Daisies & Ginger

On a recent, beautiful sunny day...I thought it would be nice to take some pictures of our long awaited daisies, so I asked my sweet little companion Miss. Ginger, a.k.a. - my shadow, to wait on the stoop for me until I was finished as I didn't want her so near the street.

She very happily obliged since it gave her the opportunity to have a little sunbathing session, which from the looks of it...she seemed to be enjoying very much.

Well once I had spotted her there so contentedly lounging in the sun, my attentions immediately turned from taking pictures of the daisies, to trying to take pictures of Ginger...without her knowing of course, hence the spy pictures from behind the daisies.

She caught on to me soon enough though and realized that it was she, and not the daisies, who had become my muse. I love her squinty look here, but I think she would have preferred to have some cute little sunglasses on.

By the way...the door knob and welcome mat are just temporaries. The actual door knob has disappeared into the constructional ether...and I haven't as of yet been able to come across a mat that has spoken to me. So in the mean time, the little green & pokey astro turf one will have to do. I must say though, it has been surprisingly functional in our inclement weather at keeping out all the mud and forest debris, and obviously...Miss. Ginger likes how it feels on her belly!

All was not completely lost in 'daisy-land' though...I did manage to get the image above, and now only have to await another sunny day to try again....and hopefully, Miss. Ginger will be there to once more distract me with her sunbathing skills, while I try to capture the bright, happy faces of one of my most beloved summer flowers.