Day 161

Man, all day today I thought it was Friday. Talk about disappointment.
On the bright side, I do have tomorrow afternoon off. Yay! No reason, just needed some "me" time.
Oh, and in the morning I'll be making a trip to the golden arches for the first time in years. Yes, years. Watch Food Inc. - you'll feel the same way. Actually that's not the only reason, I just don't like the food.
Please picture me carrying approximately 100 value menu items down the street in the morning.

We made a trip to the dog park tonight. It's been so rainy that the boy's had quite a build up of energy. I tried to snap a few shots, but my "subject" wasn't cooperating. He was distracted. Look a little closer and notice that the ball is completely covered in slobber. Yuck!

Ball Thief:

Day 160

Blek! I've been off my game this week.
Every picture I've taken has just been so-so, out of focus, or just well....blek.
Today is no exception.

But I am excited about the subject. My mini salsa garden is full in bloom! I'll be able to make salsa from my own veggies in no time. Now all I need is an avocado tree...hmmmm. Think it would survive the winters here?

Question here: some of my jalapenos have black on them. Any ideas why?

First Jalapeno:

Day 159

Hello!
While picking up the house tonight I found this top. Wait, is that right? A top? It doesn't sound right. Regardless, it's an old toy that you spin. Sorry for the awful description. Anyways I tried to use it for my photo tonight. A lot of bad choices here, but mostly a bad background that blends completely into the foreground. Boring! In PS I tried to help it out a little by adding an exposure and contrast layer. I also added a cooling filter. Blah.

Top?:

Day 158

Monday. They're always the same it seems. One would think that after two days of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation it would make it all the easier to come back. Ahhh, to the contrary it makes it even worse!!

I like this picture, but I wish there was more negative space to the right. I suppose I could have just expanded it using PS, but sometimes there are just not enough hours in the day!

Spider Light (minus two le..err...lights):

Day 157

This post is actually for yesterday. Through no fault of my own (no, seriously, it wasn't my fault), I couldn't post yesterday. It may have been my fault that I waited until 10pm, but I had nothing to do with the blogger site being down.

So, here you go.

MI Plates:

Day 156

I don't think I could have dreamt up a more relaxing day!!
It was rainy all day here today and made a perfect lazy day. A no shower, pajama wearing, couch lounging, movie watching day.
Which ended on the couch with a pot of fondue and a bowl of apple crisp and vanilla ice cream. Perfect!

Fondue Dippers (only a couple):

Day 155

Today we got a package in the mail from Troy's mom, Susan. It was full of old childhood keepsakes of both Troy and his father's. One of the best things in there was an old book with wooden covers and string binding. It tracked the 1955 Pierce Sacks little league baseball team (George's) throughout the season. It was full of play by play articles and old pictures.
Thank you so much for taking the time to send these Susan. It was so much fun going through these with Troy.

I didn't use PS tonight - clearly seeing as how I would have removed the CD that's in the pic in the bottom right.

Little League Back Then:

Day 154

Long day. Really looking forward to the weekend this week.
Here's to a better day tomorrow and a good weekend ahead.

Fence:

Day 153

Hi All! I hope everyone is having a great week.
After the shelving installation last night we have managed to tear apart the entire office and our bedroom. So, rather than cleaning up the clutter, we're just making more. So....back to re-organizing for the rest of the night.

I've been in a real black and white phase lately. I wanted to put the below in b&w below but instead forced myself to post both versions. I think I would have liked the second better if there had been some sweeping clouds in the background to add another layer of texture. Enjoy!

Posted:


Posted B&W:

Day 152

First day back at work after the long weekend and week away. As I imagined, it was not nearly as productive as I needed.

Tonight, the husband put up new shelving in the office. Yay!!! I know this doesn't seem exciting, but for me it means getting rid of the old oak bookshelf that we've moved 6 times now. Plus, it means getting rid of stuff that we've been carting around ON the bookshelf for years. The best part? More floor space which not only makes the office feel better, but allows for our guests to have a not-so-cramped place to sleep. :)

For the below I added an exposure, contrast and b&w layer. I wanted to focus on all of the different layers.

Layers of Leaves: