Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Mabelline and More...

Some folks who got the carving I did of sweet Mabelline as an invoice image (her photo is in the clue) have been asking if I ever had the chance to see her fawns.  The answer is yes, but it's really hard to get a picture of the little rascals, since they don't stop moving -- ever!  I have some amazing blurred images - even one of nursing babies, but they really are blurry.  I did capture one of the babies in pixels, though, and thought I would share so you could see.  I love the mother and child shot -- I took this one standing on a stool and peeking out the window of the Stampeaz packing room.



Here's one that I took from the deck overlooking the back woods, which is why it is looking down on the little cutie.  Mabel always gets nervous when I come out on the deck and try to take pictures.  I wish some manufacturer would make a digital camera that was really silent.  I don't know why they feel like they have to build in all the shutter noise and beeps that always scare the critters - it makes it way too hard to be sneaky with the wildlife!   


You can see that Mabelline has passed along some of her eye shadow expertise to her offspring.  Oh, and Mabel loves watermelon rind.  The little ones aren't convinced, but their mom loves to find the leftovers after I pack up my snacks to take to work (and feed the turtle).  These guys make it difficult to want to leave my house to go to the office every morning.  LOL! 

5 comments:

Bubbaloo Magoo said...

After reading the last two posts, and then seeing the title of this on AQ, I thought maybe you decided to give the turtle a makeover! ;) Thanks for the smiles!

Webfoot said...

Thanks for the chuckle, but naw, I don't think that turtle needs a makeover -- she is plenty cute all on her own. :) She ate her watermelon and blueberries again this morning before going off to sleep for the day. I guess I'm very easily entertained - hand feeding a wild box turtle is one of the highlights of my day. LOL!

Kristin aka Trekkie Gal said...

In your camera's menu, there might be a way to turn off the sounds.

Anonymous said...

If you followed my instructions, your Canon is now silent. :)

Love your pics of the turtles and deer. Very cute.

Your sister. :)

Lady Slpa said...

So precious! Good luck with your camera. Mine drove me nuts until I figured out how to turn the sounds off. With all the wildlife around your house, you should get one of those wildlife cameras that the hunters attach to trees. My cousin has gotten some great shots of deer, turkey, coyotes and a bear! It's kind of interesting to see what's happening right outside your front door while you are sleeping. :)