well, ant that somethin’

Ants. Frustrating creatures when they’re INside your house. But OUTside, quite fascinating. I came across this little fella as the sun set a few evenings ago. I’m really loving taking close-up photos, if you haven’t noticed in my posts, lately. 🙂

Meet Andy the Ant.

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Andy practicing being human

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Andy in the upside down
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Andy branching out
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Andy plays hide-and-seek

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Andy and a leaf that hasn’t shaved in days

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Andy says “goodbye!” 

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-Out of the Wilderness

2020 if it were a spider web

I stumbled upon this spider web the other day and thought it was fascinating through a lens at a very close range. As I post this today, I now think this complicated sticky mess is a very good example of 2020 so far. But not to get all philosophical, let’s just enjoy the artwork of this masterpiece. 🙂

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-Out of the Wilderness

Eye nose what you did last summer

I nose it’s not summer yet, but here in Nashville it’s warmed up (finally!) so the dogs and I have been outside a lot. Here are a few pics of the pups and their adorable eyes and noses. You know what they say about beagles, right? A beagle’s nose never has a day off.

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-Out of the Wilderness

Dixie To Go: Boo Boo Ninja commercial

I recently wrote about the Walgreens commercial featuring Bebe Rexha and the celebration of 2020 graduates (click here for that) so I’m back with another ad I really like! Research shows this one actually came out in 2016 to promote the Dixie cup brand.

I loooooove this commercial! It’s really fun and cute, and the editing style is perfect for a quick ad: strong, decisive cuts, but with content full of drama, heroism, and great sound effects… all successfully displayed in under 15 seconds. That’s not easy to do! Check it out and then scroll down for the only criticism I’d mention if I was being nit-picky. 


The final shot of the young boy watching in awe was a great touch, too. To speak about one possible revision… I’m compelled to think it’s an ad for band-aids. The voice-over is crucial because to watch it without sound, my guess is you’d DEFINITELY think it’s about band-aids, or skin ointment for scratches and cuts. Or even worse, we might not have any idea what it’s about. 

What do you think? Did you like it? Does it leave you with good feelings about Dixie brand cups? 

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-Out of the Wilderness

His bow

I was driving towards a rain storm the other day and as soon as I turned on to the highway ramp my eyes beheld the most vibrant rainbow I’ve ever seen. You know what they say, pictures don’t do it justice… but here are a few anyway.

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It reminded me of the covenant between God and the earth, and mankind, talked about in the Bible (Genesis 9). This moment driving on the highway became worship as I admired the rainbow and the Creator of this art…. while listening to this song:

It was a moment, to say the least!

-Out of the Wilderness