Tiny Purple Wildflower

These little purple wildflowers were all over the Payson area. They are so tiny, smaller than a dime. This was taken while playing with a macro camera lens I am thinking about purchasing. What do you think? 

My first Iris!

This is the first bloom of my new iris bed out back. I was so happy when it bloomed! I hope the rest are going to start doing the same.. that would make it gorgeous!

Loki Time

More fun playing with the camera settings. This time it was my cat Loki who graciously allowed herself to be photographed. The first was taken in her favorite spot in the world, curled up in her basket that is perched on the shelf on my boyfriend's desk. 

The second one was her looking through her tunnel at me. That one was a little more difficult to get, the strings hanging down in her face don't help either, but I loved the way she just stared at me. I wish I could have shown how bright her eyes are, but the couch behind her washed her out a bit. 

Comet

Earlier this week I met up with a friend of mine and a photo group he has been hanging out with and we tried our hands at taking some photos of the comet gracing our skies just recently. The leader of this group was so helpful and I learned so much about taking pictures with my DSLR camera that it re-sparked my joy in photography. I had been struggling with the lack of desire just to go out and shoot, I really needed this kick in the butt. A big thank you to you guys. I had a great time.

These were taken out at Papago Park, Arizona. The first is more of a city-scape, but if you look closely you can see the comet to the left of the moon. The second is more of a close-up to make it easier to see the comet.