I am not amused

Pretty sure that's what Loki thinks every time I start taking pictures of him. He always seems to get an exasperated look on his face. You'd think he'd be used to it by now. I think I successfully captured a not quite so pissed off look in this one though. Enjoy!

right place right time

Here's another one of those right place right time photographs. I was sitting in my car the other day on my lunch break and this is what I saw out my window. Grabbed a few shots and thought you might like this one. Enjoy!

and we're climbing

a stitch in time

I'm working on knitting a blanket. I've been working on it for months and there seems to be no end in sight. At least I got a nice picture out of it.

surprise!

Yep, it opened in just an hour. Gotta love the fun of springtime flowers. Enjoy!

stretch

Tomorrow, I'll post a picture of what the same tulip looked like just an hour later. I have to say, I was surprised.

too much collagen?

Our fish are ridiculous!

what a great idea

My step brother posted this on his facebook yesterday and I thought it was such an amazing idea. Irina Werning has taken old photographs of people and then recreated them 20 years later. Check out her site. Definitely some great shots. Now it's time for me to go out in the sunshine and take my own photographs!

The path less travelled

Another shot from when Noah and I went hiking. Oh how I miss that summery weather.

right place and time

A week or so ago, I was walking home from the grocery store and saw this gorgeous sky. Luckily, I had my point-and-shoot in my purse and was able to snap a few shots. Enjoy!

Have you played?

Noah introduced me to the game Bananagrams a few weeks back. It's a mixture of scrabble, crosswords, go fish, uno and it's ridiculously fun. As a word nerd, it's definitely my kind of game. If you like to play with words, I would recommend you check it out.

Pretty Bird

When I was young, I always called Turkey Vultures "pretty birds." I always got weird looks from people because, well, have you seen a turkey vulture's head? They're bald and wrinkly and not very attractive. But when they soar through the sky, rarely ever flapping the huge wings...well, how can you say that's not beautiful? The turkey vultures are one of my favorite things about hiking here in San Luis Obispo. Hope you enjoy!

and another one

Here's another shot from our hike. This was on our way back down when we ended up on the shaded side of the mountain. It was amazing the difference in temperature as soon as the sun was no longer on us. It had to have been at least 1o-15 degrees cooler on this side. And the path, much more slippery...my bottom can tell you that those rocks hurt when you fall on them.

it was a lovely hike

So, as I posted last weekend, Noah and I hiked up Madonna Mountain. We chose the best day for it. I don't think the weather could have been any better. For the next few days, you'll get to see a few of the photographs that I took that day. This first one is a bit of barbed wire that caught my eye. Enjoy!

Happy Romance!

I can't think of a place more romantic than Paris. With that in mind, today you get a photograph of an Eiffel Tower (obviously not the Eiffel Tower since that would never fit on my table). Even if you can't be in a romantic city, I hope you have a lovely Valentine's Day. And remember, let your loved ones know you love them everyday, not just one day a year. Believe me, your girlfriends/wives/boyfriends/husbands like to get chocolate/flowers/jewelry everyday of the year. Personally, I love it the most when I get flowers for no other reason than that it happens to be a Tuesday and Noah wants to show me that I'm special.

On a completely different note, yesterday was post #300! Quite a milestone in my mind. Thanks for sticking with me so far! Here's to at least another 300 photos to come.

atchoo!

Has anyone else been sniffling and sneezing lately? I blame these guys that are everywhere.

Gonna climb it!

That's the plan this weekend...Noah and I are going to hike Madonna (the mountain in the background of this photo) and have a picnic. For the first time in a very long time, we have an entire weekend off together!

Pipe dreams

Just getting a tan

Gotta love relaxing in the sunshine and soaking in the rays.

A little birdy told me

Bzzzzzzz...

Finally got to play with my new lens. Went out yesterday for some fun in the sun picture taking time. Enjoy!

always leaves me wanting more

Here's one of the first shots taken with my new lens. Of course, now I realize I need a shutter release remote because just pushing the button on a long exposure makes it too shaky. Although, I am impressed that I can actually see the craters on the moon! I've never before had a camera that would let me do that. Enjoy!

How appealing

Hope everyone enjoys the game today...I'll be at work trying to keep people out of the breakroom (where the tv is) and on the sales floor (where the work is). Anyone wanna trade?

welcome to the family

Here are my two newest lenses: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, which is on order and should arrive at my door in about a week; and a Canon EF 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS Telephoto Lens, which is sitting on my desk right now. Can't wait for my next day off to go out and take some pictures!

dream on

Yay for sunny days off! Time to go have some fun!

OUCH!

Careful where you step on our patio. Sharp pointy things can jump out and get you at any time!

Daffodil Fields Forever

Surprised? Another daffodil picture? Don't say I didn't warn you. Just wait until it's actually spring and these things are everywhere! Hope this brought some sunshine to your day. Enjoy!

something clever?

Yeah, can't think of anything clever to write today...that's what happens when you get up at 5am. *sigh* Enjoy your day!