2012-01-09

These raindrops clinging to the tips of the pine needles looked like perfect little jewels when backlit by the street light this morning. I never did get exactly the shot I wanted, since I had to hand-hold it and the light was so low, but I think it did okay.

2012-01-08

This painting was on the wall right next to our table at lunch today. I was fascinated by the dimensionality of the paint. It was so textural, it was all I could do not to reach out and touch it. So, I photographed it instead with the macro setting on my point and shoot camera.

2012-01-07

I really need to start taking down the Christmas decorations, but I wanted to photograph our cards before I did. My grandmother used to put the Christmas cards she received in the slats of her blinds, and I absolutely loved the idea. It worked great at our old house, since there were windows with blinds on each side of our fireplace. There are no blinds in the den at our new house (yes, I still call it that, even though we've been here over 2 years), and at first I had no idea how I would display our cards. But these slatted doors separate the den and the hall, and they open into the den (though I took the photo with the doors closed), so I can still display our Christmas cards and see them while the den! Yes, it takes very little to make me happy.

2012-01-06

Luke had to have a full audiology workup after failing the hearing screening at the pediatrician's office in November. This is the same facility where he was in speech therapy in 2007. It was so strange to be back there after so many years! The waiting room is really nice, though, and I've always loved this wall. The part of the wall with the moon on it is slightly recessed and slightly convex, which lends it a wonderful dimensional quality.

2012-01-05

Something about how graceful Luke's hand looks holding the pencil really struck me tonight. (His handwriting, on the other hand....) I actually like the lighting in this picture, but with no overhead light in the dining room (yes, still!), it's really dark in there, which made holding still enough for this photo tricky. I think I managed okay, though.

2012-01-04

It was a beautiful sunny day today, and the light on my glass butterfly caught my eye. There are two glass shelves over the sink in the kitchen, and I have various glass items on them, slowly building a beautiful sparkling collection. I bought this at the Butterfly House at Callaway Gardens when we visited the Fantasy in Lights in 2010.

2012-01-03

Grrr, vicious faucet!

2012-01-02

Not a great photo, I know, but I was admiring all of my books today. These are the built-in bookshelves in our den; there is another one on the other side of the doorway (far right of picture) that is about half this size, and there are cabinets underneath both of them that store paperbacks (stacked 2 deep) and DVD/Blu-ray movies. I originally thought I would have a mix of "pretties" and books on these shelves, but we needed somewhere to put the books when we moved in (at the end of 2009, remember?), and now that they're up there, I can't stand to take them down! LOL What can I say? They make me happy.

2012-01-01

I've been trying to get a cooking/recipe blog off the ground (obviously haven't gotten very far with that yet), so I've been trying to take photos of food as I make it. Who wants a recipe with no picture, right? I didn't really intend for this to be my first Photo of the Day for 2012, but given that I didn't take pictures of anything but food today, this will have to do. These are the absolutely fantastic Swedish Meatballs I discovered on Pinterest. A decadent way to start the new year, for sure, but so so yummy! They were also the last of the Christmas week leftovers. January 2 will be back to the reality of both work and cooking!

Project 365 - 2012 Edition

Welcome to my second time doing Project 365. (Wait, 2012 is a Leap Year; maybe that should be Project 366?) I never did recap my experience with it last time, and it's been 3 years now. Obviously, though, if I'm willing to do it again, it can't have been too bad. I learned how to do all sorts of nifty things with my camera last time, and using it became nearly second nature. I'm on my 3rd new (or borrowed) camera since then, and I miss having that level of knowledge and control. Plus, as of Thanksgiving 2011, I now have a hand-me-down DSLR (thanks, Dad!), and I really need to learn to use it. No time like the present, so off we go! Hope you enjoy.

December 2009 Mosaic

Click to biggify. Created using Big Huge Labs Mosaic Maker.

Wow, is it really over? I am amazed! I'll recap the overall experience later, but for right now, I present to you, the final fill photos of my Project 365. Thank you all for following along with me! It has certainly been an adventure.



My parents came and stayed with Luke during the funeral and after so that DH and I could have maximum freedom with our schedule. (Are my parents awesome or what?) When we came in late that night after the post burial family gathering, we found Luke asleep like this. How could I not take a picture?



Luke, goofing around at a restaurant with the plastic straw covering. This is another case where I thought this was going to be the picture of the day for December 7, until my laptop died.



This was Luke's first LEGO Advent set for the year, and he put it together all by himself using only the picture of the finished product that was provided. He was so proud of himself! (So were we.)



This set of wise men is one of my most prized possessions. My late grandmother made them from empty beer bottles. I think all of her children and grandchildren eventually had a set, but these were actually hers. I took them in after she passed, and I found the box just as I was starting to decorate for Christmas, so I put out her set instead of mine. They make me smile whenever I see them.

2009-12-31

The last moment of 2009. (I did take a real time photo, but it was very badly exposed, so I backed it up on the DVR and took this one just a few seconds after midnight.) Happy New Year everyone! What a journey this has been, in more ways than one.

2009-12-30

Decided to try something new before the year is up, McDonald's Hot Chocolate. Not as good as Starbucks (also not as expensive), but much better than Panera.

2009-12-29

I seem to have acquired Dad's cold, which I tolerated for 3 days. I can handle stuffy and/or runny nose and head congestion. However, I have been hemorrhaging health units as today has progressed: coughing, tightness in my chest, and a stopped up sore inner right ear, all coming on rapidly since I woke up this morning. That usually means I am about 2-3 days away from bronchitis and an ear infection. My regular doctor is not in, but the new guy could see me today, so I went. I'd really rather not ring in the new year sick.