Friday Shoot Out

Friday Shoot Out ~ Yard Objects

I was very excited to get started on my first assignment for the Friday Shoot Out. The theme is yard objects. Normally, I take my dog for a walk in the park in the evenings, as it is much cooler then. Today, an hour ago to be exact, I took my dog and my camera for a walk around the neighborhood. I really didn't expect to find too many interesting objects to shoot, but I was wrong. In fact, I think I got carried away. I took forty four pictures total. Don't worry, I'm not posting them all here, but I did find it hard to choose which ones to leave out. I still posted quite a bit of photos though. Why don't you grab some iced tea or cold lemonade and take a walk around the neighborhood with Sasha and me. Be forewarned though, it's hot outside. I'm just now cooling down. Hope you enjoy. The first picture up above is Sasha. I started with her because, well, she was in the backyard. The picture below shows the stepping stones and rocks in my own backyard.

This is a tree in the south west corner of my backyard. My grass looks green and pretty right now.

Someone else's yard down the street.

Some wood for decoration. I thought it was quite interesting and looked very pretty.

A sitting duck.

The sign says it all.

A rock with the address........looks nice.

This is a picture of a Buddah sitting atop a rock. Do you think they practice buddism or is this just for good luck?

No yard is complete without the security protection sign, especially in Las Vegas where home invasions are quite rampant.

This is a fountain with a statue of a boy and girl angel kissing.

A bear welcoming visitors. Bear hug, anyone?

A rock path between two pine trees. You hardly ever see pine trees in Las Vegas.

Sasha pointed out this find. Yes, it's a dead pigeon. It looks like the head is gone. Cats live here, so I'm sure I know who killed the bird. Sasha wanted to get a closer look but I wouldn't let her.

A table for two shaded by the oleander tree.

A pretty white bench with a golden boy statue. I didn't even notice the boy until I uploaded the pictures. Pretty cool.

Nice steps with a cute little statue, but what's with the empty cement border? It's quite bare.

Another table for two. Quite the opposite of the one pictured above. this is black, with no shade and an ashtray on the table.

I just had to take a picture of this. I love the rustic wheels that I imagine used to carry a wagon.

A trailer in the front yard with Florida tags.

A cute little bridge over desert landscape.

Four huge wooden plant barrels.

I could not end the walk in the neighborhood without shooting a cactus. After all, this is the desert.
I have a whole new appreciation for my neighborhood. I've noticed the various landscaping and yard decorations before, but never with such closeness and with awe. This was a great assignment. I look forward to posting next Friday's shoot out. I hope you all enjoyed taking a walk in my hood.