First early evening shots

I swear I will not have a FIRST everything post, but it might go on for a few days.

I happened on this on the way to the farm after work--about 5:15. It is a daily occurrence, so I do not know why I stopped, other than for the chance to try out the big zoom and take photos of something other than horses, dogs and pigs.

Anyway, I stopped in the road looking at the farm just before ours and took several shots. Although I was amazed at how far the zoom would go, twice I moved the car forward to get closer.

The first photo was from a pretty good distance, and I was actually a little disappointed that it was not more clear, with more contrast. The colors just did not pop like I wanted them to. I think I was on the auto setting, and the sun was kind of wierd.

I moved forward one more time and then I was standing a bit in the shade. It made a huge difference in the color of the photo.

That was more what I had in mind when I started this project.

Pretty cool huh?

It is not just me

who has these problems with animals. In fact, I am not even close to being the worst! My friend Linda is a saint...she gets calls all the time to take animals that need help. She just got in this teeny tiny fawn, which she is caring for until the wildlife rehabber can take him. She says he is surely only a few days old, and weighs less than five pounds. Is he not the cutest thing you have ever seen? He is currently in the bathroom, so you can see how tiny he is where he is lying next to the toilet.

Linda also has a rabbit (among many other things). She is named Melvin, for some reason, and she has to go places with them. It is not at all out of the ordinary for us to go camping for the weekend, and Melvin comes too, as it is pretty hard to get help to feed a person's rabbit. They dont just make rabbit sitters like they do dog and cat sitters, I guess.

People like this are few and far between. Linda gets all the credit for being the good one who saves all the animals, but her husband Randy who is constantly complaining about them all does his part too--he just does not want anyone to know he is as big a softy as he is. He is outed now, though!