A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 28: Shades Of Gray

"Shades of grey wherever I go
The more I find out the less I know
Black and white is how it should be
But shades of grey are all the colors I see."


~Billy Joel


Lately I have been considering Black/White photography, but not how you might think. The photos you see in this entry appear to be b/w but are in fact in color. I have experimenting with this for a couple years now. The first photo was achieved on a cold, snowy day in December 2009. My original thought was to simply photograph the rare snow event here in the East Bay, but as I walked around Tilden Park, taking the snowy landscape in, I realized that there was a better opportunity... that of photographing the natural lack of color caused by the snow. It had never occurred to be that the landscape would be altered so much by the snow, At least not to the point of seemingly loosing it's natural color. It's fascinating to me. It's definitely worth pursuing I think.





The eggs in the second photo appear just the way they were displayed in the carton. I wasn't looking to do a b/w photograph, it was simply the way the photo came out. I thought about taking the eggs out of the carton, and placing them in a colored bowl, or maybe adding some dye to give them a little more character, but as I snapped away I came to really enjoy the shades of grey that was happening simply through angles and natural lighting. I keep learning new things with my camera, and therefore I am continuing to grow in my photographic style and instinct. It's exciting to me. Photography has taught me so much about life, timing, and passion. It's invaluable.


~Me :)


My friend JR is an awesome photographer, and he has been joining me on my quest for APAD For 6 Months. And you are invited to join us. Just post your photo and come back here with the link that goes back to it. I will include your link with tomorrow's post.


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/06/apadf6-26.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 27: California Primary

"Voters quickly forget what a man says."


~Richard Nixon


Today, Tuesday, is a primary day in California. I have already cast my ballot, I always do so by mail because I appreciate being able to double check on the different initiatives and candidates before making my decisions. Also, in recent years, it just feel more comfortable than voting in person. A few years back my polling place was held in the fellowship hall of a local church. I don't know... it just felt wrong to me. Don't get me wrong, I am a person of faith, which is why I have decided to give up on organized religion, and I will speak more about that another time, but for now I will just say that I believe organized religion has NO place in politics. Every time some entity decides to speak for GOD, I find it offensive. Particularly when there is much more emphasis placed on GOD's ire as opposed to GOD's teachings of compassion, love, charity and forgiveness.

Voter turnout for this primary are expected to be at an all time low, which doesn't particularly surprise me, I just wish it wasn't so. When it comes to American politics, there is certainly a lot of room to improve the system. I voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election, but Hillary Clinton was my first choice. I wish that a sitting president wasnt always regarded as the only choice after the first 4 years. I would like to have seen a serious challenger in the primary, rather than having the feeling of not being able to make a different choice inside the party. I think it would be a good idea if the sitting president is automatically challenged after 4 years. If they did a good job, and actually kept their promises, then no problem, they will more than likely be chosen as the party's candidate. But on the other hand, if you find yourself with a politician who hasn't done what they promised to do, you have the choice to say... No... NOT AGAIN.


I had my doubts about Obama, and I still do. But that's all I want to say for now. Over the course of the summer I will say more as we get closer to the election. I will say that I know he did inherit a terrible situation on all fronts. Bush left the country in a mess, and it would have taken a miracle worker to have not just dug us out, but to have indeed made us whole again. Like I said I will say more as we move toward the fall. California has some propositions I will be watching, but the real state to watch is Wisconsin. Governor Scott Walker must be recalled. He is damaging to the state, and he needs to move along. I will be keeping my fingers crossed for Tom Barrett. 


Well, anyway, that's all for now. Hopefully tomorrow will be a good day. That's all any of us really wants... right?

California Presidential Primary Election Guide

 Yes on Prop 29

Dianne Feinstein





~Me :)


Now, let's see what my pal JR has posted. If you would like to join us in the APAD challenge, grab your cameras and come along. No theme to worry about. Just you and whatever your camera sees that day. Or, if you need to dip into your archives, that's good to. Especially if you have a photo you haven't shared yet.
It's all good.


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/06/apadf6-25.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 26: The Ellipsis Daily

"I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories."


~Dave Barry


I didn't have a chance to get out this weekend for some new photos, but I do plan on a couple different photo jaunts later this week. In the mean time I thought I would share my newest online adventure. I have started my own online newspaper! Look out Rupert Murdoch, and step aside Ariana Huffington, The Ellipsis Daily is on the case!


LOL. Rupert Murdoch might have some things to worry about, but competition from me isn't one of them. Actually, all The Daily Ellipsis is, is a round-up of all my interested consolidated in one place. I like that idea, because this girl does not live by photography along. My second love is politics, but when that gets to be too much to take, I love learning new recipes, or reading about the latest Hollywood exploits.


I enjoyed customizing its content and appearance, and I think I will have fun seeing it publish daily. Once upon a time I thought about going into journalism, but alas college just wasn't in the cards for me. It's fine, it all worked out for the best, I love being a housewife and mom to by fur-babies. As things worked out, I probably wouldn't have had the energy to pursue that course in life, so I am happy to settle for being a news junkie!

Now, when you get the chance go have a look see and tell me what you think. Better yet, start your own paper and come back here with the link. I will add you to my newsstand. 


~Me :) The Ellipsis Daily


NOTE: The photo above is from the state capitol grounds in Carson City, Nevada. In autumn of course. ;)


If you would like to join me on my quest of posting A Photo A Day For 6 Months, please, feel free. Just post your photo, and come back here with a direct link back to it, and I will happily link to you with tomorrow's post!


Now, go see what my pal JR has posted!


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/06/apadf6-24.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 25~ National Doughnut Day

"Doughnuts... Is there anything that they can't do?"


~Homer Simpson

This past Friday was National Doughnut Day. I don't know why, but that fact made me smile from ear to ear! Well, actually I do know why it made me smile so big... I have a sweet tooth that goes straight to my soul! And, of course, I am a Type 2 diabetic, so I don't usually indulge in the sweet, sugary, goodness... well... not very often anyway, so the idea of a whole national doughnut awareness day just made me downright giddy. I did partake of a doughnut last Friday, because it seemed that if there was an official day to celebrate it and all, well what kind of a grouch would I have to be, not to have celebrate the doughnuts historical importance?Besides, my local Krispy Kreme was giving away one free doughnut of your choice, and that was just too much fun to pass up!


All the doughnuts at Krispy Kreme are the bees knees, or so I have been told, but I always end up getting a plain glazed. It's fantastic. Again, going out for a doughnut is a rare event for me, well, except in October, when Alan and I make the long drive up above Sacramento, to the Camino/Placerville area to visit Apple Hill. Imagine an entire area that devotes farm, after farm, to the harvesting of apples of all types. Each farm takes the apples, and makes amazing goodies from them. Fresh apple cider, apple pies, apple tarts, candied apples, apple cobbler, apple pan-dowdy, apple turnovers and yes... apple cider doughnuts.


There is no bad food to be found in Apple Hill, but the apple cider doughnuts at Rainbow Orchards is the very best of Apple Hill and autumn itself! They don't make the doughnuts until they are ordered, which means you get the fresh and warm within a few minutes. They are spicy sweet and melt in your mouth. Honestly, as someone with a sweet tooth I have had my share of doughnuts in my life, but the apple cider doughnuts at Rainbow Orchards are delicious on a surreal level. That is the doughnut you see above. Ahhh... like I said... delicious. It even photographs well.:)

If National Doughnut Day got away from you this year, why not take today and make it National Doughnut Day... OBSERVED! Go ahead, you know you want to! Now be sure and mark your calenders for next year. It is a NATIONAL HOLIDAY! It's illegal not to celebrate it... right?

WINK.

Doughnuts: A Definitive History

 National Doughnut Day


Rainbow Orchards Apple Hill


Apple Hill


~Me :)


Please Note: Beginning with this post, I will be closing the previous days post to new comments. I am afraid I will inadvertently miss a link to a posting left in the comments. So, if you come by to leave a link and it is already closed, just leave it in the comment thread for the newest post and I will be sure it is added the following day.


:)


Don't forget, anyone who would like to join me in this personal challenge is more than welcome! Just leave the direct link back to your post in the comment thread.


Now go see what JR and Kat have posted...


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/06/apadf6-23.html

Kat
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/06/photo-art-friday-61.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 24~ RRC Variety Show

From For Ellipsis

"In the time of your life, live... so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite variety and mystery of it.


~William Saroyan

Round Robin Challenge: Variety Show

Has it been two weeks already? It's time for another installment of the RRC! If you would like to join in, I know Karen would love to have your participation. Simply click on the link above to be redirected to the official RRC blog!

As an amateur shutterbug I, of course, love and indeed, seek out great variety in my subjects. But my favorite way to search out variety is to take one theme, like say, pumpkins, and search for the variety within the subject, as opposed to perhaps a subject which might be more general like Halloween. Shapes, shading, color tone, length, width, the possibilities are endless. 

You knew I would start with pumpkins... right?

 

The way to this girls heart is with CHEESE...


I adore Heirloom tomatoes...


Clowns... Cute or creepy?


An apple a day...


See... doesn't autumn leaves make even the most mundane object look lovely?


One Potato, Two Potato...



On the first day of autumn my true love gave to me...


Okay, so the summer isn't all bad...
 

~Me :)

Okay, that's my contribution to the RRC for this time around. Now, please go and visit the other participating RRC contributors.You can find their links by clicking the RRC link at the beginning of this entry. And also my friends Kat and JR, who are joining me on my quest of A Photo A Day For 6 Months.


Kat
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/06/photo-art-friday-61.html


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/06/apadf6-22.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 23~Last Autumn

"There is a delicate balance of putting yourself last and not being a doormat and thinking of yourself first and not coming off as selfish, arrogant or bossy. We spend the majority of our lives attempting to perfect this balance.


~Cindy L. Teachey


I decided to share with you today, some of the photography I did last autumn, and didn't get a chance to share at that time. I had a big day with the camera yesterday, so of course my energy is a bit low. I am still learning how to balance all my various little physical oddities. It's getting better. I am back to posting a blog entry daily, and believe me, that has been a huge sign the my thyroid and my fibromyalgia are learning to play nice with one another! I will be back to my old self soon, certainly before the end of the summer. I am already planning my autumn leaf peeping jaunts. 


Just thinking about it makes me smile. :) Oh autumn, you are so delicious!


Enjoy...



















~Me :)


Now that you have viewed my photos, please go an visit my friends, Kat and Jr. . They are awesome photographers, I am constantly inspired by their artistry and their friendship and support! Thanks Guys!


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-21.html


Kat
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/05/mental-health.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 22~ The Final Countdown

“God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right, even though I think it is hopeless.”


~ Chester Nimitz

 

 If the United States falls under attack our job is to defend her in the past, present and future. 

~Capt. Yellend (The Final Countdown)


It was a big day for me, and my cameras. Alan and I decided to go to San Francisco to watch the aircraft carrier the Nimitz depart the Golden Gate. The Nimitz had come through the Golden Gate last week, as part of the celebration for the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. We weren't able to go to the celebrations, which was disappointing, but being able to see the Nimitz depart made up for it.


I kinda have a special place in my heart for the Nimitz because it was pretty much the star of one of my favorite movies, The Final Countdown. I don't even know how many times I watched that movie with my dad. 100... 200 maybe... at least 20 for sure. There were several movies that dad and I never missed, and The Final Countdown was right at the top. 


My dad has been gone all most 17 years, but sometimes it feels like he is her with me. I know he would have plenty to say about the state of today's politics. He would have HATED... ahem... strongly disliked George W. Bush. He would have thought Sarah Palin was a twit... to put it kindly... and I think he would be missing Keith Olbermann as much as I do. LOL. He and I had long talks about politics. He was the one who taught me that it's not enough to know how or what you feel about about something, you had to know why you felt the way you did.


It wasn't always easy being my father's daughter... but I know that I am a stronger person for it. I can better understand at my current age what he was trying to teach me, and I try to remember to thank him every day. Although there were some genuinely horrific times in my childhood, I now mostly remember the bowls of popcorn, and the movie rentals. It was a good time. It was the best time. He would have loved seeing that gorgeous ship going under the Golden Gate, just as he did when he left for Asia, during WWII, when he was serving as a merchant marine. Today, he was there with me... smiling... and I could almost hear him asking me to" fix a BIG bowl of popcorn... extra, extra butter... the real stuff... and DON'T TELL MOM!" :)



The Final Countdown (IMDB)

The Final Countdown (Wikipedia)

Chester Nimitz (Wikipedia)

~Me :)


If you would like to join me in my quest to post A Photo A Day For 6 Months, please feel free to jump right in! Just post your photo, come back here with the direct link back to it, and I will include your link with tomorrow's blog post.


Now, go see what my pal Kat has posted...


Kat
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/05/mental-health.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 21: Strange Underwear

"Strange as it may seem, my life is based on a true story."


~Ashleigh Brilliant
 


It was a better day. Although a decidedly strange one. It's not often that a see other people's underwear, but today I saw not only one pair... but two. The first pair of underwear was spotted near a local Arby's, where I went for lunch. I was waiting for a light to turn, so I could make a left turn, and there she was... a woman... in her underwear. Black bottoms to be exact. She was just standing, on the opposite corner, in a pair of black undies... with a turtleneck top on. A turtleneck... and black panties. At first I thought it might be bikini bottoms, but who wears a turtleneck top and bikini bottoms? I decided to pretend I wasn't seeing what I saw and took my delicious Arby's sandwich home for lunch. It was the best way to deal with it I think.


Now, for the second pair. After dinner tonight, Alan and I decided it would be fun to go to Starbuck's for an ice tea. As we turned into the parking lot, there, in all her glory, was a young woman, dressed in nothing but teeny, tiny, panties, a leather bra, a black garter belt, and hose with glow in the dark hearts on them. Ummm... huh? All I could think to say was... "Alan... don't look." "I have to look" he said... I am driving. "Yes... yes you are" I said. At that point I had tons of questions. Was it black undies day? Was there some sort of ritual I have been missing? Sigh. Is it just me, or is life getting really, really weird, the closer we get to December 21st, 2012? Well, it is, according to some, the possible date of the end of the world. Perhaps peoples inhibitions are waning. Or maybe it's just life in California... SHRUG.

Thoughts?

~Me :)

If you would like to join me on my quest to post A Photo A Day For 6 Months, by all means, please jump in anywhere! There is no need to participate every day, and there is no theme, just post what strikes your fancy, and comeback here with the direct link back to your post. I will be happy to list your link with tomorrow's blog entry.

Now go see what my friend JR has come up with!

JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-20.html 

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 20~ Cats

"Your cat will never threaten your popularity by barking at three in the morning. He won't attack the mailman or eat the drapes, although he may climb the drapes to see how the room looks from the ceiling."

 ~Helen Powers

I am really tired tonight, so this will be a brief post. Some days are good ones, some aren't so good. Everything usually revolves around the amount of sleep I get. I didn't sleep well last night, so, as a result, I am tired tonight. Tomorrow Alan and I will be spending the day in the garden, that always makes for a good day.

 Now... that kitty you see above...

That boy is Dylan. He is my boy. We adopted each other, and two closer soul mates could not possibly be. Dylan loves his daddy... Alan... but I am the only one allowed to put him in his kennel when it is time to go see Dr. B. . Dylan lost his kitty mom, when she was hit by a car, while moving her litter of kitten across a busy street. I am not sure if Dylan saw what happened, but I know he was one scared little guy when he was rescued from under the porch of an abandoned home. His foster mother said he had trembled the whole weekend she had him, and the minute I picked him up he stopped shaking for the first time. We looked into each others eyes, and we both instantly knew we needed each other to survive this world.

And Here You See Hendrix...

We brought Hendrix into our home 8 days before we found Dylan, so Hendrix is the official big brother. And Hendrix takes his duty seriously. I told Hendrix... "This is your baby, now you take good care of him.." And he does. He keeps him in line, and cuddles him at night. He lets him eat first, use the box first, and doesn't intrude when Dylan plays DILLY BALL with Alan. Alan bonded with Hendrix the minute he walked out of his kennel at Dr. B's. He walked over to Alan and climbed up to his neck and gave him a big kiss. Next he made his way back down to the table, and over to me, where he made sure I knew I was loved to. And everyday, he comes over to me, at least once a day, and pats my face with his soft little paws.

Both boys have very different ways of doing things, but both seem to have a sense of humor.  Their daily hijinks keep us laughing, and isn't that just the best medicine?

~Me :) 

If you would like to join in with the Photo A Day For 6 Months challenge, feel free to jump right in. You don't have to post every day, just as the spirit and inspiration moves you.

Now, go check out what my pal JR has come up with...

 JR

http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-19.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 19~Memorial Day 2012

"It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men."


~Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf

It's never felt right to me to wish someone a happy Memorial Day, so I will just say... I wish all who visit my blog today, a day of peace. 


~Me :)


This is day 19 of my A Photo A Day For 6 Months challenge for myself. You are more than welcome to join in. There is no theme, and if you can't get out with your camera, archived photos are fine. Although getting out with the camera is part of my personal challenge. 


Now, to see some truly lovely photos, please visit my pal Jr. Just follow the link below.


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-18.html  

A Photo A Day For 6 Months Day 18~ Happy 75th Anniversary Golden Gate Bridge

"The Golden Gate Bridge's daily strip tease from enveloping stoles of mist to full frontal glory is still the most provocative show in town." 

- Mary Moore Mason

Today is the big day, the celebration of the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th Anniversary is going to be amazing! I am not going to brave the traffic to attend, but hopefully the fireworks will be visible from up here in the East Bay hills. We have had a cold, overcast weekend so far, so it will take a bit of luck. Have I mentioned that I am crazy in love with the GGB? 

Enjoy the last of my archived Golden Gate Bridge series, buy stay tuned, I need to add some new GGB photos to my file this year. In the mean time, to read about an exciting new art project that's centered around the Golden Gate Bridge, see the link below! It's FABULOUS!


SolarBeacon.org





















~Me :)


Now go see what my dear friends Kat and Jr have posted for today!


Kat
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/05/0526.html


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-17.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 17~ The Golden Gate Bridge Celebration

"One day if I do go to heaven... I'll look around and say, 'It ain't bad, but it ain't San Francisco. "

~Herb Caen

It's more than just Memorial Day weekend here in the Bay Area, it's the 75th Anniversary of the our dearest symbol of home, the Golden Gate Bridge. I have decided to delve into my archives this weekend, to share with you all the different photographs I have taken of the Golden Gate over the last few years. The Golden Gate Bridge takes my breath away, every time I see it. I have been inspired to photograph the bridge many, many times but, somehow each time I see it, I always feel like it's for the very first time.


If it is possible to be truly in love with a bridge, I know that I am completely, hopelessly, in love with the Golden Gate Bridge.The photos all have a story that goes with them, some special inspiration to photograph the bridge in particular. And as I looked through the archived collection I thought of all the picnic dates Alan and I have had at the bridge, I remembered old friends,  and lost friends, and how through it all the Golden Gate was always there to make me smile, or soothe my heartache. It's a special place, I will love forever.


Anyway... enough words... here are today's photos...














Be sure to comeback tomorrow to see the rest of my Golden Gate Bridge photo series!


~Me :)

Now... go see what Kat and JR have posted for today's A Photo A Day series!

Kat
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/05/photo-art-friday.html

 JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-16.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 16~ Ghosts

“Ghosts have a way of misleading you; they can make your thoughts as heavy as branches after a storm."


~Rebecca Maizel ~ Infinite Days

I am just going to say this upfront... I believe in ghosts. I believe in live hauntings, and ones that involve the not so alive, and with that said, I believe a ghost might just be living next door to me, on the
 property where I live.

You see, I live in a small cottage, in the East Bay hills, that sits on a fairly large property that is set off the road. There is the main house, my cottage, and a pair of renovated apartments a short walk away from my place.

About a month ago, the new owners of the property rented the top unit to a single male. No one on the property has ever seen him, and he has never approached us. Ordinarily, that would be ideal, as I don't much care for the inevitable drama that can occur from time to time with neighbors, but in this case it is a bit disconcerting.

He seems to only be home 3 1/2 hours a day. He arrives home around 9:00 PM and leaves again around 12:30 AM. He is never home during the day... ever! No one has seen him move in furniture, and he has never brought his garbage can down on garbage day. There isn't a washer and dryer in that unit, and no one has ever seen him take his laundry out to the laundromat. And if that isn't enough...you can't hear him walk up the usually creaky stairs to his apartment. This is the first neighbor in 11 years that hasn't made noise on those creaky stairs. It's like he floats.

Is it me, or is it all kinda spooky? 


Alan thinks he might be newly divorced and didn't get the furniture, or the dishes, or the clothes. I kinda think it might be a ghost. I know, I know... Alan's theory seems much more plausible, but I keep thinking about all those movies where the main character tries to tell everyone that there is a ghost in the house, only to be sent off to the funny farm, just before the ghost runs amuck... but of course by then it's too late.


It also doesn't help that the one time I did kinda catch a glimpse of him, all I saw was some ghostly white hair, and a pale face. Then the light in his apartment went out, and I kinda got the feeling he was watching me... or possibly wondering why I was staring at him from the dark corner near the mailboxes.


LOL


Is it possible... I am haunting him?

"It's easier to dismiss ghosts in the day."

~Patricia Briggs, Dragon Bones


Theories... Anyone?


Hauntingly Yours,


~Me :)


Now go see what JR came up with for his Photo Of The Day.


JR
http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-15.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 15~ Coastal Wildflowers

"The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him."

 ~Auguste Rodin

 

Another quiet day. I am exhausted actually. Alan and I got out of the house, and took a much needed jaunt across the bay to Golden Gate Park. We walked through the gardens and got a nice workout by doing so. I got to spend a lot of time with my cameras in the park, but some of my favorite shots were taken along the coast between Half Moon Bay and San Francisco. The coastal wildflowers are stunning! I am slowly getting my energy back, and it feels good.

~Me :)

I am challenging myself to post A Photo A Day For 6 Months. If you would like to join me, you are more than welcome to do so. I am on day 15, but you can jump in anywhere you like. Just post your photo, and come back here with the direct link back to it and I will post your link with tomorrow's photo. Hey, you might just pick up some new blog followers!

Now go see what my pal JR came up with...

JR Cline

http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-14.html 

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 14~ Roses

"Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful  and calm, but willing to draw blood in it's defense."


-Mark Overby



Feeling quiet tonight. It's been a low energy kind of day, but I always feel at my best with a camera in my hand, and what way to make use of a camera? Why photographing the roses in my garden of course!


Enjoy!


~Me :)


Top Rose: Red/Gold
Lower Rose: Apricot Nectar


Now, let's see what my friend, and awesome photographer extraordinaire, JR, has posted for today.


JR Cline
Here is my link: http://jrclinephotography.blogspot.com/2012/05/apadf6-12.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 13~Dangerous Jobs

"As soon as there is life... there is danger."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 


One afternoon, late last year, Alan and I were on our way home from Half Moon Bay when suddenly we saw a strange sight. Two objects were swinging from a helicopter just to the side of the San Mateo Bridge, on the eastbound side. As we got closer, it soon became apparent that the objects were in fact... two bridge workers! O...M...G! How scary would that be? Uggg... I hate heights. I avoid them at all cost. Nope... no penthouse for me. Nope. Their job must come with some extra pay, right? Well, let's hope so anyway.

Shrug.

~Me :)

If you are visiting my blog for the first time today, this is a new project I am trying out. I am trying to post A Photo A Day For 6 Months. You are more than welcome to join me if you like. There is NO subject to follow, just go out with your camera and photograph something you find, post it to your site, then comeback here with the direct link back to it. It's that easy.

Now go see what Kat came up with...

Kat
http://inmydreamssfk.blogspot.com/2012/05/it-was-perfect-gardening-weekend.html

A Photo A Day For 6 Months: Day 12~ The Solar Eclipse

"Light, when suddenly let in, dazzles and hurts and almost blinds us: but this soon passes away, and it seems to become the only element we can exist in."

~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827

Sunday's Annular eclipse as seen from my yard here in the San Francisco East Bay. It was magical. And to think I did it using my old friend Konica Minolta... you know... the camera that is currently being held together with rubber bands! LOL. I have purchased two new cameras in the last 6 months, one of which arrived Saturday, but I always keep going back to my old friend.

For more photos of Sunday's eclipse visit Spaceweather.com

~Me :)

If you would like to join in, please feel free to do so! Upload your photos to the site of your choice, and come back here with the direct link back to it. I will list you with my entry for tomorrow. There is no need to participate each day, just join in as the spirit moves you. There's no subject, just whatever you find that day.

Now go see what these folks have come up with...

JR Cline Day 10

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JR Cline Day 11

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A Photo A Day Fpr 6 Months : Day 11~ Rose Red

"All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites."

 

~Mark Chagall

I have been meaning to show off some of the roses from my garden, and I decided to begin with the red rose.  What you see here is probably the most unusual of the roses, and believe it or not, it hasn't been retouched. That is exactly how the rose actually looks. It is a deep red on the outside of the petals, and on the inside it is a blood red. When fully opened, it appears to have a black edging to it, and is about 6 1/2 inches in diameter, with a single long stem, with one bud per stem. The scent is a deep rose/wine scent. I am going to do a cutting of this one next month, to begin an all new generation.

~Me :)

See you tomorrow!

Be sure to go see the Photo of the Day posted by my friend JR. He is an AWESOME photographer!

JR

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