Favourite Flower ~ Orchid

Close Up

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

Orchids are calming to me. Probably because while growing up, my parents always had one - or two about. They like low light, warm places and a light watering once a week. OK seems easy enough. Mark Cullen, Canadian gardening guru explains in this video, Orchids are an easy to care for plant. They are known to provide exotic, continuous blooms with little effort. He even professes they are easier to care for than an African Violet. Err Mark, meet Debbie - killer of the Orchid nation! . 

Fact 4 About Me
Orchids I do seem to have a knack for killing and rather quickly! Perhaps this plant will be my first to survive my tender loving care!

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 June's Photo A Day, Macro Monday, Sweet Shot Tuesday and I Heart Macro

Edit: I was thrilled to learn "i heart macro" chose my Orchid from that week's entries as Photo of the Week! Thank you!

  

June Photo a Day ~ On Your Plate

On Your Plate

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

I know!! I just had pancakes 2 days ago - curse my talented girls and their cooking genes. Not only are these Pina Colada Pancakes delicately sweet, they are also gluten free - a must for me. To boot, they are healthy. Well sort of - if you skip the rum spiked syrup!

Fact 10 About Me

I can't cook. Genetically we skipped a generation because clearly my daughter's love and skill at cooking, comes from my Mother. Go read "Just Me" and you'll learn burning toast is more my speed!

In our house - where the Cavaliers Rule, Kodee and Becky have been conditioned to recognize, the sight of the grill means one thing! Dot sized mini dog pancakes are a cook'n!
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June Photo A Day ~ Empty

Empty

[Photo A Day June Prompt For "30 Things About Me" Series]

Not sure of the entire journey this antique silver necklace has been on, but I have a feeling from the well-weathered surface its travels might be story worthy. 

How I set up my shot; off camera flash with a remote trigger.

Fact 2 About Me
You can't have enough bags. Take a look at my new Theit ~ Bossi, Bag in Fawn hanging in the corner! My daughter has this camera bag in black and I have been eyeing it a while. Mine was a gift from my husband and I love it! It's a sleek but roomy bag dreamed up by a young, Canadian designer.

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Banana Pancakes

Morning!

[Photo A Day June Prompt "Morning" Also Fact 1 for my series "30 Things About Me"]

* No promises these 30 days will be consecutive!

I kicked off January 2012 by joining thousands of other Iphone users and posting (#aphotoadayjanuary) on  Instagram. It was a lot of fun, so I decided to follow FatMumSlim June Photo Prompt list with my digital camera.

Fact 1 About Me
I am also doing a little series called "30 Things About Me". Fact 1 - Gluten Free is my friend! Thanks to my daughter for this gluten free "Chocolate Banana Pancakes" recipe. Sinful isn't it! Cooking doesn't get any easier than this. Throw it all in a blender, zap, pour onto a hot griddle and enjoy! It's that simple; sinful chocolate and guiltless nutrition.

1.5 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder
2 Egg Whites
1 Mash Banana
1 Tablespoon Ground Flax Seed

But if you think that is the real start to my morning, your being fooled. You see these faces? Could you resist those eyes pleading to be let out, then fed first? Me either. A "Dog's Life" is not a bad thing in this house.

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Live Strong ~ Live Long

A great day visiting our Cavalier friends! I left Kodee and Becky at home as I was supposed to be sewing Cooling and Drying Coats for the dogs. Many of my friends are fellow Cavalier owners, so it wasn't long before I ventured to the yard for a bit of playtime, photography fun and a moment to steal a few nose kisses!



Audrey is such an athletic girl! She can turn on a dime in a split second to revel Zoey for the ball first.
[This photo is also my submission at the "Daily Dog Challenge" #205. 5/23 "Off Centered"]



Cavaliers are prone to easy weight gain and overweight dogs are not enjoying life. Zoey is a good friend's dog still staying trim and fit at 5.5!



As with all Spaniels, Cavaliers have a natural instinct to hunt. I wish the Robin luck Audrey is stalking!
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Linking up with; Camera Critters, Fabulous Friday
Also, if you like to photograph dogs and have a FlickR account join us at the "Daily Dog Challenge"

A Very Special Genius

No one listens to me more carefully than my dogs. Most of the time I think of that as a very special bond. Then again.. hopefully there is a person or two that find my thoughts as interesting as my dogs! 

Becky has been tweaking her listening skills as we work on Rally Obedience together. It is a great  sport where owner and dog must work in unison to skillfully perform obedience exercises in a sequence. Becky intently listens to me and she also takes cues from the most subtle of body movements. Her expression says it all, she loves to please me and wags with her whole body from course start to finish. I can't help it, when she endearingly looks at me with her big, brown eyes she sometimes gets rewarded a little too often.

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This week the theme at Kim Klassne's Cafe is "Two Textured Edition".
My photograph incorporates "Little Things" and "Cherished". 

2012's Super Moon Lacked Sizzle!

Super Moon 2012

We attended our first Rally Obedience Match with Becky earlier in the day. By the time we got home we only had a few minutes to grab the camera equipment and head to the park. It was a hazy, brisk night so we had to hurry as the moon was already setting in the horizon.

Tree Silhouette 

The tree branches provided an interesting perspective - very Halloween-ish I think!

Golden Sky

I like this picture and the allure of warmth from the golden light cast from the moon onto the playground. I much preferred photographing down at the lake for 2011's Super Moon and hope next time can head back to the water. Now I am off to find those WOW Super Moon photos by the Pros!

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This post is part of the Memes "Yellow Mellow Monday" and "Sunday In My City"

It's A Gift. Really.

Really all dog breeds succeed as the best companions!

Kodee would rather hear the clicker in rally training than the camera click today.

Pft! Click a camera, clicker training - as long as a treat follows I'm there folks!

This post is part of a "Meme". 
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