So the FOURTH week of my project is here, and I can now say I've been doing something that's just for me daily for a month! Wow, I always mean to start things, but it's kinda nice to see the progress right on my page when I actually do it!!! It's really a reward in itself at the end of the week to be able to put the photos together and look back on things, quadrupally-so at the end of the month, that was worth all the brain freezes for sure!
This week was nice. Last weekend there was a visit at mom's place out at the lake, followed by quite a bit of time spent doing nothing at home trying to kick out a tension headache. The full moon was up last night, and I had fun trying to get a good shot of it, and then a visit with the godbaby today... all in all a nice week by the end of it...
One of the nicest things about the summer village where Mom lives year round is the lake. In early autumn the blaring noise of 'fun' on the water has subsided for another year, and on this cooler weekend far fewer 'city folks' have made the trek out to their summer cabins. The late afternoon was peaceful and quiet, nothing to be heard except the geese that were congregating over on one side. Early in the evening I must have taken about 50 shots of cattails against the sky, it was just too pretty to pass up.
Mom and I took her dogs for a walk, and we came across these really neat mushrooms. Turns out when you step on them they send a yucky powder (spores maybe?) flying everywhere, but they looked really cool. Now that the end of the week has come and I’m looking back on the month, I think this is my unintentional favourite.
I had the night to myself tonight, and before I knew it had spent most of it in the bathtub! This is what peeked over the edge at me almost the full time I was in there (complete with a squeaking begging and pleading for me to bring her INTO *my bath*!!!!). It was too cute to pass up, because those little sparkles you can see on the end of her nose are actually bubbles... the only dog I know who is happiest when drawn into a bubble bath!
It starts simply with just one. Anytime you lay on a flat surface in this house, an animal thinks “Wow, best bed ever!” and hops up to lay down on top of you. Nimma is often the leader of that venture, so she's the biggest in the picture. Not too long after, Mags decides that it's not fair that another dog is getting more attention than her (despite the fact that I'm ignoring them), so she hops up right along side, and there are 2 dogs laying on top of me thinking “wow, best bed ever!” And of course, what dogpile would be complete without a cat!! That's right, as soon as the 2 little dogs are settled, the cat starts to think it looks like a great idea too, and up she climbs... “Wow, best bed ever!” Thank god Neera isn’t allowed up on the furniture!
I want to learn how to play. I've been meaning to get around to it. I can pick songs up by ear, but I'm not so good at reading the notes yet. That, and I only try to play about once a month (if I'm lucky). I got the organ for Christmas last year, and I really really really wanted it, I love that I have it... I just have to actually GET to it!!
Every place I've ever travelled I've always wanted to buy little keepsake boxes. These ones came from Korea, and though they look just like many other little boxes you can buy, they're more. The bronzes and browns with the globe turned to some of my favorite places on earth with the candles to light the way... travels...
I don't have a big fancy camera with a telephoto zoom lens or some neat-o accessory for shooting at night. So I traipsed out tonight with my 2 'little' cameras, and I was astounded when I found the actual moon on it when I got home! I enhanced the shading in the picture to make the night sky less city-affected, and this is what was there... love a full moon - a heck of a way to end the week, really.
your photos always look like they have light coming right out of them... i love it...
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