Crooked (138 of 365)

Slick (137 of 365)

Blurred (136 of 365)

This photo is a result of condensation on my lens due to the high humidity on the canyon floor. I actually liked the result!

Alive (135 of 365)

Notice the little guy crawling around? I kept waiting and waiting for the spider to make a move, but he never did.

Probably a good thing, though. I'd have jumped so far at any movement from the spider I probably would've hurt myself! :)

Shiny (134 of 365)

Scattered (133 of 365)

Fungus scattered along a dead tree trunk at Dismals Canyon.

The Letter W (132 of 365)

A wooden walkway in Dismals Canyon.

Floor (131 of 365)

Part of the beautiful canyon floor at Dismals Canyon.

Critters (130 of 365)

The Letter V (129 of 365)

The view from my tent at our campsite, waterfall included!

Shapes in Nature (128 of 365)

This is one of the trees at our campsite. I liked the shape of the oval.

The Letter C (127 of 365)

This is the campfire that I started all by myself. It worked perfectly!

The Letter D (126 of 365)

There were a lot of these dragonflies flying around the canyon floor. I'm not sure of the exact type of dragonfly, so if anyone knows, let me know!

In Shadow (125 of 365)

Dismals Canyon.

Hanging (124 of 365)

A couple of weeks ago, some friends and I headed to Dismals Canyon in Alabama for a weekend camping trip. We spent a long time Saturday hiking around the canyon. Lots of spider webs all over the place!

Sunday Six 2.0: Week 12

Not a whole lot of adventuring this past week, but I do have a Recap Six.


Filled out my census form this week.


Did a little bit of planting. This one is basil.


This one is rosemary. I also picked up some cilantro and thyme.


My friend planted this pretty magnolia in his front yard.


The tree had lots of little bulbs, just waiting for warm weather. Which, by the way, it didn't get today. Would you believe we had snow in Atlanta today?!


This was a completely random shot, and I almost used it for a Photowalk theme, but changed my mind. This is the reflection of the sky and trees in my blackberry. The phone was sitting halfway on a piece of paper and the railing. Since those two were pretty close in color, I was able to get a decent blur for the outside areas of the photo. Although, I kept my aperture wide, so that helped.

Until next week . . .

Sunday Six 2.0: Week 8

After a bout with another cold and laryngitis, I'm finally getting around to posting this past week's Sunday Six. I had high hopes for this week since I ended up with tickets to the circus. But, I ended up being IN the circus and wasn't able to take my camera onto the circus floor. So, I missed out on lots of fun shots with clowns, acrobats, and the high wire performers. I did manage to get a couple of decent shots, though.


This is two of several acrobats who performed during the first part of the circus. The poses they held were really neat. It takes so much strength to be able to do that!


So, how much would it take for you to jump through this?




Surely if this guy can do it, you can, too!


I realize there are quite a few distractions in this one. It comes with the territory of being in the center of the city. This is a shot of Midtown Atlanta, looking East. We also have the signature tell-tale sign that this was shot from the driver's seat of Murphy -- the blue windshield!


Finally, I met up with Allison and some of her students at Fat Matt's for some yummy BBQ on Saturday night. I really wanted to get a shot of the signs before I headed home.

So, this week's Sunday Six will likely feature pictures from Tennessee, as I'm headed there tomorrow to visit my family. See you then!

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: #334 Car

Not exactly a car, but pretty close.

Date: December 24, 2008.

Big News . . . At Least For Me . . .

I bought a new car! Yesterday, I trekked up to a Honda dealership to check out the Honda Element and Honda CRV because they were having a great financing deal. I really thought that I'd like the Element, but once I drove it I didn't like it at all. The guy I was talking with seemed very standoffish and wasn't willing to go below their sticker price. So, I meandered to Toyota and Nissan just to look. Fast forward to four hours later and I was driving home in this:


My actual Xterra is a Charcoal Grey (Armor, if you want to be technical). I love it and am super excited about it. I can't wait to drive to Nashville this weekend!

I'd been considering trading my little Integra for a while but just didn't want to deal with a car payment. So, I just bit the bullet and did it. The salesman who helped me was very nice, and they worked with me on price. So, I feel like I got a very good deal.

In other news, the Country Music Half Marathon is next Saturday. Because of the blisters and bruising I had from the last half-marathon, I haven't been able to run very much. I hope that I'll be okay on this one. I am assuming I'll have to walk a bit during the race. Let's just hope for no falls! No falls and a finish -- that's what I want.