Day 243 - Transition...

...from summer to fall.

Day 241 - Spilled the beans

I could get into this still life stuff - :)

Day 114 - More bud progress

Another shot of the bud I've been following. We should have full-blown lilacs any day now.

Day 101 - Bud progress

Woo Hoo!! We have sun! With temperatures to match! :)

Soooo, I boogied my cloud-weary self outside to enjoy it while it lasts and got a progress shot of the lilac bud I shot last month. In less than 3 weeks, it's developed dramatically. Won't be long at all until we have yummy flowers.

Day 84 - Bulging bud

New leaf buds covering the bushes and trees show us that spring is here and a welcome sight it is! The dark area you see inside this bud is an itty bitty lilac flower getting fat and ready to burst into fragrant delight in about a month or so.

Day #330 - Stamp Quartet...

This year's non-traditional Christmas stamps - a cozy, colorful holiday knit theme.

Day #276 - I see you...

I've been meaning to do this forever and just kept forgetting, even when I was desperate for a shot. Funny how the obvious isn't always. (I took this shot with Lew's camera.)

Anyway, this is my camera. Lew got it for me a couple of Christmases ago and I just love it and the instant gratification of digital. I can't imagine going back to a film one.

Day #262 - Polished look

Tonight was haircut night - the polish bottles made a fun shot.

Day #128 - Beauty in bloom...

At the risk of y'all getting sick to death of my flower/yard photos, I just couldn't resist our first rhododendron bloom of the season. And this is from a bush I thought was dying years ago. It's all scraggly and spindly and only gets a few blooms a year, but the flower is so unique and pretty I just hate to dig it up.

Day #110 - Shades of Purple - 5

We went to a party with my brother and sis-n-law the last time we visited and the hostess passed out Mardi Gras beads to everyone. I forgot I had them until the other day when I was looking for purple stuff to photograph - how convenient for me!

Day #109 - Shades of Purple - 4

What's more purple (and stains better) than good ol' grape juice.