I've been slowly plugging along with my photography hobby. One of my friends was married over the weekend and he was kind enough to let my buddy, Sarah, and I shoot the shenanigans. It was a long day but entirely worth it. The ceremony was gorgeous and the reception was a blast!
Here they are before the nuptials, as an engaged couple:
And now as a married couple:
Congrats J & B! Thanks for letting us be part of your day!
A special thanks to Darren Arney of Arney's Tattoo and Body Piercing Studio!
Ok, a totally tacky name for this posting, but heck, it works. I go to Ferndale one day a week due to a dance class for Taterbug. I normally drive the backroads and then drive some more, in an effort to get the boys to fall asleep. The $10 in gas is entirely worth the one hour of peace and quiet I get, this one time a week.
When the boys are feeling especially cooperative and I've popped enough Ativan and drank enough coffee to find life exhilarating again, I'll take them to visit some family members - at the local cemetery. C-dub loves this place and is surprisingly respectful when we visit. Gunny is normally well-behaved when we walk around, almost as if the great grandparents we're visiting are providing me with a little helping hand to keep him under control.
Here are some shots that I took today. It truly is one of the prettiest places in the Eel Valley.
I about croaked when I got my last PG&E bill - it was nearly $300. I knew we had been running our "efficient" forced air heater more due to brisk mornings and cold nights, but I didn't think it was that often. Needless to say, the switch has been turned to "off" and our woodstove has been getting a great workout. Hubby was able to cut quite a bit of wood over the summer and our woodshed is slowly emptying while we get the benefit of a warm house and a cozy fire every night.
I also get to have a little fun now that I have the chore of bringing wood in, since wussy boy (a.k.a. Hubby ) can't lift anything over 10 pounds. Look what I found tonight:
Mother Nature can be quite clever. Or I'm just a perv.
I do have a photo blog, but I thought this was so cool that I wanted to share it. There's an effect you can do through Photoshop called a "tilt shift." If you don't have Photoshop, don't worry, this website will give you the same effect and for free.
Here are two examples of what this effect does:
It makes everything look like it should have a minature train set running through it! Totally cool!
Normally makes the medicine go down but in Gunny's case, a lot of sleep works just as well. He's caught a head cold and the poor kid feels lousy. It does make for a calm and peaceful naptime, so I'm certainly not complaining too much - at least about my gained quiet time.
Rather than boring you all with photos and goofy talk about my passion of photography, I've started a separate blog to keep track of such nonsense. Should you be so inclined to take a peek, here's the link:
This new site is dedicated to my hobby as I am not charging and really haven't figured out yet if that's the for sure direction I want to take. There is so much less stress and pressure if I just stay on the path I'm going. But, the money would certainly help out on my glass addiction (that's camera fancy talk for a new lens).
Thanks for looking!
Today's Daily Photo:
This is sweet Berry, one of my mutts. She was willing to pose for me on the front porch as long as I promised her a good belly scratching afterwards. Needless to say, her tummy is satisfied and my sock smells like dog. But I got my shot :-).
I had to risk life and limb today, in order to get my daily photo. This is one of my roosters and he tends to be a little on the angry side. I don't know why seeing how I give him food, shelter, and seven different ladies to choose from. It seems like any man would be happy with that but not this fellow.
The original face of anger:
The spur of fury and death. It feels especially uncomfortable when inserted into your calf muscle. The follow-up tetanus shot doesn't feel too nice either. Just ask Grandma D.
Alright, how's that for a pitiful title? Since I'm in mourning, I refused to play with my camera today as a way to punish myself for being a cellphone murderer. I took this pic a couple of days ago so I'm using this one instead.
I like it and if you notice, the color is a little different because of a variety of "actions" I used in my Photoshop program. Actions are a series of steps someone much smarter and wiser (with the Photoshop program) have already created and recorded. The nice people who make these up are often willing to share them with others so you can use them as well. The Pioneer Woman has some great free actions. They current only work in Photoshop so if you have Elements your out of luck for the time being. She's working on that so stay tuned and check back periodically.
...Take a dip in your closest mud puddle. It was such a gorgeous day that I let hygiene and a possible case of giardia slide, by giving the kiddos full permission to play in the mud puddle located just off our driveway. Hubby wants to fill the puddle in with gravel but I've been hesitant to do so since it's the perfect depth for duck swimming and kid boot galloping. Needless to say, it's still there and the kids had a blast at it's expense. And the ducks were none to happy see three partially naked children swimming in their poop soup.
Here's some captures from today and the second day of my daily photo project:
What did you do to enjoy the sun?
In order to work on my photography, I'm making myself take at least one pic a day - hence the "365 Project" title. It's actually going to have to be a 351 project because I'm 14 days late with my posts but it took a little ambition to get going. I actually cheated a bit since this pic was taken two days ago but we're all friends so just ignore that little fact.
My challenge to you is to do the same. Take and maybe even post one pic a day and see how you progress. You can upload pics for free at Flickr.com or Photobucket.com (you're limited on your monthly uploads if you do the free account). Will you have a theme? Will you edit them or just leave them be? My 351 Project's theme is "Happiness" and will encompass all things that make me happy.
Here's post #1:
