What doesn't eat Cheerios?

So today, the boys were introduced to a new friend. They were so excited by the small, unusual creature. It wasn't anything like the cats, dog, or horse they are used to seeing everyday, around home.

They made the biggest deal about they're new friend, wanting to constantly touch it (which I prohibited), talking to it, and finally Cole trying to feed it his Cheerios....

He kept insisting his new friend eat the Cheerios that he supplied for him, after all the dog and even the cats seem more than willing to eat the Cheerios he leaves for them, but not this creature.  Who (or in this case what) wouldn't eat Cheerios!?.....

Well apparently a turtle does not eat Cheerios, despite the demands of a pushy toddler.

And although Cole and Brody weren't allowed to touch the turtle, it did  not keep Allison from having to pick it up.

In the end the boys said "Bye Turtle" and Allison washed her hands followed by hand sanitizer. Cole retuned inside, to finish the Cheerios that weren't wasted on the turtle, and learned that not everone, or everything likes Cheerios. As I have been uploading these photos Cole has been by my chair reminding me that it is a "baby turtle" and when he sees the picture of the Cheerios he is quick to say "eww yuck" but that has not stopped him from eating the Cheerios out of his cup while assisting me with this post.

Owensboro Photography Group

Yesterday I met up with a group of photographers from the Owensboro photography group, down town. Joanne, Mechel, Erin and I  wandered around looking for things that caught our eye to photograph. We found several things that caught our interest, but here are just a few...

One of my favorites <3

This was taken looking up the pole of a street sign

The focus seemed to be mostly Macro

I saw these lines, on a set of steps, and for some reason had to shoot them, and

Joanne had the same idea, so we took pictures of each other as well.

Mechel found a grasshopper, and I think we all had to take turns shooting it..

I had a great time, and can't wait till the next get together. Thank you Joanne for always putting it together!

Just when I thought I was done...

Today, I met up with a couple of people in down town Owensboro to  walk around and share our love of photography (Thank you Joanne for always putting it together). We had a good time finding odd things to shoot and exploring down town (I will try to post some of those photos later). As I pulled up to the house (thinking I was done shooting for the night) I noticed that Adam and the boys were all sitting out on the porch and Cole was yelling it's pink it's pink!!!  It was then that I saw this beautiful sight and had to pull my camera out once again, to capture one more shot for the night.