Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Day 168- Ready to Bloom
This is one of my favorite irises from my garden. Love its deep, rich tones!
Day 167- Purple
This shot is also a throwback from Field Day 3 weeks ago. No idea what these wild flowers are, but I thought they were pretty!
Day 166- Beads
This shot is about 3 weeks old- shot at Field Day earlier this month, and recently processed with PSE9. The kids got to visit an "art station" thanks to our talented art teacher!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Day 165- Visitor in the Lilies
I didn't even spy the "visitor" on the lily until I uploaded and enlarged this shot. Camouflage can be a wonderful thing!
Day 164- Graduation Day
A proud moment for the family- our son graduated from high school yesterday, even with the crutches! My apologies for the 2 week hiatus, however between prepping for his graduation, my end of school year, and assorted other factors, it's been nearly impossible to post or comment. I hope to be soon returning to a regular routine of both!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Day 150- More Dandelion
I know I recently posted a dandelion gone to seed, but I couldn't resist this one. They just look so delicate once they've gone to seed.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Day 149- Recovering
My son has two weeks until graduation. He's making due the best he can with his aircast. Fortunately he gets to keep his school laptop for a few more days!
Day 148- White Lilac
This weekend the rain finally stopped and the sun came out. My lilacs decided to join in, with a red azalea bush in the background.
Day 147- Time to Weed
No, the bunnies aren't playing "hide & seek". This is supposed to be a garden bed. Guess it's time to weed!
Day 146- Cra-Z-Boy
This is the infamous Cra-Z-Boy, a motorized La-Z-Boy envisioned and built by my son, even with a healing leg in a cast. He presents the senior project later this week after finishing up one more final. Almost there!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Day 144- Exploding Azalea
Well... not really. Just looks a tad bit like it's exploding. Tried manipulating the focus with a slow shutter speed again as I did yesterday, but with a different subject.
Day 143- Anticipation of Lily
I manipulated the focus with a slow shutter speed. Gave this lily a very soft look!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Day 142- Dandelion
Seems like last week the dandelions were just beginning to bloom. Now they're already proceeding to go to seed. Although they're a pest, they do have their beautiful qualities!
P.S: I may have found a "fix" to my blurry shots on Blogger. I've begun posting from Flickr instead of from my computer, and it seems to have improved image quality. Let me know what you think!
Day 141- Good and Plenty!
My standard stress-busting candy- Good & Plenty! They are indeed good, and because nobody else in my family likes them... there truly are plenty left for me!
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Day 140- Marble
I was doing some cleaning at school this afternoon and found a bag of marbles. This would be one of those big marbles, with the others all smaller. It's been about 35 years since I've played marbles. I think we called the big one a "whopper", but apparently there are a host of other names: bowler, bumboozer, bumbo, and taw are all names given to the large marble in a game of marbles. What did you call it?
Day 139- Spring Has Sprung
Yes, spring has sprung outdoors... and in my classroom! Hang on for those last weeks of the school year!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Day 138- The Ants Go Marching...
After the amount of rain we've had, if I were an ant... I'd be marching out too. (By the way, the brown mounds in the back are all more of the same!)Day 137- Pink Azalea
Purple azalea bloomed last week. This week it's the pink azalea's turn. These are two of the reasons I love spring!Monday, May 16, 2011
Day 136- More Rain
This morning I logged in 1.35" of rain. Tonight we've clearly added an additional .04". The grass should really "green up" after this!Day 135- Tulip in Rain
Lots of rain predicted for this week. Will try to make the most of what nature offers!Saturday, May 14, 2011
Day 134- Courage
My son continues to face some pretty significant pain as he recovers from his dirt bike accident a few weeks ago. Today my daughter and I started posting some supportive quotes on his bedroom wall to help keep his spirits up. This one is my personal favorite.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Day 132- Dandelions
Yes, spring is definitely here once the dandelions start taking over! I processed this in PSE9, using the Sponge effect.Day 131- Free
For those of you following the post-dirt bike accident saga of my son, graduation is one month away, and after getting caught up on homework and finals, he will begin working on his senior project (with much assembly assistance from my husband). They found this free recliner on the side of the road last weekend, perfect for his project- a motorized recliner that can be driven down the road! Only problem is, ever since the recliner showed up in the garage, Graham thinks it's actually his chair instead!Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day 130- Aircast
Today marked progress for my son on two fronts. His dressing and bandages were swapped for an air cast. Looks like graduation will happen on crutches! In addition, he found out this morning that he's been awarded a small scholarship toward college next year. Maybe things are beginning to look up!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Day 128- Azalea
We got my son out on the deck for some sun this weekend- crutches and all. Soak in that Vitamin D to help heal the broken bones! Goodness knows my azalea loves it!Day 127- Weird Bug
This weird-looking bug was walking on my deck this weekend. Not much bigger than my pinkie fingernail. Strange, though!Day 126- Bumble Bee
Along with lots of pretty new flowers come lots of busy bumble bees! Love snagging a macro shot of one of these guys!Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 125- Macro Bike Chain
My son was finally discharged from the hospital today after his dirt bike accident on Sunday. He suffered a really bad break in two places to his lower leg. This is a macro view of the dirt bike chain.Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 124- Pucker Up
Another pic from the Aquarium du Quebec. Here's hoping life slows down enough soon to post more recent shots. Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 123- Jelly
Another shot from the Quebec trip, specifically the Aquarium du Quebec. Jelly, anyone?Day 122- Columns
Last night my son was in a bad dirt bike accident, and had surgery. Looks like a while before he's discharged and back to normal, so with my apologies, this week may be a variety of unpublished photos from previous week's. This shot is from outside of Basilica St. Anne de Beaupre outside of Quebec City.Sunday, May 1, 2011
Day 121- Pretty
I have no idea what this bush is. I thought it was a form of azalea (and it still might be), but I can't confirm that. Meanwhile these pretty blooms appear every year, looking a little like Lily-of-the-Valley, but much higher off the ground. Any ideas?
Day 119- Graham
It's been a while since I've posted Graham. He was enjoying the sunshine today, following his "peeps" around the yard like a dog!Thursday, April 28, 2011
Day 118- Macro Magnolia
I've felt very rushed for shots this week. School always becomes a bit frenetic this time of year, what with end-of-year assessments, performances, field days, Step Up Day, etc. I shot this same magnolia last spring, but I hadn't purchased my macro lens yet. A new take on a previous shot!Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Day 117- Sand Dollar
Spent last weekend cleaning out at my mom's second (and now only) house. Lots more stuff in this attic to rummage through. One fun find was a collection of sand dollars, likely over 40 years old. I processed this shot in PSE9 with an effect called Fresco.Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Day 116- Almost...
My classroom's Journey North tulip garden is almost ready to boast its first bloom! Any day now!Monday, April 25, 2011
Day 115- Rain on Rhododendron
It's raining again. On the lookout for ways to use rain to my advantage! Still loving this Lomo camera effect!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Day 113- Columns
Here's another shot from this week's Quebec trip. These are some columns outside the Basilica St. Anne de Beaupre. The exterior architecture was just as beautiful as the interior.Friday, April 22, 2011
Day 112- Hotel du Parlement de Quebec
Plenty more shots from our trip earlier this week to Quebec. This is a portion of the Hotel du Parlement de Quebec. The architecture is grand, and the Quebec flag was blowing in a stiff wind that day! However, not a cloud in the sky!Thursday, April 21, 2011
Day 111- Underwater Floral
Today's Daily Shoot- #ds522 Make a photograph that features water today. I have lots more photos to share from our trip to Quebec, so I'll be posting them in the coming days. This was shot in one of the Aquarium du Quebec's tanks. It looked just like an underwater flower blowing back and forth in the breeze!Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Day 110- Is This April?
We traveled back home via a different route. Granted it was chilly in Quebec, but after overnight freezing rain across the border, it seemed more like January!Day 109- Aquarium
Day #2 in Quebec- after touring the old city and the Citadelle, my daughter's choice of activity was visiting the Aquarium du Quebec. Part of the main building features a salt water tank that you can walk underneath! Very cool!Day 108- Basilica
So my family and I have been away for a few days- off for a short vacation in Quebec. (Had my Quebec blogger-buddies in mind while there!) First stop- Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré. This was my fourth trip to Quebec, and I come here every time. I am not Catholic, but I just find this building to be so calming and peaceful. The architecture is amazing!P.S: Sarah- I totally agree- my original was pretty dark. However honestly, that's how dark it really was in there. But in order to help others fully appreciate the beauty of the basilica, I've gone into PSE9 and lightened it more. Hopefully this helps.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Day 106- Dreaming of Crocus
For those of you who commented that there was no such thing as too many crocus shots, here's one more... this time likely the last of the year. I didn't plan on the dreamy quality of the shot, but I like it.
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