Showing posts with label zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zoo. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

LIfe is a Zoo!

Zebra tried to give me a kiss!
Our zoo trip the day after Thanksgiving, boy do those giraffes have some long slimy tongues! Good times! :-)

With two young boys (three if you count hubby), a energetic dog, 2 cats, and 3 guinea pigs, my life always tends to be a bit chaotic. However, since the week of Thanksgiving I feel like I have not even had a moment to catch my breath! Shows to get ready for, orders to ship, stores and galleries to finish items for, wholesale orders to fill, a house and tree to decorate not to mention clean someday, all the kids miscellaneous activities, .......... I get tired just thinking about it all! I have tried to be more organized this year, but it seems like it's the unexpected things that tip the scales of sanity, making me feel like I'm living in chaos - a zoo!
I have to wonder how does one juggle it all? Anyone with the answer out there in blog land?

Sigh, I'm off for another cup of tea for the energy to tackle this evenings long list of activities, and then I have promised myself that tonight I will try to get more than 5 hours of sleep!!!

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

New Camera and a trip to the zoo

After way too many bad photos with my little point and shoot I finally decided to break down and buy a good SLR. I got the Canon Rebel XTI and love, love, love it! I'm still working my way slowly through the manual. I'm afraid the technology side is not my strong suit. Luckily, this camera is very user friendly.Went to Maymont Park with the family on Easter Sunday. Got this shot of tulip in full bloom using the macro feature. I may have to paint an aceo of this one.
This week is Spring Break for the kiddos, so I took them to the zoo this morning. Here are the penguins waiting to be fed. Now I find myself wishing I had a telephoto lens, sigh. So hard to get close shots from behind the fences and walls. Too bad the lens cost more than the camera, yikes!
We had a wonderful day though, the weather is gorgeous and all the animals were out and about. I don't know if the kids are worn out, but I am now ready for a nap!

"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you."

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