Today I spent most of the day glued to my front steps with my camera around my neck. I had thrown some bread out for the birds and they came in droves. Robins, Cardinals, Goldfinch, Wrens, Nuthatches, I was having such a good time. Later on I discovered my ISO was up way too high. Reason pics are a little grainy, and light. The squirrels came too, gray and now we have a newcomer, a baby red squirrel. I named him "Pumpkin", isn't he the sweetest thing? I think its so cute how he fits into the squirrel proof feeder.We have two adults that have been here for years. We always see the little babes in the spring. I'm surprised he is already out. The weather today has been so weird, first it was sunny when I got up, then it rained, snowed, then the sun was back out. It kept doing this all day. The clouds were beautiful, some white billowing then dark and ominous. Later in the afternoon Justin( son), Debbie and I took a ride to Falmouth, a town down near the Cape Cod Canal. We don't get there very often, so it feels like another state or foreign country!LOL ...anyway....I really don't get out much! lol........While we were driving along RT.28 I was looking for good photo material (as always,lol), out of the corner of my eye I saw this huge bird. It was a turkey in full bloom (you know what I mean, lol) I was amazed! I told Debbie to turn around QUICK!, she did. We pulled into someones driveway. The place looked like a mini farm and this is what we saw!!! Isn't he magnificent!(damn ISO) I think the picture came out good despite that. He was running around strutting his stuff, gobbleing the whole time, trying to impress the female. We sure were impressed! LOL
I did get out between the raindrops and took pictures of raindrops.lol
Fri, Noni and I decided to take our cameras and go for a ride down 6A towards P-town. We stopped at quite a few places. The barn has a thatched roof and lightening rods on the top. Noni and I walk here alot. There is alot of beautiful scenery. Its near the ocean too. Down a ways is Bray farm. Its an old farm that's being preserved. Lots of animals and old buildings. The first place we stopped was the goat pen. This goat took a liking to Noni. He was so funny. He wanted her to keep petting him and he would jump up to kiss her. We loved him. Wanted to take him home! lol Then off to the chickens. I don't know why but I sure do have a lot of chicken photos in my picasa3. It must be the colors. They are so beautiful AND some are VERY unusual. Hhhmmmmmmm... On to the donkeys. They are miniture and sooooo cute. I was walking by just as they began to play with a blue ball. I wish I had remembered I have video on this camera! We finally decided to head on home.
Sat. Debbie, Sarah ( my niece), Justin ( my son) and I went to get spring water in Sandwich. All of us armed with our cameras,except Deb was the designated driver. lol, I always love to go get this special water. I think its medicinal. It is so sparkling clear. I have never tasted water like this.After we filled all our bottles with water we went over to the Sandwich Tea Shop and bought these unbelievable pastries. This has become a little ritual now and I'm glad of it! lol On our way home we stopped and took pictures of railroad trains and Justin showed me how to use my F-stop. This will make a big difference in how I take my pictures.
Justin( my grandson) spent the night Sat. Sunday we took off on a walk. I gave him my Minolta now that I have my new camera. I gave Debbie my Sony. That little Sony had a lot of mojo. I will miss it. But I'm sure I'll get over it. lol Justin is really learning to take great photos. These are mine. Its time to go now....so goodnight!
On the first Friday of every month SOWA Artists Guild (South of Washington Street) in Boston opens their studios to the public. Noni and I decided to go. It was so much fun. The building is an old mill. It has been converted into artists studios. There are about 45 artists in all. Painters, sculptors, jewelry makers, ceramics, its all here. It has 3 floors AND its FREE! Some of the artists have wine and cheese or other goodies. It takes awhile to go through each studio, especially one you really like. While we were there I kept seeing this distinguished looking man with a large staff. He was dressed to the hilt in black and gray. He wore a leather vest. He had his gray hair tied back in a ponytail. He was just awesome looking! I really wanted to take his picture,( I like capturing unusual people ) but I didn't dare. Well, Noni stepped up just as he was hitting the elevator button! He agreed, only if Noni took it with him. Here he is with Noni. After he let me take one of him by himself. He gave me his address in Cambridge in order for me to send him a photo. It was great!( I think hes' a wizard) Like I said we had alot of fun. After going through all the studios we went across the street to the bead store. This store is packed with all different kinds of beads, glass, stone ,enameled ,you name it. Noni has alot of fun in this store.This was the 2nd time we have gone to this event. Its' such a thrill for me to be in the city!. I would never want to live there but I really enjoy visiting. The different smells, the people, and the lights, all of it is sooo exciting! I don't get to the city very often. There are so many places in the city that I haven't been to that I would really like to see. After spending a few hours we were on our way home... BUT we were not finished YET! We planned to eat at Pappa-Razzis' first. OK!!! I have only had one dish at this restaurant and it is called Scallopini De Pollo. It is a chicken breast, pounded thin., breaded, with lemon-white wine sauce with capers. It is unbelievable! I'd love to try other dishes but I can't. I don't see how anything could compare to this. We had parmesan rissoto and tomatoes and basil. We got so full we had to take 1/2 of our dishes home!
