Photo A Day April - Week 4

We’ve reached the end of April so here are the last of the challenge photos.

22. The Last Thing You Bought — new additions for the loose parts area — the children had many interesting uses for them during the week but that will be another post;



23. Vegetable – probably not technically a vegetable but salad falls into that food group in the food guide;



24. Something You’re Grateful For — at 5:30 am while preparing for the children to arrive I am definately grateful for coffee;



25. Looking Down – standing on a stool to take a picture from the ceiling of the dining room.  I’ve always considered this ‘wasted space’.  Instead of two storey’s with 9 foot ceilings I’d prefer 3 storey’s with 6 foot ceilings — more floor space and less time climing on stools to reach things



26. Black & White — trying to find a black and white object was difficult — I like color;



27. Somewhere You Went — the only time I left the house/yard was to go down the street to meet the school bus;



28. 1pm – at that time I was at Jensen’s Nursery without my camera so here’s what I bought while I was there;



29. Circle — I found many perfectly shaped circles but none that I wanted to take a picture of — here’s an irregular circle that I liked better;



30. Something That Makes You Sad — This is the topic for tomorrow’s photo but I’m posting today.  I’m too much of an optimist to go looking for something sad so this one will remain blank.

Photo A Day April - Week 3

The third week of the photo challenge began with excitement.

15. Sunset – seems simple enough but when first I saw the colours in the sky I scrambled to find the best vantage point to take the picture.  In the yard the view was blocked by neighbouring buildings so I ran up to the second floor but the windows faced the wrong direction.  My husband suggested that I stand on the shed roof — I hesitated briefly but decided that I didn’t care what the neighbours thought.  I almost ran out of time because it took me so long to climb onto the roof but I managed to get a picture just before the sun disappeared;



16. Flower — there are some plants beginning to grow in the garden but no flowers yet — I chose a fake one indoors;



17. Something You Don’t Like – I could go on a rant about why I don’t like umbrellas but after taking this picture I think maybe they look pretty cool even if they are annoying;



18. Hair — dog hair is everywhere I look;



19. Orange – a touch of rust on the shelf outside;



20. Something You Drew – I used to draw a lot – pastels or colored pencils were my favorite drawing tools.  Now I just do the odd sketch but some of my old pictures are hanging in the hall;



21. Bottle – our neighbour gave me this one.  It is very big and I have no idea what to use it for but I like it anyway;



That’s all for this week.  Nine more days remaining — nine more photos and the tax forms that I keep putting off.

Photo A Day April - Week 2

Time for my second instalment of pictures from the April photo challenge.

8. Inside Your Wallet – please note the prominence of the tape measure and the colour sample cards — essential items to have with me at all times;



9. Younger You — Easy one thanks to the album my mother made;



10. Cold — We drain and cover the water barrels in the fall so they do not freeze and crack over winter — we may have opened them up a little too early this spring though;



11. Where You Ate Breakfast — I originally thought this was ‘What you had for breakfast’ but since I didn’t get around to taking the picture until later in the day ‘where’ was definitely easier to do.  I always eat breakfast while sitting at my desk catching up on ‘stuff’;



12. Stairs – needs no explanation;



13. Something You Found — Back when ‘Llamas’ were THE topic around here I searched everywhere for llama stuff.  Found this at Ten Thousand Villages — it is made from real llama wool and I love it!



14. How You Feel Today — taxes, relicensing, spring cleaning, program planning etc…



Not my favorite photo but I think it makes the point.

I’ve already got some ideas for next week’s photos but I better get some of this other work done first!

Photo A Day April - Week 1

I met Sarah at the 2010 Nature Summit  and I’ve been following her blog since then.  I eagerly anticipated her photo challenge instalments — so many wonderful photos!

When she posted a new photo challenge list for the month of April I thought I’d join in the fun.  I have a new camera and this might be just the opportunity I need to try out some of its many features instead of just leaving it on ‘auto’ all the time. So, here’s my attempt for April 1-7;

1. Your Reflection — rough start since I don’t like getting my picture taken and a self portrait is especially difficult.  I finally managed this;

 

2. Colour — endless possibilities here — I took several and decided to use this one;

 

3. Mail — We have a lot of mail here everyday;

 

4. Someone who makes you happy — Mali, always waiting for someone to cuddle;

 

5. Tiny – I was trying to decide what to photograph for this one when suddenly the children found a spider in the toy bin I experimented with greyscale instead of colour;

 

6. Lunch — Oooh, I was working in the yard all day and didn’t stop for lunch so I guess this is it;

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Shadow — I originally took this one in March but never got around to using it in a blog post.  The children had commented on the pattern made when only the frost in the sunny spots melted.  I thought it was a perfect example of shadow;

Coming up next week — inside your wallet, younger you, cold, what you ate for breakfast, stairs, something you found, and how you feel today….