090/365 Where the Pictures Live

By now you know that I am a scrapbooker and that I do it to chronicle our lives as well as my main creative outlet. However as much as I love scrapbooks they do sit on the shelf and do not come out nearly enough. So here is where they other pictures live (well the color ones). These are my favorite pictures of my most favorite and loved people. Some I have taken, some have been given to me, and I admit that I might even have taken one or two (as in stole not the regular kind of taken) maybe rescue is a better description from the shoeboxes under the beds of my friends and families. Originally I thought I would rotate a few out but I just keep adding. Not sure what will happen the day it is finally full - bigger table?

I did mention this is where the color pictures live. That is because I have a whole bank of b&w's - another chronicle of our family. I will save that for another day. I have something - well someone special for you to meet tomorrow.

089/365 Darkest before Dawn

I am one of those people who generally go to work before the crack of dawn. So this is not a bad attempt at a night shot it is a bad attempt at a early morning shot. I almost grabbed the tripod before I left this morning, but truth be told I was just too lazy. I have been thinking about this shot for a few days since I see it every morning when I walk to my office. I also think even maybe 30 minutes later would give a little more blue instead of dark sky.

088/365 Giving Up.

Today was an interesting day. I thought - not going to do it, not going to take another lame picture in the house and well don't feel like going anywhere. I mean I had already made it way longer than I thought I would, so that is it. Then I started thinking  hmmm I should take a picture, I am so done with coming up with stuff in my house not that there aren't challenges or things to learn, just meh. So then I talk Dave into going to one of my most favorite places - Lowe's. I drag him along under the "you can train Lacinda" trick. (that and I still haven't gotten used to people looking at me weird taking places in well places they don't normally see people taking pictures). At any rate Dave is wonderful because he went along.

I got a picture - I actually got a couple usable ones (more on that later). When I sat down to upload I didn't see yesterday's picture. Panic - did I forget? What did I shoot? Oh yeah the coin jar - phew. I just forgot to publish it to the blog, check flicker - yep it's there. Then I realized that I enjoy this more than I don't, I am having more fun than not, and it has become important to me. I don't want to give up on a commitment I made to my self.

Now on to the picture. FLOWERS!!! Today felt like the first real day of spring. As I mentioned I love Lowes - that may have been a bit of an over-statement. I love the garden department - anyone's garden department. Not only am I an aspiring photographer, I am aspiring urban farmer and gardener. Last year was the best garden year ever - looking to top it this year. I could have spent all of yesterday's picture in the garden dept today with out a second thought. We do have a rule here though never buy more than you can plant in one weekend. There won't be much planting this year (I so should have gotten involved in a seed trade), due to the ever dwindling budget, but I can always go to Lowe's and see great flowers like this! (PS here is a bonus picture of Lacinda training at Lowes)

087/356 Coin Jar... Every Penny Counts

For some reason this didn't post yesterday, i must have hit preview and not publish.

086/365 Litter Picture

Some famous actor said never to work with animals or children....was he talking about litter picture - no way this was great fun! This is the second time we have been able to witness a "litter picture." This great looking litter is Dawna's L Litter. It is amazing all of the the thought and "wrangling" that is required to get a picture together.

The smart breeder care takers know that the first step is to wear them puppies out. These little guys had a pretty hardy play session followed by all hands on deck to wrangle them out of the puppy gymnasium into the "photo lab." Once there it is a matter of getting everyone on the steps, getting the black dogs in good light, putting the sleepy pups on first and stick the "instigators" in last. Everyone hold their puppy then duck out at the last moment! (Note to need breeder caretakers - squeekers good, saying "puppies" not - unless you want to demonstrate how good their recall is) Several tries and dozens of shots later our photographer of the day got some great shots. (I got to be the photographers helper - and trust me it was a great learning experience - see "puppies" comment above). Then everyone gets to go back to the play pen for a well deserved nap!

085/365 SUN!

I have spent most of my photographic life working around and fighting against unsightly shadows. I just took this outside in the bright (although not very warm) sunshine! We are due a tad bit more rain, but we are on our way to a very sunny week!

084/365 Migraine Mitigators

Thankfully that was so yesterday...