Day 316 - Smoky marbles

The streaks of color inside some marbles remind me of wisps of smoke...

Day 100 - Rusty

The only thing separating our back yard from the dairy farm field behind us is a rusty ol' wire/barbed wire fence. Barely hanging on to the wooden and equally rusty metal posts that hold it up, it has definitely seen better days. Since it's his fence and he clearly has little interest in keeping it in sound repair, I'm thankful that the cows have been moved to another field but often wonder what the farmer is going to do when the silly thing disintegrates altogether.

Day 99 - Game token

Monopoly game tokens have changed shape and composition a bit over the years, but as long as I can remember they've been made of some kind of metal. I think the original 1935 version had pawn-shaped, multi-colored wooden pieces, and then again during the 40's when there was a metal shortage due to WWII. When I was a kid, they were some kind of lead or pewter color, but this deluxe version, which also has an additional moneybag piece, is goldtone.

Day 98 - Sentimental silver

This week's theme is metallic -

After his parents passed away, Lew inherited his mom's silver, which she received as a wedding gift. They were married just shy of 61 years. We enjoyed many a wonderful meal and good conversation around the dinner table using it and warm, pleasant thoughts of them come to mind when we use it now.

Pattern/monogram close-up

Day 93 - Concrete textures

I usually get annoyed when I spot a vagrant weed coming up between the concrete pavers on the walkway. Today I decided to make the most of it and took a picture of the cool textures instead. That thin arcing line hanging off the leaf is a hair!

Day 55 - Design Stitchery

I've always loved the perfect stitching on ...

Lew's slippers!

Day 53 - Pill popping

As the insurance company screws around at my expense and withholds approval for an MRI so my doctor knows what to treat, I've been popping one of these painkillers every 6 hours for a little relief from my really hurting leg. Not my best effort but, hey, it's only Day 53 - I've still got the rest of the year! ;)

Day 52 - Black onyx? Agate? What?

Actually, it's an ice cube on a black plate! The plate really gives it the appearance of a stone of some sort, and I love how the center looks like a hunk of silver.

Day 51 - Bronze Butterfly

I'm still not navigating too well (my tale of woe is here and here,) so this is about as good as it gets today. Since we're getting a light snowfall at the moment, this candle draft diffuser is also about as close as I'll be getting to a butterfly any time soon!

Day 50 - Bead bubble

So I'm walking to the door this afternoon and catch a glimpse of red in the small flower bed by the front step. I bent down to see what it was and found this tiny little bead lying there. Wondering where it came from, I picked it up, brought it inside and absent-mindedly dropped it in the glass coaster sitting on the table.

Then, the more I looked at it, the more I thought it might make an interesting photo... the tiny little bubble inside was intriguing.

Day 49 - Ah-choo!

A pretty little box of tissues I keep around...

...did I say little? I meant eensy weensy, itsy bitsy, teeny tiny! ;)

Part of my collection of doll house miniatures, this tiny tissue box is dwarfed next to a regular-sized box.

Day 14 - Roll the dice

This week's theme is "Two" ...

Two of the many die we have floating 'round the game closet.

Okay, I lied...

I can't stay away from my camera and feel kind of like I'm missing out on all the fun that everyone else is having, if that makes any sense. In spite of thinking I sorely needed a break, I've still been taking at least one, often more, photos a day. A year's worth of habit dies hard I guess, and it seems a shame not to continue with the project if I'm still taking pictures. Soooo, exercising my woman's prerogative to change my mind, I'm going to attempt to do Project 365(366 since it's a leap one) again this year. At some point, I may think I was out of said mind to commit to doing this again, but for now, I'm in. Oh, and as you see, I changed the layout of my blog - I really like how the dark background compliments photos.

I'm thinking a weekly theme may keep me motivated on those days when I'm at a total loss of what to photograph so I've joined Karin's Posse and am looking forward to participating. I'm also thinking that for now, I'm going to post randomly or weekly rather than daily - less pressure on meself - but that may change as time goes on. We'll see how it goes.

So, here we go - another Project 365. For this first week, with "bells" as the theme, I used it in the most literal sense, with a bit of humor thrown in:

Day 6: Bird Feeder

Can't forget our feathered friends during the winter months - hopefully they'll enjoy munching from seed bells.

Day 5: One ringy-dingy

You can't see it, but trust me when I tell you, this toy phone contains the most obnoxious bell. Bought some 20 or so years ago for #1 granddaughter (who loved it as much then as she loves her cell phone today!) you wind it up, push one of the buttons, and it rings... and rings... and rings. Amazingly, it's outlasted many pair of tiny little hands - several grands and visiting kiddies later, the damn thing still works! Lucky me! ;)

Day 4: Jingle all the way

Package decoration from a box of Godiva chocolates I got as a gift once - obviously a great subject since I keep photographing it!

Day 3: Ornamental bells

Found these package tie-ons or tree ornaments in the Christmas boxes while putting things away.

Day 2: Bell of Bells

The Liberty Bell - photo of photos (taken in 1976 with an Instamatic camera!) from a scrapbook page.

Day 1: Snacky Bels


Okay, so I can't spell... ;)

Day #320 - On my street... and in my yard...

The trees and leaves are looking especially pretty in my neighborhood now and I couldn't resist taking more fall photos on such a crisp, clear day.

Day #319 - 1st POTUS

I saw someone do this on Flickr and thought it made for a cool picture, so tried it myself. Really looks cool when you click for the enlarged version. Gotta love macro!

Day #282 - A penny for your thoughts...

...and that's how it all started.

There have been two pennies under my pillow every night since I uttered those words to Lew 26 years ago. He's a keeper. :)

Day #277 - Remember when???

I'm going to assume that I haven't passed over into the Methuselah age yet and y'all will know what this is. In this era of computers, there's probably not too many of these "antiques" left, but I still have some elements that went with my IBM Selectric II typewriter. I even have a *gasp* manual Remington! Anyone else?

Day #274 - Match play...

Still messing with macro...

Day #271 - Textures...

I need to experiment more with my camera, so did some more messing around with the macro setting on a doily, placemat, and napkin.

Day #270 - Messing with macro...

Just your common, everyday grater... in macro.