Sunday, September 30, 2012
Umbrella of Petals
Posted by Misty DawnS at 9:47 AM 5 comments
Labels: bug, flower, insects, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, pink rose, praying mantis, rose, Sony a580, Today's Flowers
Friday, September 28, 2012
A Friend and a Flower
Or, maybe it is offering a flower to all the Camera-Critters participants
for our 4 1/2 year anniversary!!!

Posted by Misty DawnS at 7:22 PM 21 comments
Labels: bug, Camera-Critters Meme, Green, insects, macro, macro photography, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, pink, pink rose, praying mantis, rose, Sony a580
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Let's Go Snipe Hunting
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:00 PM 7 comments
Labels: bird, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, pond, shore bird, Snipe, Sony a580, water, Wild Bird Wednesday, Wilson's Snipe
Monday, September 24, 2012
Dead Flowers and Spider Webs
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:00 PM 7 comments
Labels: bokeh, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, Queen Annes Lace, Sony a580, spider web, Sweet Shot Tuesday, wildflowers
Sunday, September 23, 2012
A Popular Flower
Posted by Misty DawnS at 8:55 AM 12 comments
Labels: bugs, Cucumber Beetle, flower, grasshopper, insects, mating, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, Sony a580, yellow flower
Friday, September 21, 2012
Can't Chuck Wood at a Pond
Posted by Misty DawnS at 6:52 PM 19 comments
Labels: animal, Camera-Critters Meme, groundhog, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, photography meme, Sony a580, wildlife, wildlife photography, wood chuck
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Beauty of a Survivor
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:00 PM 10 comments
Labels: butterfly, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, Mourning Cloak, nature, nature photography, rugged, Rural Thursday, Sony a580, wings
Blue Buffalo Health Bar Treats ~ Reviewed & Approved
One day, I received a very sweet e-mail in my inbox telling me that I have great photography on my blog! It made my day, and I replied to the e-mail saying just that.
Later, that same person offered me the opportunity to review a product for the website with which she works. It didn't take me long to agree, as the website is... get this... dog.com. Uh yeah, could that be any more appropriate for my blog?!?!
So, I was provided with a list of things I could review. Molly, Maggie May, Tag and I discussed it, and we decided to review some Blue Buffalo treats. Molly was super excited, cuz she loves anything edible. Tag had his doubts, as "dog" treats are never as good as human stuff. Maggie May told Molly that she could have hers, cuz Maggie doesn't care for treats.
When the package arrived, I opened the box to discovered we had received a bag of Blue Buffalo Health Bar Treats baked with pumpkin and cinnamon. While they smelled like pumpkin pie (yummy) and even made me hungry, I seriously had my doubts about Tag and Maggie May.
Let me just say... I no longer have any doubts. I no longer have any treats left either! All three of my dogs are crazy about these treats. Maggie May even jumped on me with her front paws to get one, and she never is interested in dog treats and usually lets Molly have them. Well, Molly certainly wasn't getting these from Maggie!
"What about Tag?" you ask. Well Tag would walk into the kitchen, and sit under the area of the counter where the treats were sitting. When I'd ask what he wanted, he'd roll his eyes up to the bag sitting on the counter. Like, "Duh Mom!"
I am thrilled to find a treat that, not only do all three dogs love, but is healthful for them too! I hope to eventually try some of the other flavors to see if they are as big of a hit.
So, our conclusions, without a doubt...
Blue Buffalo Health Bar Treats (at least the pumpkin & cinnamon ones) get a unanimous
THREE paws & a human-thumb UP!
***The BC Review-Crew and I were provided one free bag of Blue Buffalo Health Bar Treats to review for dog.com. We reviewed and approved. All opinions in this post are mine or the opinion of three Border Collies who use me to express their opinions, since I get upset when I find them using my computer without permission.***
Posted by Misty DawnS at 11:40 AM 1 comments
Labels: Blue Buffalo, dog treats, dog.com, dogs, pet products, recommendation, Reviews, treats
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:00 PM 7 comments
Labels: bird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Gnatcatcher, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, Sony a580, Wild Bird Wednesday
Monday, September 17, 2012
Free Fluttering
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:00 PM 4 comments
Labels: bokeh, butterfly, butterfly in flight, flying, in-flight, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, Monarch butterfly, nature, nature photography, Sony a580, Sweet Shot Tuesday, wildflowers
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Thistles in the Wind
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:30 PM 7 comments
Labels: American Goldfinch, bird, goldfinch, mellow yellow monday, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, thistle, yellow
It's Electric
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:00 PM 5 comments
Labels: bokeh, dew, dew drops, grass, macro, macro monday, macro photography, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, water, water drops
Friends and Flowers
Posted by Misty DawnS at 11:07 AM 1 comments
Labels: bee, butterfly, floral, flower, Frittilary butterfly, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, purple flower, Sony a580, Todays Flowers, wildflowers
Friday, September 14, 2012
Going Batty
Posted by Misty DawnS at 7:34 PM 23 comments
Labels: bat, Camera-Critters Meme, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, Red Bat, Sony a580, wildlife photography
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Dawn Lifts
Posted by Misty DawnS at 7:15 PM 8 comments
Labels: dawn, landscape, mist, morning, nature, nature photography, pond, Rural Thursday, water
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Not Forgotten
I remember the morning/day very well.
My husband and I were married on August 18. So, we were 'newlyweds'. He had been out milking (we were still a dairy farm at that time). He had come in for breakfast, and we were watching a morning TV show before I needed to get ready for work. They broke into the morning show to announce that a plane had flown into one of the towers. We watched as an 'expert' was being interviewed - he was being asked if he thought that this could possibly be a terror attack. In the midst of this 'expert' explaining that it was probably just an inexperienced pilot error and that people are too quick to jump to the conclusion of terrorism... the second plane flew into the other tower. I remember the feelings of disbelief, terror, and helplessness that overcame me. I remember looking at my husband and saying "Did that REALLY just happen?" As the announcers began to repeat over and over again "Another plane has now flown into the other tower!!" My husband and I just sat there - speechless. My husband even picked up the remote and flipped through other channels, because we couldn't believe what we were seeing - we thought it HAD to be some sort of trick photography to show what could have happened if it were, in fact, a terrorist attack.
I got ready for work. I drove to work listening to radio broadcasts of the attacks. I remember that I cried the whole way to work. I felt so helpless and defenseless. Just as I pulled into work, the local radio broadcast announced something about a plane over Cleveland (I lived in Ohio), and that the Cleveland-Hopkins Airport was being shutdown. I ran into work and turned on CNN. I later heard that all government buildings in Ohio were being closed. My boss was at the courthouse for a trial. He called me to check-in. As he talked, I realized that he had no idea what had happened. Then he realized that I was crying. He asked what was wrong. I remember asking "You didn't hear anything in Court about what has happened?" He had not heard, and I began to attempt to tell him - I still was in disbelief, and when I told him, he was too. He said something like "Are you sure about this?" When he came back to the office, the two of us sat together watching the TV, and we both cried. He sent me home early that day, and the subsequent days consisted of watching the TV and listening to the radio to hear the updates on rescues, searches, and eyewitness/survivor accounts.
I remember seeing the people on TV holding up signs with people's photos and names on them, because they were desperately trying to find out news of their loved ones - Every time, every photo, every name, would make me cry. I also remember my boss trying to calm me down when I would be in my office typing, while a news channel played on the TV in the background - I would hear some idiot, moron of a reporter ask a young child "And, how did it feel when you found out your daddy died in the tower?" I would be yelling and cursing at the reporter on the TV, as my boss would come out of his office to calm me down. Honestly, he didn't mind - he likes that I am so emotional and full of feeling for others. I would point at the TV and scream "That stupid idiot just asked how this child felt when he found out his daddy was dead!?!? I CAN'T believe that I used to dream about and want to be a journalist!" I know they were just doing their jobs, but... well, never mind - I'm rambling too much as it is. I'll leave you with this... Have I forgotten? NEVER
Posted by Misty DawnS at 11:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: 9/11, 9/11 Anniversary, memories, terrorist attacks
Monday, September 10, 2012
Butterflies are Flying Flowers
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:13 PM 2 comments
Labels: butterfly, macro, macro photography, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, Mourning Cloak, nature, nature photography, Sony a580, Sweet Shot Tuesday
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Wet Wings
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:13 PM 10 comments
Labels: damselfly, damselfly in dew, dew, dew drops, macro monday, mellow yellow monday, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature photography, photography meme, Sony a580, yellow damselfly
Cucumber Pollen
Posted by Misty DawnS at 8:47 AM 10 comments
Labels: Beetle, bug, Cucumber Beetle, flower, Hibiscus Trionum, I Heart Macro, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, photography meme, Sony a580, Today's Flowers, wildflowers
Friday, September 7, 2012
Damsel in the Dew

Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:00 PM 17 comments
Labels: Camera-Critters Meme, damselfly, damselfly in dew, dew, dew drops, grass, Green, macro photography, Midwest, missouri, Misty DawnS, nature photography, photography meme, Sony a580, yellow
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Fence In the Fog
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:30 PM 12 comments
Labels: fence, fence post, flowers, fog, Friday Fences, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, Rural Thursday, Sony a580, vine
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Spots and Drops
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:30 PM 4 comments
Labels: abstract, abstract photography, dew drops, macro, macro photography, Misty DawnS, nature, nature abstract, nature photography, NF Waters, reflection, Sony a580, water drops
Monday, September 3, 2012
I Believe In Magic
Posted by Misty DawnS at 5:30 PM 6 comments
Labels: abstract, dew, dew drops, macro, macro photography, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, Sony a580, Sweet Shot Tuesday, water drops
Pond in a Drop
Posted by Misty DawnS at 9:41 AM 16 comments
Labels: dew drop, favorite photo monday, Hoya filters, macro, macro monday, Misty DawnS, nature, nature photography, NF inspiring photography, reflection, show off your shot, Sony a580, water drop, water reflection
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Hearts and Elephants
Posted by Misty DawnS at 8:14 AM 10 comments
Labels: Achillea millefolium, elephant, floral photography, flowers, heart, I Heart Macro, macro, macro photography, missouri, nature photography, red and yellow flowers, shapes, Sony a580, Today's Flowers
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- Bonding Over Thistle
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- Can't Chuck Wood at a Pond
- Beauty of a Survivor
- Blue Buffalo Health Bar Treats ~ Reviewed & Approv...
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- Free Fluttering
- Thistles in the Wind
- It's Electric
- Friends and Flowers
- Going Batty
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- Not Forgotten
- Butterflies are Flying Flowers
- Wet Wings
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