Don't Disturb!

I have always wanted to join Live Every Moment since Simple Life Photographs hosted "Flowers on Saturday," but weekends are my lazy days to blog, and I always kept forgetting taking pictures of the prompts. I feel lucky today because there is no specific prompt, meaning I can finally plunge in the fun. I am also linking this up to Camera Critters because I might be out tomorrow.

This is my cat Oreo. When he and his siblings were a few weeks old and they started opening their eyes, they used to sleep next to me, occupying a part of my bed. Now, they don't like to sleep near me anymore, but I realized that whenever he sleeps, we would always sleep like this - kinda like a human lying on a bed.

I just finished tending my little vegetable garden, and when I got back inside the house, I saw Oreo sleeping in the terrace and thought it looked cute, so I took a picture using my cell phone, which was always inside my pocket. I just took a picture for the Art of Composition meme so my cell phone was still in B/W mode, which I didn't bother changing, since I didn't want to miss the moment, should the cat wakes up upon sensing me coming near him.

Well, I guess he was really sleepy because he never moved even if I already took the pictures.

*** Jenn ***

Brownish

Continuing the posts on butterflies from Baluarte...

Nothing really special about this one, I just saw sitting comfortably in one of the leaves. I was hoping to get lots of pictures of this one, but this butterfly was located just near the ground. The place was a bit small and it was getting crowded, so the only way for me to take a picture of it was to position the camera from above.

*** Jenn ***

Butterfly

Continuing with the butterfly pictures from Baluarte...




My last visit to Baluarte prior to this one, much of the butterflies were of this species. When I get back there last May, I told myself that I would minimize taking pictures of the butterfly of this kind, but when this landed in the plant right in front of me, I wasn't able to resist.

I guess the fact that it was a bit friendly made it easier for me to take pictures of it. It was a willing model, and I am a willing photographer. I actually was able to place my finger under its belly and carry it, but that picture will be posted in a different time. =)

*** Jenn ***

Orange Butterfly

For this month of June on Camera Critters, I will post pictures of butterflies taken on my recent trip to Baluarte in Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.




I was very happy to see many kinds of butterflies during my last visit to the place. And happier I was that the butterflies were willing models for pictures. I loved to see this butterfly orange sip the nectar of the orange lantana flowers, it was like they belong together!

*** Jenn ***

Spider X

A picture I took near my Aunt Lorie's house. We were there to eat lunch after visiting daddy's grave for his second death anniversary. After eating lunch, it was quite a boring afternoon, so I just walked around to look for subjects to take pictures of. I was taking pictures of this flower, when I ducked because of the web, and when I looked at it, I saw it had a spider. Instead of freaking out, I just took a picture of it. =)

Happy Sunday!

*** Jenn ***

Hiding in the Curtains

New month, new set of critters. This month I decided to show pictures of spiders! I noticed a while back that I have enough pictures of spiders to carry out a whole month of camera critters, so that's what I will do.

I took this picture last March, when I was in my late father's hometown. I just woke up, brushed my teeth, and when I walked back to my room to fix myself for a brand new day, I noticed this spider hiding in the curtains. My Aunt made a little decoration in the curtains - gathering some parts in the middle and tying them with a hair band, and in the folds of the curtain is where this spider took its shelter.

I needed to use the flash to take this picture, and I am glad that even if I fire the flash near the spider it didn't jump off, and it didn't make the whole image all white.

*** Jenn ***

Mosquito

When brother and I were walking back to the hotel after seeing the sunrise on Rizal Boulevard when I stopped by a row of flower pots along the road. My goal was to take macro shots of flowers, but I saw a little more than just flower. Good thing this mosquito didn't fly away as I took pictures of it. Well, I'd rather have it in picture than in my skin - this kind of mosquito bites quite painful.

*** Jenn ***