Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Ring Holder
My mom bought me this ring holder on one of her recent trips. Instead of rings, though, she bought it for my hair bands. It's even my favorite color!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Kleenex Box
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Estrella Water Feature
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Brick Wall
I was getting desperate for a photo today. It was a long day at work and it was even more windy than yesterday. I was so tired, I decided to go through the A&W drivethru for dinner. Since the line was long, I spent a lot of time looking at this brick wall. I thought it might make an interesting picture, and luckily I had my camera!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Windy Day
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Spring at Estrella Mountain
It's definitely spring around here! Everything's in bloom and I love taking photos of all the plants and flowers. I'm still getting used to all the differences between the plants in Arizona and Southern California. As is usual lately I had a hard time choosing which photo to use today. The other photo was an Ocotillo in bloom which I'll try to post on my other blog soon!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Jury Duty!
I had jury duty today. Arizona is a one day-one trial state. I called last night, and they told me I didn't have to report at 8:00am but I did need to call at 11:00am to see if I would have to report. I thought that was a bit odd, and others (who were more familiar with Arizona jury duty) thought so too. Evidently it was just an extremely busy day because I did have to show up in the afternoon (12:45pm).
They called 6 panels (one of 50 people!) in the first 30 minutes after I checked in, but luckily I wasn't one of them. Normally I'd like to serve, but it was a bad week (and as I'm a teacher, a bad time of year period). So after a couple hours, I got released.
I noticed some photo ops on the way in, but I had left my cameras in the car because I wasn't sure if they'd be allowed in the court building. Since I got out early, I walked the 5 blocks to the parking garage (we had just missed the shuttle), got my camera, then walked the 5 blocks back to the courthouse. The light wasn't the best, but I got some interesting shots (more than just the one here). This is what I think best represents the day though it's a bit boring. I'll be posting the rest of my photos on my other blog (http://lilikoi44.blogspot.com) if you want to check them out!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
On The Road Again...
Today I spent most of the day driving back to Arizona (or packing/unpacking as a result of the trip). It was raining as I left San Diego and very windy even after the rain stopped (causing crazy dust storms), so most of the drive wasn't very conducive to stopping for photos.
It did get me thinking that I'd really like someone to come up with a camera that is built in to regular passenger cars somewhere around the front windshield area. There were a few shots I'd love to have gotten along the highway where it wasn't safe to stop. Since I couldn't stop for those, I got this shot when I made a pit stop in Gila Bend.
I've driven through Gila Bend and by this store a lot, but this mural never caught my eye before. I'm not sure if it's because I'm usually going through Gila Bend this direction closer to dark, the way the light was hitting it this time, or just me being more observant since I'm doing Project 365. Either way, I'm glad I stopped here (after my pit stop at Burger King)!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Cow Parade!
It's taken me a while to get the photo for today up because I took literally hundreds of photos today and choosing my favorite was extremely tough. Why? Because I spent a large part of the day tracking down cows that are part of the Cow Parade La Jolla Art Exhibit.
You can read more about it here (http://www.cowparadelajolla.com/).
It's something that's taken places in other cities before, but it's new to San Diego (the exhibit runs from March 15 through June 15). Basically, 40 local artists got blank white cow statues that they were able to alter to fit their vision. Each cow is sponsored by a local business as well. At the end of the exhibition, the cows will be auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity. I have a few favorites, but nowhere to put them, so I won't be bidding, but I enjoyed photographing the ones I was able to get to this time around :-)
I still haven't gone through all my photos, but I figured I better get this posted so I choose one of my favorites so far (I had many). This is actually the first cow I visited!
If you're interested in seeing the rest of the cows, I plan to post the entire parade (or at least those I was able to find and photograph) on my other blog (http://lilikoi44.blogspot.com) sometime this weekend!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Got All Your Marbles?
I went to the Spring Harvest Festival (an arts & crafts fair) at the Del Mar Fairgrounds today. There were lots of things I wanted to take pictures of at the festival, but there were "No Photography" signs everywhere :-(
I bought quite a few things at the festival, but I didn't buy anything from the booth where I got this card. The huge banner up at the booth really caught my eye and I was itching to take out my camera (I had it with me after all), but I resisted and grabbed a business card for later. Of course, this shot is pretty out of focus because by the time I got around to taking the photo, it was late and I was tired.
Anyway, I love interesting business names, and I'm definitely adding this one to my list. It's an interesting product too! Jewelry with interchangeable marbles (all pieces come with a bag of marbles). You can make your jewelry match any outfit! And they've even started making marbles out of some more precious materials. Check them out online at http://www.gotallyourmarbles.com/
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Bird of Paradise
I got this shot when I was walking around the yard to get a cobweb-free shot of the bench from yesterday. The bird of paradise plants in my parents yard are always so interesting because if you looked at them from a distance, you'd never see this one flower. Most of the flowers on this particular plant (and the others as well) are in the last stages of their life, so they aren't particularly beautiful in the traditional sense.
Thinking about them while postings got me thinking about how these plants in my parents' yard really represent the cycle of life. On one bird of paradise plant you have the older blooms that are starting to turn brown and die, the fresh, young blooming flowers like this one, and even more that are just waiting to bloom but aren't quite ready yet.
I'm really glad I found this one particular flower today!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Backyard Bench
I took a walk around my parents yard again today for my photo. I actually held off on posting because there is one thing about this photo that gets to me (and did when I took it).
What is it? The branch/leaves/cobweb in front of the leg of the bench. I've taken other pictures of the bench (with all that stuff removed) since I took this photo, but it was a different day and I had other photos for those days. Therefore, I decided to use it (imperfections and all) for today. I'll post my other shots of the bench (de-cobwebbed) on my other blog later this coming week!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Purple Hillside
As I was leaving to run some errands today, I noticed this bank of purple flowers between two neighbors homes. I couldn't resist, so I went over to take a few shots. While I was there, I almost caught a hummingbird on film, but my camera was still processing my shots of the hillside. I was really bummed because the hummingbird fluttered in front of me longer than ever before!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Through the Coral Tree Branches
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Backyard Garden
I got quite a few great shots today, so I'm having a hard time deciding which to use as my photo of the day. I eliminated one because I decided since I used a photo of Sophie yesterday, I better use a non-Sophie photo today.
The others are all various shots of my parents backyard. It's not going anywhere, so you'll probably see more of it as the week goes on!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Bath Time for Sophie!
Since next week is my spring break, I drove to San Diego with my mom today to visit my parents. I wasn't inspired by anything in particular along the drive, so I got this shot of my parents' cat Sophie after our arrival. She wasn't too happy with me since I kept interrupting her bath with the flash, though. Oh well! I'm sure you'll see more shots of Sophie throughout the week (if not here then on my other blog as "left overs" from my chosen daily photo shots).
Friday, March 13, 2009
Bottle Brush in Bloom
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Desert Garden at PVCC
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Best Barbecue Ever!
My mom is in town visiting this week, so we went to our favorite barbecue restaurant: Bobby Q's in Phoenix, Arizona. It was wonderful as usual. If I lived closer, I'd probably need a bailout myself because I'd eat there so often!
My mom and I just happened upon it by chance on one of my preliminary trips to Phoenix to find an apartment before I moved permanently in the summer of 2007. It was the closest restaurant to the hotel, so we tried it. We've been back more times than I can count. Even my dad (who loves barbecue) said recently he needed to come visit because he hadn't had his Bobby Q's fix in a while :-)
If you're ever in Phoenix, be sure to check it out!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
My First Scorpion
Monday, March 9, 2009
Clouds Over the Hills
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Canal Wildflowers!
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Bo's Funky Stuff
Summer spotted this "antique" store when we were in Glendale at the Chocolate Festival. She had realized by then that I have been looking for businesses with interesting names. I missed it the first time around (we were on the chocolate factory shuttle), and by the time we went back it was too dark. Since I was out that way running an errand today, I stopped to see if I could get a shot of the sign. It was a bit challenging since the tree blocks part of the sign from across the street. I had to take this by standing in an empty parking spot on the street right in front of the store.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Daytime Moon
The moon truly intrigues me. I love the way it looks every time I see it, and I wish I was better at taking photos of it. This is my most successful attempt so far. I can't believe it turned out even this well without a better zoom lens. Of course now I can't help but think what it would look like if I had had a better lens!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Tree at Last Light
Today was my second to last Thursday at Paradise Valley for my professional development course. I got a few good shots once again tonight and had to make a tough decision. I decided on this one because it was the most unexpected. I was all the way back at my car, ready to leave, when I noticed the way the light was hitting the tree right across from my car. The last light from the setting sun completely changed the coloring and the way the tree looked!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Another Church Sunset
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Museum Piece
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sunset Over Church
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Cherie on Canvas
Today was another desperate day. I walked around the house and was still uninspired. I came to my study and saw this canvas on the wall. Cherie was one of my favorite subjects to follow around and photograph when she was still around. I miss her so much! I figured if I can't take a picture of her, I'd take a picture of a picture. I had this canvas made for myself and my family the year we lost her.
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