...do you see what I see?!

...happiest monday dear ones!

Did you have a lovely summer weekend??
I hope so...
well ~

this is what one might call
an "up close" post!!

no
nothing earth shattering personal...
more like a pleasant discovery!

sometimes

I am delightfully surprised when I learn something new about myself

and

sometimes

this something new
 becomes a quiet passion...

as in ~

it slowly grows on you...

and without question

becomes
a part of you ~

it kinda just sneaks up on you

and suddenly

one random day...

YOU ARE

 H

  O

   O

     K

      E

              D...

yep!

you're like a fish on a line 

~no question~

you just know you're a goner!!

and forever changed!!

now, being the creative readers that you are ~

...I know that you "get this"

taking creative pictures has become...

a secret passion

if you will.

I don't really see myself doin` it professional like

it's just for me
and another personal expression of the way I see things... 

~

my beloved gave me an early birthday gift...

yeh ~ he's good like that,

 always supporting my most secret passions!!
(don't get any ideas...he's MY beloved!!)

can you guess what it is?!

I'll give you a hint...

you can get super-de-duper close to a subject...

(hey! that's actually hint #2...hint #1, as you may have gathered by me blathering on

has to do with photography!)

okay, okay I'll tell you

no need to twist my arm!

it is


drum roll please............

..............................................

a MACRO LENS!!!!!!!

and I am having so much fun using it!
these are my very first photos!!

and I know I have so much to learn about using it...

and I know that it will come with time...

but for now,

I'm just grateful I dusted!!!

Hahahah!!!!