Playing with my "new" camera

I finally had a chance to play around with my "new" camera, sent by a dear blog friend. After working on my front porch and deck, my reward was to read through the instruction book and then take some pictures. This afternoon, I finally had a chance to get the computer all ready for accepting said pictures.

The view from my kitchen window,
where I do my best thinking as I wash dishes.

My deck, after throwing the dead flowers (just too hot for them to survive) in the compost and rearranging those which survived.

Obviously these plants loved the heat and humidity.
This picture was taken after giving them a good "haircut".

I purchased these mums over the weekend. They are gorgeous!

I'm going to go back to that grocery store to get another plant for the deck. They are grown in my state and I am trying to buy local as much as possible.

Here is a closer view of the mums.

I'll be back to write more later. I've been asked to work a few more hours this week, which was fine with me. I've had a chance to rest over the past few days and this will be nothing like the "Book Rush" crowd and hours when they close at 10:00 at night. They just need someone to help out while it is still busy and on Labor Day.

The Human Resources manager attends my church and he asked me Sunday if I'd be interesting in being a cashier that gets called in on Holidays (when students usually go home) and on very busy days (like the days when they give a discount for each touchdown scored by the football team). I told him I would love to do that. I couldn't handle a permanent part-time position but I know I could work once in awhile. :)

Oh, I forgot to tell you that yes... the check was returned! Obviously your prayers worked or they wouldn't ask me to return.