I'm in the process of watermarking another 20 photos taken today for 366. This means I only have 14 themes left to go!! I have a fairly good idea of what I'm doing for about half of those that are left. I should be posting them over the course of the next few days. A couple I have planned for New Year's Eve, so those will be posted around the first of January.
I'm excited that I've almost completed the challenge, but I'm also sad that it's ending. I'm currently trying to figure out if/what I'm going to do for 2009.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Unconscious Mutterings Week 309
I say ... and you think ... ?
- Destined :: Fate
- FAIL :: Major
- Camping :: Outdoors
- Only you :: Solo
- Incessant :: Constant
- Tomorrow :: You're only a day away
- Impressive :: Neat
- Riches :: Gold
- Dislike :: Annoy
- Speaker :: of the House
366 Pictures: #256 Timetable
What is on Miss Lucy's timetable for today? Nothing more than relaxation . . . and maybe a paw massage.
Date: December 25, 2008.
366 Pictures: #107 Donate
This house is located below where my Dad lives. Their decorations grow every year. They've definitely surpassed Clark Griswold. :) There's a mill with a waterfall on the other side of the house and Christmas carols playing over a radio frequency. The rainy weather prevented them from having a train ride which they'd scheduled.
I cannot begin to imagine what their electric bill runs this time of year. However, I do know that many of their neighbors donate money to assist them in paying it.
December 24, 2008.
366 Pictures: #210 Magic
You may have heard about the coal ash spill in Roane County, Tennessee. It's actually fairly close to where I grew up. In fact, I spent Christmas Eve afternoon at a home less than a mile from the steam plant where failed retention pond was located. Twelve homes were flooded, one of which was knocked completely off its foundation. The whole area is in bad shape and covered in ashy sludge.
Signs like this were posted in and around the area. They're definitely going to need some magic in order for the area to be cleaned up from this mess.
Date: December 26, 2008.
366 Pictures: #42 Fences
A fence surrounding part of my Mom's Christmas village.
Date: December 27, 2008.
366 Pictures: #291 Emergency
Mom has a Christmas village as one of her many decorations. This one cracked me up. Evidently, there's a wreath-hanging emergency at the apothecary. :)
Date: December 27, 2008.
366 Pictures: #205 Generations
My Mom loves antiques. I bought her this old toy several years ago as a Christmas gift. Generations of ladybugs!
Date: December 27, 2008.
366 Pictures: #323 Wheel
A carousel horse at my aunt's house. It's hard to see, but it's actually on wheels!
Date: December 25, 2008.
366 Pictures: #187 Broken
My windshield. Unfortunately, it got chipped by a rock on my way to Tennessee Tuesday night. I am not happy.
Date: December 25, 2008.
366 Pictures: #339 Borrowed
These are my Mom's earrings. I wore them practically the whole time I was at home this past week.
Date: December 27, 2008.
366 Pictures: #288 Bagel
This morning's breakfast: ham and swiss cheese on a whole wheat bagel.
Date: December 28, 2008.
366 Pictures: #234 Shadow
Here's Lucy vegging out on Christmas Day. See that shadow? Bad positioning on my part. ;)
Date: December 25, 2008.
366 Pictures: #181 Midnight
This is our oldest dog, Midnight. He was such a mischievous puppy. Now, he's a stubborn old man. :)
Date: December 24, 2008.
366 Pictures: #123 Treasure
This was a theme I was having a hard time with. I had no clue what I wanted to use. Luckily, my Step-Dad use this treasure chest as a box for one of my Mom's Christmas presents!
Date: December 25, 2008.
366 Pictures: #157 Carriage
My Mom used to collect teddy bears. She bought this carriage at some point to use as a display.
Date: December 25, 2008.
366 Pictures: #225 Fairground
White Water in Atlanta is a mixture of water park and amusement park. Aside from Six Flags, it's the best fairground I could come across this time of year.
Date: December 27, 2008.
366 Pictures: #345 Pancake
This picture was taken from my Blackberry so that explains the lack of clarity. It's my pancake breakfast yesterday morning.
Date: December 27, 2008.
Monday, December 22, 2008
366 Pictures: #319 Hand
This may be my favorite 366 picture, if only because of the look on his face. My nephew received these Hulk hands as a Christmas gift. Oh, the fun he had running around with those!
Date: December 20, 2008.
366 Pictures: #206 Bow
The prettiest little present under the tree. That bow might've lasted a total of 3 seconds!
Date: December 21, 2008.
366 Pictures: #263 Silk
How yummy does this look? I had my Mom take over stirring so I could snap this picture. We were making chocolate pies for our family dinner.
Date: December 20, 2008.
366 Pictures: #224 Direction
My Garmin GPS system, which, so far, hasn't directed me to drive into a lake.
Date: November 15, 2008.
366 Pictures: #174 Collage
This isn't the greatest picture, but I loved this picture for collage. This bus seat was part of an exhibition called "Seats for Social Justice: A Rosa Parks Commemorative Project" for which bus seats were designed by volunteers for Hands on Atlanta. This seat is on display at the Martin Luther King, Jr. historic site.
Date: December 13, 2008.
366 Pictures: #219 Cupcake
These are containers of Sprinkles cupcake mix. They are without a doubt the best cupcakes ever!!
Date: December 18, 2008.
366 Pictures: #156 Health
The latest edition of Women's Running. It has the perfect article for me this month: "Half-Marathon Training for Busy Women."
Date: December 18, 2008.
366 Pictures: #233 Stamps
The roll of stamps I'm using for my Christmas cards this year.
December 18, 2008.
366 Pictures: #352 Tinsel
This is my Mom's Christmas tree. Lots of tinsel and pretty lights.
Date: December 19, 2008.
366 Pictures: #280 Picnic
A miniature tea set that belongs to my Mom. Since I missed out on warm picnic weather, I had to make the best out of this theme. So, we'll say it's a picnic for very small people. ;)
Date: December 20, 2008.
366 Pictures: #332 Egg
Pretty straightforward, the half-dozen eggs that are currently in my fridge.
Date: December 14, 2008.
Unconscious Mutterings Week 308
Unfortunately, I missed last week's mutterings, but I'm back on track!
I say ... and you think ... ?
- Carpet :: Magic
- Bottoms :: Up
- Music :: Christmas
- Nails :: Finger
- Watch it! :: Look out!
- Your life :: is grand
- Candies :: Chocolates
- Chafing :: Burning
- Svelte :: Lean
- Ding ::
Saturday, December 13, 2008
366 Pictures: #257 Charity
I snapped this photo as I was headed back to the office after an afternoon hearing downtown. This is from the top of one of the parking garages overlooking Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive and Central Avenue. The Georgia Capital is in the far left corner. The church in the foreground is The Catholic Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
The church was the first Catholic church in Atlanta and the building is one of the oldest in downtown. The church also houses St. Francis Table, a weekly soup kitchen which has operated for over 20 years.
Date: December 3, 2008.
366 Pictures: #310 Camera
I had planned on taking a photo of an old antique camera that my Mom has for this theme. However, while I was shopping today I ran across a large display of antique cameras. There were probably 10 or 12 of them. So, I changed my mind and decided to use them instead.
Date: December 13, 2008.
366 Pictures: #317 Help
This is Sunny and Buck. Sunny, while very sweet, tends to go after Buck like an irritating little sister. It's pretty funny to watch them play. I think her face in this picture looks like she's about to run for help.
Date: December 12, 2008.
366 Pictures: #278 Power
I was playing with my camera during my drive into downtown last night. This is just coming into downtown. While it's not the best picture, I really like the lights from the buildings and the other cars on the Connector. And, just in case you're not making the connection . . . lights, electricity, power.
Date: December 12, 2008.
366 Pictures: #130 Sacrifice
Atlanta has great history all around the city. One of the places I'd never visited was the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. It includes a museum with great exhibits, the birth home of Dr. King, Ebenezer Baptist Church, as well as Dr. King and Coretta Scott King's final resting place. One of the current exhibits is called "Memphis to Atlanta" which is a photographic chronicle of Dr. King's last days through his funeral in Atlanta.
Date: December 13, 2008.
366 Pictures: #290 Piercing
One of my new wooden earrings. I found them on sale today at a gallery shop.
Date: December 13, 2008.
366 Pictures: #17 Yo-yo
This is one of the better pictures I was able to snap at the Hawks-Knicks game last weekend. We won, although the score flipped back and forth a bit, hence the theme. ;)
That's our captain, Mike Bibby, front and center.
Date: December 5, 2008.
Unconscious Mutterings Week 306
I say ... and you think ... ?
- Love affair :: Romance
- Bubble :: Gum
- Pimple :: Clearasil
- Knocks :: Raps
- Persistent :: Determined
- Infected :: Sick
- Yay! :: No!
- Repaint :: Refinish
- Daily :: Grind
- Quickly! :: Rapido!
Sunday, November 30, 2008
366 Pictures: #360 Zips
These are my cranberry boots. The picture doesn't really catch the color correctly, but they're a pretty dark cranberry color.
Date: November 30, 2008.
366 Pictures: #79 Desire
Today I made a Chocolate Fudge Cheesecake. This particular recipe calls for a pistachio crust. To do that, you need chopped pistachios. Unfortunately, my handy little chopper has grown legs and walked out of my house. I searched high and low for it today.
After chopping two cups worth of these suckers, I had the most fervent desire for my chopper! This took forever!
This is the nearly finished cheesecake. It just needs the final layer of batter and then to bake!
Date: November 30, 2008.
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