Weekly Winners July 20-26

All gorgeous, and Braden as adorable as always, but I am blown completely away by both of the bubble shots. Just wow.

Maggie’s Minds last blog post..Weekly Winners Sunday 7/27/08

You know, I love every single Braden shot you have to offer…but those two bubble pictures are just fantastic!!!

Have a great week, Lotus, and keep this ‘lonely’ father of four in your prayers. At least until my wife comes back from Argentina!!!

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You always have the BEST water shots – I’m so jealous! I love the unabashed joy one, and the cloud through the bubble is just way cool!

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As always you take great shots! I love the one of Braden climbing into the hammock!

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Oh yes, I love the climbing into the hammock one.
Also the cloud through bubble and the pieces of me.

Those are all great photos, as usual! My favorite is “Climbing Up” because he looks so tiny compared to that big old hammock. He must have a lot of determination.

Lotus, my first ever blog giveaway is live. I hope you’ll come enter!

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Omigawd, “Climbing Up” is the cutest picture I’ve ever seen. Love that one the bestest this week!

Kats last blog post..It Aint all Bon-Bons and Soaps, Honey.

Love the hammock shot, and the footprint shot. You take amazing pictures – Braden is so lucky he’ll have all of those when he grows up!

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The bubble on the sidewalk is amazing! They’re all great!

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Bubbles and water all in the same week? Wow what a treat!
I can’t help but feel disgusted and awed by the grasshopper picture in a EWWW Cool way. What can I say, I’m real mature that way.
Great shots as always!

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Looking over them again…that grasshopper is unreal…way cool.

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That grasshopper pic is incredible, but my favourite is the hammock

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Ooohhh, the one with Braden climbing up the hammoch is too cute!!! Love the grasshopper too!

I ‘ve had some ( a lot of) trouble this morning, and I lost lots of precious time! So I’ve published an emergency series from my archives. The pictures had not yet been publisched before, so ..
Hope you don’t mind!

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Bubbles!!

But to be honest, I love the photo of the grasshopper more.

Veronicas last blog post..Sunshine

i loved all of em..

pieces of me prolly my favourite..

Tazs last blog post..Weekly Winners – 5

Beautiful pics this week!!!
I am always amazed at the pics you take and how you see things when you take pics!! Gorgeous!!

Amys last blog post..Thursday Thirteen – My Love

Those beautiful shots have reminded me to put bubbles on the christmas shopping list. All the grandchildren get a bottle of bubbles in their stocking every year.

I love them all but the foorprint was my favorite! You have a great eye!

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I love your macro pics…that grasshopper is amazing. And Braden is adorable as usual but I have to say I favor the black and white/ water shot….spectacular!

Oh and WordPress is being a bitch for me again…I’m linked but I have to fiddle with the sizing again…stupid updates.

What a sweet photo..the pieces of me.. I love that one..and the bubble shots.. incredible!!

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Those are extra great this week. I think my favorite were the bubble reflections.

those are really WONDERFUL this week. I love the 1st four and the one of you inside the bubble most. I also wanted to send you encouragement about your “hard” post earlier this week. Good for you, doing what it takes to take care of yourself. Hang in there.
PS- Sunshinemom told me you and I got our MA from Wake the same year. Mine’s in counseling. I feel even more connected to you now!

i would ask when we are going to learn about how to do the water shots that you promised to tell us about but that will probably be after you answer those million questions you had us ask you that you answered like 10 of and then decided you were too lazy to finish. douche.

hi there ~
that hammock picture is so cool! never thought of capturing that kind of shot before. very clever and unique. just cool, kathleen

Love, love, love the bubbles!

And Braden, heartmeltingly cute as always. Esp. the hammock shot

Karen MEGs last blog post..Weekly Winner #29

*sighs* I love them all…..

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Oh my goodness what cute photo’s. they are just so darn cute when they are that small.

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As always, beautiful!

Zs last blog post..This is not the life I thought I’d have

Braden is cute as always. Love the black and white shot. And love the bubbles!

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Climbing Up is my favorite. Such a great perspective!

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Beautiful pics! Love the bath shot!

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Hey looky, after many many hours of trying to make things work, I finally got my act together and did WW.

Yay me!

Veronicas last blog post..Sunshine

You have some amazing ones this week! I love the bubble shots, the webby sunset and climbing up!

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Great shots. I especially like the spider web.

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Weekly Winners is changing my world. I walk around with new eyes (and a camera in my pocket). Fun!

Course, I desiring betta camera.

My fave is the precious little grasshopper, or cricket, or cicada. We don’t have those where I live, so I don’t know.

Cheers!

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I love the taking a stroll one. the shadows are sooo pretty!!

Dreas last blog post..Weekly Winners – July 20-25

I didn’t shoot too much this week but I tried to shoot something different. I think I succeeded.

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Climbing Up – What an awesome perspective and capture!

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I love, LOVE the one of Braden climbing up on the hammock! I love shots like that. Very cool.

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You (and Mishi) make me want to be a better photog. GAH, you’re awesome.

Those bubble shots are great! Grasshopper, too. He is cute!

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Dana,

I pride myself in being an ultra douche. You’re right! I’m just too lazy. I don’t have anything else I have to do every day! Lazy!

I am planning on answering every question asked of me, in fact, some of them have been “answered” in posts since then without my even having to refer to the fact that I was answering a question. Sneaky, eh?

Also, I’m actually going to be doing regular photography posts at BlissfullyDomestic.com when they relaunch in August. Thought I’d save the water tips for that.

I thought that was a cool idea. But you know, I’m a douche! So the jury’s still out.
Twitter: LotusCarroll

All real wonderful pictures ! but I repeat myself !

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LOVE the bubble pics!!!! Very cool!

Lauras last blog post..One WORD only

what is the “jury still out” on? i think it would be nice for your readers who took the time to ask questions to know when you actually answered them. of course, i care less and less as i read your blog these days.

Dana:

Get a life. Hopefully the end product of actually having one will be you going away.

Kisses,

Loralee

Loralees last blog post..The things my husband says…

Dana,

I was referring to whether it was a cool idea to do the photog tips on my photog posts at BlissfullyDomestic and refer readers to them.

First of all, let me apologize for not having gotten to every single one of those questions yet. To be fair, I have answered far more than 10 of them, if you want to be technical. I have not gotten to them all. I HAVE stated here previously that I don’t have a schedule for answering them, and that they ALL WILL be answered eventually. I also openly post my email address, so if anyone REALLY wants to know the answer to a question, they are free to email me and I will respond!

Try to remember that I’m a person who has other things to think about, too. You seem to be forgetting that. I am not a lazy person, and I do care about getting this done. But I also have other things on my mind, and other things in my life that demand my attention. Sometimes you just have to make a choice. I have done that, and will continue to do that, in a fashion which I find acceptable. If you have a problem with that, it is a shame.

If you are no longer interested, by all means, stop reading. I’m sorry you feel that way, but at the same time, I have to make choices about what I want to do with my website, and when I want to do that.

Kindest Regards,
Lotus

PS: I know that it is pretty hot and humid in your neck of the woods around NJ right now, so you might be cooped up inside, feeling stressed out. A storm is blowing your way, though, so maybe it will cool down a bit soon, and you can close that browser you’ve had open for hours and get outside for some fresh air.
Twitter: LotusCarroll

wow, i love the first one and the bubble shots!! you are too good Lotus my dear.
Twitter: jennyitup

You need to come on up and photograph me, darlin’. Maybe then I wouldn’t look like a troll.

Cuz I heart you. Every douchey inch of you.

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Oh, and Dana….

Please refrain from calling one of my closest friends any names other than Goddess or um, Sugartits.

Lotus is a one of the sweetest people I have had the pleasure to encounter and I’m sure if you privately emailed her a question she would respond in a timely fashion.

Perhaps try getting some perspective and if that is not possible, feel free to come to my site and troll me. I love that sort of thing.

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I love “hanging out inside a bubble” and “sunset through a cobweb”. Great shots!
Twitter: mommy_wins

I wish I could take photos like that and make up profound captions. Yet another way you defeat me! The Rack and your skills as a photographer..
*sigh, taking my flat-chested self to look through blurred camera phone photos that look like they were shot in total darkness, lovely*

Allies last blog post..I Used To Sing In The Shower

Allie,

I should really post a picture of The Rack when I’m not wearing a bra, and then EVERYONE would feel so much better about their boobs that it’s not even funny. Really.

It would be one big, warm healing time for all boobs of the world.

Two Words: Beaver Tails
Twitter: LotusCarroll

oh, it’s fancy that you can track where i live but i haven’t had my browser open for hours. i have high speed internet and i can hop on and offline as i wish. maybe that’s what it means? when i commented you the first time i had only been awake for half an hour, maybe an hour. i was checking email, reading my favorite blogs. it IS sunday morning. we ALL have lives off the internet and i know that. i have a blog of my own and i just feel like if i mention i’m going to post about something, i do it. i didn’t mean to pick a fight. obviously i read your blog. i most of the time enjoy it. i’m an outspoken jersey girl and when you annoy me, i’m going to say something.

Dana,

Congratulations on making yourself irrelevant and noisy at the same time. It’s quite an accomplishment. I’m sending you a cookie to help salve your hurt feelings. My daughter has outgrown the need for that kind of shushing when she falls, but she’s already 15 months old and wicked mature, so I understand if you still need some more time.

Would you like oatmeal or chocolate chip?

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Lotus…I love the photos you’ve posted.

I’ve been following you on twitter and had to come see what all the fuss was about.

Seriously, Just ignore her. You’re giving her the attention she craves. Just delete her comments and move on.

She seems to be upsetting you just as she had hoped. Ruffle’n your feathers so to speak.

PS…I’m gonna have to jump on this photo linky thing next week…please don’t hold your breath though as I often say I’ll do things and then find that I don’t have the time to comply….please don’t send hate mail! LOL!

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Dana,

I welcome contstructive criticism and would have welcomed a reminder to answer questions. Calling me “lazy” and a “douche” is not constructive in any way. What you did was petty and calling names is childish, not outspoken.

Again, I WILL post about it, but I have already stated that I am not holding myself to a schedule. And AGAIN if anyone feels slighted by that I WELCOME them to tell me. I just appreciate if they don’t resort to name-calling in a public forum. When you do that, how else can you view it other than trying to pick a fight? You just stood in a virtual room full of people and called me a douche, Dana. Come ON.

Maybe you really should refrain from commenting until you’ve been awake for awhile. And had some coffee.

I appreciate that you read my website. I obviously do this both for the readers AND for myself. Sometimes my posting schedule/content skews in one direction vs. the other. I’m am sorry you were annoyed. I am NOT sorry that I am not pleasing every one all the time. That is, frankly, impossible.

All humans make mistakes and fall behind on things. Let’s be willing to give each other a “stupid pass” every now and then, eh?

Fini!
Twitter: LotusCarroll

Lotus, I love the filter that bubble is providing! I love all your shots, though, especially Mr. B!

I love the bubble shot. I really wish I could get closeups like that!

Staceys last blog post..Weekly Winners July 20-26

simply amazing lotus…what great shots!!!! (i know i always say that, but i mean it!)

janelles last blog post..Weekly Winners

I heart your photos. So talented!

I have to make a confession, though: for me, NOTHING beats the photo several months back of Braden after he ate a green crayon. I don’t know why, but that is the absolute best picture evah. I wanted to make a blog badge out of it for my little space dedicated to “who doesn’t like free?” but I don’t have those mad skillz, yo. (Plus it’s, like, YOUR photo, not mine.)

annes last blog post..time waster

love them! makes me want to get my camera back out. thanks for the inspiration!

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Let’s see my favorites are “climbing up” and the cloud through the bubble one. Oh and the web with the sunset in the background. These are all pretty good but those struck me the most. Have a great week!

Elaines last blog post..Weekly Winners 7/27

I should keep my big mouth shut, but I won’t.

How cowardly to waltz onto someone else’s blog and call the person a douche for not posting what you think they should and when, and then later saying it’s because you are an “outspoken jersey girl” (without caps), yet doing all of it anonymously.

I thought Jersey girls had more class and more courage than that. Most do. You are doing it wrong and don’t deserve the title of “outspoken jersey girl” if this is your supposed version of that.

It’s none of my business what someone does or does not post on his or her blog, but if I simply couldn’t contain myself (yep, me, amazing, I know), I’d send an email that’s both private and not anonymous. Unless I was trying to be a cowardly, um, douche. Just sayin’.

Maggie’s Minds last blog post..Weekly Winners Sunday 7/27/08

Love the photos, I’m completely inept with a camera so feeling a little green at the mo. My kid will never be able to look back at great pics like this.

Fancy coming to NI, I’ll pay you in compliments and cupcakes to follow DD and take pictures.

And I know it’s all done and dusted but will people like Dana never learn that they’re venturing into people’s lives NOT the reception of their business. We can’t all be perfect all the time and frankly if I wanted to read something that was I pick up an encyclopedia. Just saying.

Leannes last blog post..Planning Ahead – Christmas in July

LOVELY shots this week Lotus~you just get better & better! It looks like you & Braden had a blast w/bubbles this week

I wanted to ask a question. My internet has been out since Fri. morning (I’m @ my Dad’s now & don’t want to tie up his computer) because we had a storm & lightning zapped my DSL modem & I wanted to know if I could post my WW’s tomorrow morning & it still count for this week? My ISP is Ovenight shipping me a new DSL modem & it should arrive sometime tomorrow morning (Monday)? I’d be most appreciative if you would allow it to count for this week when I post them tomorrow I will post them as soon as I get my new DSL modem installed tomorrow. I will also remember my Karma & visit everyone else then too

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Where have I been! Who’s badmouthing Sarcasticmom???
Her blog rocks!
Twitter: molassa

I really like the grasshopper shots, but all of them are lovely as usual.

I have just returned to Colorado from a two year stint in New Jersey and I gotta say;

Dana,
Your poor attitude towards Lotus and your lame attempt to disguise it by calling yourself an “outspoken Jersey Girl” casts aspersions on Jersey-ites as a whole. While I did find Jersey to be full of outspoken people, most of them were at the least, polite.
You were not polite.
Scylla

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Connie,

That totally sucks! I would have total anxiety without unfettered access to the internet. You are coping very well.

And, re: your question – That is absolutely fine with me. As long as it’s within a couple days and they were this week’s shots, you’re really breaking no rules. I’m easy like that!
Twitter: LotusCarroll

The grasshopper shot is rad! Then again they are all great and completely making me crave the childhood rituals of Summer…bubbles, bug hunting and so on…
Thanks for always sharing your love of life through these gorgeous photos!

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beautifulmess,

You totally should! Never put away your camera! Never!
Twitter: LotusCarroll

These are your best ever! Awesome. I especially loved the spider web one. Thanks.

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Gorgeous as always darlin’.
You are a true inspiration, and a truly talented woman.
Smooches!

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The grasshopper one is AMAZING!

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I love the bubbles picture!

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I wanna yell at the troll too, but she seems to have slunk back to her cave.
Bummer.
Although I’ve been to Jersey and, frankly, it sucks. Guess that can make a person pretty bitter.

Lotus, have you ever considered combining a bubble and bewb shot? You could call it “bewbles”!

Can you tell it’s 1 a.m. in Belgium?

Love the Climbing Up one – what an original perspective! These kinds of pictures really are worth 1000 words.

Sooooo, when will Dana come back and reveal herself? I’d love to see her blog and how awesome it is compared to this joint!

Way to keep it real, Lotus. You da woman!

That grasshopper is amazing! Very cool you caught it

The webby sunset is such a great angle.

Love all the bubble shots, and Braden in the tub is so precious.

Hope you had a great weekend!

Sandy (Momisodes)s last blog post..Weekly Winners

When I first looked, I thought the first image said

‘unbashed joy’

I thought, ‘Whoa. didn’t pick Lotus for a violent one’

Then slapped myself in the head.

My very sporadic Weekly Winners post is up for this week.

I love the spider web photo. It’s gorgeous.

Carol Annes last blog post..Weekly Winners July 20-27, 2008

Love the boy!! He is so cute. My fave is the bath—I can’t get enough of those!

Amys last blog post..Weekly Winners

Oh! I love bubble pictures! So beautiful!

And the child is stinking cute, too. I love the second one with the water drops. I love when a camera captures such a fleeting moment.

That sound so lame, but it’s not meant to.

HOLY SNAP! I am now feeling like it’s a *good* thing I rolled in here late! DAYUM.

You do whatever you want, whenever you want. It’s your blog.

But I AM eagerly awaiting the water shot tips (which YOU SAID you were going to wait to post for BD). Looking forward to it!

mwah!

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Really, really gorgeous photos. (and um, really, really persistent troll. Wacky!)

Becks last blog post..Orange You Glad I Didn’t Say Banana?

Oh my gawhd….I said in my best winer voice. I finally had time to come check out your troll.. No link to a blog..so I’m sure it’s a fake person just giving you trouble cause she/he is jealous you have so many readers.
I did that w/ the questions too..had my 12 peeps or so give me questions..then only did half of them.
I really need to get back to doing weekly winners. I’ve just been so busy …. or I’m lazy…or I’m a douche…

MPs last blog post..Where do popcorn shirmp come from?

I just posted my WW’s~although it’s late, I had a very good, reasonable reason (see my 1st comment):)

I will be back probably tonite to visit everyone~I’ve got laundry to fold & put up & help Justin clean his room~it looks like a TORNADO went thru it & if I don’t help, everything will end up under his bed & in his closet & he’ll say “he’s done”! Trust me, he’s done it before, LOL!

BUT, I will remember my Karma & visit everyone tonite

Have a good day all!

**Being w/out internet for 4 days & I come back & see all the “action”! Really, Dana, you need to get a life!!!! Lotus is AWESOME & she does have other priorities~you know, like, HER SON & other responsiblilties. So, LIGHTEN UP & give her a break!! She’s a woman of her word ON HER TIME, NOT YOURS!!!!!

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