Saturday is Caturday

I know that it's been what feels like forever (actually two months) since I've shared my cell phone kitty pictures on the blog (truth: 99+% of my cell phone pictures are of my kitties). I'm still taking just as many pictures as ever and will be sharing my backlog over the next couple months.

100% Ares

Many of you know that Ares loves any and all things laundry baskets. Usually I use the plastic baskets. During the middle of a seven hour power outage this summer, I grabbed an old pop up basket to take a finished load out of the dryer without messing with the rest of the in progress laundry. It proved to be just as, if not more, entertaining.

What have your cats been up to lately?

Q is for (You Have to Be) Quick to Get the Shot

Are you ready for another round of Alphabe Thursday? Let's go!

Last month I was out with some friends at a park in Milwaukee in one of the nicest neighborhoods in the city, minutes from Lake Michigan. While we were there, a group of four wild turkeys wandered through the area. I'm sure that many of you see wild turkeys all the time, but it's an extremely rare sighting for us city folks. You have to get the shot while you can because you may not have another chance any time soon.

Check out what the other Alphabe Thursday participants posted for the letter Q this week right here!

September Color Combination Inspiration, Round 1

Welcome to another round of color combination inspiration! I didn't get to a round 2 in August. Many apologies. I'm taking your fabulous suggestions from Round 1 last month and will do my best to get in a round 2 for September.

I hope that you're able to find something here that sparks a new idea of some sort for your creative endeavors. As always, I've done my best to mix up the subjects that I feature. You can pull color combinations from any source for literally any type of creative project. Click on the photos to visit the original sources. Enjoy!

Charcoal Gray / Coral from Edi

Charcoal Gray / Sky Blue from Margaret

 

Charcoal Gray / Turquoise from Paige

Coral / Cream from LeAnn

 

 Let's Keep It Going!

What color combinations are you loving right now? Have you experimented with any new color combinations recently?

Also, if you're looking for even more color inspiration this fall, I recently put together this article over on HubPages.

Fall Jewelry Making Inspiration: Designs, Colors, and Other Ideas

P is for (Other) Photographers

Are you ready for another round of Alphabe Thursday? Let's go!

The first time I participated in Alphabe Thursday, for the letter O, I shared a round up of other people or people that I don't know but felt compelled to photograph. You can read more about why I enjoy photographing people that I don't know over here. Last time I shared a round up solely of other photographers, and today I'm doing the same thing...except it's for the letter P because I wanted to share Old World Wisconsin last week. Ever since I got my Rebel, I notice other people taking pictures anywhere and everywhere.

Mitchell Park Domes, April 2014

 

Jazz in the Park, June 2014

Chill on the Hill, June 2014

 

Miller Tour, June 2014

 

Old World Wisconsin, June 2014

 

Lake Moon Festival, August 2014

 

Renaissance Fair, August 2014

Irish Fest, August 2014

Check out what the other Alphabe Thursday participants posted for the letter P this week right here!

photo share: final concert of summer 2014

I've only given you a little taste here of the many concerts that I was able to attend this summer. It's been an amazing lineup. I'm sad that the summer concert run has come to an end (and generally sad that summer is wrapping up) but fortunate that I had so many opportunities to hear live music the past few months. I'm also stoked that Jake and I are 14-15 MSO Pops subscribers and have our first series concert in less than a month, which means that there will be more live music in the near future.

A couple weeks ago I finished up my summer 2014 concert run at The Jazz Estate with Hood Smoke, one of my brother's bands. I'm sharing a few of those pictures with you here today. Enjoy.

What have you been photographing lately?

Did anyone else attend some amazing concerts this summer?