Inspired

This is where I work - the Siloam Springs Emergency Room - and NO, this is not what inspired me... I just figured since I had a test picture still on my camera from Friday I'd share it with you. This is inside the nurses station looking out toward Rooms 1-6. 1 is to the right across from the doorway marked 2 & 3, then 4 & 5 to the left of the white board then 6 farther left with triage and admissions even farther left. To the right of that door way with 2 & 3 is the electric door leading out to the ambulance bay. Break room is behind me. Fast track with 6 additional beds is down the hallway to the right.

Last Friday we got a few hours of reprieve so I could teach one of my coworkers how to use her new Nikon SLR. She also showed me The Pioneer Woman's website with all of its wonderful pictures, discussion, and tutorials. All of this photography talk got me inspired to pick up my new portrait lens and have a go on Sabbath afternoon...

This is for Valeri - Ryan made your cottage cheese loaf for lunch.

Must include a few musical instruments...

But the real fun/frustration was photographing the dogs who were running around. Waldo recently got a haircut and looks like a totally different dog, don't you think? His parents were visiting Matthew's grandfather in the hospital so he came to stay with us for awhile.

When they are playing its hard to get a clear shot of them. I like Wally's legs all splayed out in this one.

If my computer had enough memory to run my new Adobe Photoshop - I'd edit Ryan's foot out of the background, grrrr.... Guess as Dad would say I have created a need for myself.

This picture tells this story:
Wally: "I'm speaking, don't you hear me? Hey! Are you deaf!" Toby: "Why is he barking, I don't understand what I'm supposed to do. Dad, what is going on?"

These are my favorites.
A church member brings horses to the academy for the kids to ride on Sabbath afternoons sometimes.

Ryan got a great shot of Waldo, eh?

Wally and Toby are the best of friends. Wally is the first dog that Toby is not really jealous of and we're hoping he stays around for a long time (along with his owners). Toby just accepts him. Its great fun having Wally to come visit.