Day 17

I interrupt this day of peace, because frankly, I am too tired and feel too awful to even think of a photo idea. However, whilst sprawled out on the couch watching TV, I saw that it was the 50th birthday of bubble wrap!

So that's my photo of the day....ode to bubble wrap. All things great.

Day 16

...Peace...

Yoga. The only time I EVER shut my mind off.

Day 15

I am going to stick with a theme this week.... the weekend's theme:

PEACE

My children sleeping. Peaceful.

This photo was a challenge to take. Again, I've a lot to learn! I took this one in a room of total darkness. No autofocus, so I had no idea if I was focused or not. I didn't use a flash... I just set the camera to 15s and f/2.2. It looks like its daylight!

Day 14

PEACE

This weekend's assignment was to photograph something that makes you feel at peace. I forgot to take my camera with me when I left the house, so I had to think of something inside (it was raining out) that made me feel at peace.

I took a few photos, but then when Aidan was playing the piano, I decided to shoot some of him. Because listening to him play is wonderful. Peaceful. Beautiful.

He just so happened to be playing with his brother and sister prior to practicing, and they were dressing up. His sister so desperately wanted to wear the Badgers football uniform, so he gave it up ... hence the princess skirt he is wearing.

And once again....blur. Egad. So much blur that it is embarrassing. I am shocked that I didn't see it on my LCD.

Day 13

Ok, so I need some practice with this lens. Scratch that. I need A LOT of practice with this lens. And I need to realize that in low light settings, while it takes great photos, I can only do portraits (duh). Blur....so much blur.

Saturday's photo - Ode to Snap Circuits

These things rock. Plain and simple. Aidan has had them for a year or two and now, Elliott is playing with them and he loooooves them. Anything that they can learn from and that occupies them for hours? Rock on.

Day 12n

New Kicks!

Taken with my new fiddy ("nifty fifty!") that arrived today! This lens is so cool. I am really going to enjoy getting to know it.

But back to the sneaks. I got a new pair today because on New Years Eve, some friends wickedly talked me into doing a half-marathon with them in May. My old ones had 4 years of running in them and barely any tread left. Now those who know me know I don't have a true love of the sport --I took up running a few years ago, but have never made it past the 5K mark in a race, and 6 miles in practice. I don't enjoy it all that much - it bores me. However, I am willing to take on the challenge. Especially now that there are others that have no faith in my ability. And I am actually finding it rather exciting at this point. Which is motivating me. Yay!

Day 11

The Red Scarf Project

The Orphan Foundation of America does this Red Scarf Project that I decided to take part of this year through Craft Hope.

After starting and frogging a few different patterns, I chose this (blurry - blame it on the headache and drowsiness) one, a lace type pattern done w/ a squishy, bulky yarn. I am just about done. Yay! Only 2 days.