Author: The Jagged Man

I am a 61 year old guy who is asking questions about life like "what does it all mean?" and " how come hair will not grow on my head but grows real fast on my ears and back?" you know the deep stuff. I believe in Jesus Christ and that He died for all. The rest I am still working on.

Taking A Break

This will be a my last post for a few days. I am going whitewater rafting this coming weekend. At first I was not going since I just simply could not afford it but a unanimous  “sponsor” paid my way. This will be my first time whitewater rafting so I am looking forward to it and the break it will bring in my crazy little life.

I was talking to the owner of this beautiful rose at the time I was trying to frame the shot. Well though I missed it I still like it!
AS I was waiting on a call back from the office I stopped for a break. This sweat bee came in and hung out with me for a while. I was alright with that as long as he was not trying to sting me! I love the multicolored patterns of its wings.
This one is inspired by my friends Mike look at life, which happens to by his blogs’ title.

The above picture as I said is inspired by the blog Mikes Look at Life. You should check it out!

As I was taking this photo of Rose of Sharon I got a little surprise!

An Old Friend Revisited

I have owned two Nikon Coolpix 4600 within the last year and a handful of months. One died due to the previous’ owner neglect that lead to corrosion on a few keep function keys. The other is still alive but only shoots in auto mode and the zoom does not work. I gave it to my sister-in-law and she utilizes it as an everyday type point and shot.

Below are several shots from my first-now-dead Coolpix 4600. Enjoy!

A Mixed Bag

I wanted to title this hodgepodge of shots Sir Mix A Lot butt …never mind. Here are several from a day to days past. Enjoy!

Apple blossom on Grandfather Apple Tree this past spring. Taken with my beloved S3is PowerShot.
Reflecting is part of who I am so shooting reflections is not much of a stretch.
A lovely Lily I found growing in a small stand of trees.
This picture was taken several years ago, on 35mm film, of an old Sear Catalog.
Flutterbies as so called by The Bride. I like it!

 

 

 

 

Precious Sight

I spent most of today in pain and moderate discomfort from an issue with my eye. I tried to flush it myself but ended up going to an eye doctor. Turns out it was a sliver of wood stuck in my eye. Nice. I left the eye doctors and was going to take a walkabout but the eye, though no longer hurting, was still weeping a lot. I think I am an above average in being aware to how good most of us have it but I never realized how much impact not having vision in one of our eyes can impact ones life.

Since I was not comfortable going for a walkabout I went through some pictures I took Friday. The morning was humbly cool and I had a small window of time during a break in the rain. Here a few from that set. It is good to see them, though they are not my best, and to know how precious that is.

Buttonbush using my old barn as a backdrop…kind of. Missed by this….. much!
I look around a lot will on walkabout. Up, down and all around! I found this little flower and though I do not know what it is one thing is sure: It is tiny. See the next picture for comparison.
The comparison shot for the above picture. I told you the were tiny!
I believe this the flower of a plant called Common Mullein.
We have always called this a Night Shade flower but the correct name is Horse Nettle.

Rain Delay

Because of the much-needed rain showing up this weekend I have not taken but a few shots since last week late. So here are three of one of my favorite subjects while I am on rain delay! The top and bottom I took with my Minolta 35mm film camera in the morning one weekend.The middle with my beloved, and no longer working, Canon PowerShot S3is at dusk.