oh boy... 12 - 26

January 21st?! phew..
My poor computer went on the fritz for a month or so. Blue screen of death and a never ending cycle of turning on and off. I looked into buying a new one, but my wallet said no. So I resorted to using my smartphone to look up ways to fix my laptop. Who knew having a computerphone would be of so much value? Anyway, I kept on snapping picuters but had no where to put them until I finally was able to salvage what is left of my laptop. Therefore, the delay in post is mostly due to the fact my hard drive or RAM is on a slow meltdown. It takes me about 6 hours to touch up and save 30 pictures. Most of which just needed slight lighting adjustments. I also have to deal with the fact that I can't afford the new spiffy photoshop, so I deal with my version that apparently had decided it will not read canon RAW files.. yippie. Thank you Lightroom for saving me from photo nightmare.


On to pictures!!! That's what this is all about anyway :) By my calculations, as of today I should be at 92... anaaannd I'm at 11. Therefore I need to post 81 pictures.. and that's not gonna happen tonight! I will however start out at 12 and see where I can get to. I hope you enjoy!


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CHERRY BLOSSOM
~OR COTTON CANDY?

PHOTO 13


A DOGWOOD SKY
~ SILHOUETTES OF LOVE 

PHOTO 14


A DREAM FROM THE OUTSIDE
~ INSANITY UNDERNEATH

PHOTO 15


DELICATE SILK
~ I IMAGINE THIS IS WHAT ANGEL WINGS TO BE LIKE

PHOTO 16


WHITE FLOWER LOVE AFFAIR
~ I WANT THIS TREE TO BE A VINE AND COVER MY BEDROOM WALL

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HANDMADE PAPER
~ THIS REMINDS ME OF THE DELICATE HANDMADE PAPER I BOUGHT FROM AN ORIENTAL LADY IN WISCONSIN. I ALSO MADE IT MY COMPUTER WALLPAPER.

PHOTO 18


A PINK OBSESSION
~ THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE TO SAY EXCEPT "AWWWW"

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FUZZY CAUGHT BY FUZZY
~IN THE SMALL WORLD OF POLLINATION... I WOULD HATE TO BE FUZZY. HE'S JUST SAYING, "DANG, THIS IS NOT WHERE I WAS SUPPOSE TO LAND"

PHOTO 20


RESIST THE URGE TO PULL
~ I LOVE THIS BARK

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A BUSH IN THE SUNSET
~ A LITTLE BLOWN OUT AND NOT MY FAVORITE, BUT I DIG THE COLORS, MAN

PHOTO 22

OH TO BE A FLY ON THE WALL

~THIS ONE IS FOR MY FATHER-IN-LAW THAT WANTS ME TO TAKE INCREDIBLE MACROS OF BUGS, THIS IS AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET TO A LIVE ONE.

PHOTO 23


A WALKWAY TO WHERE?
~ I LOVE PATTERNS... AND WHAT BETTER PATTERN THEN PRETTY BRICK

PHOTO 24


THE LONE DOGWOOD
~ SYMBOL OF EASTER AND THE LOVE OF MY SAVIOR

PHOTO 25


PINK CLUSTER
~ NOT REALLY MY FAVORITE, BUT I CAN'T RESIST A CLUSTER OF PINK FLOWERS.

PHOTO 26


SOFT OR PRICKLY?
~ THAT IS THE QUESTION

Stay tuned! I promise to be much better at getting my photos done and uploaded now. My computer is slower then a turtle riding a snail, buuuuut I still have a bunch ready to upload, just not the patience tonight. Enjoy your day!

Catching up... sorta 4-11

Twenty one days into January and I have three pictures on here. I had better step it up. Yesterday was full of pandemonium as a winter storm loomed over our heads. I was so pumped to get outside with my new camera and take some pretty outdoor pictures.... then I woke up to this:

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THE FIRST 'BIG' SNOW

~SNOWY DECK

This was the most interesting ice/snow covered item in our yard. I was hoping for something more like a whole village buried in snow. Like my Christmas village we packed back up a couple of weeks ago. I did a photo shoot through the town before we put it away for a whole year. My favorite has to be this:

PHOTO 5

GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST

~A WALK THROUGH TIME

I will keep hoping for a snow like this here in real life. In a world full of beauty and wonder. Usually there is a nice blizzard around my birthday, but that has came and passed with no winter fanfare. I did celebrate with family and friends with dinners at tasty restaurants, a hockey game and cupcakes. Along with a delicious meal with another photogeek like me. She let me play around with her star filter... something on my bucket list of camera accessories. She has this beautiful grape lamp in her kitchen that just begged for someone to take its picture

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IT'S A GRAPE GRAPE WORLD

~ WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS, SKIP THE LEMONADE AND GO FOR A GOOD WINE!

Mmmmm... boy I wish it were summer. A girl can only dream....

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DREAM ON

~ DREAM UNTIL YOUR DREAM COMES TRUE

My mom's curtains just give that dreamy effect, mixed with a little post production :0) Mixed with her lampshades, which just create a unique look with lines of all the same color

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LINES LINES

~EVERYWHERE

Lines and color attract my attention every moment of every day. Unless and animal walks by.... or moves.... or I just happen to see them.

PHOTO 9 

PLEASE DON'T TAKE THAT PICTURE

~ OH NO YOU DIDN'T...

PHOTO 10

LADY, I SAID DON'T

~YOU BETTER RUN!

Not only did the cat fall victim, my mom's Lab/beagle mix, Marley was caught getting her game on.

PHOTO 11

O.H. - I.O!!

~ GO BUCKEYES!

Oh I think I will leave you on that note... because who can resist a dog in a football jersey? NOT ME!

Packing up Christmas

It's a balmy 39 degrees outside, the eighth of January and still no snow; just a flake or two here and there last week. But, that's okay because my birthday is quickly approaching and it always snows for my birthday. Snow is when the real beauty of photography can be found. Icicles, bouncing light, blankets of snow, frosted ice designs all reflecting the wonder of winter. 


But because there is no snow outside I will just have to share a picture of a glass snowflake on my Christmas tree




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WINTERWONDERLAND
~THE PERFECT SNOWFLAKE

Glass, glitter and colored lights have been all consuming in the past month and a half. Today we are going to take it all down. I feel bad for my adorable cat who is obsessed with Christmas, and I used the term to its fullest extent. She sleeps under the tree, stares at the lights and gets giddy with the sight of wrapping paper. Today she will have sad kitty eyes as we pack everything up into boxes and stick it all back in the garage. 




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SAD KITTY
~THE PASSING OF CHRISTMASTIME

I know.. that look just makes you want to leave it up all year long. However, I think I will scream if I trip over the misplaced recliner one more time. So I'm out to pack it all up. Enjoy the day!!!