I'm ready for my close-up...

My buddy Ratmammy aka Bob and Blackie's mom (you can find her blog here) has been nagging encouraging me to take macro shots by utilizing the various settings on my camera. I'm a point and shoot sort of person... I didn't even realize that my camera had so many settings! (For the record, I have a Canon PowerShot S2 IS and I love it!) Here's a close-up of my kitty's face. She got annoyed with me pretty quickly so I decided to move on to more willing subjects - flowers!

I call this the "big pink flower". I have no idea what the name of this flower is... if anyone knows, will you please let me know? Thanks!

A white Carnation...

Pink, red and white carnations...


Tiger Lily...

Yellow Hibiscus...

Big 3-0

Today we are celebrating our 30th Wedding Anniversary. Hubby Jim surprised me with this beautiful flower arrangement!

Of course the kitty couldn't resist giving it a sniff...

Kitty says... "Yes, the flowers are pretty... may I have my Fancy Feast now?"