M. Sullivan Photography Animals, Family, Flowers

Amaryllis Revisited, Visitors, Big Red Mixer & The Course

The second set of flowers are now opening on my amaryllis.  The first stalk had four flowers. The second has three.  This poor amaryllis plant has been photographed way too much.  To give the pictures a twist, I added a touch of Photoshop magic.

Moody Amaryllis, I
Moody Amaryllis, II

We had some visitors to our backyard recently.  A couple of neighborhood deer stopped by to add to the destruction of our shrubs.

Having A Little Snack

After I knocked on the glass of our dining room window, she turned to look at me.  I guess the snow fell from the higher branches and landed right on her face.  Poor thing (insert sarcasm here).

Snow In The Face
Damaging Duo

 

My recent purchase.  Isn’t it beautiful?  We christened it by making a batch of banana muffins.  The were delicious.

Red Beauty

Here is the new and improved sledding course.  A whole new design for 2013.  Sebastian has been working on it the past few evenings after our big snowstorm on Sunday (his Dad helped too). The extra nine inches of snow allowed him to bank up the sides and create a nice curve at the bottom.

New & Improved For 2013!
Fast & Furious
Watch Out For The Curve At The End
M. Sullivan Photography Daphne, Family, Photos, Weather

Dry Spell

I haven’t had my camera out much lately.  It seems there has been little to photograph.  It is the dead of winter, it is just getting light when I leave for work and dark when I get home.  There is nothing growing outside.  No gardens to photograph.  No outdoor sports events to take pictures of the kids at.  I did get a small bit of inspiration after seeing Daphne soaking up the sun by the front window this past weekend.  I took a few pictures of our lovely boxer and somehow managed to sweet-talk Sebastian and Sophia into letting me photograph them also.  So here are a few pictures from our spontaneous mini photo shoot.

Brown-Eyed Girl
Canine Portrait
Seeing Spots
Profile
The Girls
Best Of Friends

Some behind the scenes details…

  • I balanced a dog bone toy on my head to get Daphne to look at me.  A little gross since it had dried dog slobber on it, but it worked.  I took a shower afterwards.  🙂
  • I thought about Photoshopping the big gap in Sebastian’s smile along with the pointy tooth coming in.  Then I realized that it may look a little funny, but that’s what being twelve and losing your teeth is all about.
  • I should have made Sebastian take off his Twins knit hat, but didn’t want to push my luck.  He doesn’t usually agree to let me take pictures of him.  I decided I should take what I can get.

I also snapped a few pictures with my iPhone yesterday morning after arriving to work.  The sun was coming out and the dense fog was beginning to lift.  I wished that I had taken my Canon with me for the day, but the iPhone did just fine.

Ice And Fog
Barren Trees

Same picture after a little Photoshop magic.

Dark Days Of Winter

I’m hoping for even brighter days ahead.

M. Sullivan Photography Flowers, Photos, Weather

Amaryllis, Part II

The first Amaryllis flower has opened up. Here is how it looked on Wednesday.

Rilona Amaryllis – January 9, 2013

And this is how it looked yesterday.

Rilona Amaryllis – January 10, 2013

The second of four blossoms is beginning to open today.  It is nice to see something full of life and color during our dreary Minnesota winter.  Today it is rainy and foggy.  Very odd for January.  Next week’s highs will be in the single digits.  😦