Day 52: Pillow 28Dec2011

So technically this was taken around 2am this morning instead of yesterday, but it was a long day of packing and driving, so I think that's just fine.

This is a pillow at Kris's grandparents house in Buena Vista. And I must say, the name Buena Vista does not lie!

Day 51: Colorado Plates 27Dec2011

Colorado Pioneers license plate.

Day 50: Bicycle 26Dec2011

Happy Feast of St. Steven!

Here is the box to eco-friendly Bicycle cards. Didn't know I had to trust my playing cards.

Day 49: Bow Hair 25Dec2011

Merry Christmas!

Teresa opened her presents this morning. Dad put one of her present bows in her hair. Excited babies are difficult to photograph :)

Day 48: Cookie Cutter 24Dec2011

Elephant cookie cutter! He made delicious cookies.

Day 47: Christmas Candy 23Dec2011

Cadbury Christmas candy, just like Cadbury mini eggs. Mmm!

Day 46: Glass Palm Tree 22Dec2011

A palm tree glass sculpture.

Day 45: Elmo 21Dec2011

T's Elmo chair.

Day 44: Sippy 20Dec2011

I'm a bit behind on posting due to packing and travelling for the holidays. Here is T's sippy cup.

Day 43: Whiskey Girl 19Dec2011

Well, not these days.

Here's my favorite JJ (and Son). One day we'll make it to Ireland and get it fresh from the distillery. Mmmm..

Day 42: Green Thumb? 18Dec2011

Yeah, I don't really know what possessed me to put green face paint on my hands, other than the fact that I found it while cleaning this afternoon. But hey, at least my nails look pretty good.



I need to get out more to take pictures.

Day 41: Coors Mug 17Dec2011

Kris's grandfather spent most of his working days at Coors Ceramics, now a part of CoorsTek, a division that was created during prohibition so the brewery could keep making money. They made all sorts of crazy ceramic stuff, including golf club heads and miniature mugs like the one pictured here. The picture is to scale.

Day 40: Our New Street 16Dec2011

We found a place to live in Gunnison! It's on 11th St.

Day 39: St. Peter's in Gunnison 15Dec2011

We are out in Gunnison looking for places to live (we found one! :D). We also took a tour of the local Catholic Church. Here are the prayer candles to Our Lady of Guadeloupe.

Day 38: 14 Ball 14Dec2011

The 14 ball on nice green felt.

Day 37: Car hood 13Dec2011

The reflection of my friend's apartment complex in the hood of my awesome '02 Honda Civic.

Day 36: Comforter 12Dec2011

An abstract photograph of the green stripe on our comforter. Taken on my cellphone camera.

Day 35: Bl. John XXIII 11Dec2011

A portrait of Bl. John XXIII at none other than Bl. John XXIII Parish on Sunday.

Day 34: Hand Sanitizer 10Dec2011

Through the large bottle of hand sanitizer we keep by the baby's changing table. No filters added.

Day 33: Pizza! 09Dec2011

This is what I had for lunch today, what did you have for lunch?

And yes, it was just as delicious as it looks.

Day 32: Towels 08Dec2011

Our green towels.

Day 31: Volleyball Champion! 07Dec2011

My one and only sports trophy: 8th Grade Intramural Volleyball Champions!!! Go NCMS!

Day 30: TubaChristmas, Part Two 06Dec2011

And here is my coordinating scarf. Now all they need to do is sell TubaChristmas gloves in blue.

Day 29: Merry TubaChristmas 06Dec2011

So I may have forgotten to take a picture this Monday, but I hope the double TubaChristmas fun makes up for that. Here is my awesome TubaChristmas hat, looking a little bit different.

Day 28: Olive Oil 04Dec2011

A bottle of olive oil

Day 27: Mr. Foxy 03Dec2011

Mr. Foxy. My grandmother gave him to me :)

Day 26: Bath time! 02Dec2011

Here is my green for today: Teresa's bath cup.

Day 25: Gift Card Machine 01Dec2011

It's December--a new month and a new theme. My mom suggested that I do red and green as my theme, and I decided to take her up on it! This is a photo of a gift card dispenser at the Foothills Mall.

Day 24: Cookies! 30Nov2011

I made some molasses cookies for a cookie swap tomorrow. I almost added cumin instead of ginger, really glad I didn't! Here is one pre-cooked.

Day 23: Playground 29Nov2011

It was warm enough to go to the playground today, so T and I had some fun--her on the slide and me with my camera.

Day 22: Peace Downtown 28Nov2011

"May Peace Prevail On Earth"

Old Town Square, downtown Fort Collins.

Day 21: Roses 27Nov2011

A white rose.

Day 20: Grate 26Nov2011

Grate in the sidewalk outside our apartment.

Day 19: Day-After-Thanksgiving Pie 25Nov2011

Pie crust, stuffing, chicken (we didn't get any leftover turkey), gravy, potatoes. Yum!

Day 18: Happy Thanksgiving! 24Nov2011

I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. This is a shot of the rice pudding I made, my Grandma Edna's recipe. It's not the holidays without it. And it disappeared so fast I only got one spoonful. That's the way it should be!

Day 17: Lazy 23Nov2011

Lazy more refers to me than T. I really wasn't in the picture taking mood and my camera was down in the car, so I snapped this one with my cellphone. Definitely not as high quality. I'll post some Thanksgiving pictures later today.

Day 16: Hannah 22Nov2011

Hannah, my friends Donita and Ben's daughter.

Day 15: Jewelry case 21Nov2011

Side view of a jewelry case.

Day 14: Glass 20Nov2011

Through a block of textured glass.

Day 13: Native American Wedding Vase 19Nov2011

Top view of the Native American wedding vase we got from Kris's grandparents as a wedding gift. Story behind the tradition of the vase here. Ours is strictly decorative and not ceremonial.

Day 12: Wicker 18Nov2011

A wicker tray.

Day 11: Rain Spout 17Nov2011

This is the rain spout outside our apartment. Not sure what caused the bubbles, but they do leave quite an interesting texture.

Day 10: Cemetery 16Nov2011

For our morning outing T and I went to the cemetery in town. It was a bit cold and windy so we didn't stay very long. Elizabeth's tombstone read, "Elizabeth, wife of J.C. Brown, Dau. of J.B. & R. Webster, Died May 8, 1876, Aged 23 years 10 mo. 1 dy"

Day 9: Lake Loveland 15Nov2011

Took a drive down to Lake Loveland today. This is a bench by a statue near the path around the lake. I had a couple pictures I really liked from this shoot, it was hard to choose.

Day 8: Sacred Heart 14Nov2011

Sacred Heart of Jesus at Blessed John XXIII.

Day 7: Through glass 12Nov2011

An amber glass hunk from my in-laws' front garden.



Heh. I guess I'm an abstract photographer, huh?

Day 6: Roses 12Nov2011

We are down in the Springs celebrating my father in law's birthday this weekend. This is a picture of roses reflected in the cake cutter on the counter.

Day 5: From a photography exercise 11Nov2011

I was searching the internet on ideas for neat photography ideas and I came across the idea to photograph food dye dispersing in a glass of water. They suggested using a flat vase or fish tank, but I did this with a regular glass. I think it translates better in black and white than in color (blue), which is good because this month is black and white month!



This might actually make a cool texture in Photoshop! I'll have to try it out.

Day 4: Hand, hand, fingers, thumb! 10Nov2011

My hand, a bit scrunched up.

Day 3: A walk downtown 09Nov2011

T and I went on a walk with Martha and her beautiful little daughter Margret in downtown Fort Collins today. We came across one of the many pianos that are a part of the Pianos About Town project, where artists paint old uprights that are placed around town for the public to use.



I've also decided that I will post black and white photography this month, maybe incorporating future themes in subsequent months.