Birds

I love going outside every day and taking photos of the beautiful things I see.  I have many photos of all kinds of flowers and critters, but today I wanted to share a few birds.  I didn’t have to go very far for this first friend below.  He had gotten himself trapped in the screened in area with our pool.  I wanted to help him out but decided to snap a few pictures first, because I rarely get the chance to be so close.  So here he is perched on some framing.

The bird was absolutely beautiful as he was, but I thought it would look pretty artistic with some black and white edits.

After only a few minutes I put the camera away and transitioned to the rescue mission.  He was being so still and reserved I thought I could just pick him up, but didn’t want to risk startling him.  I grabbed the pool net, and much to my surprise he just walked right on and sat patiently as I walked to the door at the other end of the enclosure.  As soon as were were outside I put the net down close to the ground and he flew away.  Very quickly and very far haha. 

This next bird had been flying around my neighborhood for a while.  I’d seen it many times without my camera, but finally I caught him (Or her.)  I caught it having a snack and was so glad to finally have a photo of it.

And then it happened again!  I had my camera and saw him fly by on a second occasion.  I followed it around from tree to tree for a while, but it flew away he went when I got close.  Finally he decided to stay in one spot long enough for me to get a picture.  Of course he wasn’t really staying here for me, he just wanted a snack. 

And speaking of having a snack, I caught these two for just a brief moment on a nearby roof.  I’m not sure if they were sharing or arguing over the unlucky insect, and they didn’t stick around long enough for me to find out.

These next two photos are ones that I took as contenders for my daily posts, but decided to go with other images.  I still really like both.  There is just something so peaceful about the solitary birds free, for the most part, of any distraction.

I love shooting wildlife!  And hope to someday soon be able to get better equipment to capture these moments in better detail.  I’ll post again soon with other critters I see from day to day.  Thanks for looking!

A New Online Photo Community–Tookapick

Hello, and happy Tuesday!  I want to share some photos today that I’ve been working on as part of a new project.  The website tookapic is a photo community that encourages taking and posting a photo every day for a year.  A 365 day project.  I just have to say that it has been wonderful to have this goal of a daily photo for myself.  I have been shooting more the past 3 weeks than I have in a really long time, and I’m super excited with some of the images I’ve been fortunate enough to capture.  Another wonderful thing about this community is that I see new photographs every day from amazing photographers all over the world.  I will make periodic posts here with photos I’ve added to tookapic, as well as some photos that maybe I didn’t get to use.  I’m only allowed to post one photo a day, but sometimes it’s hard to choose just one if I’ve ended up with several that I like.  Today I’m sharing photos of flowers and plant life, stay tuned for more updates!  Or feel free to check out my page here https://tookapic.com/jenniferfaye 

I think this one below may be my favorite of this bunch!

Thanks for taking a look!  If you like any of my photos and would like a full resolution copy for personal use please leave a comment or send me an email.  Always feel free to share, but please link back to my blog.  Have a great week!

Little Bit Update

I'm trying to write a post from an application on my phone to see how it looks. So it may change up a bit from when originally posted, depending on if I'm happy with how it looks  once I have a chance to view it on my computer.

It's getting pretty hot here already so I took Little Bit a few days ago to get a short summer cut.  I do miss cuddling with the fluffy version, but he looks and feels much better for the hot weather! Here is a before and after.

He seems to have much more energy with the new cut!

He also had some work done at the vet yesterday, and had to be under anesthesia for a while.  He did great though and everything turned out fine!  But he was pretty tired and out of it for the evening. 

In no time I'm sure he'll be back to his usual self, spoiled and adorable.

Thanks for looking!

What Have I been up to? Resin Crafting

Recently I have started working with Resin.  I can’t quite remember where I first saw or read about it, but I bought a kit from Hobby Lobby to give it a try a few months ago.  I really love it!  The possibilities are endless.  Printed images, hand drawn or painted images, or any number of inclusions can easily be turned into jewelry, key chains, etc.

Due to the popularity of Disney’s Frozen, many of my first creations were based on the movie. 

 

And the following are just a few of my non Frozen inspired pieces.

Make a Wish!  The next two are all about wishes.  First there are embedded dandelion seeds, and then a miniature wishbone.

 

This is the first pendant I made using a pressed flower.  Glitter and a little wire wrapping make it a little more unique.  The flower darkened quite a bit but overall I like the way it turned out. 

This one isn’t made with resin but It was my first attempt at a memory wire bracelet, and I loved it so wanted to share. 

Thanks for taking a look!  I’ll be posting new projects and creations from time to time.