tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92107619075891992102024-02-19T06:03:25.940-06:00Through The LensEvery photo can be enlarged for better viewingMamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-20365063103697014942009-03-11T22:25:00.001-05:002009-03-11T22:28:13.345-05:00Will Be Shutting Down This BlogI have decided that 3 blogs is too much work so I'm going to combine my <a href="http://passport2cruising.com">Passport2Cruising</a> and my <a href="http://mamafloslens.blogspot.com/">Throughthelens</a> with my <a href="http://mamaflosatx.com">Mamaflo blog</a> as soon as the advertising spots are used up. I appreciate your patronage and hope you will visit me at <a href="http://mamaflosatx.com">Mamaflo's Place</a>.<br /><br />Thank you for your patronage and friendship.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-5580509829389789142009-03-09T22:20:00.002-05:002009-03-09T22:24:24.575-05:00Men Made Up Lady LibertyThis photo was passed along to me by my wonderful friend <a href="http://kloggers-randomramblings.blogspot.com/">Polly at Random Ramblings</a>. It is a life sized lady liberty made up of men (please click on the photo to enlarge it to see the detail.<br />Thanks again Polly!!<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBsGAQcArkoQIBkl5xt-kBHcvi7InoWmwNkr-GSA4XYhSK2UbSHtb9jxFM-4TMTer9A0WCrt83XUkWY46O3Lx4d2qN3jsWkBQOIDYCeYBOQE8CCvQvUCFKex2jr9yJRPKqg1AfohDY58/s1600-h/Liberty.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBsGAQcArkoQIBkl5xt-kBHcvi7InoWmwNkr-GSA4XYhSK2UbSHtb9jxFM-4TMTer9A0WCrt83XUkWY46O3Lx4d2qN3jsWkBQOIDYCeYBOQE8CCvQvUCFKex2jr9yJRPKqg1AfohDY58/s400/Liberty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311393965669910562" border="0" /></a>MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-68766895285093999372009-01-17T15:12:00.002-06:002009-01-17T15:16:31.770-06:00Rudy in his Swing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakamCSKSJSYSMAUosMBotsA7N8YTfscTYlRyhq9AFJXjQsqDj6W4-elS7XdTS-gEksn_0q7VOHK5Ey9q1j-0r-RhGw0OQLiho-U2avTBAJVvkHsUu62kwT2i8tqtItjrt7xGiikw1E_w/s1600-h/Santa+swing.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjakamCSKSJSYSMAUosMBotsA7N8YTfscTYlRyhq9AFJXjQsqDj6W4-elS7XdTS-gEksn_0q7VOHK5Ey9q1j-0r-RhGw0OQLiho-U2avTBAJVvkHsUu62kwT2i8tqtItjrt7xGiikw1E_w/s320/Santa+swing.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292373990988594002" /></a><br /><br />Normally I won't post photos of my Grandson Rudy on this site but I couldn't resist this photo. This is a swing set that my daughter-in-law and her Dad made for Rudy when her parents visited during the holidays.<br />Rudy is just the sweetest little 10 month old in the world (at least to this Nana).MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-8591467260146264832008-12-17T18:33:00.008-06:002008-12-17T18:40:40.583-06:00Scenes of the HolidaysThis is a small glimpse into my Santa Clause collection. I have in excess of 370 Santas, some as small as a thimble and others almost the size of a 5 year old child.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeim-BGB-0Y1JaRsBG-36HgXC2_A5KXA9m1OatY42hcELeLxI2RZzqIT2p1dkh5Ehfx_eoT2ufaeqU6OIz9CAwU_JWfz3cBBT-EN-misfsHwZpWhmqJCBbxfsyRBqtxn9AcI6KgaCxFzo/s1600-h/DSC_0047.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeim-BGB-0Y1JaRsBG-36HgXC2_A5KXA9m1OatY42hcELeLxI2RZzqIT2p1dkh5Ehfx_eoT2ufaeqU6OIz9CAwU_JWfz3cBBT-EN-misfsHwZpWhmqJCBbxfsyRBqtxn9AcI6KgaCxFzo/s320/DSC_0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280923043948442114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoL-ctuogWBCN1iioDGPMpHPakjK1-eQcQVzI-bYPCkRJ4Pe_aDHbQf0MIEFr3d2sMYK02E5CO30Poq19WoKwznsKs-LH79_YgzVT4kOQoRHxL9FSkMjQUriQ47rsUBGINbIlszR30Ed8/s1600-h/DSC_0031.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjutU6TSCdFFcPnhj01nvtNSDAZOeEx-FT1uSIE4qDT4m8lzwtDzdXblFtNrF7tApvJoTs9mEsOLibei8J-hGuHEVLFHUoqQlVMK11tksMTVL-OtV00GKYlcY_hzo7CQCuZ9ZAfQkAJgGU/s320/DSC_0084-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270181083522417650" border="0" /></a>MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-22503096095725970492008-11-18T19:35:00.001-06:002008-11-18T19:36:45.698-06:00Panamanian Woman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVO4HpqozNqxFtkkhyphenhyphenTFiUX2u5KOCkiUY0JIVNQN1JIKepgv9-MfLn1VCB8AtWhwLlauMf9Sg3ICcx-kXMqcglCbR7HJCVCLT-EXNhFrln6WKxMkma0Hz-kX0wPCuzKKYcZPGnGSicDI/s1600-h/DSC_0362_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVO4HpqozNqxFtkkhyphenhyphenTFiUX2u5KOCkiUY0JIVNQN1JIKepgv9-MfLn1VCB8AtWhwLlauMf9Sg3ICcx-kXMqcglCbR7HJCVCLT-EXNhFrln6WKxMkma0Hz-kX0wPCuzKKYcZPGnGSicDI/s400/DSC_0362_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270176298147421874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Traditional Panamanian DressMamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-21777271552971992112008-11-09T18:53:00.000-06:002008-11-09T18:54:59.485-06:00Mythical Beings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRinSFgQoOPWuSV9JvnGRdXfdMrW3Idkyr5Kl9qF7N1Ack4xnQYPKLQ_01kWYI70kXgZ8kIYQcDKXrNmoKxpf29cUQrZnCENhTlsLIUpUfTq9qshVWTe-q7lLci_-CcHCMvlia6zjbO94/s1600-h/DSC_0080-3_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRinSFgQoOPWuSV9JvnGRdXfdMrW3Idkyr5Kl9qF7N1Ack4xnQYPKLQ_01kWYI70kXgZ8kIYQcDKXrNmoKxpf29cUQrZnCENhTlsLIUpUfTq9qshVWTe-q7lLci_-CcHCMvlia6zjbO94/s400/DSC_0080-3_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266825822337731202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was a piece of the art on our cruise ship.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-90449088654970149102008-10-27T14:42:00.004-05:002008-10-27T14:48:16.827-05:00You Can Tell How Much Wealth Someone Has By The Number of Balconies On Their Home/BusinessThis is a photo of a street in the Old City in Cartagena, Colombia. Go ahead, click on the photo for a larger shot with much more detail.<br />Only the wealthy have balconies/verandahs and so the more you have on your home or business the wealthier you are (or so we were told by our tour guide).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVYanAslzhkJ6OaBO9qi9sxpPWVobTgNmNpFwsfxzWuTckqI73Rbv_FWDCEak3rhmv9sKmBUeNv15636YYCivS4o02mEDsqj5yH8ngT_pbZsTX0OI-TyCzU4T0xy1zqhuiuxEtzUNTK8/s1600-h/DSC_0295-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVYanAslzhkJ6OaBO9qi9sxpPWVobTgNmNpFwsfxzWuTckqI73Rbv_FWDCEak3rhmv9sKmBUeNv15636YYCivS4o02mEDsqj5yH8ngT_pbZsTX0OI-TyCzU4T0xy1zqhuiuxEtzUNTK8/s400/DSC_0295-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261921701946247442" border="0" /></a>MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-29625303083396726172008-10-25T09:26:00.005-05:002008-10-25T09:33:16.922-05:00Day Is Done, Gone The SunSaying Goodbye to the Day.<br />These shots were taken from the verandah of our cruiseship. There is something spectacular to starting the day in ports that are so beautiful they take your breath away and then ending your day with sunsets that beg to be captured and enjoyed forever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pFAbKLUuuNg85Z7la2-mSgnSAv26bidhI3SGOTwx8xs5wReXc6WOe2dk1ULg5fFdme6o2Ntd99Oq8OlnWAPC1kuyGX90iOubIubyj-KB2kXrTHto_-wKS8ktP9GLJtZJOSMYDZgqNHA/s1600-h/DSC_0014-13.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6pFAbKLUuuNg85Z7la2-mSgnSAv26bidhI3SGOTwx8xs5wReXc6WOe2dk1ULg5fFdme6o2Ntd99Oq8OlnWAPC1kuyGX90iOubIubyj-KB2kXrTHto_-wKS8ktP9GLJtZJOSMYDZgqNHA/s320/DSC_0014-13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261098698835635410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pjjAN96wEDCJAu2UHdk5B1xbTdLvbztIbU-ntUIRXeaYi8jKrjYwt9LTWfMnS_a9smMwPD2BSS6cZTKUYjQCrynKq_fMBtAIBly_v-XYq7QHnYD9kL3JiKPYyKmRzDFN92mvLDg-3LY/s1600-h/DSC_0014-10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pjjAN96wEDCJAu2UHdk5B1xbTdLvbztIbU-ntUIRXeaYi8jKrjYwt9LTWfMnS_a9smMwPD2BSS6cZTKUYjQCrynKq_fMBtAIBly_v-XYq7QHnYD9kL3JiKPYyKmRzDFN92mvLDg-3LY/s320/DSC_0014-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261098590269337858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TCGWvjm3oupB90mqhvxzEe5WAYPygQi3BcGsYqUBK_UvH27aw91gZv4WpzW4no5vZrOAjXk3UvBkAOj8l3aDUdzvrY-O2pir59824jzMKQVeJ41hoqOMUNDE5VYLlnJ_sPiML41WepA/s1600-h/DSC_0013-8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TCGWvjm3oupB90mqhvxzEe5WAYPygQi3BcGsYqUBK_UvH27aw91gZv4WpzW4no5vZrOAjXk3UvBkAOj8l3aDUdzvrY-O2pir59824jzMKQVeJ41hoqOMUNDE5VYLlnJ_sPiML41WepA/s320/DSC_0013-8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261098479089103826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIHvi6nh7yCyhJ8teIzB-9nU3HyDo8CbVXNjocJU7hm1q2HRCD2ElvkM3smMzTm6KKXa1HXS6RI0m_MOWaOcuqb4d73ojlpyDX3o-7J2Iop80Zl2zEfiRL-7BeQGNhdd1FaoyiiGkgZE/s1600-h/DSC_0011-10.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIHvi6nh7yCyhJ8teIzB-9nU3HyDo8CbVXNjocJU7hm1q2HRCD2ElvkM3smMzTm6KKXa1HXS6RI0m_MOWaOcuqb4d73ojlpyDX3o-7J2Iop80Zl2zEfiRL-7BeQGNhdd1FaoyiiGkgZE/s320/DSC_0011-10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261098348524901298" border="0" /></a>MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-20208261858227362212008-10-21T18:21:00.002-05:002008-10-21T18:25:00.272-05:00Beautiful RooftopsThese are rooftops and steeples we found in Cartagena, Colombia, each is very different yet share so much of the same craftsmanship.<br />These were found inside the Old City of Cartagena.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_PJelsdTCDExo2oYfWp80JHHE6L0ThPjkxgVBX9AGpOS_7kFKpelK8e6w-4jxTvGphRLhtu3Y8_6XY2_AVYqegUpJiIw7t2xsEgAh9TS-1ErrUmiS1gd3ak1jbHmgRUupTGdaTAhSeI/s1600-h/DSC_0332-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_PJelsdTCDExo2oYfWp80JHHE6L0ThPjkxgVBX9AGpOS_7kFKpelK8e6w-4jxTvGphRLhtu3Y8_6XY2_AVYqegUpJiIw7t2xsEgAh9TS-1ErrUmiS1gd3ak1jbHmgRUupTGdaTAhSeI/s320/DSC_0332-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259751669398475746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY5T9QiBlHUNm5pHEBbOTf4E9yB9cMxCgei9Ly-aBo0uOivbYPGHRuC8dNWAOE-CoJXgU6_iSygKmTTcyG9l6ONTRJuaJdhYywC1DClfX3GfXWzBFIp77Ur7gCzA4gimLn2o2qwgKFzI/s1600-h/DSC_0322-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY5T9QiBlHUNm5pHEBbOTf4E9yB9cMxCgei9Ly-aBo0uOivbYPGHRuC8dNWAOE-CoJXgU6_iSygKmTTcyG9l6ONTRJuaJdhYywC1DClfX3GfXWzBFIp77Ur7gCzA4gimLn2o2qwgKFzI/s320/DSC_0322-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259751574080010482" border="0" /></a>MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-60783177441650579572008-10-18T14:40:00.002-05:002008-10-18T14:46:42.821-05:00Antigua, GuatamalaWe were recently on a cruise that took us to Puerto Quetzal, Guatamala and from there we took an excursion to Antigua up in the mountains. This was a church in the main square area (everything in Mexico, Central, and South America is built with a main square area). The architecture and detail of the stone work can take your breath away.<br />Where have all the craftsman gone in America, why don't they build such majesty now?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDu1eGKNsLbW9tKvRo4eMhKKWaXaaI8tuExr1gii1zoRigG3svi8jwomp1xjdnvAzZJ3eF8VTLPJvArDC6z06x0EDHC_zgSdrV8_lNsSYQHAxnM21T6Gvv69TFu4rrAXbGEhc-7dSdoUg/s1600-h/DSC_0112-6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDu1eGKNsLbW9tKvRo4eMhKKWaXaaI8tuExr1gii1zoRigG3svi8jwomp1xjdnvAzZJ3eF8VTLPJvArDC6z06x0EDHC_zgSdrV8_lNsSYQHAxnM21T6Gvv69TFu4rrAXbGEhc-7dSdoUg/s400/DSC_0112-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258581506216824194" border="0" /></a>MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-71014720484169837032008-09-18T18:40:00.018-05:002008-09-18T18:56:22.295-05:00At the Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbTm_ZElO8BUM9jReZggDE2hy82FZm9nK6vHOHIsBUctCQoK4JUjVbFVTW1ijOTznAbQXEXy85l-0S9jMWM0UjpxaLlEgU9F8PCnfNu9ww8v5-IpMOa6x1djNs6zZ4EL3gOYni-O98CY/s1600-h/DSC_0698.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbTm_ZElO8BUM9jReZggDE2hy82FZm9nK6vHOHIsBUctCQoK4JUjVbFVTW1ijOTznAbQXEXy85l-0S9jMWM0UjpxaLlEgU9F8PCnfNu9ww8v5-IpMOa6x1djNs6zZ4EL3gOYni-O98CY/s200/DSC_0698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247512360695587010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My husband and I decided this morning that we would take a trip to the zoo (our first in probably more than 15 years). We "thought" that because school was in session and all that it would be leisurely (wrong), there were children and their parents everywhere (and these were school aged children).......we wondered why they weren't in school instead of at the zoo.<br />Let me add that I took just shy of 700 photos in about 2.5 hours - LOL.<br />As always, you can click on any photo to look at it enlarged.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWz34PrILvKVYix3LVNnseIbuiAjLpHJ-NU0tlRFUGhHYPNXp4ZBjWKVbPf1gFE8vB_TgZIiCDh-7-HoC3f9aX3se4fM94Uqozqzl_UVUjWJmkb67dmhqSMyiKATRQXRO43ai8gSiDUig/s1600-h/DSC_0607.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWz34PrILvKVYix3LVNnseIbuiAjLpHJ-NU0tlRFUGhHYPNXp4ZBjWKVbPf1gFE8vB_TgZIiCDh-7-HoC3f9aX3se4fM94Uqozqzl_UVUjWJmkb67dmhqSMyiKATRQXRO43ai8gSiDUig/s200/DSC_0607.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247512230175988802" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4TUsFDNRiLHpx3qcsNBJ9C0WeuOHajMH-_WCqbxI31AceJZa1ayxkgpwMtlo9ReNOP3m-vqiSOB_wwaMpVLjoo4R-oLledQ-khKoAs0L6ixhhQ5kUmqL6S6lfFm-ddMGmqeDaQ3Ugn0/s1600-h/DSC_0096.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4TUsFDNRiLHpx3qcsNBJ9C0WeuOHajMH-_WCqbxI31AceJZa1ayxkgpwMtlo9ReNOP3m-vqiSOB_wwaMpVLjoo4R-oLledQ-khKoAs0L6ixhhQ5kUmqL6S6lfFm-ddMGmqeDaQ3Ugn0/s200/DSC_0096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247510603107990258" border="0" /></a>MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-83285114055685589182008-09-05T21:28:00.001-05:002008-09-05T21:30:48.363-05:00Crow Came To Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm3QbodULWAatDlQGw_Bn-aDuwJjIRe60rPpZ9RtbISEVShCFgRMjYsCDTbqAggKq2GG_UoKGKfZVNPzD_JaS9dm7ZPGCwphABYsZqKhNHpqyKSviqqUsM2e5MQtgeWdT6-xiZJuxGnQ/s1600-h/DSC_0056.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm3QbodULWAatDlQGw_Bn-aDuwJjIRe60rPpZ9RtbISEVShCFgRMjYsCDTbqAggKq2GG_UoKGKfZVNPzD_JaS9dm7ZPGCwphABYsZqKhNHpqyKSviqqUsM2e5MQtgeWdT6-xiZJuxGnQ/s400/DSC_0056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242729834856281810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This crow came to visit and stayed, and stayed, and stayed, moving from one tree and one branch to another, not making a sound but watching me vigilantly.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-11031824841413101722008-08-20T18:10:00.002-05:002008-08-20T18:13:23.101-05:00Meet Mr. Magoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFZWGksX5BblPXcWSU7O31FOwbOB9qiDTPKqinKyUVSPrCLKbCH7Q-L2kwFYlIbXO4fWWnulOa4R5BLAN4CPeT2A1naDQXsO6Bgbmo0L8MRFtUnBzRTWnmY0D-gkiDwEcisgYa7xytPE/s1600-h/DSC04675wtmk0000.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimFZWGksX5BblPXcWSU7O31FOwbOB9qiDTPKqinKyUVSPrCLKbCH7Q-L2kwFYlIbXO4fWWnulOa4R5BLAN4CPeT2A1naDQXsO6Bgbmo0L8MRFtUnBzRTWnmY0D-gkiDwEcisgYa7xytPE/s400/DSC04675wtmk0000.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236741606082707682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is the stray that came to live with us almost 4 years ago. He is an outside cat but he's kind and loving and I don't know what we did before he came to us.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-44874781724393466332008-08-20T09:41:00.002-05:002008-08-20T09:44:12.341-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xyngHdxDH0aFoKgpPMibldtipkEQ7O9HQF7gxBwJZG_ZV6MTCAahndskH5uD8Po5CfWQR4aPf5d-oVB2DFlqOAGG0KUp_E6lpnGdzhLITt_s0TZya6cjNjaebIi7sEmKC0gOdH9L4w8/s1600-h/DSC_0348wtmk.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8xyngHdxDH0aFoKgpPMibldtipkEQ7O9HQF7gxBwJZG_ZV6MTCAahndskH5uD8Po5CfWQR4aPf5d-oVB2DFlqOAGG0KUp_E6lpnGdzhLITt_s0TZya6cjNjaebIi7sEmKC0gOdH9L4w8/s400/DSC_0348wtmk.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236610119505878018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was one of the first photos I'd taken with my Nikon D40. I wish the photo had been more sharp, especially the bee. If someone can tell me what I did wrong, I'd love to learn.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-74484370041282733352008-08-19T14:03:00.001-05:002008-08-19T14:08:34.640-05:00Lily Pad<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuSfjmTvNAI9tjhKbrr4sp_DW36FGi4I7nL6bW7kp3OQX1i0n4UlwdAD5DuYUlXILQnDGWCV0jCl7pJwF8rhorxCgZOyRAYWkIXsYWV_qrICqK2KjsaXlMxihrkTHgU7LzV6cKVcT2Qc/s1600-h/DSC_0135.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUuSfjmTvNAI9tjhKbrr4sp_DW36FGi4I7nL6bW7kp3OQX1i0n4UlwdAD5DuYUlXILQnDGWCV0jCl7pJwF8rhorxCgZOyRAYWkIXsYWV_qrICqK2KjsaXlMxihrkTHgU7LzV6cKVcT2Qc/s400/DSC_0135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236307262322973970" border="0" /></a><br />I love the scalloped edges of the lily pads and how they lay on the flat water surface and then how the colors of the flora rise up and stand out.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-2821698154360542212008-08-17T13:58:00.001-05:002008-08-17T14:00:41.934-05:00Fowl & Feathers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rL-X7dw7yiqi9XRyb2SEdXvTkTOs1xu1_63sc5jIP_UGIwhV8Fq_odQw8-8LxzAJY86Zx2PCvySqvc4DEB4Tu2i4w3qassrkUW-2WYT4thdonDWj2QhO3i6icX38VnxmB_44A7Ltjyk/s1600-h/DSC_0057.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rL-X7dw7yiqi9XRyb2SEdXvTkTOs1xu1_63sc5jIP_UGIwhV8Fq_odQw8-8LxzAJY86Zx2PCvySqvc4DEB4Tu2i4w3qassrkUW-2WYT4thdonDWj2QhO3i6icX38VnxmB_44A7Ltjyk/s400/DSC_0057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235563267304673986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love the red mask on this fowl's face - does anyone know what kind of duck this is?MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-70957390326757835312008-08-15T12:04:00.002-05:002008-08-15T12:07:53.449-05:00The Trees Were Filled With White Birds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAg8-30mgNq67elbBFguzwD5jAqC4vbvZsgtGcW50XKvW5I6lGKUxxsVwvhn7rXlYKXzEaZFKFPkjRxkGyPqRMr0MNsUNwAAvxMt7iI78STiPqGmruWMGG8iPPvgpku30FBtSe56WoZ8k/s1600-h/DSC_0067.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAg8-30mgNq67elbBFguzwD5jAqC4vbvZsgtGcW50XKvW5I6lGKUxxsVwvhn7rXlYKXzEaZFKFPkjRxkGyPqRMr0MNsUNwAAvxMt7iI78STiPqGmruWMGG8iPPvgpku30FBtSe56WoZ8k/s320/DSC_0067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234791975021630834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The trees in Brackenridge Park were filled with birds, it looked like huge clumps of cotton, it was an amazing site.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-27501691943117794982008-08-14T11:05:00.002-05:002008-08-14T11:13:04.837-05:00Footbridge That's Also a Work of Art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzE1Bzp2FvXMrmvDP7B1-5CTcmDMAzh8fvojKSW2ADaZ4n9FkwVw1qem6j-t7ROGdrkmH4YiQHKy9v3D6WzRg4PqByYYmy7e6Uc9CHm8QK0WNRx04usw-5mOQ2zypA5iFEvGFFv2Sq50/s1600-h/DSC_0007.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzE1Bzp2FvXMrmvDP7B1-5CTcmDMAzh8fvojKSW2ADaZ4n9FkwVw1qem6j-t7ROGdrkmH4YiQHKy9v3D6WzRg4PqByYYmy7e6Uc9CHm8QK0WNRx04usw-5mOQ2zypA5iFEvGFFv2Sq50/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234406294416933698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a footbridge but it's also a work of art. There is a famous artist (my bad, don't remember the name) that sculpts this from concrete to look like wood, his work can be seen throughout San Antonio on the Riverwalk, Brackenridge Park, Botanical Gardens.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-68030068853856767752008-08-13T16:50:00.001-05:002008-08-13T16:53:02.609-05:00Parakeet at my Feeders<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFSDZyOORBgSOrsxoU3Jz6HS2PAzLjb4l1MrzsTT17n0apGGrSGQTaO4joSCdIjMwDBiZvt5S8YfM-Ug3MVShyNi6hzUUopbpWrD804DHRWim9AV4WwUFDhCVsTRfnM7JN4eh03SGei4/s1600-h/DSC04588_2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFSDZyOORBgSOrsxoU3Jz6HS2PAzLjb4l1MrzsTT17n0apGGrSGQTaO4joSCdIjMwDBiZvt5S8YfM-Ug3MVShyNi6hzUUopbpWrD804DHRWim9AV4WwUFDhCVsTRfnM7JN4eh03SGei4/s320/DSC04588_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234123173903601522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I think some of you may remember me telling you about this parakeet that appeared at our feeders one morning and stayed around for probably better than a week and then disappeared again (yeah I know what happened but I prefer to think of it disappearing, maybe finding the household that lost it in the first place).MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-20275567811169370512008-08-13T12:40:00.002-05:002008-08-13T12:42:40.088-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDL8l_ACVL3DxqBbqcUutOd31rznL5k89FN5UWs8YV4t0_QeW9paEXPqCWj8uSXxm8aR_u-2a6i8ZBxofV6aEOEAkEAmmqU0-CGZAI2EbDo4qQEyr178IMDp5jDjEH_lxTz2hSQCALcc/s1600-h/DSC_0184_2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDL8l_ACVL3DxqBbqcUutOd31rznL5k89FN5UWs8YV4t0_QeW9paEXPqCWj8uSXxm8aR_u-2a6i8ZBxofV6aEOEAkEAmmqU0-CGZAI2EbDo4qQEyr178IMDp5jDjEH_lxTz2hSQCALcc/s320/DSC_0184_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234058693940993890" border="0" /></a><br />I had been to this particular park (Brackenridge Park in San Antonio) many times before and never before have I remembered seeing these beautiful birds. It's magical the way they appear to walk on water as they step on the lilypads.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210761907589199210.post-5839317854503526222008-08-12T14:24:00.000-05:002008-08-12T14:38:36.070-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zh2NseAODO4anjqhMBtA6HsMadffUW_t59tIzAsR5iSfyM5_JG8-jSML_awQo9ENTxNNkYWReX_gpT-V9S78WoiRmba-6KpZPCnx-HlACnHb_HVfQqp9XnVTSWQN2c2uBoZD-XBKnD0/s1600-h/DSC_0079_2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0zh2NseAODO4anjqhMBtA6HsMadffUW_t59tIzAsR5iSfyM5_JG8-jSML_awQo9ENTxNNkYWReX_gpT-V9S78WoiRmba-6KpZPCnx-HlACnHb_HVfQqp9XnVTSWQN2c2uBoZD-XBKnD0/s320/DSC_0079_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233714478229301314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've always been fascinated with the obvious things in nature. The lens allows us to sneak up and be a part of another world.MamaFlohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.com0