Sunset at the lake

Went to Holmes Lake Park after dinner Saturday evening. This is a city lake/park not too far from our house with great walking paths around the lake. It was nice to finally see the sun this week!

For the Birds . .

I see this sunny bird feeder hanging on the fence when I look out our kitchen/dining area window. I got it at one of my favorite stores last summer - Pier One. We fill it with white millet bird seed and the cardinals and robins (no squirrels) love it! It keeps them nice and fat til the warmer weather gets here!

Violas

No sunshine here again today, so here are a couple of photos I took last week with the macro lens I rented. These are violas I have in a basket near the front door. The focus is not the best, but I love the colors - the bright yellow reminds me of the sun, so I am using it for the "sun" theme today. It counts, right? :)

Sunshine in the garden

The POTD theme this week is SUN. Looks like we won't be seeing the sun for the next few days around here, so here is my substitution. This sun is in my garden. Got this from a local artist who makes all kinds of funky outdoor sculpture. She uses old metal and glass (even bowling balls) and recycles it in her artwork. I like how the sunshine reflects off the piece of aqua colored glass and the curvy shadows created by the sun rays. I want to get out in my yard and photograph this at different times of the day to see how the shadows change.

I brightened the colors a bit in PS to bring out the aqua color of the glass and the rusty texture of the metal sun.