7/365

day 7.

todays challenge:

Natural Treasure

no, not National Treasure...

i honestly had to read it twice, and now i want to sit and watch that movie.

anyway...

i went with the easiest accessible natural treasure we had today.

the snow.

and aspects of it.

i love the trees when the snow covers them.

 

frost.

itself is a treasure.  

always different.

these, here, are a natural treasure to me...

this is part of our property, and i cherish these large trees, and the beautiful bush behind them.

a blizzard hit - look at the difference in just a couple hours.

what a natural treasure snow is.

winter is my least favorite season - it gets too cold for me - but i can never ignore the beauty it has.

so... day 7 natural treasure.

done.

or is it natural?

"oh elsa... at it again i see"

*all photos taken by me.

with Gertie.

edited in Photoshop Elements.

Elsa (my daughter's doll- used with her permission) from Disney's Frozen.

See where my challenge began : Here

6/365

day 6:

Unique

a Macro photo

There are about 5 that will be repeated each month.

but with a new theme for it each month.  

portrait (see day 4).

macro, see today.

where i stand (to come on day 9)

a number (to come on day 22)

practicing portraiture (to come on day 25)

i'm looking forward to improving on each of these.

for macro i wasn't so unique..i instead practiced my macro photography, 

using a tip that i was given by the CY365 facebook page.
*see HERE for tip*

i turned my lens around.

yep.

focusing isn't as easy, 

believe me i tried at first, forgetting that my lens wasn't actually attached.

but this way i could get closer than i would have been able to otherwise.

i took down my kids' globe and focused on an area of the world that is close to my  heart.

the green shamrock is my focus..

northern Ireland, my dad was born there.  

*** 

then my boy's LEGO guys.

(this was macro mode with lens on normally)

this is his mirror reflection.

(with lens reversed)

*all photos taken by me, with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements.

See where my challenge began : Here

4/365 & 5/365

4: A Little Bit

a self-portrait.

after my run.

here's 'a little bit' of me. 

5: With a Fork

Have you ever eaten popcorn with a fork?

what about grapes? 

*photos  taken by me, with Gertie.

edited with Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here

3/365

day 3:

 Winter Sports

it was a chilly -30*C.

i stayed in unless i needed to go out.

but here's the photos i was able to get.

*all photos taken by me.

with Gertie.

edited in Photoshop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here

2/365

day 2.  

mission, should you choose to accept it:

GOALS.

about half way through the day i panicked.

what am i taking a photo of for goals.

my goals this year are to run a 10K race, do Tough Mudder again, and 10K Terry Fox run.

how do i photograph that?

i went upstairs to my sick husband and dropped onto the bed.

"how do i take a photo of my goals?" i sighed.

it's only the second day, i can't forfeit it already.

*or i could take a photo of the kids shooting on their new hockey net..

but, it's cold outside and i don't want to go out there.*

He asked me what my goals were.

i told him.

"what about with me..with the kids."  

i was slightly confused...

ok, quite confused.

he proceeded to ask me what were some of my goals of life..not just this new year.

i want to be a better photographer.

i want to be a wife who encourages, loves her husband.

i want to be a mom who loves my kids unconditionally, and they know it.

i want to raise kids that love God, others, and life.

this was my photo to capture it.

*photo taken by me.

without flash.

with Gertie.

edited with PhotoShop Elements

See where my challenge began : Here

1/365

day 1.

364 to go.

i'm on another challenge.

i'm hoping to 'Capture my 365'

at least one photo a day for the year.

i'll try to post once a day..

try i said.

i may even edit the photo(s)...

may i said.

i'm following this January List

day one:

aka 1/365

Celebrate.

celebrate?

yep.

it's Jan 1st.

let's celebrate the new year.

it was a beautiful sunshiny morning.

i went for my first run of the year.

(see my goals for the year: Here)

that was my celebrate photo and why.

stay tuned for the next one...

*photo taken by me

with Gertie.

edited with Adobe Photoshop Elements

(for more info about capturing your 365 check out: www.captureyour365.com)

you will rise again

Usually during the Christmas season i take some time to read the Easter story.

yeah, you heard me.

if we didn't need the events of Easter we would never have needed the events at Christmas.

it's my way of reminding myself of that.

this is one song i absolutely love at Christmas.

simple lyrics.

strong, powerful lyrics.

Baby Jesus do you know you'll die for all our sins...

don't be afraid 

for in three days...

you will rise again...

you will rise again!