Photographing My World

Monday, January 16, 2012

366 Days of 2012 - Day 16 - Jan 16

Coming in for another attack.

My mom got these for her sons. Sometimes I think it's fun that +Wesly Smith gets such a kick out of his little boy toy. Then other times I want to rip it out of the air and snap it in two. Often I turn and find it hurtling towards me at top speed or hovering within a foot of my head. I'm waiting for the day it gets caught in my hair and I have to wear in to the hair salon.

366 Days of 2012 - Day 15 - Jan 15

Portland Snow

It snowed today. So I present you with Portland snow.

366 Days of 2012 - Day 14 - Jan 14

The sun sets on a local rose.

On most days, when the sun is putting on a show, I am at home with my children while the hubs is at work. Today, when we noticed the sky begin to light up with color, I mentioned that I often think about heading up to the dairy to take photos. So Wesly Smith "made me" take a walk. This is Alpenrose. Perhaps you have heard of it for it is "Home of the Little League Softball World Series."

366 Days of 2012 - Day 13 - Jan 13

White Avurvedic Chai

One of the things you should know about me, is I'm a tea-holic. My tea and I are tight. If you came to my house, you would not see on my counter a coffee maker. What you would see is a kettle for boiling water and several tins of loose leaf tea from Teavana. Yes, I am a Teavana snob. Just like I'm a Lego snob and a Creative Memories snob. Now if you'll excuse me, my water is boiling.

366 Days of 2012 - Day 12 - Jan 12

"Daddy, I got a new computer today."

Not much happened photographically today. Spent half my day at Target checking out the 70% off sale. I should have presents for all the children in my life for the next year now. Adaya fell in love with this little toy computer. I don't usually just buy her anything but she wanted this barbie-like tangled doll, so I handed her this thing to play with and she forgot all about the twinkling lights, purple glitter dress,long haired, signing princess.

366 Days of 2012 - Day 11 - Jan 11

Yellow Blooms

I've been enjoying my Christmas present from Wesly Smith and the kiddos. Who knew a tripod could be so much fun? I've always hated using a tripod, because the one I've been using for the last 10+ yrs is a piece of junk.

366 Days of 2012 - Day 10 - Jan 10

Mr. E has his game face on.

This is my favorite 9 month old. He comes over to our house (and brings his parents too) almost every Tuesday evening for community group. I'm his paparazzi, been taking pictures of him since the very moment he entered this world.

366 Days of 2012 - Day 9 - Jan 9

7:30am fog

I had hoped for some "weather" fun today. But it was just foggy and overcast and Adaya didn't want to go anywhere, so we stayed home and played games. I did try something different for "orange." Maybe tomorrow I will go buy some "flowers" during preschool. This is 7:30am fog and the bright light is the street light.

Sunday, January 08, 2012

What is 366 Days of 2012?

This summer Google started a social network, called G+. Within it is a huge photo community, which has served to inspire me in my photographic journey. I decided to endever to post on G+ one photo a day, which I took that day, and therefore represents that specific day. This evening I decided that I might as well post them on my blog too, in case anyone reads my blog anymore. So what you will see on these posts is exactly what I posted on G+. If you see a name you do not reconize, that would be because it's someone I interact with within G+. Hope you enjoy.

366 Days of 2012 - Day 8 - Jan 8

Her notebook, pen, and Bible.

Mary's stuff, as seen during today's Sunday gathering of Potter's Hands Christian Church. I took my camera to the weekly gathering because I was taking photos before church for potential scavenger hunt entries. :O) Couldn't resist this pile on the chair in front of me.

366 Days of 2012 - Day7 - Jan 7

Thinking about Orange

What things can I find in my house that are orange? Well, nothing comes to mind so I think I'll just have a nutritious snack.

366 days of 2012 - Day 6 - Jan 6

Christmas shatters into a hundred pieces.

Yes, it was my fault. I did it. As time slowed and I watched it fall in slow motion, I hoped beyond hope that it would not break. I wasn't ready to see it in the trash. It was afterall a Christmas gift. Actually, I got it for "Thanksmas." So I guess that means I had it a whole month and a half. Sigh.

366 Days of 2012 - Day 5 - Jan 5

Cookie Photo Shoot

A photo shoot with cookies. What a yummy idea Chrysta Rae. Now to hide the evidence before Wesly Smith gets home and tries to steal my ideas. Can't let the competition know what I did with this plate of cookies...

366 Days of 2012 - Day4 -Jan 4

The baby game.

I really want to work on Chrysta Rae's photo scavenger hunt, but the constant request is "play with me."

366 days of 2012 - Day 3 - Jan 3

Too many leftover candy canes.

If you buy 2 packages of 10 hand made candy canes each and have two children, how many candy canes do you remove from the tree before disposing of it?

16?

Really?

366 Days of 2012 - Day 2 - Jan 2

Baked with love, Mom's apple pie.

My bother, his wife, and my darling nieces have been in town, at my parents' house, for the Christmas season. Tomorrow they will return to Alaska and we will probably not see them again for a year or two. After dinner tonight we partook of Mom's apple pie together. Here lie the remains. I would not be surprised to learn that the pie dish has since been scraped clean.