I miss you Sam!!

I miss you Sam!!
I miss you Sam!!

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Shadow Shot Sunday!

Get out the magnifying glass, get into your best sleuthing clothes and start prowling your environment looking for those wonderful, but sometimes elusive shadows. This fun and challenging meme is hosted each week by Tracy over at Hey Harriet! Click on the icon, sign up and show us how clever you are!

Oh, it was gorgeous here yesterday and I was looking forward to doing lots of shadow chasing and then, wouldn't you know it, I began to have computer connectivity issues that went on for most of the day and it cut my camera fun time down considerably! But I got a few shots -- hope you don't get bored with different versions of some of the same stuff!! Hopefully, next week will be better!

First is Sir Sam!



And there was quite a gathering at the duck pond! I suspect it was a political rally! And I think the one duck in the water is telling the others what he thinks of their politics! Oh, and I do so relate!!



Colorful fish that came to swim in my kitchen window!



Then I saw some of my favorite toys had grown quite tall in the late afternoon sun!

42 comments:

Chasing Purple Dreams said...

I like the though of fish swimming in my kitchen window! I captured a coloured glass shadow this week too and I thought of you as I snapped it! Happy Shadow Shot Sunday.

Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio said...

I hope it was a bi-partisan rally! : )

Love the fish and of course, the glass (love that 'tradition'). Sir Sam always brings a smile to my face!

I hope you have a great weekend! Sorry I didn't stop by your SSS last weekend-I was in a 2 day Japanese dyeing workshop.

robin. said...

could never grow bored with your photos...the are lovely as always...

darn computer problems anyway!!!

have a great week!! and a healthy computer.

BLOGitse said...

Pictures with shadows, what's this, some kind of game or what?! :)
Happy weekend Sylvia,
greetings from Casa!
Here's my correct blog address > BLOGitsePHOTOS (it's because your comment settings give Blogger's address where I'm not anymore but I still have an account = is must if I want to leave a comment here...)

Tom Hilton said...

So if Sam sees his shadow, do we have six more weeks of summer?

Love the last shot...of course...

Ralph said...

Sam is a cute dog, with a shadow of elegance and dignity. Sir Sam is a perfect title! The ducks again, we love waterfowl in our home, so these webfoot birds are always welcome. I lobe your colorful shadows!

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

Agile shadow-fish,
swimming toward the light, may you
find a tasty bite!

Anonymous said...

What a handsome dog he is!! And of course I love the coloured glass shadow! Have a good weekend, Anne

Scott Law said...

Great shadows and I love the way you got the color and shadows on that last one. Great job. OBTW several people who commented on my "Monochrome Lake" post for Phun Phriday! wondered how it was done, so I posted a tutorial on it today. If you're interested just click here. Thanks for dropping by and your comment.

The Summer Kitchen Girls said...

How could we get bored with such an entertaining post??
Karla & Karrie

Kay said...

I do have a partiality for the colored shadows. I guess they remind me of little rainbows. Have a wonderful weekend, Sylvia.

Anca Pandrea said...

Colored glass shadows, beautiful. And I like the one with the fish in the window!

Dani said...

lovely shots. those fish are awesome.Beautiful.

Have a sunny weekend, Sylvia.

Cassie said...

Lovely, as usual. Those carved fish leave a nice shadow and add such pretty color to your window too! (And they don't cost a thing to feed!!)

EG CameraGirl said...

I especially love Sam and his shadow. :)

Janie said...

Sam and his shadow are exchanging worried looks. Maybe they're wishing Mom would play with them. The ducks have found a nice place to enjoy summer weather.

Serendipity said...

The ducks are fabulous! (And Sam is so cute!)

A Wild Thing said...

Girl, you just have the most fun stuff, as always I enjoy the shots of you hounds...my daughter and I always call schnauzers 'stiff hounds', cause when you groom them them TOTALLY stiffen up...too funny!

Have a good one friend!

nut

giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•. said...

Ciao Irene,
questo lago รจ tuo ?
Il tuo cane ha un muso simnpatico e curioso !
Buona giornata.

Linda Reeder said...

Let the sun shine in!

Sam said...

These are gorgeous! I love Sam best - especially his eyebrows! I think they even make up part of his shadow (I think!). The duck pond looks lovely too. I bet Sam enjoys chatting to them!

Have a super lovely week Sylvia!

Jeanne Henriques said...

Wonderful images...that little Sir Sam is a real cutie!!

Jeanne:)

lotusleaf said...

I love your shots with the colourful bottles! There are shadows as well as reflections. A nice lesson in physics!

Splendid Little Stars said...

Oh what fun! I agree that the colorful bottles are very cool. Sir Sam looks like he is wondering what that dark spot is.

George said...

The first picture is great -- Sam is seriously studying his shadow! I also like the ducks.

Anonymous said...

lovely pix! Sylvia, shadows seem so surreal!

Chubskulit Rose said...

Beautiful shadow shots!

Shadow Shots

urban muser said...

I like the dog one the best!

Dimple said...

Those fish in the window are great, and the tree shadows outside could be taken for drops on water with a little imagination...

Thanks for coming by!

Unknown said...

Sir Sam, he makes such great shadows, and he's very cute. Love the fish shadows too.

Beverley Baird said...

I never get tired of your shdows! You always have such a variety. Love your dog and the coloured glass best!
have a great weekend!

Unknown said...

Sir Sam's eyebrows have their own shadow!
Ooooh and the colored shadows are clever
Norwood

Hey Harriet said...

These are all wonderful as always Sylvia! Sam looks quite obsessed with his shadow there! Cute! And I love the fishies in your kitchen :)

Have a super week Sylvia!

Angie said...

Great shots! Thanks for the visit. Have a good week.

CanadianGardenJoy said...

Sylvia girl I loved the "duck politics" picture .. I think we have a few of those rebels here in Kingston too !
You have such pretty fish on your kitchen window ..you have given me some ideas with that now .. thank you : )
And the shadows of the bottles .. beautiful ! I love coloured glass in these type of shots
Joy

chrome3d said...

I enjoyed the political rallies. Too bad that one small fish got caught in the fight between the two big fishes.

maryt/theteach said...
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maryt/theteach said...

Sylvia, love the colored glass a usual! :)

Lisa's RetroStyle said...

All nice shots! I love all the turtles lined up on the log in the duck pond:) Happy Sunday Sylvia! Hope your connection is behaving today.

Sarah said...

I love Sam's curly, rounded shadow!

Patti said...

Sir Sam looks like such a sweetie! And I never tire of your colorful glass shadows.

As for the ducks, all I can say is Quack!

thanks for stopping by, Sylvia. Enjoy the week.

Eden said...

I always love your shadow shots, especially the one with Sam. He is such a cutie.

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