day. 


If you or someone you love is a survivor (you're a survivor the day you received diagnosis), please take some time to celebrate.

I will be celebrating this guy today.

If you are so inclined, please say a prayer for those fighting and for those who have lost their battle.


We're headed to a celebration at the hospital, expect a full report soon.

The Contenders

I got some pretty cool shots this week and it was really difficult to narrow it down to just one for You Capture so I decided to post the outtakes.

These first few pictures were taken Tuesday.  Wayne was really tired and I well, didn't care.  The dogs were just happy to have him home and I let them crawl all over him.

I really like this one in black and white and since it's Memorial Day week, I added the color on the flag.  In case you're new here, Lola is the one with her tongue hanging out, Toby is the little guy and Wayne is the one wearing clothes.

I took this same shot from the opposite angle and couldn't even see Toby.

Apparently, Toby thought Wayne's forehead was dirty.

She sleeps just like her Mama, on her belly with her arms stretched out in front of her.  Only, I rarely sleep on the bathroom floor.

This was after she played in the new sprinkler we bought her.  She's trying to eat the plants in the garden through the fence.  I just love the way the plants are in her face.

This one was after the sprinkler also.  This is probably one of my favorite pics of Lola.

So there you have it, my You Capture outtakes for this week.

Butt, Of Course

The other day I told you that I've sustained an injury that makes it difficult to sit for long periods of time.  That's pretty much a nicer way of saying I fell down the stairs and may have broken my tailbone.  Yep, I may have a broken butt.

The morning of Wayne's cancer check up (over two weeks ago on a Monday) I put Lola in her kennel and headed downstairs.

Our house was built in the 1960's, when apparently everyone had smaller feet, because our steps are very narrow.  So when my ginormous feet landed wrong on the stairs, they basically acted as skis and I just slid all the way to the bottom before landing directly on my butt. 

Unfortunately, Wayne and our friend Jackie were downstairs and watched the whole thing.  Through laughter they asked if I was okay.  If my slippers hadn't flown 15 feet in the air, I would have thrown them at their heads.  The first thing I said was "I'm fine, I have plenty of padding."  Um, I was wrong.

It was sore all that week, but mostly when I sat down just right.  But by last Wednesday, I was convinced I had broken my butt.  The pain was so much worse, it hurt all the time and I could not sit at all without pain.  I went to the Chiropractor on Friday, she adjusted me and told me to take it easy until I go back to her tomorrow.  I've basically spent all week lying on my side on the sofa. 

You know when you have abdominal surgery and you can't believe how your stomach muscles control everything you do.  Well, everything hurts.  Everything.  My primary goal every day is to avoid sneezing.  The other day I sneezed three times in a row and I literally thought I was going to die. 

Laughing hurts.  The following conversation had me laughing so hard, I was crying from the pain.

Wayne:  You need to just get X-Rays to see if it's broken.

Me:  It won't change the treatment, there's not a sling in the world big enough for my ass.

Wayne:  But at least they'll give you some pain pills.

Me:  Yeah, but I probably won't take them.

Wayne:  They're not for you, the whining is killing me.

You Capture--Best Shot

This weeks You Capture assignment was to take photos all week and post your best shot....just one. 

Like always, I took a ton of photos this week.  It's usually not too difficult to narrow it down to four or five photos, but narrowing it down to one has been painful.

The photo I chose is not a technical masterpiece, but I just love her eyes and the story behind it. 

The command was "Upstairs Lola, Mama's going bye bye."

The result was this.

She walked over to Wayne, sat down on his feet, looked up at him with those sad eyes and let out a big sigh.

Do you see the most disturbing part of this whole thing?  Yes, Wayne is petting her...um...hello...that's not helping Wayne!!!

Of course, it probably didn't help that I stopped to pick up the camera before making her go upstairs.  But she looked too cute, I just couldn't help it.

I'm totally going to follow the rules and only post one photo right now, but I'll probably post the outtakes tomorrow.

Head on over to Beth's to check out more best shots!