I like to push limits. Tell me to not do something, and I am likely to respond like a two-year-old and do it anyway. 

There is a list of 78 rules for photography. I violated 16, 51, 52, 57 making this Lily Fire.

 The noontime sun, the heat, and the moisture in the air made these colors as I camera-painted. You can almost see the flames licking up, floating in the wind. 

Can you hear the snap, cracke, and pop of the fire, and, more important, can you smell the s'mores?

(78 Rules for Photographers, and a recipe for S'mores - scroll down and you can cheat with oven sm'ores)

There are always places and times we remember more vividly than others.

There is a garden not far from our place in Highland. It was amazing! Mindy filled her entire yard, front and back, with flowers and more flowers. These huge lilies are almost seven inches across. The rain fell, and I ran to catch the raindrops. The thunderstorm cleansed the air and the heavily-scented lilies perfumed it. 

What places or times bring strong positive memories for you?