303/365 Mask

"My What Big Teeth You Have!"

I don't like masks. One, because I am claustrophobic and can't stand anything over my face.  (Just ask the OR nurse that tried to put an oxygen mask on me before the good drugs had kicked in.)  And two, hiding behind a mask is just kind of creepy.  I am a "what you see is what you get" kind of person.  

I am also a very, very tired person.  Truthfully, I am an exhausted person who can't think straight right now about anything.  I could not mask my state of being with a creative take on a mask.  What you see is what you get - a desperate attempt to not miss a day.

302/365 Ghostly

"Ghostly???"

I had zero creativity working today, well at least as far as photography was concerned.  I think I used it all up in other places before I had a chance to take a photo for today.  For the first time in 302 days, I hid to used an archived picture to accomplish a photo for today.  

I did have a few ideas for techniques I would have liked to try, but I just couldn't muster the energy for it.  I gave it a few mediocre attempts and then I gave up.  I did do the post processing on this one today.  Hopefully that counts for something.

This image is of a window in an office building not too far from our house.  Im not at all sure what it is that can be seen in the window.  It could be some kind of curtains, or an odd reflection from somewhere or, it might really be a ghost:-)

301/365 Wide Open

"A Slice of Bread"

I needed a little whimsy in my world today.

Though this loaf of bread has indeed been sliced wide open, the wide open here really refers to aperture.

300/365 Spectacular

'Watching the Trains"

For some reason, we are both exhausted and stressed out these days.  I can't put my finger on exactly why that is.  All I know is that no matter how much work I do I still have a ton more things that need to be done.  It is a terrible feeling.  I would just like to experience 48 hours where I don't feel that no matter what I am doing I should be doing something else, something more important.  Maybe 48 hours is being a little greedy; I'd settle for just 24.  I don't see that happening anytime soon so I guess that I had better get a grip and soldier on.

We did take about an hour this afternoon before Resounding Harmony rehearsal to go see a model train exhibit at a local recreation center.  I felt guilty for just a few minutes and then ignored those feelings.  It was very cool to see all these men (and yes, all of the train operators were men)  who were so creative and passionate about their trains.  The layouts were both beautiful and whimsical.  Who knew that one should become so mesmerized by trains going round and round.  I didn't realize how much I would enjoy this.  And there is no doubt in my mind that Weber enjoyed the trains even more than I did.

We both had fun taking pictures (and video) of the trains as well.

If we had time and space (and money to buy them), I suspect we would have a train set-up like this at our house.  I bet the cat would love that...maybe even more than Weber!

299/365 Beside

"Do I Look Like I Care About Halloween?

298/365 From Behind

"On the Right Track"

I hit the jackpot today as far as photography goes - my favorite subject, wearing his awesome hat, on the railroad tracks and from behind.  As I read that last sentence the description starts to sound like an "adult" version of the game Clue.  I had a whole lot more fun taking pictures than I would have playing a game of Clue, trust me!  And no matter how much Weber may dislike being my subject yet again, I am fairly sure that he too would have rather been doing this than playing Clue since he despises board games.

Today was one of those days where there were several photos that I really liked.  One of the things that I like about the Capture Your 365 project is that it forces me to choose the picture of the day.  For those of us that have trouble making decisions, having to choose one photo takes more discipline than actually taking a photo every day!  The good thing about blogging, however, is that I can include all of my favorites here.  You can stop reading here if you are not interested in seeing more of the same.

The hat get me every time!

I really like this one.  I'm not even sure why.  Perhaps it is the mystery in not being able to see his face or what he is looking at.

Because this was such a cool location for photos, we tried a few of the two of us together.  Weber and I decided unanimously that there were not worthy of being posted.  We are going to go back and try again sometime.

297/365 With Stripes

"Good for the Sole"

My funky striped hand-knit socks are the first things that come to my mind when I think about stripes.   I don't have much of a personal style except for my socks. They are like a smile on my feet.  How can you not be happy when you are wearing brightly colored hand-knit socks?   I am always surprised by the fact that my students notice my socks and ask about them.  Over the years, I have even made a pair of socks for a couple of them.  

It was kind of cool seeing them all together like this.  It is much more impressive than looking at them balled up in my sock basket.

The two socks in the middle are a public confession of sorts.  They are both for Weber and I have not managed to knit their mates (in two years) ….yet.  I have two months until Christmas.  He will be so surprised to find two pairs of socks amongst his Christmas gifts:-)