Binky

We never actually called my daughter's pacifier a binky. We always called it her sucky-suck. But that sounded a little weird for the title. I do find it ironic however that my daughter never did, and still after 6 mos, hates the pacifier.

I Have A Yearning

After I got home from the hospital and was on my own I realized that I wasn't as smart as I thought I was. Actually, I'm pretty stupid. Having a newborn makes that fact blatantly clear.

This photo is a stack of books that I was pouring over trying to gleam some spark of knowledge because by this time I was yearning for something that might help give me a clue. The clue I got was that I can't learn it from a book. Only through experience.

Lights Out

I haven't posted a photo in a while. Truth be told, since April 4th things have been crazy and a lot of things have slipped, including Project 365. But I have taken some photos and I plan to post those as well as get back into the swing of things.

So with that being said, here's another shot.

This is not a great picture. I know that. But this does ring true to how that day went. We had some wicked bad storms roll through our area and then a few days later a lessor storm hit. It was during the lessor storm that we lost power. We kept thinking it'd come back but didn't. At the time I took this picture we'd been without power for 24 hours. The amazing thing here is that the phone in my office still kept a charge and I was able to capture the time.

A New Kind of First

I took this photo while giving my daughter her very first bath. After I took the image and looked at it I was in love with the photo. I happened to snap the shot at the same time a drop of water hit and created the ripple. That along with the Rubber Duckie and wash cloth just make me smile. I'll always look fondly at this image. We always remember our firsts.

Pretty Bird

As I mentioned I'm skipping forward with some of the photos taken in April. This one is one I took after we got back home from the hospital. It's not a real bird, but this little bird is a life saver.

Our Pack 'n Play has a music feature on it and this little birdie will play ambiance sounds, like birds chirping or water running. We love this birdie.

I thought about taking this image and cropping it so that just the bird was visiable but then decided against it. I like the way this panel is off center kind of like my brain in those first days home from the hospital with a newborn.

And Counting

I took this photo on April 1st for two reasons - 1) My due date was in April and this was sort of the start of the real countdown, the I could go into labor at any minute countdown and 2) Because several people kept saying I was going to go into labor on April 1st, which didn't happen.

However, I did not expect to be admitted to the hospital on April 2nd and have my baby on April 4th.

I think I should also say here that this is the point where things changed as far as the project goes. Photos for April will be sparse because I can't really remember a good part of the month because there for a while all the days sort of just ran together. But I will post the images I remembered to take and things will get more on track. I know that's bending the rules of the project but sometimes you just gotta bend to keep from breaking.

Oh and sorry for the poor quality of the shot. It is as it was taken because I haven't had time to do any processing to it and the shot wasn't a very good one to begin with.

Back To Business

This day I was working from home and doing all the things I needed to do for work and for my maternity leave. It was a crazy busy day. It also just so happened I had my camera right there so I pulled it out and snapped some photos of my desk. I decided against the photo I was going to post because it had some personal information exposed. But this one isn't too bad itself.

Sims Lake

The DH and I took off this morning to Sims Lake Park. A park that isn't too far from our house. This was our first visit but definitely won't be our last. I chose this photo as the photo of the day because I like the way the trees are reflected in the lake and how you can see the light layer of fog rolling over the water.

Not Just For Scale

This is my 36 week pregnant belly beside a balloon. My niece held it up against my tummy at my family baby shower. I had to the picture. I actually love this photo and not just because it's a good for scale photo of my belly.

On The Road Again

This was the sight of traffic as me and the dh headed to one of labor classes. Traffic was really thick that day.

Metered

It finally stopped raining and I took the camera outside to take a few photos. I thought this one turned out pretty neat. Of course right as I took this photo I stepped into a large mud puddle.

See...

Weathered

We've been doing alot of home renovations and will eventualy move back to the outside. This is a pic of the stairs leading up the hill in our backyard. They are so weather worn. Soon we'll replace them. It's an ongoing process.

And Yet More

Day 75; Project 365

I was wondering around the house wondering what I could take a photo of on this day when, just for fun, I snapped a photo of my iMac desk top. I thought, well if nothing else it'd be kind of fun to see if the photo I took a few days ago would look just as cool as a photo of itself. What I didn't realize at the time but did soon after is the reflections caught in the monitor. If you look closely you can see the chair, the lamp, the window. I thought it was kind of cool so it became my daily photo.

Reflecting

Day 74; Project 365

This photo was taken after a good rain. I grabbed up the camera and walked outside and snapped a few shots hoping to get some rain drops. Instead I got this cool reflection of the trees in our front yard off my truck.

Neck and Neck

Day 73; Project 365

On this day, dh and I just wanted to get out of the house. We've been so busy getting ready for our new additions arrival that we haven't been anywhere. Our original plan was to hit a local park. However, it was pouring down rain. So instead we went out to lunch, delicious mexican (first mexican I've had in over 8 monthes. I know! But it's true!) and then we drove out to where the new baseball stadium is under construction.

So day 73's image is a far away shot of the new minor league baseball field under construction close to my house. It's for the minor league baseball team the Gwinnett Braves who will kick off their inaugural season about the same as my due date. We're in a heated race to see who reaches completion first.

The shot could be better, but it was raining that day and this was as close as we could get.

Ever Elusive

Day 72; Project 365

Ever since starting this Project 365 I've attempted to photograph still life. Still life in the form of fruit. You always see the beautiful fruit bowls right? Well, I've always thought my attempts at capturing the beauty, the colors, the magic have failed miserably. This photo is no exception.

Seriously, I think it could be better. But it made today's shot because it was the best photo of the day. Not that it's so terrible, but it could be better. I just think I'll keep trying my hand at this particular shot.

The Tall and Short of It

Day 70: Project 365

Another meh photo but the best of the day. We picked up these clay jars on St. George Island while on a family vacation. Since our remodeling efforts, these guys have a new home. They've moved upstairs.

Even though this is a meh photo, there is one thing I like about it. The depth perception is off. The red and blue jar is much shorter and fatter than the solid blue jar. But the image is horribly out of focus. I did my best to fix it but just couldn't manage.

Hmmm....

Day 69: Project 365

We all have good days and bad days right? Well last week I had several bad ones all in a row. I couldn't take a good picture for nothing. Sorry, but this is the best shot I could manage on day 69.

It's the smellies from my potpourri dish.

Watching Diligently

Day 68: Project 365

I was wandering around the house aimlessly while searching for something to photograph that would represent my day when I spied one of my cats sitting up in the open window. It was an incredibly nice day so the windows were up so we could enjoy the weather and our cats love it when the windows are open. So I snapped a few photos.

After I saw this one, something told me it needed to be black and white so that's what I did. I used the black and white filter and I'm very pleased with the way it turned out.

Buddin Out

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Day 67; Project 365

This day was so hectic. I was running around cleaning the house like a crazy person, putting final touches up in the nursery and getting ready for my in-laws visit that afternoon. I literally only had about 5 minutes of down time.

So when I glanced out of the window and saw the buds on the trees I grabbed my camera and ran out side for a few quick shots. I'm actually amazed at how good this one turned out.

It's hard to believe that the exact same time this photo was taken, a week earlier a winter storm was dumping 4-6 inches of snow on a good part of North Georgia.