Fair Ride: Pharaoh's Fury

This was at a festival a local church hosts every year. 

Here's how long the line was towards the end of the day. I took one look at it and said "Oookay, I'm done with the rides!"

~Kiwi~

These pictures were taken using the "vivid" setting on my camera.

Long time, no post

Sorry about how long it's taken me to get back on here. Time just flies, and I forget or don't have time, so I still don't know how often I'll be posting on here. 

A tulip at the state capitol building here in Wisconsin.

Buds on our crabapple tree.

Double hibiscus bloom

~Kiwi~

announcement

I don't know when I will be able to post pictures on here again. My computer is refusing to put pictures on the internet; every time I try it shuts down. *shrugs* I don't know why.
So anyway, we will be working to fix that problem, and until then, you'll just have to somehow manage without my pictures. Hard, I know, but what else can I do? ;)
~Kiwi~

Flowers

I love taking pictures of flowers. I like it, that is, when they turn out correctly! So often they're unfocused and blury. Here are a few of the ones that worked out right.

Morning Glories

Purple hostas

Unidentified (If you could help me with this, I'd be quite grateful)

And I couldn't help including this picture, even though it's not a flower. I was baking cookies earlier this month, when I saw this. It was not planned. :)

~Kiwi~

Buddies

Two weeks ago at my church softball game, I noticed a picture just waiting to be taken.

Evan (the tall one), and Stefan (the little head).

The little one had adopted the big one, and sat with him through most of the game. :) Now, aren't those cute pictures? Especially the first one. And the colors are just about perfect, I think.

~Kiwi~

Sunsets

My bedroom window faces west, I always have a good view of the setting sun.

The day's almost done,

Our smiles and laughter

Are now sweet memories,

Like the setting sun.

.

Must I run

And leave behind

The brilliant colors

Of a setting sun?

The tree itself isn't terribly beautiful, but the branches against the sky.....

The first photo was taken with my camera's regular settings. The second is using the 'sunsets' setting, which seems to make it more orange.

Slightly further from the bright colors were soft pastels, which softened the black of the trees some.

~Kiwi~