1:52 - This Week in Pictures (Sep 5-12, 2009)

It has been an interesting first week in this new little adventure in photography I've undertaken. I've managed a whole seven days in a row without skipping out (look at me, huh?!), haha... Oddly, as simple as this little project sounds it has been quite a bit of work to make sure that I take some time each day with my camera. Time to think about what I might like to shoot, time to plan what I'd like it to look like, and time to put 2 and 2 together so it looks like I want it. Everything certainly hasn't turned out exactly like I might have pictured it, but afterall it is only the first week. I have much to learn, and lots of time to learn it in! So without further ado, here is my first week...

1:365 SAT05SEP - "Riding High"

I live in a town that love love loves the rodeo. They like it so much that there are even STATUES for it. Every year in the summer there's a big rodeo here, lots of events, lots of money, even trucks and the like for the big winners. In one of the events (bronc riding), some crazy cowboy gets on the back of some poor horse whose sole aim in life is to unseat said cowboy as quickly and unharmoniously as possible (which you can see happening here). This is not something I understand, the whole rodeo thing (keep your gasps to a dull roar here, I'm a city girl all the way!), but I have heard that the "bucking broncos" have a wild look in their eyes. If you look at this statue you'll see those saaaaame crazy eyes... doesn't make me anxious to sit through a rodeo anytime soon tho!

2:365 SUN06SEP - "Up the Track"

Have you ever wanted to try ridin' the rails? Just jumping on a train (unbeknownst to the "responsible people" of the train) and seeing where you end up? On this wet rainy day I thought it might be just the ticket... without a ticket, that is!


3:365 MON07SEP - "Prairie View"

In my constant desire to escape the bland and boring life of the prairies I often forget that I am surrounded by a beauty that many people can't imagine. Huge skies, and a magnificent blend of colour through all of the seasons. The summer is my favorite with the yellows of the wheat fields, the spring green of the alphalpha, the dark green of the trees, the blue in the lakes and marshes. It really is pretty. I focused the shot on the wheat to remind myself that there is beauty all around me.

 

4:365 TUE08SEP - "Forbidden Knowledge"

In the corner of the living room there is a big pile of books. I think they are waiting to be taken to the secondhand store, but I don't really know since they have been there so long. They're not mine, the lonely stacks that gather dust and dog hair in the corner, forgotten. Opened, they might teach me any number of things about life. As they are they keep their secrets to themselves, their knowledge forbidden to those who only look on.

5:365 WED09SEP - "Flower Lodge"

For many people a lodge is a place of peace. It is a place of warmth and safety. A place where you can go within, and hear the quiet voice that always knows the right answer. This lodge is made of flowers, brad flowers actually, and this shot made me feel as if it were lit from within. The most beautiful part for me is that this is a picture of what it feels like for me when I find myself within a lodge, seeking, and listening for the answers I know are within.

6:365 THU10SEP - "Fading Colours"

In the late spring I bought a stack of seeds that I wanted to plant in the newly turned flower beds in the yard. My favorite ones are the packages of brightly coloured wildflowers, mostly because it is a total surprise to see what comes up when they bloom! I like to plant sunflowers, daisies, bachelor buttons and pansies, but it is such a delight as each delicious surprise from the wildflower packet opens up after the magic combination of sunshine and rain. This bloom is my favorite with its gorgeous red and yellow, as it has popped in and saved the paling colours in the garden as summer fades into autumn around me.

7:365 FRI11SEP - "Reflections"

I love this vase that sits atop the bookshelf. It is filled partway with rose petals that have dried in shades of yellow, pink and red. It is meant to be a candle holder I think, but since I have known it is has been a holder of memories, filled with the petals of days gone by. Every surface is reflective, some of them rounded, some flat, others angled, all showing their own perspective - calling it like they see it.


There ends the first week of my project. Big things can come from humble beginnings, right? I hope you can find some time to enjoy the beauty that's just lyin' around in your life, thanks for stopping and checkin' in on me. See you in a week, if not sooner.... S.