tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66059929437011285112024-02-07T16:47:23.352-05:00View from the Maypolepainted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-28456165690889587962011-04-12T16:52:00.005-04:002011-04-12T17:10:14.272-04:00Cracked<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QF9Pu7QzD7T9dLiHnWD5cVD55W7e_tFbxfg38hj-JM_Pvxs-ZpsgDMTKLEV6qCokIN7jiU4mMktCZiWejGegZVF-QPS5iBbyVtMfqpaUQTcMoWFyP04fjqm_5zAr3_n3KkDEOVc42hg/s1600/DSC_2797.JPG"></a> <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PzFM3U3R7MNJSBd8m5MT7xBNg0BDKYQ3JznAziXcw8vDKxCdLOQxGaBERxzJO3-9XOZORmBQJ5Alcg-hJcSsODXU9ga7oHXh5MqQmx4Imd8OwzPEt9QMSEE69NVreiSUFV0E99wYEXc/s1600/DSC_2797.JPG"></a>i have no idea what number we are on. I've taken some pictures in the (long) time since I've been away, but no, not every day. Maybe I'll post them. Maybe I'll get back to taking pictures regularly. </div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594803088023054674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwEHDuqHrofzck3o5xUdDZs7fSpf_Cq3Lxc90QWitcxiMHWhkTaRZdss8AkO6XPAz3tMNLc5CEy2tKOdxrivfKzxvpaopi91I0rBvRWb5YXU40QSslG4k6kR3HRKmO-s4qXP9tXumG1k4/s400/DSC_2798.JPG" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div>This isn't the most flattering self portrait, but it's a pretty accurate representation of my life right now. I took it through a crack in a cement slab, and the crack and rebar and myself - we're all reflected in the water below.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-74216438995926485472011-01-14T10:03:00.001-05:002011-01-14T10:05:47.799-05:00Snow Fun<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJoCVVQtmzRXRbU48eEcU_no5kcWzRhmepOyNsYkmc6uwyYyoUB6bYj2Buvlnno3Co4gByhTlYdC1ogNwGIxdEJlUOKD0bi7IIMHeeLRbTpEIJvAKR4nxP2STXwwVcvldz6crbJoWQqQ/s1600/168.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJoCVVQtmzRXRbU48eEcU_no5kcWzRhmepOyNsYkmc6uwyYyoUB6bYj2Buvlnno3Co4gByhTlYdC1ogNwGIxdEJlUOKD0bi7IIMHeeLRbTpEIJvAKR4nxP2STXwwVcvldz6crbJoWQqQ/s400/168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562057518549202242" border="0" /></a>168 : 365<br />Snowiest Penguin<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtqMxwVyMSIDgv_GuRZkKZD_lIWae7zeqbOSfhmQQs47fkL2OAYJxSMH5c7HeMrmj-DvT5jZldlCYpEBuq5dT7cUX3Tfo_TrJZ4DWZ26QDx63FQ0-EXlOla0WaVpjUwax9OSK5yf4eEM/s1600/169.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtqMxwVyMSIDgv_GuRZkKZD_lIWae7zeqbOSfhmQQs47fkL2OAYJxSMH5c7HeMrmj-DvT5jZldlCYpEBuq5dT7cUX3Tfo_TrJZ4DWZ26QDx63FQ0-EXlOla0WaVpjUwax9OSK5yf4eEM/s400/169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562057513965817666" border="0" /></a>169 : 365<br />First Sledding Excursion<br /></div><br />I took the May Queen out sledding for the first time ever. She spent 1 1/2 hours sledding, and loved it. I even went down the hill a few times myself.painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-46056722948926162922011-01-13T23:05:00.002-05:002011-01-13T23:07:57.510-05:00Twist and Shout<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0qGiwkwFPxbDkq7w4iIYuNBO_ksfHufEg0EywiDZUo_sSm_GT6rGrL8SnphOY0qqwtMDvaDNSyP45UbJF0-tcrQLExq0aPFCUrTq5S-6yotK5bVa6rkPiQ96B2JlFE6uQ3nW2w7uhhw/s1600/166.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0qGiwkwFPxbDkq7w4iIYuNBO_ksfHufEg0EywiDZUo_sSm_GT6rGrL8SnphOY0qqwtMDvaDNSyP45UbJF0-tcrQLExq0aPFCUrTq5S-6yotK5bVa6rkPiQ96B2JlFE6uQ3nW2w7uhhw/s400/166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561887995486979442" border="0" /></a>166 : 365<br />Right paw on blue<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The May Queen and I were in hysterics... Marlowe kept biting and batting at the spinner. </span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQZOhOoRkktMBQbp8Qae9b96fVk2SG5xTYGtikopOkR47H2_rDLCXb7cdqpIazsbmfbmxjEKRmDmGsukofW90i7P2hRFYGgEUiCGLsm0tx5A4Xhsg917mT9UU3Dk1ESASK425DzYAEmA/s1600/167.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQZOhOoRkktMBQbp8Qae9b96fVk2SG5xTYGtikopOkR47H2_rDLCXb7cdqpIazsbmfbmxjEKRmDmGsukofW90i7P2hRFYGgEUiCGLsm0tx5A4Xhsg917mT9UU3Dk1ESASK425DzYAEmA/s400/167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561887988488514322" border="0" /></a>167 : 365<br />put your hands up and... Shout!<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-18434122094122810342011-01-12T21:53:00.006-05:002011-01-14T10:03:07.215-05:00a fresh start<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyMd1BjRsope7D4xE1aZU0cqeBm4FNRmpT-gyh0YOr1K1EN_M-0hZKmcw3T7itotCI5mkbc_liQpTCTpdIF2HkikFJw2TmR3sRoHb9cWHbpuPhDv6cRQ30sXayvg8_b8mKCfz7qHnVUA/s1600/158.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtyMd1BjRsope7D4xE1aZU0cqeBm4FNRmpT-gyh0YOr1K1EN_M-0hZKmcw3T7itotCI5mkbc_liQpTCTpdIF2HkikFJw2TmR3sRoHb9cWHbpuPhDv6cRQ30sXayvg8_b8mKCfz7qHnVUA/s400/158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561499615771581922" border="0" /></a>158 : 365<br />Welcome 2011<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwN-noT49tt6hJar537FVsVNFtkokeCx6sy0Yl1tZBaaBlTx0vafUjB_-ePsWzqIhipegmFqZt9IJtbKu7v0XGrw93RH14SV436GAcJ-Ds_htnffLrdWKNSKdBCY50mOPKWI0BTjzmKho/s1600/159.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwN-noT49tt6hJar537FVsVNFtkokeCx6sy0Yl1tZBaaBlTx0vafUjB_-ePsWzqIhipegmFqZt9IJtbKu7v0XGrw93RH14SV436GAcJ-Ds_htnffLrdWKNSKdBCY50mOPKWI0BTjzmKho/s400/159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561499605462984098" border="0" /></a>159 : 365<br />Mass Transit<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrciE_fzVetbANmpadvZR5yiadOsPZVszenHfknljjoJKmaLzjiztIPqsVd40YfkS0BWRqld8zr8tzf_nRUcbsNrMJuFBwAV4JoLjJ-P47js5cguQuRN2F3v3AHxm8ga9CmYVXS6ZspeA/s1600/160.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrciE_fzVetbANmpadvZR5yiadOsPZVszenHfknljjoJKmaLzjiztIPqsVd40YfkS0BWRqld8zr8tzf_nRUcbsNrMJuFBwAV4JoLjJ-P47js5cguQuRN2F3v3AHxm8ga9CmYVXS6ZspeA/s400/160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561500193052901586" border="0" /></a>160 : 365<br />Public bathroom drain<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFPUO0q4mSMU4vAabutdvWpxINFP256ggf9HtHBP4vuMvsgKrrpe6UyDMVoD08zk-3HwC7oDsT31oapfsCXH7E1u5aRFy9wgRojMnJ9zXADTQuiTLgymOn3zOozVmbk3qPr9Zz8Ibmps/s1600/161.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFPUO0q4mSMU4vAabutdvWpxINFP256ggf9HtHBP4vuMvsgKrrpe6UyDMVoD08zk-3HwC7oDsT31oapfsCXH7E1u5aRFy9wgRojMnJ9zXADTQuiTLgymOn3zOozVmbk3qPr9Zz8Ibmps/s400/161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561498902875328594" border="0" /></a>161 : 365<br />"What was that?"<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z0kQH0qk9bdJ4cAmxTlSYtphf7CM1S2GuZH2fysxQZZaK_kvNx7PHj5O3az8HIfjzyz5PTVRUZm_RMm6bvGq1jMlYjdv2tSQsP_FtVyg0NeTq0pYh80w5zCnsJSBjo-Aj9xFgUyuqZE/s1600/162.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z0kQH0qk9bdJ4cAmxTlSYtphf7CM1S2GuZH2fysxQZZaK_kvNx7PHj5O3az8HIfjzyz5PTVRUZm_RMm6bvGq1jMlYjdv2tSQsP_FtVyg0NeTq0pYh80w5zCnsJSBjo-Aj9xFgUyuqZE/s400/162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561498898104502434" border="0" /></a>162 : 365<br />Baked with Love<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsF0Xp3Z5GPAbb_7e5JFV14SaGoqVnqFbtDMiBnpKxbmVkeeLCqtjpOrhRJmbwruily0pQZ4XW-cvFT23qLyowMLGHKIWUfBzoua1MARW0sEahsPfWgGK9h5OI_jIFDDLXRbEP3xAhZSE/s1600/163.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsF0Xp3Z5GPAbb_7e5JFV14SaGoqVnqFbtDMiBnpKxbmVkeeLCqtjpOrhRJmbwruily0pQZ4XW-cvFT23qLyowMLGHKIWUfBzoua1MARW0sEahsPfWgGK9h5OI_jIFDDLXRbEP3xAhZSE/s400/163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561498891037337666" border="0" /></a>163 : 365<br />Wintry Epiphany<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6HwE9Hm1z7jIaP-h6-kRidU5CJFx-lGdSyVTIAlyDpxv3jJwKoqRilVWSFa-LDil2sNO0BQzUbLsfislqTbRtEHN_XCGgRV763JmkoIihLYiTUY95MmhAxLUrx2fhy8rFreNWDFX5Z4/s1600/164.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6HwE9Hm1z7jIaP-h6-kRidU5CJFx-lGdSyVTIAlyDpxv3jJwKoqRilVWSFa-LDil2sNO0BQzUbLsfislqTbRtEHN_XCGgRV763JmkoIihLYiTUY95MmhAxLUrx2fhy8rFreNWDFX5Z4/s400/164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561498882394877762" border="0" /></a>164 : 365<br />Snow on boot<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45obB0h93-i7i5pQbAETtJDQ3YF1Kum65jISqlTB0CwrqErs3_wyc4Xv7FJfuzk4Pf2yUUCVlYZmvYgKxDSHqeyIfLWn8YWnhrE3na2Uzu31Y_oyjcd4yYgg7MEhP4VO67ved2_wEelg/s1600/165.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45obB0h93-i7i5pQbAETtJDQ3YF1Kum65jISqlTB0CwrqErs3_wyc4Xv7FJfuzk4Pf2yUUCVlYZmvYgKxDSHqeyIfLWn8YWnhrE3na2Uzu31Y_oyjcd4yYgg7MEhP4VO67ved2_wEelg/s400/165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561498876862524754" border="0" /></a>165 : 365<br />"I wrinkle my nose in your general direction"<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-44870057885072505182011-01-10T12:45:00.004-05:002011-01-10T12:54:24.890-05:00the end of a year<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vvyvB4R8RtnND-vEsARwu37FgOFgzz3bMvGBJS3cIZTbRmG6NPid36pAggrS7Bzd8-tOuz0naIh4bDiw629-NjlEpINkgJhza5pFjyZ6qLcXvhhj8J9MuMsM6KVmPPYsyRyFQsCW_1Y/s1600/153.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vvyvB4R8RtnND-vEsARwu37FgOFgzz3bMvGBJS3cIZTbRmG6NPid36pAggrS7Bzd8-tOuz0naIh4bDiw629-NjlEpINkgJhza5pFjyZ6qLcXvhhj8J9MuMsM6KVmPPYsyRyFQsCW_1Y/s400/153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560616132592136130" border="0" /></a>153 : 365<br />Princess<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt8vqSvegyJe8h_HsUOrwgLOeP7_v9nHcKcTwRp9uy7YQSVEKMQngKAk5sc0WcDB2sLH6XHrI86K98u4CoYsuI3Jt491DbV6LshQ_0GWV5RL8fAROO2VzKoV3xUpLyMKOwfIOfmOsxSA/s1600/154.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt8vqSvegyJe8h_HsUOrwgLOeP7_v9nHcKcTwRp9uy7YQSVEKMQngKAk5sc0WcDB2sLH6XHrI86K98u4CoYsuI3Jt491DbV6LshQ_0GWV5RL8fAROO2VzKoV3xUpLyMKOwfIOfmOsxSA/s400/154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560615167860114962" border="0" /></a><br />154 : 365<br />Ice scape<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxbmrEoKLCvO5WOwPor3kmXP4ficJ2EXd3kK65BNuQQlobO4OhGJL92gZZE3nsh6JkpdF-4nS7P4I72J29jrAvx8sw9fKYnk-_F0UYUTUWnYgknpajwM_f9lbjvtrGBBwmJG0FuN977U/s1600/155.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxbmrEoKLCvO5WOwPor3kmXP4ficJ2EXd3kK65BNuQQlobO4OhGJL92gZZE3nsh6JkpdF-4nS7P4I72J29jrAvx8sw9fKYnk-_F0UYUTUWnYgknpajwM_f9lbjvtrGBBwmJG0FuN977U/s400/155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560615632912315186" border="0" /></a>155 : 365<br />Drip drip drip<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjp83ooMkH_cEeEaLbSKwi-kAgcB50z68ux0dIUxVHGSqimjQdFPJgO758LZNOmqPnlRccYDY7O3ZYC23rIbWDjdKZ8y_ycy7B2zqFfr-K78y9_eJyP1sD0hbCNWq_xyUC7KLqLc4Cgc/s1600/156.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjp83ooMkH_cEeEaLbSKwi-kAgcB50z68ux0dIUxVHGSqimjQdFPJgO758LZNOmqPnlRccYDY7O3ZYC23rIbWDjdKZ8y_ycy7B2zqFfr-K78y9_eJyP1sD0hbCNWq_xyUC7KLqLc4Cgc/s400/156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560615158963303794" border="0" /></a>156 : 365<br />A warm frosty<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjT_An76yctVp8TBWirvdb_R1FdJb1ZlPaC7lKq0fQP8bvSNK9UZxx23h0uEMwjC5mN9FSBuj-ybX-3J0ITzsd-Js8hKfGoWGqZUlsAj2PVmva4O9hrXoB_PlfWEiFXwxGPcasip8yZtE/s1600/157.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjT_An76yctVp8TBWirvdb_R1FdJb1ZlPaC7lKq0fQP8bvSNK9UZxx23h0uEMwjC5mN9FSBuj-ybX-3J0ITzsd-Js8hKfGoWGqZUlsAj2PVmva4O9hrXoB_PlfWEiFXwxGPcasip8yZtE/s400/157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560615154672314242" border="0" /></a>157 : 365<br />Gingerbread town<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-77963288070793611462011-01-07T15:00:00.000-05:002011-01-07T15:00:04.882-05:00Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMORZMMmPhxHBYbtvBoTVzc6fAsqnaNd0pmWXV8dxPiQxj1A9Oz0PtcE91_SF6lfzt3eelDaXRLBYriDEPWmSwUIxNb5aV3cTw4BRU8gHUc5TnWKITukOYh82lZLS0ED2tS-qm1jxkUw/s1600/152.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2htZ1-8enaH5X-xFRc4RTo6H2qZ0oYwm7MuM-hm7aQ-_tVkaR2C7hihkcpxUYhP9ONlzw4xQlN_GKtmj9KU5suzlBCBYkk7WqCPDmPiwf1jLyT37wdVxD0Ll6BwvpRscEzKe5V2jyEo/s1600/150.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2htZ1-8enaH5X-xFRc4RTo6H2qZ0oYwm7MuM-hm7aQ-_tVkaR2C7hihkcpxUYhP9ONlzw4xQlN_GKtmj9KU5suzlBCBYkk7WqCPDmPiwf1jLyT37wdVxD0Ll6BwvpRscEzKe5V2jyEo/s400/150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559296430329352354" border="0" /></a>150 : 365<br />Twas the night before Christmas...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMz6Py1oHSotwnF7ENZYsuRdVO582XHKFCnMCnvn_iIWg8hbeHXbvBB4AduWZkc-o8XnXzcOXtwa68Sp5w-ufN15I8qjU3n83SHZBo4Tj2kSZgra95AOVcUT17QsL10odi7Shyicls0k/s1600/151.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMz6Py1oHSotwnF7ENZYsuRdVO582XHKFCnMCnvn_iIWg8hbeHXbvBB4AduWZkc-o8XnXzcOXtwa68Sp5w-ufN15I8qjU3n83SHZBo4Tj2kSZgra95AOVcUT17QsL10odi7Shyicls0k/s400/151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559296424380181698" border="0" /></a><br />151 : 365<br />Opa and his girl<br /><br />This picture of my father kissing my daughter just makes my eyes tear up, every time. <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMORZMMmPhxHBYbtvBoTVzc6fAsqnaNd0pmWXV8dxPiQxj1A9Oz0PtcE91_SF6lfzt3eelDaXRLBYriDEPWmSwUIxNb5aV3cTw4BRU8gHUc5TnWKITukOYh82lZLS0ED2tS-qm1jxkUw/s1600/152.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMORZMMmPhxHBYbtvBoTVzc6fAsqnaNd0pmWXV8dxPiQxj1A9Oz0PtcE91_SF6lfzt3eelDaXRLBYriDEPWmSwUIxNb5aV3cTw4BRU8gHUc5TnWKITukOYh82lZLS0ED2tS-qm1jxkUw/s400/152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559296972372412498" border="0" /></a>152 : 365<br />Marlowe, the Merry Maker of Mischief<br /></div><br />(I gave Marlowe this very appropriate nickname a while back. We just learned that he's at least part Maine Coon, so now the May Queen refers to him as Marlowe the Maine Coon the Merry Maker of Mischief)painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-14427764495619619342011-01-07T10:30:00.000-05:002011-01-07T10:30:01.580-05:00Fairy Godson<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdah96zwwnCNUcsQzjHf6Zg2o8d4MaBoSbjl2luTxTCfTvr9x22nu2D6qbzUZOG-YPiUyFj0ws6N5FbjFXu7Eh6TQwiDNfmsQpHn7sOiKgxlSh5JweTCmuZ5_D2Ald0Pf-XR1Mnc9NAOw/s1600/148.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdah96zwwnCNUcsQzjHf6Zg2o8d4MaBoSbjl2luTxTCfTvr9x22nu2D6qbzUZOG-YPiUyFj0ws6N5FbjFXu7Eh6TQwiDNfmsQpHn7sOiKgxlSh5JweTCmuZ5_D2Ald0Pf-XR1Mnc9NAOw/s400/148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559294851152697938" border="0" /></a>148 : 365<br />Godson (2)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlwJfNIgckKaGVTf3FkCspqPtU_iA-sd6Hzx5NRnHCk9BhNjOm8tZ85bM9nnTAsLUDkkeTiqlOw3eIDzp1rruN283YxGhbs-Ph4TmMTLgtj4ABbT8Dpz4pBwdALAOl_-In9nvkoHbT8c/s1600/149.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlwJfNIgckKaGVTf3FkCspqPtU_iA-sd6Hzx5NRnHCk9BhNjOm8tZ85bM9nnTAsLUDkkeTiqlOw3eIDzp1rruN283YxGhbs-Ph4TmMTLgtj4ABbT8Dpz4pBwdALAOl_-In9nvkoHbT8c/s400/149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559294842275938658" border="0" /></a>149 : 365<br />Mesmerized by the water<br /></div><br />Before Christmas we enjoyed a visit from our godson (and his mommy). With a face like that, it's hard to take bad pictures! They live in NYC, and I haven't seen them since the <a href="http://viewfromthemaypole.blogspot.com/2010/08/catching-up-on-east-coast.html">baptism in July</a>. He's growing up so fast!painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-15035964328594181842011-01-06T22:31:00.007-05:002011-01-06T22:51:37.230-05:00Total Eclipse of the Moonsometime between about 2am and 3am on Dec 21, 2010 I stood outside in this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjtFmVi0hG1DOKawpbUztB_ufY692ATvRbjQBQJVAEmlq4UEnaUxUj9kfAz2lISR88n51R4BBVKhXbKRYWDi849bqjNDJbSqVWwrWyukWNHV9i5E81Oe6BMeu7RpF4hjJ5Kqtpu9F4a8/s1600/eclipse+street.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjtFmVi0hG1DOKawpbUztB_ufY692ATvRbjQBQJVAEmlq4UEnaUxUj9kfAz2lISR88n51R4BBVKhXbKRYWDi849bqjNDJbSqVWwrWyukWNHV9i5E81Oe6BMeu7RpF4hjJ5Kqtpu9F4a8/s400/eclipse+street.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559283898061737890" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">(brrr......)<br /></div><br /><br />to get some pictures of the eclipse. I have not mastered the tripod, let alone the manual settings, but I did do a bit of reading online about suggested settings and such, and gave it a go. Here are five of the better pictures, showing a fair progression:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yJ719OPmputyNtEReqO7u8ooyTpmrceNMaKI_iQdvhchfu3-fLyRgb6aYk6OaYe3hvpRnXvWwiSa61viJg1XHSj99LxHj2vBh-M4QL90kCiF5wXxVGfXZEU9BpiPm-FFyeRdyeXbZQE/s1600/eclipse+1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yJ719OPmputyNtEReqO7u8ooyTpmrceNMaKI_iQdvhchfu3-fLyRgb6aYk6OaYe3hvpRnXvWwiSa61viJg1XHSj99LxHj2vBh-M4QL90kCiF5wXxVGfXZEU9BpiPm-FFyeRdyeXbZQE/s400/eclipse+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559283773470601970" border="0" /></a>(it was cloudy, and the worst was when I first went outside. After this I also did better at waiting for the clouds to move to take pictures)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwuIghyGq-94noB4YDGUzbdsljVyaV8tmVCocIHgetX9Ryg6RV9hGg_cd_f-EsjUPZY7mLfiCJUz5ov7BuI46C2vq5jsBQgbwZoHd8WUhglkhnBoYz6vp-SEx0UaZ1KJ7pXGeIB0Xw9s/s1600/eclipse+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwuIghyGq-94noB4YDGUzbdsljVyaV8tmVCocIHgetX9Ryg6RV9hGg_cd_f-EsjUPZY7mLfiCJUz5ov7BuI46C2vq5jsBQgbwZoHd8WUhglkhnBoYz6vp-SEx0UaZ1KJ7pXGeIB0Xw9s/s400/eclipse+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559283781921036274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC11RGf4uaty4IsMFqEn6sPEMd7T9wCp6BItXzRW8E9Yo0ozkvEALBv7unAsd3aQioCCS3aD0Gtgd_yAWxDTmApZ8ejoVIn7PfY793XyBypx_Ld0kxyV6zW0BngGM9dW7YPr_Hujh3BYA/s1600/eclipse+2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC11RGf4uaty4IsMFqEn6sPEMd7T9wCp6BItXzRW8E9Yo0ozkvEALBv7unAsd3aQioCCS3aD0Gtgd_yAWxDTmApZ8ejoVIn7PfY793XyBypx_Ld0kxyV6zW0BngGM9dW7YPr_Hujh3BYA/s400/eclipse+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559283777273390370" border="0" /></a>147 : 365<br />lunar eclipse<br /></div><br />(I chose this as pic of the day because, if you click on it and enlarge it, you'll see it's the clearest shot, showing the face of the moon best)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwuIghyGq-94noB4YDGUzbdsljVyaV8tmVCocIHgetX9Ryg6RV9hGg_cd_f-EsjUPZY7mLfiCJUz5ov7BuI46C2vq5jsBQgbwZoHd8WUhglkhnBoYz6vp-SEx0UaZ1KJ7pXGeIB0Xw9s/s1600/eclipse+3.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F_PWByuX0b1CrUjmbS1dRNsbhsZv8UGwn1JIko3-X-6CeoheteLGOW4oB21BKwLvM09DE5-9Yt2tsmwZ-DbLmaR_7fBh6icomzAPAPYMnn1YdQqWmfwPZ42dEacpIhr8Xfi4brWUAsM/s1600/eclipse+4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3F_PWByuX0b1CrUjmbS1dRNsbhsZv8UGwn1JIko3-X-6CeoheteLGOW4oB21BKwLvM09DE5-9Yt2tsmwZ-DbLmaR_7fBh6icomzAPAPYMnn1YdQqWmfwPZ42dEacpIhr8Xfi4brWUAsM/s400/eclipse+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559283787260354562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMZqUnXyH_BoVnrHZUy2vy8-VlCc87kJdJTNVp2mXz8hKmPL27jDGArcv2LsoTFJo5JtH73j3oFScxNbokDbdoQ-h063v-etfvGh9s0WwjX5eUL5xj7nRl_VCrChyphenhyphenvI1kQBqHdW9uyc8/s1600/eclipse+5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMZqUnXyH_BoVnrHZUy2vy8-VlCc87kJdJTNVp2mXz8hKmPL27jDGArcv2LsoTFJo5JtH73j3oFScxNbokDbdoQ-h063v-etfvGh9s0WwjX5eUL5xj7nRl_VCrChyphenhyphenvI1kQBqHdW9uyc8/s400/eclipse+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559283791354345634" border="0" /></a><br />Unfortunately because the tripod and I aren't yet friends, the camera would move, and then I'd have to readjust, and so the angle on the moon isn't always the same, and I'd have to change settings again, etc. Still, I'm glad I gave it a go. It's a learning experience, and how often does one get to (attempt to) photograph a full lunar eclipse?painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-80007761572787617262011-01-06T22:26:00.002-05:002011-01-06T22:31:20.810-05:00Advent<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDub_Qs8AhIGIW6IrqFZvZQCmxkuwsBoVGAeBivkBwJobBwBzUY-ci16V-uGtTi7Mj3e2lsKi5ugF2Ve3DoIBpx5ErSxV223Plqg2wvj7G5Q3w1wYCtkf0kbik9clkfy0VN-lcLHkG-Lg/s1600/145.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDub_Qs8AhIGIW6IrqFZvZQCmxkuwsBoVGAeBivkBwJobBwBzUY-ci16V-uGtTi7Mj3e2lsKi5ugF2Ve3DoIBpx5ErSxV223Plqg2wvj7G5Q3w1wYCtkf0kbik9clkfy0VN-lcLHkG-Lg/s400/145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559280866533565666" border="0" /></a>145 : 365<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJ6xaLSQvutKeFQ_QBdKmvwKK1fjgBIWjIg-D3bZbnLYUeSlvDecE5bdHW4U73-WLDWqYHwZXPx1XrLXh7O6k9WuY7ZtWGcGzuBmNFZWa3UBAnP3Oz5z8oTdvBUwKvs8vcmjbroNScXg/s1600/146.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJ6xaLSQvutKeFQ_QBdKmvwKK1fjgBIWjIg-D3bZbnLYUeSlvDecE5bdHW4U73-WLDWqYHwZXPx1XrLXh7O6k9WuY7ZtWGcGzuBmNFZWa3UBAnP3Oz5z8oTdvBUwKvs8vcmjbroNScXg/s400/146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559280860788815234" border="0" /></a>146 : 365<br />Advent routine:<br />candles and book<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-76508368627873315412011-01-05T12:55:00.004-05:002011-01-05T13:10:24.855-05:00SNOW!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEqhNTLW8Q6ZkQb5sGnJ-0Lzb4dSW6Ounyf8VWRitL0mYX50-wg9yWl8Dv_-OTg1IxTRVaMQKM5FptEougN1odIMmEX_6-UBZVSghuWAk6VolG8-jxvc0Dg-NfY2g-VIy-nf9CSW8ixI/s1600/138.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEqhNTLW8Q6ZkQb5sGnJ-0Lzb4dSW6Ounyf8VWRitL0mYX50-wg9yWl8Dv_-OTg1IxTRVaMQKM5FptEougN1odIMmEX_6-UBZVSghuWAk6VolG8-jxvc0Dg-NfY2g-VIy-nf9CSW8ixI/s400/138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558764422461916674" border="0" /></a>138 : 365<br />Clearing off the car<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7IkKg73xzBpAOubBWAwVmeOfG6jpRIVbeGjfqUXNOUhKDWDfnqMVySNCmeVlimhXKdWhvXOvvIx2C96pKvPyLRS5FzKgn_u4T2hZvowcnS6uyrsRIFwhPs-iV5_yoomzgsX5tzoXf7s/s1600/139.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7IkKg73xzBpAOubBWAwVmeOfG6jpRIVbeGjfqUXNOUhKDWDfnqMVySNCmeVlimhXKdWhvXOvvIx2C96pKvPyLRS5FzKgn_u4T2hZvowcnS6uyrsRIFwhPs-iV5_yoomzgsX5tzoXf7s/s400/139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558763568127342738" border="0" /></a>139 : 365<br />through the window<br /><br />I loved these shots I took of the May Queen throwing snowballs at the window. I picked this one as my favorite, because it's so clear of her face, but these were too fun not to show you as well:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgjJ67HoKLEbKFN0OrYdf4Ci81ZD6YaFt_gwU4ePYcEs8T2CGB9fElr3pE_Rhxj7FGMlxBy1-5VvbJk9BR1djJWI274-j6CZGhxbKTxQVEOfhjkd7v6V0_sCXydxVLwegFoWdne6PFP0/s1600/139a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYgjJ67HoKLEbKFN0OrYdf4Ci81ZD6YaFt_gwU4ePYcEs8T2CGB9fElr3pE_Rhxj7FGMlxBy1-5VvbJk9BR1djJWI274-j6CZGhxbKTxQVEOfhjkd7v6V0_sCXydxVLwegFoWdne6PFP0/s400/139a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558763563650912082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaP-bs_FhwUe21JRtfdP5PpAa2p3w5lpj0USRSUKA0qWF-bOeaTiCvuFZnYeu0Oe2m9GRL9qgRk5NViCfJeankvJLOi57DtwB-zcymzk-H9bgjEwNgbycvlbjr5Czlls-q0YDCKpO9ig/s1600/139b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaP-bs_FhwUe21JRtfdP5PpAa2p3w5lpj0USRSUKA0qWF-bOeaTiCvuFZnYeu0Oe2m9GRL9qgRk5NViCfJeankvJLOi57DtwB-zcymzk-H9bgjEwNgbycvlbjr5Czlls-q0YDCKpO9ig/s400/139b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558763555296411362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZo1UdrW15RGhkbBIm2Sk2BPkDkzcrkhqEQgAG3JyfCgkHieclMbuxRWmVyvUXY4SmvUu6jIFyIAJsvqTppSLvFbOnrqRbvjSuMaFyRbt9AbHqfWCzhQr2A7GdmNbt48tkZNxNaSWI-w/s1600/139c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZo1UdrW15RGhkbBIm2Sk2BPkDkzcrkhqEQgAG3JyfCgkHieclMbuxRWmVyvUXY4SmvUu6jIFyIAJsvqTppSLvFbOnrqRbvjSuMaFyRbt9AbHqfWCzhQr2A7GdmNbt48tkZNxNaSWI-w/s400/139c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558763551068779410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0f5daFTL-s4h6WTPsESl7XDZu0ij_sUk8LY2Opm96fJ8h-Vxac6ilHU8EgkrQFs5cAwrrKvYdvZigzzEq1kH0NyMpKjSmQw5JKpPMrF3rqNMgw_BL9HzTSToChMeKqg5e364K0DX5Ck/s1600/141.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0f5daFTL-s4h6WTPsESl7XDZu0ij_sUk8LY2Opm96fJ8h-Vxac6ilHU8EgkrQFs5cAwrrKvYdvZigzzEq1kH0NyMpKjSmQw5JKpPMrF3rqNMgw_BL9HzTSToChMeKqg5e364K0DX5Ck/s400/141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558762888196685906" border="0" /></a>140 : 365<br />Snowman<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NP8tG24lE4JVZM4g_yj1pm-VUhqYbCzoWeFH6JbnEFrqun1PT0gJvyqEea5VpneNqbJzkPKngUjDcwO_4LLfSuJ3f9v_Y7TDkqZLhayCbeJPgFZyIVhIPNm0TK4f1zM_vcOwUF2yWlA/s1600/140.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0NP8tG24lE4JVZM4g_yj1pm-VUhqYbCzoWeFH6JbnEFrqun1PT0gJvyqEea5VpneNqbJzkPKngUjDcwO_4LLfSuJ3f9v_Y7TDkqZLhayCbeJPgFZyIVhIPNm0TK4f1zM_vcOwUF2yWlA/s400/140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558763541248839938" border="0" /></a>141 : 365<br />Snow capped<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaajS2t-C59jeIZT-sHrGdfCy_9TEHJ24AuDGDQuWnFSLfwkSI9Y1K8hE2C_imAm02hULFipzhatnspBDAfjQQcHw97einyIlsJq7ONjwMbqmuLRHydA-X0F1ovGCQdEPHsMEXFC4214c/s1600/142.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaajS2t-C59jeIZT-sHrGdfCy_9TEHJ24AuDGDQuWnFSLfwkSI9Y1K8hE2C_imAm02hULFipzhatnspBDAfjQQcHw97einyIlsJq7ONjwMbqmuLRHydA-X0F1ovGCQdEPHsMEXFC4214c/s400/142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558762898777159634" border="0" /></a>142 : 365<br />Christmas Chandelier, Detroit Opera House<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc404lohq8KIjCb_OEkOYmESF-OrQeBREBbb7z9LWRjN5g0T0Nmvn5W1XZislI0R9McINNcP75NvRNcWKnVlgOZXF3lm0Bh9PhXFUwVCwCh3v3q7pk0__YKUYdYLX3RiwvV_sBqdDSq9k/s1600/143.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc404lohq8KIjCb_OEkOYmESF-OrQeBREBbb7z9LWRjN5g0T0Nmvn5W1XZislI0R9McINNcP75NvRNcWKnVlgOZXF3lm0Bh9PhXFUwVCwCh3v3q7pk0__YKUYdYLX3RiwvV_sBqdDSq9k/s400/143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558762905115370418" border="0" /></a>143 : 365<br />Just Dance<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis74N3eBCeAV1cuhKSzRRogxhFVlwjsGxHOQrFa6yE4kzlBk0hIf7XpfnoW41AMO_zfDssVK_bzO_wXM1n6Qc8kvBH9PplhC8mFWyET1DFNCSYa9samgAW-TZKvBpY4pY4sXIhlNUfpJI/s1600/144.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis74N3eBCeAV1cuhKSzRRogxhFVlwjsGxHOQrFa6yE4kzlBk0hIf7XpfnoW41AMO_zfDssVK_bzO_wXM1n6Qc8kvBH9PplhC8mFWyET1DFNCSYa9samgAW-TZKvBpY4pY4sXIhlNUfpJI/s400/144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558762908971916306" border="0" /></a>144 : 365<br />Turning her world Upside Down<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc404lohq8KIjCb_OEkOYmESF-OrQeBREBbb7z9LWRjN5g0T0Nmvn5W1XZislI0R9McINNcP75NvRNcWKnVlgOZXF3lm0Bh9PhXFUwVCwCh3v3q7pk0__YKUYdYLX3RiwvV_sBqdDSq9k/s1600/143.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaajS2t-C59jeIZT-sHrGdfCy_9TEHJ24AuDGDQuWnFSLfwkSI9Y1K8hE2C_imAm02hULFipzhatnspBDAfjQQcHw97einyIlsJq7ONjwMbqmuLRHydA-X0F1ovGCQdEPHsMEXFC4214c/s1600/142.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pbIzJnYSr69Y1ZNHG3aNMJg30oVoHM0lV-1QaooiSQ-b6gWR6yviyL_Rh8Q_pZTiv-fWbPCDFWzMKE2OqmC_T_5GoWZtd8Pj0YL0-ubEYQprnk9XzIl2HJnfUF3lz_h0yclONbp8akc/s1600/143.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0f5daFTL-s4h6WTPsESl7XDZu0ij_sUk8LY2Opm96fJ8h-Vxac6ilHU8EgkrQFs5cAwrrKvYdvZigzzEq1kH0NyMpKjSmQw5JKpPMrF3rqNMgw_BL9HzTSToChMeKqg5e364K0DX5Ck/s1600/141.jpg"><br /></a>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-26230938097900544752011-01-04T23:34:00.006-05:002011-01-04T23:43:45.574-05:00many weeks ago<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnlzv6ZlOLumpqk2Vsl7TILo2N1HjwnQZ_Xr1FLIOqx7moidOaam1JHOK32VvNQRYp9LdwfK3t9VVTqO6whpM13PASecvHTsoSlEJDLgtSfxighqQlCDGug2tmsTj75F3dcAwGqVHOkM/s1600/131.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnlzv6ZlOLumpqk2Vsl7TILo2N1HjwnQZ_Xr1FLIOqx7moidOaam1JHOK32VvNQRYp9LdwfK3t9VVTqO6whpM13PASecvHTsoSlEJDLgtSfxighqQlCDGug2tmsTj75F3dcAwGqVHOkM/s400/131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558556345461944306" border="0" /></a>131 : 365<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_fmOpAulln2c-tnqf9BTpWDzJYuH-ivvJLcZUNPU-_n580DfdO7htAPPrxe81vxK0gjKzrUtHRXtZyD7MusxtMRm3sSEnjInPB_Ab5I5r6pXGv7tfzZr4e82oSFE4AEcRQwafWN5VtU/s1600/132.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_fmOpAulln2c-tnqf9BTpWDzJYuH-ivvJLcZUNPU-_n580DfdO7htAPPrxe81vxK0gjKzrUtHRXtZyD7MusxtMRm3sSEnjInPB_Ab5I5r6pXGv7tfzZr4e82oSFE4AEcRQwafWN5VtU/s400/132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558556338466471010" border="0" /></a>132 : 365<br />First flakes<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFWmCDPiAfinEJB4-KVpjCLKuBxhuldyPDSvVquYA7QH6zubQoXMp0g-b4EcuZm9ZEbFvs4uj1qQv0r5rFAdxQyGi6eWU3lh1pZJnxTQzCpDLJmJugBXZeeUog2gq3mccU2SzFhkBYCg/s1600/133.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfFWmCDPiAfinEJB4-KVpjCLKuBxhuldyPDSvVquYA7QH6zubQoXMp0g-b4EcuZm9ZEbFvs4uj1qQv0r5rFAdxQyGi6eWU3lh1pZJnxTQzCpDLJmJugBXZeeUog2gq3mccU2SzFhkBYCg/s400/133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558556120801278370" border="0" /></a>133 : 365<br />a candle in the wind(ow)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RKxEc7m3cNXiUggeUXGCdrYm8vZ7q2A3XzVRDMAYGJnMmKGLIwfk4LZeL4snfRwcQLE5g_zc53iOHYWay_cM0GwzPdm-JlaUwsD2ua6VP0zCgkrmpLgyv68s_WAHX0cUtH-MFczvTZE/s1600/134.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RKxEc7m3cNXiUggeUXGCdrYm8vZ7q2A3XzVRDMAYGJnMmKGLIwfk4LZeL4snfRwcQLE5g_zc53iOHYWay_cM0GwzPdm-JlaUwsD2ua6VP0zCgkrmpLgyv68s_WAHX0cUtH-MFczvTZE/s400/134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558556115452425682" border="0" /></a>134 : 365<br />A bard in the pinetree<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgMGSibStHSnaDkBltUR13pjKyn3Vcl5IJGbXWqnzQNFDSIBOHs4Uv3-sefHkZzTt7w8y_nihRH8j-SLX9O5ywODgERwqcgr1muW49qjyOJ7QXEX3_8OrdKGjMsNFKepo_ISHSvaJHrU/s1600/135.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgMGSibStHSnaDkBltUR13pjKyn3Vcl5IJGbXWqnzQNFDSIBOHs4Uv3-sefHkZzTt7w8y_nihRH8j-SLX9O5ywODgERwqcgr1muW49qjyOJ7QXEX3_8OrdKGjMsNFKepo_ISHSvaJHrU/s400/135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558556112474104210" border="0" /></a>135 : 365<br />NOT Christmas lights<br />(a speeding ticket. merry christmas to me)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2X-iWZ_he_MwLT7Sq3P20w4h7gsOmmKf2M1jRwo1HPckr1tqGVmnVWK2vll5sGcxmG3Thu6VJAD32DnQlaKKkM8DXUCa_8onWB9rLPNOeC_rlbtnT11FbGoNNWdCbEdpHNf-bQGI1aI/s1600/136.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2X-iWZ_he_MwLT7Sq3P20w4h7gsOmmKf2M1jRwo1HPckr1tqGVmnVWK2vll5sGcxmG3Thu6VJAD32DnQlaKKkM8DXUCa_8onWB9rLPNOeC_rlbtnT11FbGoNNWdCbEdpHNf-bQGI1aI/s400/136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558556103229975346" border="0" /></a>136 : 365<br />bathing beauty<br />(she was singing to herself in the tub, and I took some pictures with my phone, if I had gotten out the camera she would have known what I was doing! i pictures don't at all capture how much she was just enjoying the bath. alas)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO184DhjRZNIXNV8j6YWVpEHMrAT6M7uvXJFafL4-TC55vR49pkgxO_8aPzT-5kgpgzBJCplkrJCCq5uSGOdQtuKP1hpfOpTvsfqt_0xzE0Oq4kE0cYOooheHnrYALKbso3b6wRALwOh0/s1600/137.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO184DhjRZNIXNV8j6YWVpEHMrAT6M7uvXJFafL4-TC55vR49pkgxO_8aPzT-5kgpgzBJCplkrJCCq5uSGOdQtuKP1hpfOpTvsfqt_0xzE0Oq4kE0cYOooheHnrYALKbso3b6wRALwOh0/s400/137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558556100101268066" border="0" /></a>137 : 365<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">an angel gets her wings<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I'm trying to catch up with editing and posting. Hopefully I'll get up a months worth of pictures in the upcoming days. whew.<br /></div></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-31455722054311155122010-12-13T21:34:00.003-05:002010-12-13T21:39:39.092-05:00not last week, but the week before<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznbTu4e5j5UfC6Bow6cZ9Jvzx5NVIJXqaLvYFZwDU9fPR9zsUkZCUhyphenhyphenVPOSnmOpe6lC6hDmz9udoh19uIvPRVYSTIHYq8r4rrcM1zgzwn969i0dl2WATuIrxgQa5j3Pq1vH4laP_tb2w/s1600/126.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhznbTu4e5j5UfC6Bow6cZ9Jvzx5NVIJXqaLvYFZwDU9fPR9zsUkZCUhyphenhyphenVPOSnmOpe6lC6hDmz9udoh19uIvPRVYSTIHYq8r4rrcM1zgzwn969i0dl2WATuIrxgQa5j3Pq1vH4laP_tb2w/s400/126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550361277354119810" border="0" /></a>126 : 365<br />Dusting<br /></div><br />(ha... I'm posting this so much later, after we've had a much larger dropping of snow, that I can only laugh at this old photo. that's what I get for being slow at the editing and posting)<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIkI9oefA4JkX0gBM5Fj0lFZLtAt2kcB4moMtUxE3zVsR6uHeN8pr6d5ooSjQNhHA_JC5bM-rdSNLLmFoBJGKfy9OYeYcdphfeztZVomXqIhGM81xjcWnY3UOrL6DDgu6uYbjI-azX9w/s1600/127.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIkI9oefA4JkX0gBM5Fj0lFZLtAt2kcB4moMtUxE3zVsR6uHeN8pr6d5ooSjQNhHA_JC5bM-rdSNLLmFoBJGKfy9OYeYcdphfeztZVomXqIhGM81xjcWnY3UOrL6DDgu6uYbjI-azX9w/s400/127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550361271056464882" border="0" /></a>127 : 365<br />Waiting for Santa?<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8l-_QoplPwbMLqGtbcnuDS7hrWEzB24LNox7_HdjrjktRzZIAMj2T637yM_PSOVuiR5y5tXDqijVSOfggxCoGlj2DhDERFtAIpKIbBmKvLYe5x-tMHDTZsIG6InSM2VimspXlA3fzwlw/s1600/128.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8l-_QoplPwbMLqGtbcnuDS7hrWEzB24LNox7_HdjrjktRzZIAMj2T637yM_PSOVuiR5y5tXDqijVSOfggxCoGlj2DhDERFtAIpKIbBmKvLYe5x-tMHDTZsIG6InSM2VimspXlA3fzwlw/s400/128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550361257644746498" border="0" /></a>128 : 365<br />Country Church<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1FAb1hyphenhyphen8emfBAeyJ-trkn-WB7UVmD6J0Qptdu2ZaJT2Lsas45PhJrIeCQlhnK4ltx5smy_MXQMHItsp7DxhZSaJjmeOTsUh3Xe6ilj7rBRvFfH6P91tu85_xDwoZHx642lJ0XRDQshM/s1600/129.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1FAb1hyphenhyphen8emfBAeyJ-trkn-WB7UVmD6J0Qptdu2ZaJT2Lsas45PhJrIeCQlhnK4ltx5smy_MXQMHItsp7DxhZSaJjmeOTsUh3Xe6ilj7rBRvFfH6P91tu85_xDwoZHx642lJ0XRDQshM/s400/129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550361254719496082" border="0" /></a>129 : 365<br />Puzzling<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjskzk2CSTLWVoxapp_m__rNzJ4c8EHzArK7vc8M0DOC3u-VZtu4otjygysP9pc_CcxjAVebq64rZATtPfAnvfndbDa3CR3k-WtBroeDDNrnZmHrZZuNwc2ldMxhwkubgvwdxn_XYMMfU/s1600/130.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjskzk2CSTLWVoxapp_m__rNzJ4c8EHzArK7vc8M0DOC3u-VZtu4otjygysP9pc_CcxjAVebq64rZATtPfAnvfndbDa3CR3k-WtBroeDDNrnZmHrZZuNwc2ldMxhwkubgvwdxn_XYMMfU/s400/130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550361249806665218" border="0" /></a>130 : 365<br />Things are looking up<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-79756223951409012832010-12-04T23:24:00.004-05:002010-12-04T23:33:04.586-05:00FocusI can't remember the last time I had to scrape ice off of a windshield. YEARS. The scraping wasn't fun, but I thought it might make for interesting pictures.<br /><br />I had fun playing with the focus:<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3GsUnfw-CMUkqUHN_kb0HPjceOCqC6irSNvL2400FhvyM7BZlz2te5SlAO5pXZJHTJFzUXuMY3SszNEbK4rGKuBKOGW2SbETIt-0enpMzFhWlINOsOB020LwOwXiB6vVfJjGk_3s30M/s1600/DSC_1845.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3GsUnfw-CMUkqUHN_kb0HPjceOCqC6irSNvL2400FhvyM7BZlz2te5SlAO5pXZJHTJFzUXuMY3SszNEbK4rGKuBKOGW2SbETIt-0enpMzFhWlINOsOB020LwOwXiB6vVfJjGk_3s30M/s400/DSC_1845.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547050196057122226" border="0" /></a>125a<br />closest<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZb6XpKjtlKFA8nfuh3RPzbKsmE4fGICbmoi49X9LKGOnj3PDoULnOLgSIMeSOnHgRi_oIwrorpVasZgmeuAh3VQtFY7OzFP58wCwYoNI8pV3gaD7y2-GNGB2LACVg0Mrf-wY6x3v55M/s1600/DSC_1846.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZb6XpKjtlKFA8nfuh3RPzbKsmE4fGICbmoi49X9LKGOnj3PDoULnOLgSIMeSOnHgRi_oIwrorpVasZgmeuAh3VQtFY7OzFP58wCwYoNI8pV3gaD7y2-GNGB2LACVg0Mrf-wY6x3v55M/s400/DSC_1846.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547050201724015746" border="0" /></a>125b<br />middle<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa4RPdz37-shdttqBav9YuXbmM9Wlv1N0yAN9sM4GQkQ0z8Ul1AaaasnYpeyG1Ujc6k5G23eyUniSJSqHadHlLqzS9RLk2aYomX4CunuApj7C8hIBUQL5GQ94oL2bkNIL7wEWxVzwWQE/s1600/DSC_1847.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQa4RPdz37-shdttqBav9YuXbmM9Wlv1N0yAN9sM4GQkQ0z8Ul1AaaasnYpeyG1Ujc6k5G23eyUniSJSqHadHlLqzS9RLk2aYomX4CunuApj7C8hIBUQL5GQ94oL2bkNIL7wEWxVzwWQE/s400/DSC_1847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547050209577052690" border="0" /></a>125c<br />farthest<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4Bh_rNsH5DjQrI3-Vf8DsHmwiafxFO7ka1WT_6KQj69zDc2zffHrgH-FPBdohfg24OwAtOMx3y941GP2RnJC8PkuguxrJxDHgEX3jbDSAHJTt254slaSp0PwK0UL-ZPxTdETaZDw7MU/s1600/DSC_1851.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4Bh_rNsH5DjQrI3-Vf8DsHmwiafxFO7ka1WT_6KQj69zDc2zffHrgH-FPBdohfg24OwAtOMx3y941GP2RnJC8PkuguxrJxDHgEX3jbDSAHJTt254slaSp0PwK0UL-ZPxTdETaZDw7MU/s400/DSC_1851.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547050214545716594" border="0" /></a>125d<br />a different view<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Which is your favorite, and why? (I'm curious about how other people look at their photos and pick their favorites or "best." Sometimes I have clear reasons, and other times it's more just a feeling)<br /></div></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-18558675466320101092010-12-04T23:22:00.001-05:002010-12-04T23:24:18.450-05:00Dappled Grey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgeikHWS9r9FCqJz5uZS1aorCPOuuY2o9ywkRWcOfhr2UPAda3vnOTn1r1Crgb6QEASJlnhTj5HUcFmEA1diizSDaCIRwlXTxTpd6bjjmiJoPmCa2xMblSs17nXHskUxJGLKdcPX3NZU/s1600/124.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgeikHWS9r9FCqJz5uZS1aorCPOuuY2o9ywkRWcOfhr2UPAda3vnOTn1r1Crgb6QEASJlnhTj5HUcFmEA1diizSDaCIRwlXTxTpd6bjjmiJoPmCa2xMblSs17nXHskUxJGLKdcPX3NZU/s400/124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547049053476281042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">124 : 365<br />Dappled Grey<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-88263507856188045302010-12-04T23:15:00.006-05:002010-12-04T23:39:35.788-05:00Carousel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissTg5ICkKIYl3ezxqFH_7ggaafydVZffEHRXXcSkeM72Rx50cJqnQ1Ehpf3PLYuUQcqS_W3_zqvnyRJCaYnaKjgW0laTINpE9XTOW3ChpDrFdHrDAQu0ptpvAE_mzd1tIuhyIDrgiJs4/s1600/123.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissTg5ICkKIYl3ezxqFH_7ggaafydVZffEHRXXcSkeM72Rx50cJqnQ1Ehpf3PLYuUQcqS_W3_zqvnyRJCaYnaKjgW0laTINpE9XTOW3ChpDrFdHrDAQu0ptpvAE_mzd1tIuhyIDrgiJs4/s400/123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547047289491265506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">123 : 365<br />Rotating Joy<br /></div><br />I took a lot of pictures of this carousel (and my favorite rider) both in motion and still. I played around with shutter speed (that makes twice! hey, I'm learning) and got some interesting shots, but nothing great. If I had had more time I would have played more... I got great blur, but what I wanted was something clearer - like some animal faces - in the blur. But still, glad I played.<br /><br />One thing that these photos also reminded me is that often I get into editing my pictures, and see all the great shots I missed because I never tried to get them, like a shot of all the horse's legs. I got a bunch of legs in a shot, and tried cropping, but the focus and angle was wrong. But I learn from those mistakes (hopefully) and I will try that the next time.<br /><br />In this shot I wish the light on her face was better, but no matter where I stood the open pavilion created a backlit effect for any shot but straight into the carousel. Still, I smile just looking at it, so it wins best picture.painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-62324621314159174842010-12-01T12:54:00.000-05:002010-12-01T12:56:41.944-05:00Pinecone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy0OYNw6TJ-jaR5CkVCIcyIwZmtq0_cbet1Z2_Wmwi3ei8EOmmlRm4rf8AB-SUXTar9DRKyiGilQBPFswEDECD_XIwqojVSdcjAwDfJ5kprTMgtAoEInMVyPGmq79HrIVS8mPM6Jo8Ro/s1600/122.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcy0OYNw6TJ-jaR5CkVCIcyIwZmtq0_cbet1Z2_Wmwi3ei8EOmmlRm4rf8AB-SUXTar9DRKyiGilQBPFswEDECD_XIwqojVSdcjAwDfJ5kprTMgtAoEInMVyPGmq79HrIVS8mPM6Jo8Ro/s400/122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545774233721374738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">122 : 365<br />Pinecone<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-46051808549108112782010-11-27T16:22:00.001-05:002010-11-27T16:24:07.787-05:00Gravy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigf-ntaMYNFT7d9l9E9eSzkPYnNW2WUC9hgSN2RFyTf2710GDN621mJTyKfrbodTyOe2Uvr_7OLFLCK1JA-QTdTwolnP9GPD8QUQunJsVTSJmyXFCXvrlOiUOzgWynuV54WWq7rBm-u4/s1600/121.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigf-ntaMYNFT7d9l9E9eSzkPYnNW2WUC9hgSN2RFyTf2710GDN621mJTyKfrbodTyOe2Uvr_7OLFLCK1JA-QTdTwolnP9GPD8QUQunJsVTSJmyXFCXvrlOiUOzgWynuV54WWq7rBm-u4/s400/121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544343225386904578" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">121 : 365<br />Mom making gravy<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-53839307738429989462010-11-27T16:21:00.000-05:002010-11-27T16:22:53.705-05:00Not for jumping<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3TXdcbv5DojH7s26XtsWjJdD622bOXa3j_lUtJMWPEWyHjGkgx1GNlKIENib9q6fez8tAyEUXNe2HWBBGKh3s1QOxnO5hW2aI8LSZ5GLkxIf9Ry6TWT8U-3umUUJiz1gAbAkkk2rlxI/s1600/120.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3TXdcbv5DojH7s26XtsWjJdD622bOXa3j_lUtJMWPEWyHjGkgx1GNlKIENib9q6fez8tAyEUXNe2HWBBGKh3s1QOxnO5hW2aI8LSZ5GLkxIf9Ry6TWT8U-3umUUJiz1gAbAkkk2rlxI/s400/120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544342962276198466" border="0" /></a>120 : 365<br />Leaf pile<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-20064731058108588452010-11-27T16:16:00.001-05:002010-11-27T16:21:42.989-05:00Louisiana Comfort Food<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp03VxDZcWji-wg3v7ItpmouR7Onpk04vjGbH8FznsR4H9icUEIEzutDBSfMqGwKimtoco655U56JqfgSxy62F_EzslPOMMogTgFuPEnhrz0xsfFMyUQB4W7IuKXS4QrPiDzfpU2VTG_w/s1600/119.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp03VxDZcWji-wg3v7ItpmouR7Onpk04vjGbH8FznsR4H9icUEIEzutDBSfMqGwKimtoco655U56JqfgSxy62F_EzslPOMMogTgFuPEnhrz0xsfFMyUQB4W7IuKXS4QrPiDzfpU2VTG_w/s400/119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544342450831356290" border="0" /></a>119 : 365<br />Crawfish Etouffee<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-69728580780795672642010-11-26T22:29:00.001-05:002010-11-26T22:31:49.611-05:00Winner<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHluP-j3B_JrY1wXfZ_dRXQZEPU8e_otRuX6rk0YTzrDWrk3qzWsz-NIF6opmPgSvZKD3VrVhmpj-3FUSrVGl1ICWDLl-ih_cx5x2wv66eZpCEC-fcLu0sNxLxBvVnSAo2CHQzOv6ePkk/s1600/118.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHluP-j3B_JrY1wXfZ_dRXQZEPU8e_otRuX6rk0YTzrDWrk3qzWsz-NIF6opmPgSvZKD3VrVhmpj-3FUSrVGl1ICWDLl-ih_cx5x2wv66eZpCEC-fcLu0sNxLxBvVnSAo2CHQzOv6ePkk/s400/118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544066734574495058" border="0" /></a>118 : 365<br />First first place<br /></div><br />(it was for a relay, not an individual event, but still... we're all pretty proud)painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-21853197930077164302010-11-26T22:16:00.003-05:002010-11-26T22:32:46.580-05:00113-117<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybxq4sOni1UFLnjvOAnLTe9Xab8HqDHD61ngOV-4yHcKXTi6fxcatGcwBH6ykidhIBfpmxRAsx2jKNpciqeC4uRfPT0YhPbBvJ5T4NU5VTO4gLU4btkladJnAV60h9xVdqQvnHnky6vI/s1600/113.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhybxq4sOni1UFLnjvOAnLTe9Xab8HqDHD61ngOV-4yHcKXTi6fxcatGcwBH6ykidhIBfpmxRAsx2jKNpciqeC4uRfPT0YhPbBvJ5T4NU5VTO4gLU4btkladJnAV60h9xVdqQvnHnky6vI/s400/113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544063573476336434" border="0" /></a>113 : 365<br />Tag<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOycPWimZLsDVRMOrPZGf1O27kH-msX27CywKnYtPNrvHs8OAQeYcbC5AU7GZ928XB7rhI76RdczuxcsPjRZVKZFAzLFwpWE1WYAG1WijkDi-igic6kOC0-4igTRth7jCRTJH4gXcslpQ/s1600/114a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOycPWimZLsDVRMOrPZGf1O27kH-msX27CywKnYtPNrvHs8OAQeYcbC5AU7GZ928XB7rhI76RdczuxcsPjRZVKZFAzLFwpWE1WYAG1WijkDi-igic6kOC0-4igTRth7jCRTJH4gXcslpQ/s400/114a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544063565491749026" border="0" /></a>114 : 365<br />Midnight showing<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRhN11tY0xRWR5vrBcDialMZCpbduyjTeuVqaBPj9mM5FA_I03qrjgMnYCU0weWDIvOFolQqG4lNBEwYTHruK0cjgJTB2krlb4q33kziJM2iRi1JhQp52bQhUNQUgpUyKvs5aYm_FpJQ/s1600/115.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRhN11tY0xRWR5vrBcDialMZCpbduyjTeuVqaBPj9mM5FA_I03qrjgMnYCU0weWDIvOFolQqG4lNBEwYTHruK0cjgJTB2krlb4q33kziJM2iRi1JhQp52bQhUNQUgpUyKvs5aYm_FpJQ/s400/115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544063556691660930" border="0" /></a>115 : 365<br />I see you<br />Self Portrait #5<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(more fun at the library)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC31QK7rzBH4taxzjpfT0BvrIUYrsMsgazpb_NyAmmbxqb1XngLXGFKgEmejClrlFDh4JncZr7AjJevQLYwweh561bqaGxnPplA_ag90Y53l01-FSEiR_a_QXl4AZT3RtVaT4cx6q894/s1600/116.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC31QK7rzBH4taxzjpfT0BvrIUYrsMsgazpb_NyAmmbxqb1XngLXGFKgEmejClrlFDh4JncZr7AjJevQLYwweh561bqaGxnPplA_ag90Y53l01-FSEiR_a_QXl4AZT3RtVaT4cx6q894/s400/116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544063552643794802" border="0" /></a><br />116 : 365<br />Bird Bath<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijX7h2Bg7jitd8DrXLTsW1rbyUfDXUS6PsHCbfcQ8pzxLIjGPYrSewQjQPQ4HnoIv84eFywC4SASFPvaMdi6pHsvMxyEA6u8Ov93yGaS_9QZmhebXmU9aS9jbdn00iS8kVQ-IepCQCv0/s1600/117.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijX7h2Bg7jitd8DrXLTsW1rbyUfDXUS6PsHCbfcQ8pzxLIjGPYrSewQjQPQ4HnoIv84eFywC4SASFPvaMdi6pHsvMxyEA6u8Ov93yGaS_9QZmhebXmU9aS9jbdn00iS8kVQ-IepCQCv0/s400/117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544063546229175842" border="0" /></a>117 : 365<br />After dinner<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-8005586806886917112010-11-18T00:02:00.004-05:002010-11-18T00:07:37.996-05:004 hankie post<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk_bs5juAyScxl6K1tjuKz7BfpEjWYdZ5fGzOlLtWqqnTkSp8uWgVgrKgwLKDIilu_c5kyPZo5zJ2drcL6YR56Zbnr95BQqf9iZ9lFR0mzFP9XFDKtJQxeE0x2NPhSSmS9TijATmI6wE/s1600/112.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEk_bs5juAyScxl6K1tjuKz7BfpEjWYdZ5fGzOlLtWqqnTkSp8uWgVgrKgwLKDIilu_c5kyPZo5zJ2drcL6YR56Zbnr95BQqf9iZ9lFR0mzFP9XFDKtJQxeE0x2NPhSSmS9TijATmI6wE/s400/112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540750818178993314" border="0" /></a>112 : 365<br />Handkerchiefs<br /></div><br />I've had the handkerchiefs since my paternal grandmother died over 8 years ago. The handkerchief box belonged to my maternal grandmother. I came home with it just a few weeks ago, after my grandfather died. It seems lovely to me to be able to put the two together.painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-7853297187496357042010-11-17T23:55:00.003-05:002010-11-18T00:02:02.594-05:00Bookish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJ_5v90chyphenhyphenjyNMPcHltGXjoSYKP9m-wKykGUILa_cPYM0w0IC0KPduIQca1Y2JhncdPlVaPUW3acpSmiXqdFkl9M_t3sMQ1KwEwJJ0WW_zS-M2iK0BSRTaontblJt5m-0zgRl8I9TIxM/s1600/IMG_2984.JPG"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTMwfp39bxdw6M48PimvWvNCz7ZSvfOpgPWBWWWP4whL2Mn3IihCHayoSWWMekMBbmlF8rxNy9SdCkC3BrBva0UC6O_giXg4dQeTeS2fMIrr55qtFBrBRzbvth6aa8fYofk82Y7gy13I/s1600/111.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTMwfp39bxdw6M48PimvWvNCz7ZSvfOpgPWBWWWP4whL2Mn3IihCHayoSWWMekMBbmlF8rxNy9SdCkC3BrBva0UC6O_giXg4dQeTeS2fMIrr55qtFBrBRzbvth6aa8fYofk82Y7gy13I/s400/111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540749112025706898" border="0" /></a>111 : 365<br />An eye for books<br /></div><br />We stopped by the library after swim practice, and while The May Queen browsed I decided to pull out my handy point and shoot camera (almost always in the purse) and play. I didn't want to use a flash so the low light made the pictures grainy, but I got some fun shots. I'll definitely be trying more. I chose the pic of the day based on the eyes on the books in the background and MQ's eyes creating a great theme, but I liked this one a lot as well:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTMwfp39bxdw6M48PimvWvNCz7ZSvfOpgPWBWWWP4whL2Mn3IihCHayoSWWMekMBbmlF8rxNy9SdCkC3BrBva0UC6O_giXg4dQeTeS2fMIrr55qtFBrBRzbvth6aa8fYofk82Y7gy13I/s1600/111.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJ_5v90chyphenhyphenjyNMPcHltGXjoSYKP9m-wKykGUILa_cPYM0w0IC0KPduIQca1Y2JhncdPlVaPUW3acpSmiXqdFkl9M_t3sMQ1KwEwJJ0WW_zS-M2iK0BSRTaontblJt5m-0zgRl8I9TIxM/s1600/IMG_2984.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJ_5v90chyphenhyphenjyNMPcHltGXjoSYKP9m-wKykGUILa_cPYM0w0IC0KPduIQca1Y2JhncdPlVaPUW3acpSmiXqdFkl9M_t3sMQ1KwEwJJ0WW_zS-M2iK0BSRTaontblJt5m-0zgRl8I9TIxM/s400/IMG_2984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540749922585022466" border="0" /></a>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-13309160902876846482010-11-15T21:56:00.004-05:002010-11-15T22:13:38.809-05:00memory layers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUKHfN3xfltMlOtm4n10oOXAxX1iTd-DU97a4NhMLZmD9XoMMoMR4RwL9FZClSir-TKsxH18fsbKcB4ktIIgz_lnv2-Gz5ffINNCytrJh_NvowmxNZAqE3NE9ltzT_G_IywtmQqmf31o/s1600/110b.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JhjcuStC5cIFfcYEUlmnfZRwiQhYeJ3p1b_-1vS-dWtge64uQhoqUedFD6YDhBjOjFwGS_f31QDfIQXbwfxFTQFo3gXtBbehLtauTq2wuX1LlKehgVWztqfsDWvTYSS9Ppk_XcIJcwc/s1600/110.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JhjcuStC5cIFfcYEUlmnfZRwiQhYeJ3p1b_-1vS-dWtge64uQhoqUedFD6YDhBjOjFwGS_f31QDfIQXbwfxFTQFo3gXtBbehLtauTq2wuX1LlKehgVWztqfsDWvTYSS9Ppk_XcIJcwc/s400/110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539976335065793378" border="0" /></a>110 : 365<br />Angel girl<br /></div><br />No, this is not some photo editing trick. Ladies and gentlemen (crickets??), this represents the first time I used a tripod, referred to my manual, AND played with the shutter speed and aperture. Basically, I set up my camera in front of my computer and took long exposure shots of multiple photos (a little trick I read about on <a href="http://content.photojojo.com/photo-projects/phillip-maisel-facebook-album-layered-exposure/">Photojojo</a> a while back. This week's memory prompt finally <span style="font-style: italic;">prompted</span> me to DO it.)<br /><br />I found that while my manual sort of told me HOW to adjust the shutter and aperture, it was pretty useless in terms of telling me how to read it, what the numbers meant, etc. Once I finally figured out how to get the shutter speed to the bulb setting, then I had to adjust for how much light the computer gave off. I knew that was aperture, but did I want a higher or a lower number? Thank God for google. I still have lots to learn, but I was finally able to get pretty close to my desired result. I think it would be fun to really pull together some great photos... like a baby photo and a current photo of my daughter (I actually went about trying to do this, and realized how precious few good pictures I have shot of her recently. Even with all my photo taking. So now I am on another mission.)<br /><br />I did just peek through my facebook photos, and decided to try it with the four pictures I had in an album from when I did <span style="font-style: italic;">Proof:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUKHfN3xfltMlOtm4n10oOXAxX1iTd-DU97a4NhMLZmD9XoMMoMR4RwL9FZClSir-TKsxH18fsbKcB4ktIIgz_lnv2-Gz5ffINNCytrJh_NvowmxNZAqE3NE9ltzT_G_IywtmQqmf31o/s1600/110b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUKHfN3xfltMlOtm4n10oOXAxX1iTd-DU97a4NhMLZmD9XoMMoMR4RwL9FZClSir-TKsxH18fsbKcB4ktIIgz_lnv2-Gz5ffINNCytrJh_NvowmxNZAqE3NE9ltzT_G_IywtmQqmf31o/s400/110b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539976730160906466" border="0" /></a>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6605992943701128511.post-21562599636497269662010-11-15T21:55:00.000-05:002010-11-15T21:56:28.099-05:00Needle and thread<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwONGw9P487I31IC0XvLW6hc4-wYr68_ZfjZwkBZM5pCEBlh-Qrk67djYsd6I-8HvVCUIGocjeBvIgf7rnXTv3RTztmZRPZtbVgmYDjoSLF1biFW7YJU5JxYfF3xqejvPxORuMGK76hk/s1600/109.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwONGw9P487I31IC0XvLW6hc4-wYr68_ZfjZwkBZM5pCEBlh-Qrk67djYsd6I-8HvVCUIGocjeBvIgf7rnXTv3RTztmZRPZtbVgmYDjoSLF1biFW7YJU5JxYfF3xqejvPxORuMGK76hk/s400/109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539975893013004418" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">109 : 365<br />First sewing project<br /></div>painted maypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.com0