1/31/10

This little guy just wasn't sure if he should be afraid of the thing completely covered up with a coat and scarf and hat. He had to come over closer to get a better look.

1/30/10

A very cold bluejay out enjoying the snow.

1/29/10

It started snowing this afternoon...this was my attempt to photograph a light dusting of snow closeup without my tripod and with no macro lens (need to buy one of those!).

It's a lovely, sparkly snow that would probably yield some great shots under a macro lens.

1/28/10

Closeup of the beans for tonight's soup.

1/27/10

Tiny stuffed elephant that I sewed up today. I used the sleeve of an old shirt and the elephant taggie animal pattern from Homemade By Jill: http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2009/02/taggie-animals-tutorial.html

1/26/10

This is Gracie. She wasn't terribly pleased with the flash going off in her eyes, but then she never looks terribly pleased with anything, even though she's quite a sweet little cat.

1/25/10

Oh, 'cause blue skies are coming...
It poured down rain last night, leaving any low-lying areas submerged and streams of water draining down the streets. There was a clear bright blue sky up above though. :)

1/24/10

Playing with my hair. I used to do things with it all the time, but after getting layers cut in it it's been too short and slippery the past few years.

1/23/10

On the alarm clock...7:45. That was the plan, and the cough medicine was supposed help. Instead I was awake half the night coughing and dead tired in the morning.

I thought the Robitussin tasted better than it used to; it probably doesn't work as well any more! :P

1/22/10

Chocolate cake I made this afternoon. It's a cake mix with mayonnaise and chocolate chips added.

1/21/10

My pile of burgundy books. I was lacking things to photograph today. :)

1/20/10

Vegetables ready for supper tonight. I managed to take this picture after my eyes stopped watering from chopping the onions. :)

1/19/10

Yes, little ducks are capable of doing toddler puzzles.

1/18/10

"Hecho en Mexico". The Mexican Coke I drank with supper; it's sweetened with sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Very nice and not so sticky.

1/17/10

I bought a binder to put my recipes in. There's an amazing variety of binders at Staples...heavy-duty, durable, regular. This was the middle-range one, both in quality and price. I just wanted a sturdy binder with plastic over it!

1/16/10

20? No, apparently I'm four AND I don't eat my veggies.

1/15/10

Our Friday night destination. :) Heh, that sounds lame, but we do our Costco shopping after work almost every Friday.

1/14/10

Zucchini bread, made with the recipe from Smitten Kitchen: smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/summer-of-the-bats/

1/13/10

Gear from a destroyed candy dispensing machine that I found.

1/12/10

Delicious dark mint chocolate from Aldi.

1/11/10

Foam

1/10/10

Apparently Apt. 9 brand shirts run very small. This is a men's small, intended to fit my brother...it didn't. I got an awesome shirt out the deal though! :)

1/9/10

We are in the process of moving some bookshelves and perhaps getting new ones, so right now the piano is holding some of the books.

I said it looked like a used book store, to which my dad replied "...a messy one!" Ah, but that's rather redundant. A good used bookstore is comfortably cluttered.

1/8/10

Festive

1/7/10

Christmas, with a promise of Spring.

1/6/10

Birch tree in the sunlight.

1/5/10

Striped socks can make any day a little brighter.

1/4/10

My desk, in the morning.

1/3/10

A hungry cardinal gearing up for the cold weather.

1/2/10

Detail of my knitted vest.

1/1/10

The chicken would like to welcome you to 2010.

The Plan

This year I'm going to try to do Project 365. One photo a day for a whole year. Hopefully with increasingly better results throughout the year.

Check back in to see the photos through the year. :) I'm going to try to post a photo daily, but if I don't have time I'll catch up as soon as I can.

Enjoy!