I've taken these four photos as a part of the 365 challenge. It started when I posted the winter picture and Gracekat, from Australia, asked me to take a picture of the same spot in each season so she could see the changes. I thought it sounded like a great idea and I actually remembered to do it! Last week I worked on editing the pictures during my photo class and tonight I learned how to put them all in one picture. I'm pleased with the end result. Later this month the camera's club competition is "Trees". I'll be ready for that one.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
November 4 Thanksgiving Cactus Bud
We refer to this plant as our Thanksgiving Cactus. Every year it is full of lovely blooms for the holiday. It's preparing itself now. for the big day!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
November 3 Pomegranate
Tonight my daughter went with me to pick up a few groceries. We came home with a few unplanned items, isn't that the way it always goes? We've never had a fresh pomegranate before so she asked if we could try it. I remember someone on Plurk this week commented on how much work it was for so little fruit. Luckily it came with a How To guide, seen in the background. So, while I fixed dinner she worked on preparing this fruit. It's very juicy-juice on the counter, cupboards, appliances and floor! Once she got it done she decided she didn't like it, too seedy. When my husband came home from work he said he didn't like them. Luckily, I think it's delicious! I love the tart flavor. I'll be trying some in my yogurt tomorrow. I wonder if I'll be able to talk her in to fixing another one for me some day....
November 2 Frosty Morning
I've been wanting to get some pictures of frost so this morning I had a few extra minutes and the conditions were right, I think the time change helped. I headed out to the front garden. My goal was to get frost on the cornstalks but those pics didn't turn out very good. But I am happy with this selection. I like the sun shining through the maple seed. In the spring I pull many young maple seedlings out of the garden. It was a chilly but beautiful sunny morning.
November 1 Jack O' Lanterns
Yesterday I didn't have much time to photograph the pumpkins and I hadn't read an article I had seen pass through my email on Halloween photo tips. So today I read the article and once it got dark I went out and tried some photos. One tip was to place 2 or 3 candles in the pumpkin to give off more light. I went with 2. That was hard enough without burning my fingers. Then I tried some different settings. Nothing terrific but it was a full moon and I like the shadows in the background. My daughter did the traditional pumpkin and my husband carved Iowa Hawkeye. We sent pictures of it to our son who is a huge Hawkeye fan. He loved it!
October 31 Breakfast at the Diner
This morning my daughter was up at breakfast time and suggested we go out for breakfast. We hadn't done that for awhile so out the door we went. She suggested this diner. I was happy because I new I could work on my picture of the day! The waitresses asked if the pics were going to be in the paper. Then they wanted to know why I was taking them. I explained and said they'd be on flickr later. They look at each other and answered "What's flickr?" I'll be posting a few more shots later.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
October 30 Army vs Colgate
Tonight we headed down to Colgate to attend a tailgate party before the start of the Colgate/Army game. A friend of our son's is a freshman at Army and a member of the hockey team. The tailgate party was a huge hockey reunion seeing kids and parents we hadn't seen in a long time. They were/are a great group of kids. 168 people came down to see Andy play-pretty impressive! Andy started the game, had a goal and an assist was was 3rd star of the game. Way to go Andy and good luck to you and Army. Photo by my husband.
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