Project 52 Week 8: A Change In Scenery

My husband and I spent part of the weekend visiting his family in Southeast Kansas, which is quite a change in scenery from our daily life in Kansas City. Rural life lends itself to some great photographic opportunities, so we took the 4-wheeler out to explore the pasture and watch the cows. I love how they follow you with their curious eyes.

A neighbor's cow stares me down. I wonder if she's ever seen a camera before.

Project 52 Week 7: Cheap Entertainment

My cat Esme’s new favorite toy is a milk ring. She will play fetch with it over, and over, and over. And over again. She also loves to hide it under rugs and dig it back out. Eventually she chews it up, but once the milk’s gone, she always has a new free toy! Cheap entertainment for her – and for us.

Esme and my husband playing with her favorite toy.

Project 52 Week 6: Birthday Balloons

This weekend we celebrated my cousin’s baby’s first birthday. Baby Blake One Year Ago. All of their friends and family have little ones, so I had a hard time picking out just one photo amongst all of the cuties. Ultimately I chose this photo of cousin Devon, because of the awesome static hair and the lighting. What do you think?

Devon's hair spikes from static electricity caused by his balloons at his cousin's first birthday party.

Project 52 Week 5: Penalty

What is it with ice hockey and fights? Sometimes I wonder if they’re really that much more angry than other athletes. Either way, it makes for an entertaining sport. We had a great time watching the Missouri Mavericks smear the Arizona Sundogs Saturday night. Best of all – the proceeds from our tickets went to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – a cause dear to my heart.

Refs separate two Mavericks and Sundogs hockey players during one of many fights Saturday night.

Camera settings: Canon 60d, 1/160 sec., f/5.6, 100 mm focal  length, ISO 800