2011 - photo of the day : day 12

So today I thought I would take out some of the wine corks I have and set up a shot with them for some close up texture shots. It started out well enough, but then, the cats came in the room. They were pretty sure the only reason I would possibly put all these corks on the little table is so they could come and knock them off. That just has to be the reason. So, I just went with it and starting snapping shots of the trouble makers. Maybe tomorrow I will take my close up texture pictures.

2011 photo of the day : day 11

Today, was, a quite a day. We lost many people in our company due to layoffs (we knew it was coming, but it is still hard). I didn’t get laid off, but I am one of the only ones left in my department, and the future isn’t looking so good. Also, I had a consult with a neurosurgeon about my MRI and herniated disc, and it looks like I am headed for back surgery. It is supposed to snow today, but I took some pictures of the kitty, because it didn’t start snowing until after dark, so I didn’t get any snow pictures. I did get to go outside in the snow for a bit (couldn’t stay out long due to back issues) so that was fun.

2011 photo of the day : day 10

I was hoping to take some more snow pictures today, but we didn’t get any new snow, so we only have the old snow from yesterday, which is not so pretty anymore. Weather report is still indicating that we might get some snow Tuesday night or Wednesday, so here is hoping. The daffodils I bought the other day are stilling hanging in there (barely), so I thought I would take more shots of them.

2011 photo of the day : day 9

Today we woke up to a beautiful blanket of snow. I was very happy, as I have been waiting for snow all winter. We went for a drive to see all the snow. It turns out the snowfall was highly localized, with some areas getting a bunch (and where we are from that is like 4-5 inches) and some areas getting very little or none. We stopped by Lake Padden, an area that got a significant amount, and it was beautiful. There were snow covered trees down by the lake and the sun was shining. Looks like there is more snow in the forecast for later this week. Here is hoping that I will get to add some more snow pictures to my project soon.



Here are a couple more pictures.

2011 photo of the day : day 8

I set my camera up on the tripod today to try and take some self portraits. The cats were very interested in what I was doing. Then I thought about the fact that I don’t have many pictures of me and the kitties. So, I tried holding them, while taking a self portrait. First I tried with Nutty, but she was not having any of it and none of those pictures turned out. Then, I saw the little dude. He is much more tolerable of being handled, so I gave it a shot. Managed to get this one that I thought turned out okay. This self portrait thing is hard enough to begin with, adding cats just makes it that much harder.