31-MAY-2008
Grains of Grass
Five months of PaD finished! Woo Hoo!
28-MAY-2008
Down the Drain
That is where I feel my creativity has gone lately. But I am rallying and catching up with the PaD. I don't know why it is so hard to find one thing worth photographing each day. I know it's a mindset, and I am going to try to get back into it.
27-MAY-2008
Trio
This is one of the first pics of my grandkids together. Eliza was too little or someone was too sick to try to get all of them sitting in one place. Getting the three of them to look the same direction at the same time without knocking each other over, let alone smiling, was really hard. But it is something to work toward!
26-MAY-2008
Z is for . . .
Zebra
I know this is very lame, but it is a fitting way to end the alphabet project, since the whole thing was exhausting and contrived. But the main goal was reached. Now I can go back to seeing photo opportunities without trying to make them "fit."
25-MAY-2008
Y is for . . .
Yarn
I really don't have a lot of extra yarn around right now, which is good. Because then I have an excuse to buy more when I find something really nice!
24-MAY-2008
X is for . . .
XM Radio
I love my XM radio. Especially the Spanish music channels. It is a great way to practice listening to Spanish and it makes me happy.
23-MAY-2008
W is for . . .
Waiting
This was a short trip, and we came home today. Our boys came with us to the airport to see us off, and they wait till the last moment to leave. I took this picture from the upper level after we went through security. Our guys are sitting in the chairs waiting to wave Adios one more time. Hasta pronto!
22-MAY-2008
V is for . . .
Volcano
Not a good picture, but this is the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, which is active. That is smoke coming from it. I have been to the crater, but today we were too busy to stop. So this will have to do.
21-MAY-2008
U is for . . .
Underwater
This is Javier, my sponsored boy, swimming in our hotel pool. These boys are 19 to 20 years old. In some ways they are older than their peers in the United States, because they need to know how to survive, literally. In other ways, they are so naive, because they have not been spoiled by material things. They could spend hours playing in the pool and entertaining themselves, which is very refreshing to see.
20-MAY-2008
T is for . . .
Treetops
Same title as the T day for last year, but this time I am looking up at palm trees. Nicaragua is beautiful in many ways, and the trees and flowers are just spectacular.
19-MAY-2008
S is for . . .
Security
Nicaraguan style. I am on a trip to visit my sponsored "sons" in Nicaragua, and we went to an appliance store to buy them a stove. While we were there, the armored truck came and these guys were walking through the store with their big ole guns drawn. A little unnerving, and I took this picture very quickly, because I didn't know if they would appreciate it if they saw me snapping away.
15-MAY-2008
O is for . . .
Off She Goes!
Eliza just learned to crawl and there is no stopping her now!
14-MAY-2008
N is for . . .
Needles
Starting a new pair of socks to work on while traveling.
13-MAY-2008
M is for . . .
Moon.
I'm barely keeping up with my PaD, (shooting several days' worth at a time, to be honest), but I took the time to try out the telephoto lens that my hubby bought when he got the camera. I have no idea what I am doing, but it doesn't hurt to try.
09-MAY-2008
I is for . . .
Inflatables.
We took the boys to "Pump Up the Fun". A wonderful way to get exercise, and sufficiently tire them out so they will take a nap. Worth the admission price any day.
08-MAY-2008
H is for . . .
Herbs.
For the nth year, I am trying to grow herbs. It always sounds like a good idea, but I really don't cook enough to use a lot of herbs. I mean, you really don't need to add fresh oregano to a lean cuisine!
07-MAY-2008
G is for . . .
Garden Ornaments.
I used to enjoy working in my perennial beds, but for the last several years, I just haven't had the enthusiasm I used to. Maybe because the deer eat everything that isn't locked inside a fence. A good side effect of this is that I can walk by the garden decorations and admire, but I don't have to buy.
06-MAY-2008
F is for . . .
Flagman.
Tis the season for road construction. They are replacing an interstate bridge near us, and we either spend time waiting in traffic to get through, or have to find creative ways to get around the mess. Very frustrating when you are in a hurry, which is always for me!
D is for . . .
Dogwood. We are lucky enough to have these trees growing wild in our woods. I heard that there is a disease which is spreading and killing them all off, but so far it hasn't reached us. One of my earliest memories is of gathering the red seeds in the fall. I don't think I had a plan; it was just cool to have a cup of them.
C is for . . .
Caterpillars. As I said previously, these caterpillars or bagworms are everywhere. When I saw these in formation on a tree, it started to creep me out just a little bit. I can't wait till they all go away and spin their little cocoons.
02-MAY-2008
B is for . . .
Birthday! Today is my 50th birthday. My daughters gave me not one, but two priceless gifts. They scanned in photos from my childhood and then published a hardbound book of my life. They even had a copy of the little card that was on my bassinette in the hospital nursery! And then they asked all of my friends and family to write notes to me and made a memory box with all their well wishes. Of course I sat and blubbered for 15 minutes reading them all this morning. Thanks so much to my wonderful girls!
01-MAY-2008
A is for . . .
Ants. This is not your Nana's ant farm! This is a space age, gel-filled ant farm which is lighted from the bottom. Very cool.
