Day of the Dead - 2009

Saturday we attended the Day of the Dead in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood. I love going to this event. The altars paying their respects to loved ones is truly amazing. (Oh by the way, it wasn't a full moon that night. That's a large paper lantern that is representing a full moon.)

Many of the altars depict themes of love and marriage; couples that stayed together until they passed away.

 

Other altars paid homage to people's passions in life.  This young girl loved music and made all the paper mache skeltons playing their instruments.  

 

Altars for the famous

 

Here's another example of just how elaborate these altars can be

and even how simple they can be

Talker's Paws

These are Talker's paws--at this moment--quiet; tentative; relax and most of all in a state of waiting.  He always seems to be waiting for MY next move. It proves to be difficult when it's my day off because it's never a day off for him since he's always ready for the first opportunity to put those quiet, tentative, relax paws outside for a good walk.

Talker being a good pup and tolerating his costume for me.

Sunday Stills Challege - The Letter "C"

C is for CAT -- my cat Casey:

C is for Coins - change in a bowl:

C is for Commitment - my husband's and my wedding rings (he hardly ever wears his):

C is for Cute Costume - my pup Talker:

Check out some other "C's" at Sunday Stills

Macro Late Monday

Sunday Still Photoshoppe it!

This past weekend's Sunday Challenge is Photoshop your photo! I'm still learning how to use Photoshop so my photoshopping is limited to saturation and contrast--which I love to do.





Check out the more advance of photoshoppers at Sunday Stills

Fall is Here!

Fall is here! What better place to find it than in your own backyard. This is Savannah in the pumpkin patch.

Macro Monday

Sunday Afternoons

Sunday afternoon was spent in the dug out of The YoungGuns a team that my husband coaches.