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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

This weeks photography challenge is the Golden Hour.

The golden hour is defined as the first and last hours of the day.  This is because of the quality of light, and its effects on what you are photographing.

I have lots and lots of sunset pictures.  When we lived in central Oregon we would see glorious sunsets on a daily basis.  The Oregon Coast offers magnificent sunsets.

But I didn’t want to go that route.  I wanted a new picture.

On Saturday we went to a friend’s house, they live on a Christmas tree farm, so there are lots and lots of land around them and I made sure to bring my camera.  The big boys were paying with our friend’s bow and arrows, so of course Ian wanted to play too.

I love Ian’s expression after shooting the arrow.  He was so excited!

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They were shot at 7:38pm (sunset was 8:57 pm, so they were a little outside the golden hour, but close enough for me):
1/100 sec
f 5.7
400 ISO
55.0 mm focal length

I did not do anything to the pictures in Photoshop, but I think they could use a little adjustment.  The pictures needed a little more light.  But that’s how it is with kids, they decide to do something and you have no time to test the light before they are done.

I also had to include one of some plant life.

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It was shot at 7:40 pm at 1/85 sec, f 5.7, 200 ISO, 55.0 mm focal length

Happy Shooting

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Heat Wave Menu Plan Monday July 1-updated

Updated on July 2nd!

Baby Sid LOVES the pool.

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Update July 2nd!

So driving home last night I remembered it was a holiday weekend, so the menu plan I posted was completely wrong!

That’s what I get for trying to plan on the fly.  I have updated this weeks menu plan.

Menu Plan 7/1-7/7

Mon: We won’t be home, so I don’t know what we will end up doing

Buffalo Ranch Chicken wraps

Tue: Chicken Pesto Wraps (carry over from last week) with chips

Wine Glazed Steak with mashed potatoes

Wed: Pepper Jack Pulled Pork Sandwiches with salad

Take Out

Thr: Caesar Chicken Burgers with pasta salad (not sure what kind yet)

Fourth of July BBQ

Fri: Wine Glazed Steak with mashed potatoes

Camping

Sat: Left overs

Camping

Sun: Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes with tater tots

Coming home from camping

Happy Cooking & Happy 4th!

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Need something to help plan your meals?  I use the Plan to Eat online meal planner.  Try it free for 30 days

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Companionable

Last Friday I saw this weeks photo challenge and was really excited.  But in order to participate I had to pull out my hard drive and dig in to my archives for a picture.

I love animals.  We had cats growing up, but due to my mom’s pet dander allergy, they lived outside.  But I always wanted a dog.

When I was in high school I was kinda obsessed about dogs.  Finally my husband (well, he wasn’t my husband then) and I decided to get a dog.

It was the fall of 1997.

I wanted a rottweiler or a lab, but he wanted to look at a pitt-lab mix.  His boss had one and it was such a great a dog that Hubby wanted to see about getting one.

I wasn’t sold on the idea.

Until this dog came and sat on my foot, put his head on my knee and looked me in the eye.

I started to tear up and said “This one. We will take this one.”

My Blitz Dog

My Blitz Dog

 

He was my companion, my friend, my pillow, my heater. He was my dog.

I miss him.  Man, do I miss him.

I had always thought I would always want a dog.  But after Blitz was gone I realized I would only want this dog.

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We have another dog, not to replace him; we got her when he was about seven or so.  I love her, I do, it’s just not the same.

I don’t think I will ever love a dog, like I loved him.

 

Happy Shooting

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Heat Wave Menu Plan Monday July 1

Updated July 2nd

It’s July.  And boy oh boy is it July!

We are in the middle of a heat wave here in the Pacific Northwest.  We went from sixty degree temperatures to ninety degree temperatures in about an hour.

OK, so it was really a day or two, but the change was drastic and quick.

Of course hot weather means we are spending our days at my moms in her pool.

Baby Sid LOVES the pool.

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Of course all this hot weather meant I had to redo my menu plan.

I had previously planned for the whole month, but it is way too hot to use the oven.  So I came up with a new plan, which, if I am honest with you, I might not stick to.

Menu Plan 7/1-7/7

Mon: We won’t be home, so I don’t know what we will end up doing

Tue: Chicken Pesto Wraps (carry over from last week) with chips

Wed: Pepper Jack Pulled Pork Sandwiches with salad

Thr: Caesar Chicken Burgers with pasta salad (not sure what kind yet)

Fri: Wine Glazed Steak with mashed potatoes

Sat: Left overs

Sun: Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes with tater tots
Happy Cooking

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Need something to help plan your meals?  I use the Plan to Eat online meal planner.  Try it free for 30 days

Simple Meal Planning - Plan to Eat

Find more recipes at I’m an Organizing Junkie