Kaboom!

Hey Y'all!

Yeah, I'm bad, I'm just now posting the fireworks photos I took on the fourth of July. Hey, give me a break, we had VBS this week. Anyways, here are some of my faves. Some are pretty wild looking! I LOVE 'em!

Ok, yeah, that was more than a few, but they were all so different and beautifully unique! Hope you enjoyed looking at them!

In Christ alone,

Buttercup

A Butterfly

Hey y'all! Earlier today I found this butterfly outside. And as a lot of you know, I LOVE butterflies! And it was staying so still! So I crept up, laid down on the ground, slowly brought my camera closer to it, thinking it's going to fly away at any moment (Wonder how many times I've done this? Don't ask.), just trying to get one picture...and what happens? He doesn't move.

I take a few pictures, very excited that the butterfly is actually staying still, but then I wonder...why is it not moving? hmm? I tap the ground, hoping to scare it away so that I can know that the poor thing is not dead, and it jumps and rolls over! Okay, I know it sounds weird, like, maybe kind of like a dog...but not that kind of rolling, it like, fell over. After that, it got back up, and just stood there. Looking at it for a while, I saw that one of it's wings was torn, pretty badly too. Poor thing, probably got attacked by a bird but heroically escaped with it's life!

Okay, maybe not. But still, it was obviously hurt, and wasn't going to be moving anytime soon. I don't even know if it could fly. But anyways, since it wasn't going to move, and I don't know how to help butterflies even if there is anything you can do for them, I took pictures of it. And man, I got some cool ones! Here are some (most possibly??? hehe)...

*He was on the green thing first, then when I scared him, he fell off (only about an inch at the most) onto the concrete. Sorry little guy!*

A few hours later, it was still there, so I brought it some sugar water on a plate. I don't know if butterflies would even drink it, or if this one has, but its still out there, and I'll check it in the morning.

In Christ,

Buttercup

P.S. yeah, I know its a lot of pictures...I just couldn't decide which ones to post, so I just posted most of them. :P

A friend of mine...

A few months ago, when we went to our grandparents house in Oklahoma, I had the chance to photograph a bunch of little butterflies. At that time I didn't know what kind they were, but I just found out yesterday that they were Hackberry Emperors.

This one loved attention, which was great for me, being a photographer! haha. He just landed on me, and posed for the pictures!

Isn't he cute? I thought so. :) I hope no bird ever got you, buddy!

'til next time!

Buttercup

P.S. I just scheduled a TON of posts for Snapshots from God's Creation - every few days all the way through the beginning of December! So hop over there to see more pics of Hackberry Emperors, Red-Spotted Purples, Rectangular rocks, moss, and more!

*Smile!* Maggie's Photo Contest: my entries!

Hey Y'all! My friend, Maggie, over at Bliss, is having a photo contest! We are supposed to enter pictures of smile faces that we find. After you look at mine, hop over to her blog to read her post, and then grab your camera and get out there! Here are mine...

my littlest sister's coloring on the wall... lol.

an attempted clay bead...

Othello! (note: we didn't really do that...for if we did I'd be very impressed. lol)

stuffed bear...

I don't know what they're really called, but we call them "googally balls" lol. And Poppy put a smile and eyelashes on hers...

Yep. It stares at me all the time and I never saw it till now...*shaking head in disbelief*

Phone holder...this one has a nose too! But, it kinda looks more mad...or its peeking over the top???

Come on! I saw it! Can't you see it???

Because I'm nice to y'all...

My personal favorite! Isn't it cute? lol.

Okay, Maggie, there you go. :) If we can only enter one then...probably the last one. lol. Anyways, talk to y'all later! I've got to go finish my Biology lab homework...

Oh! And I found one other smilie but I couldn't take a picture of it! I opened the door of my camera to take out the memory card, and what is looking at me? The two (basically dead :P) AA batteries and the side of the memory card! lol.

In Christ alone,

Buttercup

Crocheted Hair Scrunchy Tutorial

Hey Y'all!

In the random post that I wrote a few days ago, I mentioned that I figured out how to crochet around a hair rubber band, and said that I'd post a tutorial if anyone was interested. Someone was. :) So here we go! If it doesn't make sense, please just ask questions! I love to hear from y'all, and would love to help you in any way I can!

Step one: gather your supplies.

What you need:

1. yarn. I have used fuzzy, hairy, and soft ones. just have fun!
2. scissors. any will do.
3. hair rubber bands. I got a pack of 36 good ones at Dollar Tree for a buck. not bad!
4. a crochet hook. I used F some of the time and G some of the time. But feel free to experiment!

Step two: start your crochet. put your slip knot on the hook, grab your yarn, and get ready! Hold it like this - with a few fingers holding your rubber band, and the yarn over the band, and the hook under. It's easier than it sounds, trust me.

Step three: Grab the yarn with the hook like you are about to do a chain stitch, and pull it under and through.

Step four: do it again and again and again...

If the yarn is over the hook, go under. If the yarn is under the hook, go over. So that you have yarn going all the way around. The movie should help you. No need for any sound, it doesn't have anything worth hearing. lol. I hope it works, it's not working right now...if it doesn't I'll try to re-post it tomorrow.

Step five: crochet around the entire rubber band, and keep pulling all the stitches closer together until you have it the thickness you like it. Just remember to keep your stitches pretty tight, so they don't come undone!

The finished product!

Questions are welcome! So don't be shy! :)

In Christ alone,

Buttercup