Photo Challenge Day 31: A Re-do. Something Orange.

Happy Halloween to you.
We've decided to pass out candy tonight. I just returned home from the grocery store with two bags. Hopefully, we get rid of all of it.

Photo Challenge Day 30: Self Portrait

It's Sunday and that means one thing.
Every Sunday I work for a couple of hours at the gym and then the rest of my Sunday begins. Today it involved a little cleaning, a little bit of yard work, laundry, scrapbooking and watching Sister Wives. You could say I'm a bit obsessed with that show right now. Unfortunately, Netflix streaming makes it incredibly easy to keep watching TV shows. Oh, Netflix!

So each Sunday looks a little bit different, but one thing stays pretty constant: my hat. I wear my hat most days actually, but especially on Sunday I care less about what I look like. I just want to get my chores done before the week starts.

Let's go visit Kate and see what her Sunday is like.

Photo Challenge Day 29: Black and White

Now, to Kate's we go!

Photo Challenge Day 28: Flowers

A lot of nature in this little photo.

Let's go see what Kate is up to.

Photo Challenge Day 27: From a Distance

It was a pretty great day in Kansas City.

Photo Challenge Day 26: Close Up

We had people over for a Bar-B-Q/Bonfire last night. I was very nervous about the fire, like always, because I am afraid of the house burning down. To add to this paranoia, all week on the news they were announcing fire warnings since it was so windy and so dry. My concerns about this went unnoticed and since nobody else seemed to be stressed out, I decided not to be either. I just sat back and enjoyed the flames and heat with everyone else. 

The rain this morning came and set my mind at ease. It put out the last little flickering flame.

Now, off to Kate's!

Photo Challenge Day 25: Pink

I do most of my scrapbooking on the floor in our craft room/office. I have a table in there, but I'm convinced it's not big enough.
If I got a new, bigger table, I'm not sure I would use it to scrapbook on. I like the floor.

This room is currently a mess. I'm working on creating a few things for submission to a scrapbook company to be a designer. I don't really know what this means. I've never done it before, but I thought I would try. I'm trying to convince myself that not being a well known designer will work in my favor here. That makes total sense, right?

Fingers crossed...

Photo Challenge Day 24: Animal

I had a really hard time with today's challenge.

Just kidding...

Let's go visit Kate.

Photo Challenge Day 23: Sun Flare

Today was a fun challenge. I do like the ones that make me figure out my camera more than the ones that don't.
We took our little one to the park today and I have two favorite shots from our adventure on this last nice day of the year (so I hear).

Which one do you like better?

Let's go see what Kate is up to today.

Photo Challenge Day 22: Hands

Morning. I look forward to this part of my day everyday. Sometimes the buildup begins the night before as I lay on the couch, completely immobile because the sun has set, thinking of waking up the next morning. I get nothing done at night, but so much done in the morning.
I wake up and get the coffee brewing first thing, and then I settle into my alone time.  I take care of bills, bookkeeping, reading blogs, sending emails...everything happens now, coffee in hand.

Let's visit Kate, shall we?

Photo Challenge Day 21: Faceless Self Portrait

Today, I wanted to share a picture of me and my cowlick.
Sitting right at the back, left tip of my head, this cowlick gives me trouble, and has for as long as I can remember; so much trouble, in fact, that I have not looked at the back of my hair in some time. I will take time to style my hair, but I know if I take a peek at the back, I'll just feel defeated.
The cowlick has won.
The cowlick always wins.
It will either be pushing my hair up into an odd poof or will have parted my hair so drastically, that a line of my scalp will be revealed down the back of my head.
So now I pretend, I pretend that nothing wacky is going on back there...or I wear a hat.

Let's go visit Kate.

Photo Challenge Day 20: Bokeh

Ahhhh.....Bokeh.

There are a lot of interpretations of this on the internet, so it leaves me feeling like I don't know what it is exactly, let alone how to capture it. However, I have found a few definitions I can work with.

So here is the link to the Wikipedia definition which as far as I can tell means blur in a photo.

This definition is interesting to me because it doesn't just talk about the blur existing, it talks about the feel of the blur.

Here's my attempt.

Let's go visit Kate!

Photo Challenge Day 19: Something Orange

She loves carrots and goes into serious beg mode when I eat Granny Smith apples.
My little health nut.

I wonder what Kate is up to.

Photo Challenge Day 18: Your Shoes

Here are the shoes I wear everyday....to go to work and sometimes to go to fun. I'm no fashionista, I'll tell you that.

Today, these shoes took a boot camp class, taught a boot camp class, and helped others get fit for 6 hours.

I'm sure Kate has something fun to show us today. Let's find out.

Photo Challenge Day 17: Technology

Technology?
Hmmm....kind of a step backward after yesterday's challenge, don't you think?

Today I took a picture of my little lady using the camera on my phone.
Unfortunately, the technology on my camera phone isn't as advanced as some.

Peanut is all wrapped up because it's getting cold here and rainy. Not the kind of weather I prefer.
I wrapped her up like her dad would have.

He left this afternoon and headed to Columbia to see Blind Pilot again.

I'm jealous. and cold.

Good-bye summer. I think it's official.

Let's go see what Kate is up to.

Photo Challenge Day 16: Long Exposure

Well that was fun!

Although I am no expert at this, I did have fun trying it out and playing around in my front yard with flashlights.

Then I took the fun inside. Peanut didn't want to play along, but I was impressed with the detail of the roses. (There are 2 dozen there, just in case you were wondering)

I looked online for some ideas before I began my journey and found these awesome photos. Inspiring.

I also learned that the point and shoot I've been using is capable of long exposure so that's cool. I would like to try this again, you know, somewhere besides my front yard.

I wonder what Kate came up with, don't you?

Photo Challenge Day 15: Silhouette

I took a family photo during our afternoon walk.

How beautiful was today?!

Kate is sharing an awesome picture today. Check it out!

Photo Challenge Day 14: Eyes

Last night we went to see Blind Pilot open for Brett Dennen.

Blind Pilot was so amazing. It was my first time to see them live, Zeb's third. The show had so much energy; one of those bands whose members play several instruments, always switching around for each song. Amazing.

guitar
ukulele
harmonium
drums
bass
piano
pump organ
banjo
dulcimer
trumpet
vibraphone
violin

etc. seriously.

We had the best time dancing and singing and felt really sad when their 50 minute set was over. too short!

Brett Dennen's performance didn't even compare. so sad.

So we spent time after the show talking to the band in that weird way fans talk to bands, and getting their autographs and pictures. (I told you we love them)

You must check this band out....and to help you on your way...

That's what I've been up to. Now, go see what Kate is up to.

Photo Challenge Day 13: Yourself With 13 Things

Today, I am reading 13 copies of The Pitch.
I was recently named The Readers' Choice for Best Personal Trainer in The Pitch Best of 2011.

Toot toot!

Now, go read Kate's blog.

Photo Challenge Day 12: Sunset

Ask me to get a picture of a sunrise? Done. I'm up with the birds most days.
Ask me to get a picture of a sunset. Not gonna happen. I'm a working lady and most of my work happens when that sun is making its final appearance for the day.
So for this challenge, Zeb came to the rescue.
He really committed to this challenge and drove to several locations.

Look at that shot he captured! I wish I got to see it with my own eyes.

Now, go find out what Kate's been up to. Clicky clicky.