The Letter J (191 of 365)

The pumpkin I carved for Halloween. Took this photo with my Droid.

Happy Halloween!

Sunshine (190 of 365)

A view of the Santa Fe River at Ginnie Springs.

Rule of Thirds (189 of 365)

I decided to take a totally different spin on the "Rule of Thirds." Photography isn't the only subject with this rule. Scuba diving, or specifically cavern or cave diving, has one, too. These types of dives are in overhead environments where a diver is unable to immediately reach the surface in the event of emergency. As a result, cave divers developed the "Rule of Thirds": you use 1/3 of your air supply to enter and explore the cave, 1/3 of your air supply to return to the surface, and the remaining 1/3 is available for you or your dive buddy in the event of an emergency.

Noisy (188 of 365)

One of Greta and Parson's noisy little kitty toys.

Tools (187 of 365)

This is a primary reel. It's just one of the many tools that cavern and cave divers use to safely explore underground caverns and caves. They're also sometimes used by divers exploring wrecks in the ocean.

Think of it as underwater bread crumbs!

Fasteners (186 of 365)

While these aren't your typical fasteners, they're very important ones. These are line arrows. Cave divers use these directional markers to point the way to the exit of the cave system. Should you lose your lights or end up in a silt out, these markers fastened to your reel lines will point you in the direction of the cave exit.

Stuffed Animals (185 of 365)

I spotted this bear at the North Georgia State Fair. Who knew Winnie the Pooh was a Rastafarian?!

Symbols (184 of 365)

Games (183 of 365)

I happened upon this large swan in the middle of my path on a walk through Barnsley Gardens. The swan refused to move. We spent about 10 minutes eyeballing each other until I was finally able to pass without getting charged.

Glass (182 of 365)

A few weeks ago I visited Ginnie Springs in Florida to complete a cavern diver certification course. This was also the last certification I needed to officially become a Master Diver!

Ginnie Springs is absolutely beautiful! It has gin clear water in all three diveable springs, in addition to, over 33,000 feet of underwater cave passage. Ginnie Springs is one of the top cave diving destinations in the world.

Shades of Grey (181 of 365)

This is Greta, Parson's sister. Doesn't she have the sweetest face?

The Letter K (180 of 365)

K is for kitten! This is Parson. He and his sister now belong to a good friend of mine. Here, Parson is debating whether or not he can safely jump from one post to the other.

Autumn (179 of 365)

Pretty Fall colors on display at Barnsley Gardens.

Fitness (178 of 365)

I decided to photograph my yoga mat for this theme. It has lots of bright colors. I liked this one because just a sliver of the mat is actually in focus. Unless you know what you're looking at it's kind of hard to figure out what it is!

Burgundy (177 of 365)

Orange (176 of 365)

I Love (175 of 365)

It's pretty obvious the Atlanta Botanical Garden is one of my favorite places in and around metro Atlanta. This is one of my favorite pictures taken there.

I love the big, curvy tree and the benches side by side underneath it. You can see the moisture on the ground from the morning rains. This was a conversion to black & white and I really think it made the photo stand out more than if I had used the original. The original was still a pretty photo, but was sort of blah.

Warm (174 of 365)

I thought the warm Autumn colors in this little flower were very pretty.

Comfy & Cozy (173 of 365)

Statue (172 of 365)

Primary Colors (171 of 365)

This is a painting by Hadari. She is an African elephant who lives at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. She loves to paint!

Glowing (170 of 365)

Simple-Minimalism (169 of 365)

Tri-Colors (168 of 365)

One of the things I love about water lilies and lotus flowers are the multiple colors within each bloom. I counted three in this one, but sometimes there are more. The colors are always so bright and beautiful!

Literature (167 of 365)

My favorite book is "To Kill A Mockingbird." My Kindle has become my favorite electronic gadget. It goes where I go.

Elegant (166 of 365)

I thought this little cluster of flowers looked very delicate and elegant. I was really please with how this photo turned out.

In the Detail (165 of 365)

I've always thought orchids looked like they had faces. Each one is different sometimes those differences are only visible by looking closely at the details of each flower.

Point or Pointed (164 of 365)

Raindrops Keep Falling (163 of 365)

Fragile (162 of 365)

Orchids are known to be fairly fragile flowers. Growing conditions need to be just right. I thought these orchids were especially beautiful.

Ornamental (161 of 365)

A large and very colorful planter at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. This planter was huge! It nearly came to my waist and was much taller with its beautiful plantings.