Project 48 ~ 44:48

1. December Sun

2. Nicole, Neela & Grandpa Scott

3. Hayden Express

4. Hayden Christmas Tree 2012

Aren't the chrysanthemums beautiful?  I rescued them from the trash at work and they have brought some much needed "sun" into my house this week.  The last three are from the Hayden Lights 2012 Parade.  The weather was cold but dry and the baby really enjoyed all the floats & candy.  She especially liked the bubbles coming out of the Hayden Express.

We had a great time, which was really nice, considering Scott, Dan & I came down with food poisoning later that night! I have never been so sick ~ in fact, I am just starting to feel better.  Hopefully, nothing else will sideline me and the rest of the posts this year will be on time.  Well, we can hope!  Enjoy!

Project 48 ~ 43:48

1. Red Canyon, Utah

2. Hoodoos, Bryce Canyon, Utah

3. Windswept Tree, Bryce Canyon, Utah

4. Through the Roots, Bryce Canyon, Utah

5. Backlit Hoodoos, Bryce Canyon, Utah

6. Tiny Desert Blooms, Mesquite, Nevada

7. Butterfly on Grass, Mesquite, Nevada

We spent the last half of the Thanksgiving week in the desert.  It was beautiful.  The weather was awesome ~ the temperatures were great without being too hot and we spent lots of time lounging by the pool.  We also made a side-trip to Bryce Canyon, where I finally got to see the Hoodoos!  They are beautiful and I would love to go back when we have more time to spend. Enjoy!

Project 48 ~ 42:48

1. Loki

2. Snow on Sideshow

3. Jace & Dan

4. McKinney Thanksgiving 2012

Who could have predicted this would be such a wonderful Thanksgiving?  We even had it early - the Sunday before the actual holiday.

The first shot is Loki, Dan's cat.  She was not happy to pose for me.  The second is from our yard a couple of days before we left for Salt Lake.  And the last two are family - Dan (my son) with Jace (his son) and a shot of the whole crew.  Big hugs to my family in Salt Lake for making the day so special.  I love you all.

Project 48 ~ 41:48

1. Through The Snow

2. Covered in Snow

3. Last Leaves

4. Blue Glass

5. First Race

Are you sensing a theme? Yup, snow.  The first snow of the season came a bit early this year.  I still have not finished cutting back my yard, so several of the flowers were covered in it.  It was a very dry, very cold snow and the temperatures were frigid for the 2nd Annual Walk A Mile In Their Shoes 5K - a benefit for the St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Veterans Program.  We talked Nicole and Mike into running with us.  We ran 3.1 miles, then ate pancakes at O'Shay's Irish Pub.  It was a good time (even if the "feels like" temp was 14 when we started) and a great cause.  Happy Veterans Day and a huge Thank You! to all the troops!

Project 48 ~ 40:48

1. Stormy Sunset

2. Red/Pink/Green

3. Park-like Yard

4. Water Catcher

This week was a little more successful.  It really helped to carry my camera around with me.  I also tried to be more aware of things I saw when I was out and about - the photo of the park-like yard was seen on our run on Saturday.  I went back when we were done & took a picture.  The sunset photo may be the last of those for a while.  Since the time changed, the sun is setting around 4:30 p.m. here.  And it's probably the last of the outdoor flower/plant photos as well.  Snow is in the forecast for this week, as well as bone-numbing cold.  I suspect I will have to be much more creative next week.  Enjoy!

Project 48 ~ 39:48

You know that saying that the best camera is the one you have with you?  That's the theme for this week's photo.

Yes, that's photo: as in singular.  I am still amazed that I took exactly one photo this week, and that one photo was taken with my not-smart phone.  We were window shopping at Wiggett's Antiques in the Silver Lake Mall and I happened to see a framed Droguett illustration of a kitten on a mirror.  I had this exact picture on the wall in my bedroom when I was growing up.  It was handed down to my son, who had it on the wall of his bedroom until he moved out.  I have no idea where it ended up, but suddenly here is an exact duplicate, down to the frame, 700 miles from the last place I saw it.  I snapped a quick picture with my phone and sent it to my son with the caption "Remember this??!?!"

If not for that, you would be looking at a black screen.    I can't believe how close I came to screwing up my Project 48.  The weather here was grey and dreary all week. The sun is now setting just after 5pm.  All of this makes it difficult to take a photo.  I make it more difficult by not carrying my camera with me.  None of it makes it impossible.

Tomorrow, I will begin carrying my camera with me to work again each day.  I promise I will have more than one photo to choose from next week.

Project 48 ~ 38:48

Cosmos on Gold

Self-Portrait, October 2012

Not a lot of photography went on this week - I was busy with other work.  One keeper (I love the magenta cosmos against the yellow leaves) and a new profile picture.  I thought it was about time I updated my photo with something more current.  Ten weeks to go in this current project.  Let's hope for better clicks next week.