Thursday, July 31, 2008

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

7.30.08 Oatmeal & Raisins



Another late night dinner.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Monday, July 28, 2008

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Friday, July 25, 2008

7.25.08 Hidden treasure



My daughter's grape tomato plant is finally producing fruit!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

7.24.08 Breaking free



My husband says that cloud pictures a dime a dozen, and I realize I just posted a cloud image not too long ago. But I really couldn't resist this shot.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

7.23.08 Stand-in



My husband is going on a 5-day backpacking excursion, so he took the "good" camera. Leaving me with this old one which still works if you're only taking pictures of coffee cups and pine cones.

In case you can't see in the picture, it's an HP Photosmart 935 with 21x zoom and 5.2 MP. Woohoo. Aren't I stylin'? <_<

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

7.22.08 When the sky sighs



The clouds were absolutely breathtaking at dusk tonight.

Monday, July 21, 2008

7.21.08 Coffee Cake Still Life



Here, I can showcase several things at once:

1. gorgeous sunflowers my dear husband bought me for no reason whatsoever
2. a slice of coffee cake which is derived from a recipe from my friend Karen
3. the plate I painted at a ceramics shop with my daughter this year
4. my "Dreams" mug from the 2006 Women of Faith Conference

Sunday, July 20, 2008

7.20.08 Starbucks lady



Is it becoming clear that I'm a bit of a coffee shop junkie?

Saturday, July 19, 2008

7.19.08 The Joker



"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger."
~ The Joker, from The Dark Knight (2008)

We went to a late showing of Dark Knight, so even though I went out on Friday, this picture was technically taken on Saturday--just in the early morning. :oP

It's an awesome movie, but I would warn parents to take the PG-13 rating seriously. Check it out before letting your 13 year old or younger child in to see it. There's not a lot of gore. (In fact, very little overall.) However, the psychotic and sometimes startling actions of the Joker can be a bit disturbing for an unprepared viewer.

Friday, July 18, 2008

7.18.08 Seattle's Best Cola



Seattle's Best has a new drink made from Red Cane cola. It's basically a seltzer-type water with cola flavoring and whipped cream on top. Tastes like a Coke float--quite tasty, but easily made at home for at least $3 less.

Thursday, July 17, 2008

7.17.08 Baby pinecones



Okay, I'm getting in a nature rut. Got to get back to man-made objects...

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

7.16.08 Aspen



My parents planted this tree brand new and spindly when they first moved into their house over 20 years ago. I love Aspens. They're probably the prettiest trees I've ever seen--anytime of year.

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

7.15.08 Almost gone



A few petals, still hanging on.

Monday, July 14, 2008

7.14.08 Yellow flowers



I want to say these are orchids, but aren't orchids purple? Maybe there are yellow ones. Either way, they were very pretty.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

7.13.08 Late dinner



This is the first real food item I've ever had at Starbucks. It was actually quite tasty.

Saturday, July 12, 2008

7.12.08 HuHot



This place is an awesome Mongolian grill.

Friday, July 11, 2008

7.11.08 Glasses at the Hilton



Visited my brother and sister-in-law over the weekend, and my mom, my son, and I stayed at a Hilton hotel for the night.

NOTE: Yes, backposting again! So sorry to do this once again.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

7.9.08 Fluffy stuff



Only got one shot taken this day.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

7.8.08 Horseshoe



There's something very cool about the fact that someone decided the end of this railing looked like it needed to be outfitted with a horseshoe.

p.s. Yes, I just backposted the last eight days or so. Things have been hectic!

Monday, July 7, 2008

7.7.08 Summer School



Summer school started today. Yay! Now my daughter has something to do. Woot!

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Friday, July 4, 2008

7.4.08 The picture I didn't take

"Watching fireworks from the back porch. Lots of explosions and pretty colors shining bright against a black sky."

Thursday, July 3, 2008

7.3.08 New technology



We took my old Polaroid camera around to take 10 pictures for the day. My daughter was fascinated by this "new to her" technology.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

7.2.08 Busy, busy



I walked by these flowers and thought, "Yes, they're pretty, but they're not very interesting." Then I noticed several bees feeding on them, and viola! My picture of the day arrived!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

7.1.08 New shower stuff



We didn't ask for it, but our leaky, outdated faucet had other ideas.