Mater Dei vs. St. John Bosco - Lacrosse 4/27/10

I have to admit that I have never watched a Lacrosse game - until last night. I was asked to photography MD#10. Last game of the season against Long Beach's St. John Bosco. What an interesting game! Lots of contact with no injuries. The first pic you can see the ball just about to go in the goalies net.

The next one is interesting to me because you can see the two blue Bosco players who have just pushed the MD player down. But what the spectators didn't see was what the camera picked up... The MD player has his elbow in the Bosco's back. Pushing him into the MD player.

Game results: Mater Dei 15 / Bosco 1

R.O.U.S.'s - Rodents of Unusual Size

I stopped by a site via one of my blogging bud's site and there was a post about these rare woolly pigs. I thought they were sooooo cute, I had to post them also. (This is one of the things I love the most about blogging--being able to learn and see things I'd normally never get a chance to) Officially known as Mangalitzas. This one's real name is Buddy. (I want one)

Please check out 'the paper girls' site for the story. http://thepapergirls.blogsppot.com/2010/04/tea-tuesday.html or the London news at: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/822520-woolly-sheep-pigs-arrive-at-essex-zoo

Baaaah ram ew. Baaaah ram ew.

From there I went to the metro.co.uk link and saw this.

World's largest rodent. Would love to have him too.

I wonder what he's reading.....

'Rodent News'

'Go Fur It'

'Guinea World Records'

Art Creations Friday "Girl with Bucket"

Here is my quick attempt at the Art Creations Friday. I loved this little girl. She was the image that we were given. I put her in a photo that I took, added some tulips and got the background from Norfolk Textiles. Here's there link. http://shop.norfolktextiles.co.uk/ This is oil cloth. I loved all the oil cloth that they had. I don't think I've ever really shopped for it here in California. Have never seen any that really inspired me, but loved everything they had. I know it over powers the card, but couldn't resist. Forgive me.

And the saying, felt it was a good one being Mother's Day is coming up.

God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers.

Make sure you check out all the Art Creations Friday at: http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/

Huntington Library Flowers

Today is a sad day for many and a day of rejoicing in heaven as Renee Crane lost her battle with colon cancer. She leaves behind her 18 year old daughter, (a clone of herself - wonderful girl), her husband and their two babies. Please join me in praying for the family.

I'm posting these flowers that I took at the Huntington Library this past Sunday. They are a five star flower, don't know the name, but it reminded me that we have had five moms of my daughter's friends die this year. Cancer is so prevalent now days.

For more flower photos visit: http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/

Altamonte Springs, (Orlando) Florida Trip

Our USTA team made it to Nationals. The tournament was in Orlando, Altamonte Springs to be exact. 8.0 Senior (sheesh) Mixed Doubles - they came in 5th.

In between matches, we visited a few local spots. This was a natural spring. The kids would float on their inner tubes, having a blast. (We thought the water was cold!)

I thought this little girl was so cute! Totally dry hair, but goggles on anyhow.

This gator was NOT in the springs.

He is a baby and smiled for me. ~Sweet gator.

Enjoy your Wednesday and visit Watery Wednesday for more water shots! http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/

Art Creations Friday "Princess"

I've been out of town and busy this week, but I did squeeze in this week's Art Creations Friday challenge. Here is my girl. Her head is from the challenge photo given to us. The background and flowers are from a photograph that I took last month. Worked it and re-painted it turning it into this. The frog is from Google images and the saying is one from 'The Frog and the Princess' movie. Hope you like her - thanks for visiting!

Check out http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com for more creative art.

Home is Where I Left my Scissors

Here is my wacky version for the "Home" collage challenge from Collage Obsession Challenge. Being that my house is always in somewhat of disarray - I'm always searching for something, usually a pair of scissors (which we have many-just never can find them), and feeling like a chicken with my head cut off - This is what I came up with. Regardless, my home is still where my heart is (and my scissors)

Visit: http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/ for more interesting takes on art!

Texture

Here is my Macro Monday shot.

It's taken at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena.

This is by Dega. It's one of my sister's favorite statues.

Isn't she beautiful? I love her skirt.

I can just picture her standing there in ballet pink.

Visit Lisa's site: http://Lisaschaos.com/ for more macro shots!

Portuguese Bend, Palos Verdes, California

Today we went to my in-law's home for Easter ~ where my hub grew up; Rancho Palos Verdes, California. We drove through Portuguese Bend, stopping by our good friend, T. H. Redfield, Jr., the Great Grandson of the American Impressionist Edward Willis Redfield. Here is one of the links to his Grandfather: http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5154295 We love Tom. Actually, he is one of my favorite friends of my hub's. Below is a photo of him telling my kids about the geological facts of the slide area. We call him "Uncle Tom". This shot is for my "Straight out of the Camera Sunday" shot- Visit http://www.murrieta365.com/ for more great ~straight~ shots.

Below is the view from his house. His house is technically considered in the slide area, however, it's braced by one of the peninsulas.

The next photo is of a Peacock... one of six that were in a tree. Tom said they are annoying, they eat all the flowers on the bushes. And it is mating season. We could hear them calling each other... very loudly. It was amazing to me to see so many around. This one in the tree was a young one. His tail feathers weren't long. And did you know they fly? There were six in this tree and as I walked carefully closer, trying not to disturb them, they would, one by one, swoop up to the next tree branch.

I took a few pics of Tom's paintings and there are so many that I love, I can't even begin to chose a favorite ~ however, this is one I decided to post.

The next photo shows a portion of his studio and on the easel you can see the painting that I posted resting on the easel.

Visit Tom's art at: http://www.pbartistcolony.com/ArtistBios/ThomasRedfield/

Happy Easter!

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter! Here are some blown out eggs that I painted back in the early 80's. Sheesh-- seems like just last year, but when I typed that it sounds sooooo long ago! What I find funny is that I didn't paint anything with Easter related or even spring related art. Go figure. Guess I just painted what I liked at the time!

~Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate~

Blurred

This week's theme for Photo Friday is 'blurred'. Here is a photo that I took at a Lucky Strike Bowling party for our National Charity League Father/Daughter event last week. The girls had so much fun with their dads. It really was fun to watch them interact. They cheered each other on and literally leaped out of their seats when someone would get a strike. Fun times had by all!

Check out Photo Friday for more blurred photos at: http://www.photofriday.com/

Butterfly

Here is my attempt at Butterfly art.

The butterfly is from the Art Creations Friday.

I took the "flying" swimmer from a photograph I took at a swim meet. The frame and photo in it are ones I took from the Norton Simon Museum. Mixed it all together and poof!

Visit more art at: http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/

Beauty

Here is my letter for Theme Thursday - Also using the letter "B".

I used a photograph that I took of a painting by Modigliani and in photo shop, used it as a template/guide. I layered over it and repainted a new version.

The saying is by Joan Collins;

"The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer".

Check out more fascinating artwork at: http://themethursday.wordpress.com/

Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA.

Yesterday my mom and I took Katie and her friend to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. Katie's teacher suggests museums for the kids to go to in order for them to "pass" on a test. He calls it a detour. I call it a by pass. (Makes Kate crazy when I miss quote him) After we had done our "work", we went out to the garden. There is where I took these photos.

This is how Katie looked while I was "taking too long" in the garden.

And last, one of my favorites. These were everywhere on trees. Amazing.

Be sure to visit Today's Flowers for many more!

http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/

Snap On!

Happy Friday! There's one thing I've wanted to share with all of you and I haven't had the chance. This week has been a blur. Frantically making weepuls (hundreds of them) for the middle school's jog-a-thon. Squirrels, whales, goldfish.... Oh and trophies. Which I didn't take photos of. (Why I always leave things to the last minute--argh--I'll put 'change that behavior' on my list of things to do.) But that's not it. For those who haven't seen this site, it is a newsletter photo site that I receive their newsletters via e-mail. "Photojojo." There you will find tons of different things to do with your camera, techniques, fun creations you can make, and things you can buy if you want. What I like the most about it is that you don't have to pay for being a member and they don't send you spam junk. Safe, fun, and interactive. YOU can also submit ideas for them to post. So I challenge all of you "oh so extremely creative types", get on it and submit! (No I am not getting paid for this. And I don't advertise on my site.) But when I saw this photo that they sent on the newsletter today, I thought, OK, now I've got to send this one out.

I think we can all relate to the "Keep Calm and Snap On" quote.

How many times have you done crazy (or stupid) things while taking photos?!!

Hey, I almost toppled over my camera on a tripod at a wedding, had my hair sitting in holy water during down time at a church, and had goop on my lens and couldn't figure out why the photos were looking cloudy-but gave everything a really interesting look! What are some of your "Keep Calm" moments?

http://content.photojojo.com/

PS: Photojojo gave this and two other photos for bloggers

to add to their site. Feel free to do the same!

HBHS Swim Meet

Today is Wednesday... Watery Wednesday! I like these two photos because of how the water reacts. I suspect the coach wouldn't want to see the first one. Isn't the dive too vertical for a good take off? But LOVE the legs in the air!

I would be afraid to take a breath with all this water around my mouth!

Be sure to check out all the other wet photos at: http://waterywednesday.blogspot.com/

Macro Monday/Today's Flowers

I don't know much about flowers, but these are in my neighbors garden and I sure think they are beautiful!

Thanks Lisa for having a Macro Meme! Visit it at: http://lisaschaos.com/

(And wow, check out what happened to her just recently! Whooa!)

And more flowers at Today's Flowers: http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/

Fruitful

Collage Obsession gave us a beautiful vintage photo and the word: Fruitful.

This is my version.

"The dutiful wife: Serving him more than just his head on a platter!"

Visit this link for more~~

http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/

Flutterby

Sunday Postcard Art gave us a very interesting challenge. First off, thank you Deborah from LandofNobStudio's for the crows! I used this "not so great photo" of flowers that I took awhile back. Along with.....

What they gave us... Interesting isn't it?

Great piece of art and I have no idea on how it was originally made!

Below is another one that I came up with. Can you find the common denominator?

I had to tweak it quite a bit. I took the butterfly and cut him up. Made him into more of a painted version, sliced his wings, made him fly and gave him a poem to live for.

Please check out all the artists on this site. They deserve an applause!

http://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/

Sisters

Art Creations Friday gave us this photo to play with. Isn't it sweet?

I turned it into a 70's version / Peter Max type painting. Remember Peter Max? He was and still is one of my favorite artists.

Be sure to check out one of my other favorite artist, my own sister at: http://blogdebsart.blogspot.com/ She is having a great giveaway! (Spring has sprung!) Check out my previous posting http://prizlerphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-spring.html for a sample of her book.

And last but never least! Visit a favorite site of mine: http://artcreationsfriday.blogspot.com/ for more original creations!

Happy Spring!

Today I'm posting something from my sister's blog. Her birthday was yesterday and our mom couldn't remember how old Deb was. She had to calculate it in her head thinking that Deb had the incorrect number. So--since she was feeling younger, she decided to give away two of her "It's Easter" board books! Here is her link and the details on how you can be a winner! http://blogdebsart.blogspot.com/

PS: I'm very proud of my sisters. They are both very talented. Deb is a children's book illustrator in San Francisco and my other sis is an interior designer with an emphasis on organization. She's based in Long Beach. What they both do is magical!

Hope your day is Spring-filled!

I Know, I'm Nuts.

"Masculine" is today's theme at 'Theme Thursday'. This might just be a stretch, but here you go! (OK, it's my assumption that this squirrel is male) My masculine card for the day. It originally started out as a photograph that I took of a squirrel. I enhanced his nice grin and gave him a flower. Paint by Pixel is what I call it. And the background, well that was the original ground that he was standing on. Just worked it to death! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.

View http://themethursday.wordpress.com/

for more fun artist's work.