Day 315...Low Lighting It

Day 315

Playing around some more with low lighting...

seeing what I can come up with.

Needing some help, I think.

 "ehhh" on the candlelight..I'll keep trying.

Hmmm, I think I need different candles, right? :)

seriously, I see "attitude" in these faces!

Day 314...Christmas Kisses!

Day 314

Christmas Kisses! 

Not sure these kisses will make it long enough to put on top of cookies!

Day 313...Hands Down, The Best, Ever!

Day 313

As I was sitting, eating, and enjoying this wonderful,

 homemade Chex Mix snack I had my light bulb moment for the day!

Yes, I must pay tribute to best Chex Mix that's ever crossed my lips!

TA DA!!! Chex Mix photo of the day!!!

There is nothing quite as yummy to the tummy as

when I get to devour some of Sally's very special recipe!

Made by Sally, of course...not me.

I have yet to even try and duplicate this one.

She has it down...hands down...

the BEST EVER! 

Thank you, Sally! 

Day 312...The Plaza Lights 2012

Day 312

What a fun day! 

Friends and photography! :)

What more could a girl ask for?

I had an awesome day!

 at sunset

Day 311...First Fallen Snow

Day 311

Today, November 26, 2012 the first snow fell in Liberty, MO.

Yes, it's very pretty...

And now I've seen snow this season,

TIME FOR SPRING!!!! :)

I wish... :/

a Winter sky after the first snow

Day 310...Christmas Lights

Day 310

 Capturing the beauty of Christmas lights takes a bit of practice.

And so I begin my practice with my neighbors house!
Good job Merrie Pat!

two different camera settings

Day 309...Tree Top View

Day 309

Today while washing the upstairs windows I decided to take my photo of the day!

My second floor view from my computer room.

A treetop view.

Day 308...Very Thankful

Day 308

Today, I am VERY thankful I took a photo with my cell phone...

'nuff said

Bad Dog, Bad Cat...again, 'nuff said!

Love my babies though!

Day 307...Abby's Birthday!!! (Thanksgiving Day)

Day 307

Once again I managed to hardly have my camera in my hands on an important day!

Abby's 19th birthday which also happens to be 

Thanksgiving Day...

I did catch a couple of shots of the table and cake, early in the morning 

when the house was quiet and calm...

but only a cell phone shot of the birthday girl blowing out her candles later in the day...

NOW,

 *thought for the day*

~You might be a redneck if

your birthday photo is taken with a bottle of wine AND

a bottle of moonshine in the foreground...~

(not to mention, courtesy of Kaley, the array of candles and duck on your cake too)

Just sayin', Abby!

I love you Shabby! 

Thankful for my Abby :) and ALL my kids and family!!!

Morning coffee and cinnamon rolls!

hahaha...not that I really needed to have my name on these ....lolol (batch processing!)

Day 306...Time to Cook!

Day 306

Thanksgiving Eve

Probably like most people, the cooking began this evening at my house!

Surely the prettiest pie crust I've ever made!

Now that's something to get excited about... ;) lolol

and then there's the not so perfectly, pretty turkey...

but soooo delicious! 

Day 305...Sayings

Day 305

I've always loved this particular saying

How much more simple could it be?

Just do it...

Live, Laugh, and Love

Day 304...Monday, Monday

Day 304

There's beauty all around ...just look!

 after a couple of hard freezes, it's time to say goodbye...till next year

Winter berries for the birdies!

Day 303...Snacks with PaPa

Day 303

A photo shoot with a beautiful family this afternoon 

and then met up with my kids to pick me up some Boogs! :)

He's definitely warming up to his PaPa these days

He knows the drill now...

"I'll sit in this chair and my PaPa will give me Sweettarts and crackers...

I'm working my way up to sitting on his lap!"

a very sweet family photo shoot today

Day 302...Girlfriends

Day 302

Couldn't make it through without true friends.

Wouldn't want to! 

 L to R Kathy, Vickie, Me and Denise! :) The most accurate definition of "girlfriends!"

 Kathy and her baby Lily

Lily Schaffer :)

Day 301...A Gift

Day 301

Happy Birthday, Vickie! 

Hope you had an AMAZING day! Love ya!

Preparing for a night out tomorrow evening with the girls!

Can't wait!

Day 300...YAAAAY!... DAY 300

Day 300

Wow, I can't believe I'm officially in the 300's

I'm sooo proud of myself! :)

What better subject than my loyal assistant, Orange Cat.

Although, today she was officially crowned

Mighty Cat, Mouse Catcher!!! 

Good girl, Orange Cat.

She looks rather pleased with herself, doesn't she!

Day 299...A New Project

Day 299

A customer taught me how to make these scarfs...

We shall see! 

Me and knitting needles could be a very scary combination! 

Day 298...Belvoir Winery

Day 298

It's been a great time having our photos on display at Belvoir Winery.

What a great opportunity for Northland Photography Club! 

Some of us met there today to take down our display of photos, 

share some fun time together and get a lesson in light metering!

It was a great afternoon! 

Here's a couple of photos I took while there today.

 beyond the "pane," there is beauty

meet George...yes, he's real...an Oddfellow (literally) who donated his body to science. 

His skeleton was returned to the Oddfellows organization after the studies were complete....

I'm not sure of the rest of the story...

I should've paid better attention when I took the winery tour last Fall....

or at least read the story on the wall!

Day 297...My Very Own Roomba

Day 297

Just call him Roomba, Dust mop or Swiffer...:)

His Mommy and Daddy will either croak or laugh

when they see how effective he can be at house cleaning...

Here's the scientific process to dusting your hard wood floors...

Ingredients needed

Toddler + black, athletic pants (made of nylon material) + static electricity =

Your very own personal dust mop/Roomba!!!

Turn 'em loose and watch the animal hair, dust bunnies

 disappear from your floors!

By the way, I did give him the once over with the lint roller! 

Thank goodness for lint rollers!
What a doll...no need to say more... :)

 watch 'toons a little...

read a little. 

Day 296...A Blank Slate

Day 296

As I started working on yesterdays post some thoughts came to mind...

Every day's a new day.

We can start over.

We can move on from yesterday.

We can make today and all our tomorrows better than ever.

We wake up each day with a blank slate.

We need to take great care in what we write on our slate.

Be kind, be tender, love strong 

and try our best to understand others.

When necessary...kick butt!

~Gayle Kane

a blank slate

Day 295...My Front Yard

Day 295

I'm finally drawing near to the end of my 365 challenge and

I have so many more thoughts about it than I ever imagined.

I know when the final day is here, 

I am going to sit and write one entire blog about my journey.

I've expressed frustration more than once, (to say the least) 

about hunting for daily photo's at the last minute.

Sometimes, there's really no denying

it's just hard to fit more things into any given day!

I had such hopes of capturing something worthwhile everyday...

But, one thing I tend to forget is this.

When I started this challenge, a new friend to me,   

who is a wonderful photographer, told me something...

The following is paraphrased

~It's about picking your camera up everyday

which forces you to "think" about photography, everyday,

not just occasionally.

Your lighting, settings, composition, your subject.

You're thinking photography EVERYDAY! 

And you learn from it!~

No one ever said it had to be a daily masterpiece, right?! I'm learning!

the evil gumballs...

My street in HDR

Day 294...Tripod and Remote Trigger Practice

Day 294
I got my remote shutter trigger in the mail today.
Set my tripod up in the living room with one very soft lit lamp on in a corner.
This is what I got...

I'm really anxious to use them both under more exciting,
challenging and rewarding conditions

Day 293...Drink Up

Day 293

Well, the excitement at my house this evening was how many times could I sneeze in a row,

how many Kleenex's would I go through ...

and most exciting of all was my nightcap..

Oh boy, I'm livin' on the wild side ... :/

My drink of choice this evening...Airborne

Day 292...Continual Beauty

Day 292

This year I had some of the most beautiful Kale ever in my garden.

Kale is always pretty but I have to say, this year it's been spectacular!

Good lighting, poor lighting, sunny days, cloudy days...

it doesn't matter....

it's just pretty!

Here's to my last shot of Kale...well, maybe not

OH, by the way...I didn't use any added saturation or vibrance in post editing...

I did bump up the exposure just a bit because I took this photo just past dusk

 and the lighting wasn't the greatest... + exposure, that's it!

It's just sooo beautiful all on it's own! I love it!