MMMM :d That's Tastee

Jaime and I went to Tastee Freez for lunch. It was way delicious as usual. And a wonderful place to take some fun pictures. 

 I love how you can see the rest of the place in her sunglasses. 

That's my eye. I feel like this needs some sort of saying or caption. But for now, it's just my eye.

Where have I been????

Last time I posted I believe it was July. Early July. and for that I greatly apologize to all five of you :p who have missed out on my pictures. 

 I went to the grocery store to get some stuff for delicious baked goods and on a whim decided to look at the flowers. Well these flowers caught my eye immediately. Sunflowers, but with more fun colors. Obviously, I had to buy them. They make great subjects for pictures but sadly, only got one great picture. But they are still alive and I might be able to get more. 

 The following day I hung out with my friend, Kevin, and we did a little bit of everything. So obviously, I brought my camera and forced him to be my temporary model on certain occasions. There are more pictures, but I plan to edit those a bit. But for now, enjoy these few awesome tree/Kevin pictures.

 I love this picture because it feels like this tree could go on forever. Almost like the branches go way far up into a land of giants and golden goose eggs. I realize that reference is slightly off because it was a beanstalk not a tree branch. However, maybe tree branches are better. They don't lead to a land where the giants eat you.

 OoOoOo Kevin, you so sneaky....

Trip to Florida

 Dad

 Dad and Grandpa Tyo

 Armadillo!!!

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

Incense! It's beautiful. It's cheaper than candles, smells stronger than candles and the fumes that come out of it is just absolutely fascinating. Which I captured in this picture below

 There are other pictures with the fumes, but they are all around whereas this one was more controlled.

These are mason jars that I made to hold candles and they float in my backporch. They are quite a hit with the fireflies :D as well as any guests we may have over for a quick game of Apples to Apples. It's very serene, especially at night. 

Manual Awesome

Great News! I took this picture in Manual. But Corinne, what does that mean? It means I set everything and by everything I mean aperture, shutter speed and ISO (which is still quite the mystery to me) and look at how awesome this picture turned out :D 

This is Nick playing the ukulele. In case you're wondering, he happens to be figuring out You and I by Ingrid Michaelson. 

Lonesome Flower

Storytime:

Tonight, as I push through the final steps into my air conditioned house after a long day, I stop at my door.  This flower catches my eye. My house is dark, the street is dark and this area is surrounded by greenery and weeds. We are in the middle of a drought, a mediocre one, but a drought nonetheless. Yet still, this flower sits right by my door in perfect bloom. Naturally, I run and grab the camera. 

Sidenote: 

Last week, when vacationing in NY, my Uncle Steve took me out for a camera lesson and taught me some basics with aperture and shutter speed. Normally, I'd put my camera on a setting and just shoot, but I figured this time it would be best to try my new fancy-shmancy knowledge. 

And here are the results:

My Fire is Purple