71/365 A Taste of Spring

#DS460: Make a photograph that features the color yellow in some way or another.

Today has been warm and nice so I took the little stinkeroo to the park to have some fun. I told her Mommy's going on a "yellow hunt" while she plays. And she goes, "Ok. I'll help you, Mom, and you take a picture of yellow." So of course, since it's a playground, I heard numerous "There's a yellow, right there!" --- from the yucky playground equipment down to her snacks and straw. But I have to say, these two things struck me the most...

And here's why...

Yup, it sure scared her. LOL! Thanks for stopping by!

70/365 In Pain

#DS459 Happy, sad, frazzled, or joyus?

Make an abstract or literal photo that expresses how you feel today.

Don't you hate it when finally it turns 69 degrees F but you could hardly get up coz of a splitting headache?? That was me this warm and sunny afternoon. Uggh. Didn't get to take this photo til just before sundown. Thanks for stopping by.

69/365 High Key

#DS458 Make a high key photograph today dominated by bright tones.

Knitting Jewelry

I got tired of the plastic stitch markers made by Boye so I made my own knitting jewelry the other night. I haven't really done any beading for a couple of years. I am getting rusty. I need to practice some more. I'll let you know when I'm done ;)

68/365 Piano

#DS457 Make a photograph of something old.

Be sure to show us the character that age can give a subject.

I used to play the piano a lot when I was young and I miss it. I would really like to play again and be able to teach Alyssa but it is an expense that we can't afford at this time. So when we found this house and the owners said they were going to leave the piano behind, I was like, "Sweeeeeeeeeetttttt!!!!" And then I played it. Uggh! So out of tune. I dug deep into the history of this brand and model, hoping that I could still get it tuned up. I opened the top to check the inside of the piano and I found a year --- 1961. 50 years old. Wow. I did some online research and found out that the manufacturer, Wurlitzer & Company, had stopped manufacturing in the 1980s and was bought by Baldwin Piano Company. Hmmm, there's hope. But then again, it's not ours. Should we shoulder the expense? Maybe not. So I will have to put that off for now.

67/365 Vertical Lines

#DS456: Make a photograph featuring strong vertical lines today.

I had a hard time today as I couldn't find any strong vertical lines anywhere. (Or maybe I didn't take enough time to look very well??) These are obviously not my books. If this shelf was mine, you'll see photography, knitting, beading, parenting, or The Twilight Saga :)) How come TDS didn't post a Valentine-related theme??

More zoo photos from yesterday:

Oh sheepy hoo! I love that wool!

Pretty sweet home for a snake, isn't it? :)

Thanks for stopping by!

66/365 A Gorgeous Sunny Day in Ohio!

#DS455: Look up today and make a photograph of the sky.

Cloudy, clear, or somewhere in between?

Tell the story of your sky today.

I was in a moving car on a highway so pardon me for not making much effort to improve this photograph. But the instant I saw a portion of Route 23 that had a field and no electric lines/poles, I grabbed the camera and took a shot of this gorgeous blue sky. Can somebody please tell me what caused that white streak on the upper left side??

Now here's a second shot. I found this entire wall of mural at a Kroger in Portsmouth, OH. I just had to post it coz I am dying to show it to my artist/photographer friend, Nancy. Plus of course, the sky. :)

65/365 Polar Bear

#DS454: Tell the story of a subject today in a photograph

by photographing one specific detail of it.

This is my story-telling photo of the day. That polar bear kept showing off to everybody this morning. The kids absolutely loved it! I thought it's even cuter when we went downstairs to watch it from underneath. Yeah! You've got some cute buns, baby! LOL 

This was where we went today.