August 2010 Photo Hunt Challenge - Submission Time!

I cannot believe August is over! I participated in my first photo hunt challenge and after 4 weeks our submissions are finally due. I am excited to show you my interpretations of all 20 themes, some of which I have posted already...so here they are

1. Flag that represents me - This is the Cuban flag, my father was born and raised there and came to the U.S. right after Castro took over, being Cuban is a big part of my heritage - the other half of me is Cajun - and I would not have it any other way

2. Something Comfortable - Our cat Bentley thinks this is the most comfortable spot in the house, which is buried in the pile of clean clothes before I {get to} fold them

3. Something In Season - The sport me and my husband agree on, baseball! We love it, we love the atmosphere, and love going to games. I snapped this photo when we were walking in to the game a couple weeks ago

4. Feet - My friends newborn Caleb - and the cutest shoes

5. Repetition - The seats at the baseball game

6. Culture/Ethnicity - I was originally going to use the Cuban flag as this entry but got the theme mixed up, but I think this still works. I was born and raised in Texas so I may have the Cuban/Cajun background but I am a Texas girl

7. Contrast - OK I thought outside the box on this one, and instead of using a black and white photo or something similar to show contrast, I decided to use peanut butter and jelly, because like a black and white photo they are polar opposites, but work well together

8. An Indulgence - What is better than brownies and chocolate covered strawberries??

9. Macro/Closeup - I think this photo explains itself, and I love that the flower reminds me  of a Georgia O'Keefe painting

10. Something Masculine - My husband said grilling cannot be done without having a beer

11. Something Feminine - These were the shoes I wore on my wedding day...LOVE

12. Light - One of my favorite places - This is one of my archived photos, taken in July 2010. I just was not happy with the original photo I was going to use

13. Eco-Friendly - I had a hard time with this one, but here is what I came up with. Everyone needs to think green, and this sign is proudly displayed at the Astros ballpark. I do love that the Pirates player in the bullpen looks like he is actually thinking though

14. Business - I went to the outlet malls this past weekend and thought this would be the perfect opportunity to capture a business sign

15. Arrow - Me and My husbands favorite BBQ place

16. Something Wet - Nothing cuter than a wet "mohawk do" on my nephew

17. Something Dry - My friend and I found these barrels of hay a couple weeks ago and thought that it was pretty fitting for this theme

18. Butterflies - Well, my original photo for this did not turn out, so I had to get a little creative. Not exactly a real butterfly but it's creative right? I believe I saw 1 actual butterfly this whole month, I don't think they are wanting to come out in the 108 degree heat we are having in Texas...

19. Heart Shaped Clouds - I had the hardest time finding a heart shaped cloud, when I did see them I didn't have my camera. So I came up with this idea

20. Strength - My husband HAD to have these kettle bell weights for Christmas so I thought they fit this theme perfectly

I hope you enjoyed all my entries, I had a good time coming up with ideas and challenging myself more. I will definitely do this challenge again. Head on over to the August 2010 Photo Challenge to see all of the other entries!