Farm picspam

[auntiemeesh]

How could I not love this little guy to small bits and pieces.


The field trip was lots of fun this morning. The kids were freakishly well-behaved the entire time, despite being deprived of morning snack (I think it bothered me more than the kids - both coffee and breakfast deprived this morning). The weather was cloudy and my pics came out a little ashed out, but I did my best.






The view behind the farm.


The trees are still largely green, but there were a few very colorful ones






One lingering pumpkin flower


On to the animals!

There were sheep - cute fluffy sheep. This made me happy, but apparently they scared at least one of the kids. She had no problem with the other animals, but she gravely informed me that she didn't want to see the sheep because they were scary.

Scary sheep:


Chicks


Three Little Pigs (one of them was hiding)


Donkey


Ponies


The goats were in another building and the unreasonably hot farmer guy fed them lettuce and kale while the kids watched.


So, yesterday's predictions involved at least one child peeing and one child possibly running away. Well, I thought we had got away with neither of those, but when one little boy's mom came to pick him up after lunch, she found out that he was all wet. He admitted to having peed himself while picking his pumpkin. However, we did manage to get through with no runaways, so I count it as a win. I expected a number of the kids to fall asleep on the bus ride back, but the only one of them did. The assistant director also managed to fall asleep, which I thought was pretty funny, as she would have had Things To Say if I'd done the same.

Comments

[maniacmarshall.livejournal.com]

W00t. It's a post with cute chicks in it!

Well, after that remark, everyone knows where the third little pig was hiding... <_< ... at least no one is going to suggest I'm in the picture below the pigs right? RIGHT? OK, being serious for a moment, I'm glad things went better than you expected today and I hope you had fun. Thanks for the beautiful pictures. They brightened my day. :)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

You can never have a post with too many cute chicks.

I'm glad you enjoyed the pics. :)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

What an adorable cat!I love the autumn colours too.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I spend the days resisting to urge to take millions of totally lame pics of Mal sitting around, doing nothing, because he's just so darn cute. :)

[whtmtnwmn.livejournal.com]

Glad the day was a success!

Great photos--are you lovin' the Canon?
=D

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I would love the Canon more if I could figure out how to get really nice, crisp pictures like yours. Of course, I tend to just use the auto setting for every situation - I did experiment with the macro (whatever it's called) to get some closeups of the flower but they came out just a little blurry.

[whtmtnwmn.livejournal.com]

I usually use the action setting (the icon that's supposed to look like someone running) for everything. The files are huge, but the results are worth it.

I use the auto setting with macros. You've got to have a steady hand (which I don't).

Take 58 shots, delete 50, and everyone will think you're a good photographer!
=D

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I know I've used the action setting on the older canon we have at work, but I can't find it on mine. I'm sure it's there somewhere, but not on the dial at the top and I don't know how to access all the other functions that are hidden away. I suppose I should sit down and actually read the manual, but there are something like four different books to sort through.

[whtmtnwmn.livejournal.com]

I thought you had the same model that I had...the 510 A? Guess not, cuz my action setting is on the very overcrowded wheel.

It could be hidden in the "menu"?

Good luck!
=D

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I have an A550 and apparently the action seting is now called the 'kids and pets' setting.

[whtmtnwmn.livejournal.com]

I have that setting too, and find that it doesn't work all that well (with pets at least). Maybe you'll have better luck?

Hmmm...wonder what Canon is up to?
=D

[shirebound]

Awwww, wee!animals! Glad your day went well.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Wee animals can't be beat! :)

[slightlytookish]

Awwww, cute pics! I love the scary sheep and little chickies :D

I'm glad you had a fun time!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

The little chicks were at an awkward stage, unfortunately, most of the yellow gone, but not really grown into anything else yet. But the animals were still pretty darn adorable. :)

[ani-no-mouse.livejournal.com]

More photos of Mal, please! He really is adorable and pretty!

I loved all the shots of the farm, both landscape and animal-oriented. I think your photos look wonderful.

It's funny how scary sheep can be to little kids. You went through a period of being terrified of sheep when you were little - but we thought it was really because you were with us once when we were worming them, and that really was a pretty frightful experience.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I almost posted a couple other Mal pics - maybe I'll try to get a few more and have a cat!picspam tonight or tomorrow.

You know, I do vaguely remember being frightened of the lambs, but the particular instance I remember, someone was trying to get me to pet one (I think) and I was terrified it would bite me.