Photo Journey 2009 and Beyond

February 25 Daily Shoot Strong Horizontal Lines

Daily Shoot Strong Horizontal Lines, originally uploaded by NedraI.

Make a photograph featuring strong horizontal lines today.

I'll admit when I was on the plane I thought the Daily Shoot had said strong vertical lines. Oops!! I spent many hours in airports today trying to get back to NY. I really should have pulled my camera from the bag, rechecked the assignment and spent time taking some photos. Instead I plugged in and worked on editing pictures from my trip to AZ.

Leaving AZ at 6:15 AM meant I was able to view a lovely sunrise from the air. For most of the trip we were flying above the clouds.

Southwest did well for me today. When I arrived in Chicago all flights to Albany were cancelled due to a storm in NY and there were no seats available on any further flights until Monday because all the winter break vacationers were returning to NY this weekend. So, I was put on standby to Baltimore and then again on standby from Baltimore to Albany. I was very fortunate and made both flights! Fortunately a friend picked me up and let me spend the night at her house. The next day I had to return to the airport for my luggage. I was pleased that it came in on the first flight from Chicago. So then I was finally able to return home. It was a long trip but it could have been much much worse! Thanks Southwest!

February 24 My Nephew and the iPad

February 24 My Nephew and the iPad, originally uploaded by NedraI.

My 3 year old nephew uses an iPad as a communication device. He is a quick learner and just a few of the tasks I saw him perform today were to ask for grapes, dried cranberries, milk and to have his shoes put on so he could go outside. He has no trouble moving page to page, finding the correct picture and pressing the button to have a sentence read. It is such a wonderful use of technology.