Clouds

Clouds. 

Big, fluffy, white, happy clouds?

OR

Big, dense, dark, sad clouds? 

Does anyone know where I'm going with this (because I'm not really sure either, haha.) I've been thinking about clouds today.  "Why?" might you ask?  Because it is August 1st and August 1st means summer is almost over.  The last thing I want is summer to be over and so I think it would be nice to hop on a fluffy little cloud and float away for awhile.

I started looking for quotes about clouds and most of them gives clouds a negative connotation. They are usually used to represent a bad time in your life.  You know, those big, dense, dark, sad clouds that sometimes we feel are shrouding our life? But what about the big, fluffy, white, happy clouds?  Do we just forget about that side of a cloud? It kind of reminds me of people.  Once people see the "dark" side of another, they forget about the good side.  *Sigh* I don't know where I'm going with this.  Perhaps it is an issue of optimism vs. pessimism.  Perspective.  When days feel like a dark cloud is covering you, turn it into a happy cloud.

I love clouds.  Clouds are so dreamy... I love looking up at them and making them into shapes.  I've always wanted to spread out on one and take a nap (They look so comfy!)  ... until I watched Dumbo and saw how the little baby elephant kept falling through.  It would not be very nice to fall asleep and wake up falling through the air (Ooh! But maybe I would be like Dumbo and fly against all odds!)  I also think about in Sleeping Beauty, in the end when Aurora and the Prince are dancing in the clouds singing, "Once Upon A Dream"  I can't help but swoon.  Haha, as you can see, Disney teaches me many things :)  I have a big imagination.

Well, if you actually decided to continue reading this nonsensical post about clouds, I thank you.  I wish I could have made more sense of it.  If anyone has any way of better explaining what I was trying to say, feel free to comment :)  Here are some pictures of clouds that I have taken over the past few months.

Just looking at them makes me happy! "It's so fluffy I'm gonna die! IT'S SO FLUFFAYYYYYY!" ~ Agnes (A little Despicable Me humor )

Tornado cloud.

Rows of clouds.

I love it when the light seeps it's way out!

Surround yourself with these clouds! This one reminds me of The Lion King.

I feel like this post was just a game to see how many Disney movies I could refer to.
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. <-- Mary Poppins :D
Have yourself a wonderful Tuesday :)

Sunny Grass and Bunnies

I got really bored today and I noticed the sun was setting so I headed out to get some shots.  Most of these look the same, but I am really loving the whole grass and sunshine pictures :)  OH and bonus! One of our little bunnies was out!

"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive." ~ Eleonora Duse

A gnome's home.  He recently moved in. ;)

"May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through."

All of these have Pride and Prejudice written all over it. I loove it!

Grass.  It's all around us yet we forget to really LOOK at it and acknowledge its beauty.

As I was walking inside I looked up and saw this.  The clouds looked like a mountain, it's awesome!

He was such a poser!

A while back we let two baby bunnies free.  I'm pretty sure this is one of them.  So happy to see he is surviving the forest :)

Our backyard is infested with bunnies.. Ever since we put the dogs in a fence (and our rabbit-catching dog, Patches, died)  they've gotten very brave to wander out of the woods.

Miniature effect

^"Since you have, in obedience to the truth, purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart, for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. For,

'All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass.  The grass withers, and the flower falls off, but the Word of the Lord endures forever.'

And this is the word which was preached to you."

  

Loving The Farm Life

Today was somewhat a lazy day. Although I did get a lot of my pictures organized... so that's an accomplishment. I also went down to the garden with Dad and came across many interesting things.

My sister's dog, Piper, found this little guy.  I saw her staring at something so I went to look and he was hidden very well in the grass.  So I called Dad and he came out to get him away from the dogs and we found out he was injured... Most likely he got run over by the lawn mower today.  Although I'm not fond of snakes, it makes me sad that he will probably die. 

I couldn't believe my luck when Dad found this.  It was pretty low in the apple trees so I was able to get a picture.  I can't tell how many babies were in there though, but they must be newly hatched and one is still hiding in the safety of it's egg. I wanted to look at them longer, but I was afraid the Mama bird would return :)

This big, fuzzy, orange caterpillar deserved a picture, but I kept my distance.

 I found this thing while picking beans.  Anyone know what it is? Such a curious little bug.

I think these are cantelopes (I'm not positive though).  This picture fascinates me.  Just think about it; that tee-niny little thing grows into a huge cantelope and it what's even more fascinating is that it tastes good!  God is awesome.

A hole in the sky! Haha, no, seriously, it looks like a hole in the sky.

I love the the sun. 

You know, I really can't wait to take some photograpy courses.  I know there is so much more to it and I'm so excited to learn! For now, I'm just gonna point and shoot and let God's beautiful creations "smile for the camera" :)

Pretty Scenery

Here are a few of my favorite scenery pictures that I took...

I was taking a walk with my Mom, sisters, and aunt and it was almost dark. I took a picture of the wheat field and the flash did a really cool job.

Same rainbow as in the post below, but a different angle.

Dreamy Sky *sigh*

Yellow on yellow :)

Another picture from the rainbow photoshoot... The sun was shining so bright yet the clouds were SO dark.  Incredible view.

Sun-shinee!

Dandelions gone wild and the sun shining just right :) This one reminds me of Pride and Prejudice.  

Last one (for now) of the rainbow shoot... This is looking from our farm out to our neighbors.