73/365, 80/365

Hey there.

as you all know, i'm behind on these posts.

day 73...

i didn't take the photos challenge specific, but as i looked back to see if i had any that fit the theme i saw this one (of many)

the theme is:

HARD.

it is hard to get the night sky to look exactly as i see it.

this one was the closest i could get with my lens.

day 80:

Spring?

it is still March in the photo...

a day or 2 after my little girl's birthday.

it is officially spring, 

 *all photos taken by me, with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

a.b.c.d.e.f.g....

new challenge.

not a 30 day.

not even an every day.

just a challenge.

to find all the letters of the alphabet.

not so easy.

have you tried looking for a B out there in the world?  

no need for order.

just find them all.

here's my first few:

and in case you weren't sure which letters you were looking at:

please tell me that i do not need to draw out the last one.

if i do you need another coffee.

or go back to school.

*all photos taken with Gertie.

edited in Adobe Photoshop

day 27

day 27:

Celebration

due to some delays in some of the challenge days it just happened that this one landed on Oct 31.

so here it is.

Halloween.

getting ready to go trick or treating.

our first house.

look it's Waldo x2! 

meeting up with friends to go around the neighborhood.

rainy evening, but such a good time.

*all photos taken with Gertie.

day 12

i have a 30 day challenge happening.

i started Oct. 1 with day 1.

rule 1. i do have to stay in order.

rule 2. i will not skip a day just to skip it. 

i cannot move onto the next day's challenge without completing the one i missed.

all that to say:

Oct 12, day 12:  challenge was  SUNSET.

while the sun was setting on saturday i was inside the windowless reception hall.

at 6pm i reminded myself to check outside in an hour. 

and to capture the sunset whatever it looked like.

around 8pm i remembered and, sadly, asked my husband...   

"then sun has already set hasn't it?"

he answered in the affirmative.

he had just been outside in the dark as he and our little boy were taking a break from the noisy reception.

Oct 13, day 12:  challenge was SUNSET.

Thanksgiving dinner.

we were at my parents' apartment.

all day i reminded myself about the challenge.

dinner happened.

next thing i knew i looked out the window at the dark sky.

grrrrrr.

needless to say, i was a little frustrated.

(not that the sunset on sunday would have been spectacular as the sky was completely cloud covered and it was pouring.)

i had now missed 2 days.

Monday October 14th.

we drove home.

day 12: 

SUNSET

my husband tidied up the living-room with the kids as i grabbed Gertie and the dog, and went for a walk.

**initially, if i missed a day i was going to make myself start over at day 1 again.

then my wonderful husband reminded me that the purpose of the challenge was to improve on my photography and to have my eyes open for photograph opportunities... to be creative.

so instead of penalizing myself i should just get back onto the challenge and continue where i left off.**

*all photos taken with Gertie.

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day 5.

day five.

after Dark

i had to wait all day to do my day's assignment.

but here it is:

the car across the tracks

vehicle coming.

love how the lights happen... 

look, there's the front of the car, and the back...

but where's the car? 

our trees 

that is life outside after dark.

i'm so thankful it gets dark earlier right now, i was tired and it was only 8pm.

*all photos taken with Gertie

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