1-31-10

1-31-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

To end the month- a sunset!

Sam & the kids, before our walk. The dogs decided we weren't walking them enough... I just wish they had found a better way of telling us, than at 2 am!

Note Duke's manly sweater... he hates it! I'll bet he'd have picked pink if we'd let him!

1-30-10

1-30-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This little guy followed me for half a mile, barking fiercely the whole way!

Didn't bother me because I was laughing fiercely the whole time!

And because everyone deserves two chances to see this:

1-29-10

1-29-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

Yum!

1-28-10

1-28-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

It's a Non-Sam human!

This is Susan & her dog, Kacy. She works at the vet clinic I worked at a few years ago.

It's always a bright spot in my week when I stop by there to drop off avon books & talk to the girls.

1-27-10

1-27-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

Sam switching my wiper blades. I know, I know, my husband again... you have to understand we're loners & so we spend most of our time with just each other!

I'm working on photographing other people, but it's just not a daily thing yet!

1-26-10

1-26-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

Nothing inspired today... went out walking & this is a shot of my ankle weights.

I have my own little "family" of people I see while out walking each day. I'll be glad when it's warmer & I can see them all again!

1-25-10

1-25-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

It's FRODO! Frodo on my mushroom!

I ate him with my salad. Yum!

1-24-10

1-24-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

We got in the habit of celebrating our anniversary every month... so for our 2 years & 4 month anniversary, Sam got me flowers!

I love that he picks such great color combinations, and he always buys them loose so I can arrange them myself!

1-23-10

1-23-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

I was checking the custom settings on the camera before a senior portrait session. Used Samuel, my wardrobe man & accessory handler, as a model.

My husband is a wonderful man, and I think he's so handsome! (I don't care what anyone else thinks, plus my opinion is the only one that matters!)

1-22-10

1-22-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

Some icicles I found coming out of a drain spout on a park building.

1-21-10

1-21-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

An attempt to photography the isolation I sometimes feel while at work in my little cooler...

1-20-10

1-20-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This is the tag on my reusable heating pad! Makes me smile...

I didn't leave the house all day because of a flare, hence the random macro. Tomorrow shall be better!!

1-19-10

1-19-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

I wasn't planning on using a cat photo only 3 weeks into the year, especially since I started out with one, but I couldn't resist this snap of Sam & Quarter!

Quarter will ride around on his shoulders for as long as he'll let her... and when he sits down, she often sits in his lap & puts her arms around his neck, like a little monkey!

1-18-10

1-18-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

Just playing around with dof.

1-17-10

1-17-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

One of my goals for P365 this year was to include more shots of people, and less random macro stuff.

Definitely succeeded with this one! This is a bridal shower I shot this afternoon. I love my new camera & its custom white balance!

1-16-10

1-16-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This is a candid from a BFF set I did today. To view the completed pics go here: http://doublekphotography.blogspot.com/2010/01/emmalee-deanna-best-friends-forever.html

1-15-10

1-15-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This man has been at work every morning for the past week or so. I don't know anything about him, but he has the essence of a drifter.

He intrigues me & that is why I took his photo. I tried not to focus too much on him, to protect his privacy. (This is one way a pocket camera is quite handy! I'd never have gotten a shot if I'd have pulled out the DSLR!)

1-14-10

1-14-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

I think it takes a special kind of (crazy) person to go ice fishing.

1-13-10

1-13-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This is what we have left to live on til payday...

We knew it was going to be tough, but we used most of our paychecks to round out what we had saved for the new camera. It was worth it!

1-12-10

1-12-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

Red Bull gives you wings!

Or just something interesting to shoot.

1-11-10

1-11-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

I have to make my own yogurt. The only kind that doesn't have anything I can't have in it is the plain kind- which I don't like!

So I take plain yogurt & add fruit, with a tiny bit of either honey or agave nectar, to make something a bit tastier!

1-10-10

1-10-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This is just a selection from my daily allotment of pills.

I've come to learn that there is a certain steadiness to taking my pills at their scheduled times that I like. Well, that I can live with.

1-9-10

1-9-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

I took alot of pictures today, but this one ended up having a special place in my heart.

Occasionally sparrows find their way into the grocery store. I'm always rooting for them to find their way back out into the wild, because it's not a happy ending if they don't.

1-8-10

1-8-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

Just a view of my work space. Nothing terribly exciting.

The honeydew is quite tasty for this time of year. Before my diagnosis of Interstitial Cystitis I never touched the stuff, but now I eat it on a regular basis. (It's an IC diet approved food!)

1-7-10

1-7-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This isn't want I was trying to get, but I ended up with snow on my lens so I had to crop this. It certainly is interesting!

1-6-10

1-6-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This is the inside of our old electrical reciprocal for our dryer. I switched it from the 50amp to 30 today! And our dryer works now!!

1-5-10

1-5-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

This is Dublin, my sister's new dog. She's cute... sweet... and she likes to BITE!

1-4-10

1-4-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

I don't like deer. Out of all the creatures on the earth, I'd have to say they're the ones I like the least... but they look pretty darn cute in the winter. Almost like funny little alpacas. So I can like them, at least for now!

1-3-10

1-3-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

It all sounded so easy- move out old dryer, carry in new, plug in... ha ha ha. Yeah right. Turns out we have the wrong outlet for this type of dryer.

Shoulda known.

Should.

Have.

Known.

1-2-10

1-2-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

In 10 minutes my car was covered with snow! It was so pretty, but in 10 more minutes the snow disappeared complete. All gone!

1-1-10

1-1-10, originally uploaded by llamaladync.

My selection for the start of the new year- Bright eyed, Whiskers out, Princess Leia is embodying what I wish my first day had been like!