December 2013 Photo a Day~ Finish up

Okay, so we are nine days into the new year and I haven't yet finished up my Photo a Day from December. Time to finish that up so I can move into 2014 with a clean slate.

If you remember, Day 18 & 19, Christmas Tree and Christmas Jumper/Sweater were skipped in my last post. Since I never got a photo of my neighbor's Ugly Sweater, here are two photos of my tree, a traditional photo and one with an attempt at being more creative.

And for the rest:

Day 22: Nice

Day 23: Family

Day 24: Christmas Movie

Day 25: Lunch

Day 26: Tradition

Day 27: Hat... and Day 29: Red

Day 28: Work in Progress

Day 30: Winter (mess) ~ not actually taken on Day 30!

And yes, I cheated a bit. I doubled up on Hat and Red and I left off Celebrate. I just didn't get the camera out on New Years Eve, but that doesn't mean I didn't celebrate! Well... A glass of wine with dinner and staying up until midnight counts, doesn't it?

Happy New Year and Warm Wishes to you all,  Lilea

December 2013 Photo a Day~ Week 2 & 3

Okay, so posting weekly is apparently more than I can handle, so here are two weeks worth of my photo a day challenge.

Day 8: Cozy

Day 9: Cold (enough)

Day 10: Lists

Day 11: Scarf (The Dr. Who scarf finally photographed for the blog!)

Day 12: Wrapping Paper

Day 13: Snowmen

Day 14: Shopping

Day 15: Outdoor Lights

Day 16: Holly... didn't have any real holly. Forgot about the tree outside the back door.

Day 17: Treat

Day 18: Christmas Tree~
Omitted until I can get a photo with the tinsel on the tree.

Day 19: Christmas Jumper/Sweater~
Omitted until I can get a photo of my friend's Ugly Christmas Sweater

Day 20: Favorite Ornament~ Very old, it was my older brother's when he was a small boy.

Day 21: Naughty~ a miniature vignette.

December 2013 Photo a Day Challenge

There's nothing like a Holiday Photo a Day challenge to get me out of hibernation and start blogging again! Life has been happening around here and I'll be sharing some of it with you soon, but for now, this weeks photos...

Advent

A "Holiday Yarn"

Or, for more traditional Holiday Yarn

Hot Drink

Glitter

Candle

Mittens! (I love mittens!)

Something that starts with a "c"... Cocoa!

And yet more June Photo a Day

So, moving right along with the June Photo a Day...





Day #15~ Yellow
My small collection of wooden shoes.

Day #16~ Out and About
For this one, I need to share a few photos. I mean really, who can sum up "out and about" in just one photo? And the out and about part of my day wasn't all that exciting with just some stops a various strip malls and such. I had to work really hard to find some interesting photos.


I found these rows of carts and hand trucks at Home Depot interestingly photogenic.

As well as these freshly painted lines at the convenience store.

Some pretty wildflowers planted in the curbing area at the shopping mall.

And my buddy the Red Winged Blackbird who lives in the midst of the traffic pattern near the mall. This isn't a very good photo of him, but after months of trying to catch a photo of one of these beautiful birds, I was happy to get at least this mediocre shot. (You can't even see the red in his wing.) But this quest for a photo is actually an entire blog post that I've had planned in the back of my head for a while, so I'll tell you more about it another time.

Day #17~ In Your Bag
There seems to be a lot stuffed into my bag lately. Wallet, sunglasses case, phone, tissues cozy, lipstick, lip balm, work keys, car/house keys, pens, gum, floss, eye drops, pad, and the all important camera!

I have NO idea what I'm going to show you for tomorrow's photo: "Something We Don't Know About You". See you soon...

P.S. I just killed a fly and I think it fell into my bag. Should I update the photo?

More June Photo a Day

I've been keeping up with my photos every day even if I haven't had the time to post them each day. I have to say, I'm really enjoying this assignment... going through my day with my daily prompt in mind. I've even gotten my family involved in the process a little bit.

I haven't always been 100% happy with the photos I've come up with. They aren't always the most creative, but I feel like I'm learning a bit from the whole process. Sometimes the story behind the photo is better than the photo itself.
So, to pick up where I left off:

#10~ Best Bit of Your Weekend

A gathering of family to celebrate a graduation!

#11~ Door

Down around the corner on Main Street in my little town.

#12~ From a Low Angle

Knit Nite at the bookstore.

#13~ Art

My dad's artwork.

#14~ Time
Timeless!

Just a note about this last photo. A few friends gathered tonight at the bookstore for an extra Knit Nite this week. I told them what today's prompt was and how I didn't want to take a photo of just a clock or watch or something, but that I hadn't come up with an idea yet. One friend suggested Time magazine. I thought it was a great idea. I didn't say it, but I thought to myself, "I hope the cover of this issue is something really cool." In a few minutes I put down my knitting and wandered over to the magazine rack. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I saw the cover! For those of you who don't know me well, I couldn't have wished for a better cover!

June Photo a Day, cont.

I really tried to balance work and play today... getting chores done while getting caught up with the Photo a Day for June.


Started out with... #1~ Morning
This is what 6:45 looks like when I open my eyes in the morning.

#9~ Your View Today
This was supposed to be my main focus for the day.

But I couldn't resist taking an hour break to sit with a friend outside in the sunshine. (It is World Wide Knit In Public Day after all.)
#4~ Close-up

Then it was back to business.
#3~ On Your Plate

Time out for another photo...
#2~ Empty

And more time out to put together this blog post. I'm happy to say I'm all caught up now with the daily photo prompts, but I've got no business working on this right now! I've got company coming tomorrow! Back to work!!!