Day 142 ~ Starting Insulation

The guest house is moving along (too slowly for me) and my husband and two oldest boys are just starting to put up the insulation.  Hopefully it will be ready to move into by the end of the summer!  I miss my bed, my shower, and my kitchen :)  I'm learning to be grateful for the little things!
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Camera: NIKON D7000

Time of Day: 10:13 pm
Mode: Shutter Priority
Aperture: f/3.5
Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 20 mm
Flash Mode: Flash On
Image Alterations: I cropped the photo and adjusted the levels.

Day 141 ~ Fountain from Above

Here is another view of the fountain I photographed yesterday.  I took this photo from above the fountain.
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Camera: NIKON D7000

Time of Day: 2:18 pm
Mode: Shutter Priority
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 27 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped it and adjusted the levels.

Day 140 ~ Fountain

I was in town today and had fun taking some photos of water, especially this fountain.  I played quite a bit with the shutter speed trying different effects.
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Camera: NIKON D7000

Time of Day: 2:14 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/18
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 44 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped it and adjusted the levels.

Day 139 ~ Bonfire

f/4, 1/8 sec, ISO 100

My oldest son built a large bonfire this evening and had some friends over to make s'mores.  The fire was very hot and they had to use long branches to even roast the marshmallows. Everyone had a great time :)

f/7.1, 1/25 sec, ISO 100

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Camera: NIKON D7000

Time of Day: 8:50 pm
Mode: Shutter Priority
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped the photos and adjusted the levels slightly.

Day 138 ~ Mushrooms

It has been rainy the past few days and we have more mushrooms popping up.  These were out by the calf pens growing out from beneath a log.

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Camera: NIKON D70s
Time of Day: 3:18 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/8
Shutter Speed: 1/50 sec
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 200 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped the photo and adjusted the levels.

Day 137 ~ Our Front Gate

This is our front gate - yes, we live in the woods :)  We're Texans and proud of it!  (Well, at least we got here as fast as we could and our two youngest boys are true Texans.)

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Camera: NIKON D70s
Time of Day: 1:16 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/8
Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 120 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I adjusted the levels slightly.

Day 136 ~ Butterfly

I have no idea what kind of butterfly this is.  He was just hanging out on the side of the driveway and I thought his coloring was rather different than the usual ones I see around here.
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Camera: NIKON D70s
Time of Day: 2:10 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/8
Shutter Speed: 1/800 sec
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 200 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped the photo and adjusted the levels.

Day 135 ~ Blossoms

I love walking around our property looking for something to take a photo of because I can always find something.  Today I found these blossoms on the side of the driveway.
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Camera: NIKON D70s

Time of Day: 3:11 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/8
Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 200 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped the photo and adjusted the levels.

Day 134 ~ Weed

Another weed - we have LOTS of them on ten acres :)  But it still amazes me that weeds can be so different and even pretty at times.  What I liked about this one, was the tiny hairs on the edges of the leaves.

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Camera: NIKON D70s
Time of Day: 3:04 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 105 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped the photo and adjusted the levels.

Day 133 ~ Purple Blossomed Vine

This vine was growing in some trees.  Quite the pretty flowers on it.
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Camera: NIKON D70s
Time of Day: 3:21 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 170 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped the photo and adjusted the levels.

Day 132 ~ Our Missionary

Our second son left today to serve a mission in Omaha, Nebraska for the next two years.  This is him at the airport - notice he is carrying his long board on his back since he going to Idaho for a few days to hang out with his cousin first :)  As he was in line to check his luggage we ran into our old bishop - he was on the same flight!

**Update:  Our son called us from the Mission Training Center after being there for 5 days and told us he had decided to come home because he didn't have a desire to serve a mission at this time.  Our Stake President told him that if he changes his mind in the next 6 months, he can return to his mission.  We are trying to be supportive of him, but we are very sad that he has decided not to serve a mission.  He has returned to college for now. We love him!

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Camera: NIKON D70s
Time of Day: 12:47 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/18
Shutter Speed: 1/5 sec
ISO: 400
Focal Length: 22 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped the photo and adjusted the levels.

Day 126 ~ Waterway Cruiser

This is another photo I took yesterday on the waterway.
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Camera: NIKON D7000

Time of Day: 2:27 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/22
Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 38 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I cropped it and adjusted the levels.

Day 125 ~ Waterway

I took my new daughter to a job interview this afternoon and wandered around with my camera while I was waiting.  There was a waterway nearby and the weather was great - even it was a little warmer than I would have preferred :)
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Camera: NIKON D7000

Time of Day: 1:58 pm
Mode: Aperture Priority
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 22 mm
Flash Mode: None
Image Alterations: I adjusted the levels.