Even though it is mostly cloudy out today, the temperatures are in the 50's. I decided I had had enough of the indoors, and filled my pockets with essentials for a walk in the woods. Before leaving, I spent a few minutes at my kitchen table navigating my way through the many screens of options on my camera, trying to figure things out. Just about the time I thought I had a sequence of button pushes out, I would find that just minutes later, I hadn't a clue as to how I had gotten there. And shocking as it seems, except for a very rudimentary book with a few pages, it did not come with a user's manual! Anyway, I took a few pictures while I was at the table. I'm quite happy with them considering I pretty much didn't know what I was doing....   I really love this apple!     I also love the blurred backgrounds. It makes for a dramatic photo. My other camera didn't always do this so well. So, after fooling around with settings, I packed up and Sunny and I took off up the hill. I wanted to go see the spot where I took the pictures of the Tiger Lilies a few years ago. Here's the bridge over the creek... It's looking more and more precarious. I generally stay off of it. Sunny was happy to get out of the house too.   Across the creek there was a fairly large stone that hasn't heard the parable about stones and rolling. Looks like it's been gathering moss for a LONG time in that spot! S. could probably tell you the real name of this moss. I call it Old Man's Beard.   On the walk home I spied an unusual plant growing on one of the trees. I'm not at all sure what this stuff is, but I liked it!     There's what I REALLY like to do with my camera... And this is just with the lens that comes with the camera. Evidently you can buy a macro lens for it too. But I think I'll explore all the possibilities of the lens I have before I jump into THAT. I think I can amuse myself for some time with the equipment I have on hand. :-)