Last post of the current Project 365!
This has been an interesting year. Some loss, although not anything like the previous year. Lots of growth. I took some good photos - some I was really proud of.
I've decided to keep going. Two things helped me make that decision. One was Scott saying "If you don't post a photo a day, what will you do?" I can't think of anything I'd rather be spending my time on. Second was a quote from Ansel Adams: "Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop." I had a few really good photos this year. I had more that I really liked, but that could have been better - better focus, better lighting, better composition. I'm going to keep shooting for 12.
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Tiny Treasures
This current project 365 is rapidly drawing to a close. January 31 is the end. So, do I continue and start another Project 365? Start some other type of project - maybe a weekly project? Give it up altogether? I've been thinking about this for over a month and am no closer to a decision.
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Posted via Flickr.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Some of My Favorite Things
One of my current favorite books, on my favorite local newspaper, on my favorite thrift-store find. And if you look close, in the bottom right corner, you can see Lexi's paw.
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Posted via Flickr.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Sea Change
Sea-change or seachange is a poetic or informal term meaning a gradual transformation in which the form is retained but the substance is replaced.
What makes someone a runner? Some would say it's the ability to run a mile in a certain amount of time. Others would say it's the ability to run a given distance. For me, becoming a runner was simply the process of going out the door at 6am almost every morning with my running shoes on my feet. We started out walking. When that failed to budge the number on the scale - the number that had climbed steadily through the winter of my grief - we started running. At first, I couldn't make it halfway down the block, but as we continued to show up each day and do what we could, it got easier and easier. And this week, I knew the transformation was complete. This week I was too sick to run several days in a row and (I still can't believe it) I couldn't wait to be well enough to run again.
Sea-change was originally a song of comfort to the bereaved Ferdinand over his father's death by drowning. The expression is Shakespeare's, taken from the song in The Tempest, when Ariel sings,
"Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made,
Those are pearls that were his eyes,
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change,
into something rich and strange,
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell,
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them, ding-dong, bell."
Rest well, Mom and Steven.
What makes someone a runner? Some would say it's the ability to run a mile in a certain amount of time. Others would say it's the ability to run a given distance. For me, becoming a runner was simply the process of going out the door at 6am almost every morning with my running shoes on my feet. We started out walking. When that failed to budge the number on the scale - the number that had climbed steadily through the winter of my grief - we started running. At first, I couldn't make it halfway down the block, but as we continued to show up each day and do what we could, it got easier and easier. And this week, I knew the transformation was complete. This week I was too sick to run several days in a row and (I still can't believe it) I couldn't wait to be well enough to run again.
Sea-change was originally a song of comfort to the bereaved Ferdinand over his father's death by drowning. The expression is Shakespeare's, taken from the song in The Tempest, when Ariel sings,
"Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made,
Those are pearls that were his eyes,
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change,
into something rich and strange,
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell,
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them, ding-dong, bell."
Rest well, Mom and Steven.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Post Falls Dam, Spokane River
We had flooding east of here earlier this week, so I knew the river would be running high. Still, I had no idea it would be this crazy.
Taken with my camera phone, since my NIkon battery was dead. I know, I know. I can't believe it happened again.
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Taken with my camera phone, since my NIkon battery was dead. I know, I know. I can't believe it happened again.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Rainy Friday
It snowed on Thursday and then turned to rain on Friday. It was a dark, dreary day, which this picture does not capture at all. It's the weeping willow across the street (taken from inside the car) and even in the rain and snow, it's beautiful.
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Posted via Flickr.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Allergies!
They've been insulating the heating ducts at work. I came home on Wednesday with what I thought was a sinus infection. I went to the doctor yesterday and found out it was not an infection at all, but a severe allergic reaction.
To say I am not excited about going back is an understatement.
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To say I am not excited about going back is an understatement.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Paisley
Textures, patterns, shapes. It's amazing what you can see when you've once again forgotten to take a picture while the sun was up.
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Posted via Flickr.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Hurts
Several of the blogs I follow have been talking about the "One Word" project.
For those of you that haven't heard of it, the philosophy of One Word is this: "A single word can be a powerful thing. It can be the ripple in the pond that changes everything. It can be sharp and biting or rich and soft and slow. From my own personal experience, it can be a catalyst for enriching your life." ~Ali Edwards
The idea is to pick a word and have that be your focus for the year. I'm going to give it a try.
My word is forgive. Forgive others their hurts against me - real or imagined. Forgive myself for hurts against others. Forgive myself.
It should be an interesting year.
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For those of you that haven't heard of it, the philosophy of One Word is this: "A single word can be a powerful thing. It can be the ripple in the pond that changes everything. It can be sharp and biting or rich and soft and slow. From my own personal experience, it can be a catalyst for enriching your life." ~Ali Edwards
The idea is to pick a word and have that be your focus for the year. I'm going to give it a try.
My word is forgive. Forgive others their hurts against me - real or imagined. Forgive myself for hurts against others. Forgive myself.
It should be an interesting year.
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Snow Berries...
... and little tiny snowflakes. It snowed like this all day long, and even though the snowflakes were tiny, they added up.
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Posted via Flickr.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Monday, January 3, 2011
Eagles at Lake Coeur d'Alene
We waited until really late in the cycle this year to see the eagles. The second week in December, there were record numbers.
Not true yesterday, but we did see a few.
The lake was beautiful, even if it was only 17 degrees.
We were over half-way around before I got this shot of one with a fish.
This guy was hanging out on the back side of Higgins Point.All in all, it was a beautiful day
and any day I can watch the eagles is a good one.
I think the cold was messing with the auto-focus on my camera,
as I had some issues, but I really can't complain.
Great way to start the new year.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Jewels in the Snow
Scott noticed this just as the sun was coming up yesterday - all the different colors in the sparkles in the snow. This shot was through a window into the backyard.
Gorgeous!
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Gorgeous!
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Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Year's Day 2011
I couldn't pick just one.
Yesterday was the very definition of "picture perfect".
This is a shot of snow-covered Canfield Mountain,
taken from the park on Lunceford.
And this is Hayden Lake at sunset.I know I've said it before, but I live in the most beautiful place on Earth.
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