OH DEER!!!

This is why you should always be prepared.

I once again got to the end of the day and was looking for a picture.  I went to the gas station to get something to drink.  As I was leaving with my soda (coke or pop, depending on what part of the country you are from.)  I thought I would drive around to see if there was anything interesting to photograph.

I drove behind the station and thought. "Wow, they have goats."

No, they were deer.  I was able to take about 13 pictures before they ran off.

This isn't the greatest picture.  And I have to confess that I took this on the Auto setting.  But I didn't know how long I would have and wanted the smallest margin of error.

I have to say that taking pictures on auto that turned out worse than my manual ones means that maybe I'm learning what I'm doing. 

Til tomorrow.  Bye all.

CONTRADICTIONS

The moon in the day.

The reason I titled this Contradictions is because of the moon in the middle of the day.

The things in life that seem to contradict each other can sometimes bring beauty and sometimes bring mystery.  It's all in how we look at it.

Another thing that is affected by point of view is satisfaction.  There is always an opportunity in life to be happy.  The way we react to life has more to do with our attitude than our circumstances.

I can choose to focus on my blessings or my deprivations.  The thing is that when I look at what I don't have not only am I longing for something that I may never get but I am stealing the joy from what I am already blessed with.

SIMPLE MOMENTS

It's easy to find beauty in the small things.

This flower is by our porch.  Sometimes the most beautiful things are the things around us that we never really SEE. 

Why is it so easy to take the everyday things for granted?  A flower by your door, a laugh from your child or a day with your loved ones.

Overlooking the simple things is a habit that each of us needs to break.  Be thankful for every moment, large or small, that you have because no one knows when the last one will come.