Photo of the Day- January 31, 2011

This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D.

Photo of the Day- January 30, 2011

This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D.

Orchid Show

Gary, Vincent and I went to the Missouri Botanical Garden 2011 orchid show on Friday. There was a preview for members and we decided it might be nice to go. In addition to the orchid sale, they had an amazing display. Here are a few of my favorites.

Note: The second two photos actually were taken in the garden gift shop, so I'm not sure if they're orchids or not.

I took tons of pictures and I may add more later. These photos were taken with a Canon EOS 40D. None of them are edited.

Photo of the Day- January 29, 2011

This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D.

Photo of the Day- January 28, 2011

My apologies for being a day behind on posting my photo of the day. I took this photo at the Missouri Botanical Garden orchid show preview, but I took them on a Canon EOS 40D and I didn't have a way to get the pictures off the compact flash drive. Today I got a card reader, so that shouldn't happen again. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this beautiful orchid from the show.

Photo of the Day- January 27, 2011

The side of this building was covered in icicles hanging from every object. This photo was taken with my Fugifilm FinePix Z30.

Duck Night

Tuesday after picking Vincent up, we headed to the park to see the ducks. I picked him up at 5 and it was already starting to get dark! Ducks and geese were cutely walking all over the frozen lake to the center, where there was a patch of water for them. Vincent and I went in to a little guardrailed section to look at them. Since the lake was ice, I didn't want him getting too close.

It turned out we were in the perfect spot. The geese came to us! They got so close we could have reached out and touched them.

While we were there, the fountain light switched on, making the scene even prettier. There were so many ducks and geese. Here are a few favorites. None of the photos are edited and it was dark. It was after all, 5 p.m.

Photo of the Day- January 26, 2011

This photo was taken with my Fugifilm Fine Pix Z30.

Photo of the Day- January 25, 2011

This photo was taken with my Fugifilm FinePix Z30.

Photo of the Day- January 24, 2011

I saw this group of pro-life activists doing a candlelight vigil on my way home from work today. It was dark, so I did the best I could.

Photo of the Day- January 23, 2011

Okay, this being a Sunday, I obviously didn't take a photo of my coworker, Paul Hackbarth. However, today is his birthday and he mentioned that he wanted to be one of my photos of the day, so I thought today would be a good day. Honestly, I didn't take one single photo today anyway, so in less than a month, I already broke my own rules. But, it was Paul who told me that... the best page designs break the rules. I'm sure that can apply to this somehow. Anyway, here, Paul checks out a camera at the Photojournalism Hall of Fame. I love how confused he looks in this picture. So hats off to the guy who has to put up with me every day at work; I know it's not always easy. Happy 27th Paul!

Photo of the Day- January 22, 2011

This cute little boy watched in anticipation as his bowling ball rolled down the alley. This photo was taken with my Fugifilm FinePix Z30.

Photo of the Day- January 21, 2011

Photo of the Day- January 20, 2011

The roof of a building is a good place to get perspective of say, this cool streetlamp. This photo was taken with my FugiFilm Finepix Z30.

Photo of the Day- January 19, 2011

So I know this isn't even remotely creative or clever, but I couldn't help taking a picture of literally, the messiest car I've ever seen. G mentioned that the person was probably moving, but there were tons of cigarette packs, candy wrappers and trash in the front window, which I doubt is a result of moving. Plus, what a crappy way to pack a car. I would have taken more pictures or tried to get a better one, but I didn't want to get busted. I was in a parking lot and how wierd would it be if you came out of somewhere and saw someone taking pictures of your car?

Photo of the Day- January 18, 2011

Mary, holding baby Jesus, looked beautiful in the Catholic church courtyard this evening. They were hard to photograph since I was losing light so fast. Dang winter. This photo was taken with my Fugifilm FinePix Z30.

A Day of Finishing Up...

So I started this blanket for Gary... just about 6 years ago. I started it when I first learned to crochet and it was my first project. It is really, really long, and not very wide. I did almost all of it in one Christmas vacation, then, I ran out of yarn, folded it up and it's been taking up space in the closet ever since. I've contemplated taking it all apart and making something different or finishing it and donating it to Loving Hearts, because after all, it's still warm. I couldn't bring myself to unravel all of it though.

The other day, while going through yarn, Gary asked if he could just cut it and keep it, but it had 15 rows of multicolor on one side and only 11 on the other. I at least wanted to even it out. So, I headed to Michael's and they had the exact same Red Heart multicolor yarn.

I added the last few rows to the uneven side and called it finished. G swears that he loves it because the blankets are never long enough to cover his feet. This photo was taken before I cut off the extra strings. Also, you can't see how ridiculously long it is, but I bet it's probably at least 8 feet long. Maybe someday I will be motivated to add some more, but I don't really like all the stripes, so probably not.

And, finishing that put me in the mood to finish up a few other things like this scarf, which I actually did on a Nifty Knitter months ago. If you're wondering why the strings on the end are all curly it's because I took apart another project and reused the string. They will uncurl when I wash it... I think. And I'll even out the strings then.

And finally, I finished up this cute hat for Vin's girlfriend. Really all I did was cut a few strings and make a flower. Paige makes it look pretty cute!

Photo of the Day- January 17, 2011

Even during the cold winter months, this cactus is thriving. I can't wait to see how awesome he this guy looks in the summer! This photo was taken with my Fugifilm FinePix Z30.

Photo of the Day- January 16, 2011

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These two beautiful children were hiding under a table telling secrets. Oh, the innocence of childhood. This photo was taken on my Fugifilm FinePix Z30.

Photo of the Day- January 15, 2011

I took some really cool photos today, but for some reason, I seemed to like this hay photo the best. I can't really put my finger on it. This photo was taken with my Fugifilm FinePix Z30.

Photo of the Day- January 14, 2011

Bare trees in the winter make it easy to see where birds were dwelling in the warmer months. This photo was taken Friday, January 14, 2011.

Photo of the Day- January 13, 2011

Check out this awesome jellyfish! Just kidding! It's my mom's lampshade, but it looks a little like a jellyfish.

Photo of the Day- January 12, 2011

The sunset at dusk created a beatuiful backdrop for the bridge over the Missouri River. The colors reflected in the river. This photo was taken with my Fugifilm FinePix Z30 and edited in Picnik.