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I am Wide Awake, Bring on the Pansies!

in Family, General, Photography

The kids have been away from home for a week. YEAH Oh boy do I miss them! They are on their way home as I type.

I’ve cleaned house, read books, steam cleaned carpets, uploaded all of my Alaska photos and most importantly I slept and slept and slept until I couldn’t sleep anymore. It was fabulous, and then it back fired on me. My body has decided to catch up on being awake, so each night for the past two or three nights, I fall asleep about midnight and wake up at DAWN.

Sure, it sounds like no BIG deal to you, but you don’t like in Northern Alberta. Where dawn today was: 4:56 a.m. (actually that was civil twilight, actually sunrise was 5:41 (that’s full sun in the sky)). I was up at civil twilight. Who even knew there was such a thing?

Saturday when I awoke at civil twilight, I decided to get up and finally do the Pioneer Woman’s photography assignment (from last year), ‘get up early’.


I’d actually forgotten what the assignment was, but I knew it involved taking photo’s outside in the wee hours of the morning. So that is what I did.

pansy
I love pansies. I love blurred backgrounds. I love green blurred backgrounds the most.

pansy
Still loving pansies and blurred green backgrounds.

raindrops
It had rained just a few hours earlier. I love those water drops.

raindrops on flower
I don’t even know what kind of flower this is, but it’s pretty all covered in raindrops isn’t it?

I’d love to see some of your summer photos. Leave me a link to your blog in the comments or your flickr page.

MK xo
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14 comments… add one

  • Ashley July 27, 2009, 2:34 pm

    Beautiful photos! I’m glad you made it worth being up that early, because I certainly wouldn’t have.
    .-= Ashley´s last blog ..It’s a Rock that’s White! =-.

  • Madeline July 27, 2009, 7:59 pm

    Those are gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Flowers, blurry green backgrounds, and teeny-tiny rain droplets…stunning.
    .-= Madeline´s last blog ..I Could So Start A Weekly Post On What This Kid Goes To Bed With =-.

  • Sait July 28, 2009, 1:05 am

    Those are some cute photos you have taken. Really love those colors and the blurrinez around the subject. Great work!

  • Ink July 28, 2009, 11:59 am

    Lovely photos. You’re really talented!
    .-= Ink´s last blog ..small seussian rebellion =-.

  • UPrinting July 28, 2009, 11:18 pm

    These are excellent pictures as well! I can still remember your Alaska photos, and those were amazing too. Love that you were able to capture even the small rain droplets on the petals. Thanks!

  • Outdoor Living Furniture July 29, 2009, 9:40 pm

    love the pictures, I just love pansies.

  • Sea Fishing Rods July 29, 2009, 9:41 pm

    Just gorgeous, love the rain drops on the flowers.

  • Monica July 30, 2009, 10:50 pm

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  • ed hardy August 4, 2009, 7:28 am

    These Pictures look good and i really appreciate author for his wonderful post. I always look for wonderful pictures because i have a collection of it and my friends like my picture collection. I specially like pictures of nature

  • Christian August 5, 2009, 4:34 pm

    Those pictures are amazing, you should try selling them!

  • Simon Wilby August 11, 2009, 7:01 pm

    Is the last photo is a type of orchids flowers? They are lovely.

  • baby nursery bedding August 13, 2009, 5:16 pm

    You have a real talent for photography, these are beautiful. I love the close up with faded background look, and you pulled it off beautifully.

  • Antof9 August 17, 2009, 10:35 pm

    There really isn’t much civil at that time of day, is there?

    On the other hand, these pictures are LOVELY. Your crazy sleep is our reward.
    .-= Antof9´s last blog ..A Conversation with Unk that illustrates my looniness =-.

  • best sunglasses September 11, 2009, 12:58 pm

    rain drops keep falling on my head

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