My New Camera

The weather is broken again, summer hibernation began a few weeks ago. Woke up at the crack of dawn before the temperatures reached Pug melting degrees. Gobbled down breakfast in my unladylike style, it was time to head out to my favorite Austin destination, The Garden.

The Garden is so peaceful in the mornings, birds singing, squirrels barking, the sound of the water cascading down the waterfall, what a way to start the morning.

Then all the peacefulness changed in the blink on an eye. Mom spotted a snake in the koi pond & thought she was going to crawl up the closest tree, then we would have to head home so she could change her pants. I'm surprised she even got this shot. (Thank goodness no one was around, her reaction was so embarrassing.)

Finally after Mom calmed down we continued on exploring the Garden. As I posed by the blacksmith shop, I noticed something different... the Canon was not making it's normal noise & wasn't breaking for a treat when the shutter closed. Then I realized, Mom has a new Camera. No wait...! I got a new Canon Camera. This camera is awesome! Little did I know, with the help of Arnie & Gracie's Mom, and Rupert's Mom advise, I have a new member of our family.

Side note: Come to find out it was an ordeal to get the new camera, long story short, Mom knew what she wanted, called local (buying local is the first choice), talked with Ron at Precision Camera, he was very nice & great customer service. The camera body was in stock & quoted a price, he would hold the camera at that price & Mom would pick it up the next day. Mom was so excited! When she gets to the store, dealing with Ron, it was a typical bait & switch. Now the camera is $79 more than quoted price. Mom reminded him of their conversation, he would not honor what he quoted, Mom was mad! Not the way to do business. Their loss & Mom won't be back. Thanks to Rupert's Mom recommendations, Mom found a better source for my new Canon that had awesome customer service and a cheaper price. Thank you my friends for giving great advice!

Now back to the rest of the Garden adventure.... This unique flowering plant is Pride of Barbados and is also called Mexican Bird of Paradise.

Timing it just right, to see the hot pink water lily in bloom enjoying the morning light. Then I remembered, what about the dinosaur?! I haven't seen it since Aunt Christy was here, wonder if I can find it on my own?

Tried the camouflage of the ferns to disguise all my cuteness.

Still no luck, but I had the feeling the dino was close. Maybe next time Arnie & Gracie can help on the search.

As we were leaving the Garden, Mom stopped in her tracks. So glad it wasn't another snake! This time she was whispering and told me we had to be very, very quiet. Years of going to the Garden, this is the first time of a rabbit sighting.

But wait, there is till one more surprise left... Hmm my only clue, Mom has been cleaning the house. Could it be company's coming to visit?