Scavenger Hunt Sunday +Song-ography {08.18.13}

This week has been so busy getting ready for school to start that I was sure would not have time to complete this week's Scavenger Hunt. Then I realized I have hundreds of unshared photos from the past couple of weeks. So while I get ready for school to start this week, here are some photos from last week as well as the past few.

Sky {Cloudy Day, Starry Night}

I love the end of summer afternoons, when the clouds build up and roll across the sky. I also love the occasional thunderstorms that cool things off just a little and make the world smell wonderful.

While we were camping in Idaho, I was awed by the starry sky. I was kicking myself because I forgot to bring my tripod, but luckily my Dad brought a little one. So I used it to take some absolutely gorgeous pictures of the star-filled sky.

Accessory {Smile}

A smile is a girl's best accessory.

This is my little girl and her sunny smile. She is definitely the sunshine of our lives!

Verb {Sleeping}

I loved watching all the bees and butterflies that we spotted while camping in the mountains of Idaho. One evening the sun was setting and I thought all the insects had gone to bed. Then I spotted this little guy hanging under a flower, fast asleep.

Here is my little flower, snoozing in her sleeping bag as the morning sun came through the walls of our tent.

Transparent {Brother Bear}

While visiting the zoo this week, we discovered a baby grizzly bear asleep with one of his paws against the plexiglass of his enclosure. I couldn't resist comparing his paw with that of my oldest boy.

Tiny {Wings}

Photographing insects can be so challenging, especially when you are not using a tripod! They are so little and move so quickly. This is another picture from our Idaho camping trip, and I think this is one of the best bee pictures I have ever taken!

Also linked to Seasonal Sundays

Song-ography

This week's song is "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen. I don't know about you, but when I think about being "born to run", I think about powerful muscle cars (which I believe the song calls, "chrome-wheeled, fuel-injected suicide machines"). So here are some of my favorite shots from a car show this summer.

Last week I admitted that I was not familiar with the song choice because it was a bit before my time. Kathy commented on my post and said, " Hopefully you'll recognize this week's song better, it's a bit more recent than "Both Sides Now"!".

Well, sorry Kathy! Though it is a bit more recent, this Springsteen song was released in 1975... which is still before I was born (though not by too much). Lest you think I know nothing at all about music, of course I have heard of Bruce Springsteen (who hasn't?).

So I hate to admit it, but this is another song that I had not ever really listened to before. But at the very least I should thank Kathy for widening my music horizons and introducing me some classic rock!