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    Waiting For Dinner

    Yesterday I heard a constant bird chirping outside the kitchen window so I went to investigate.  Sometimes it is a cat lurking about and the birds are sounding the alarm.  This time someone was letting me know I needed to fill the bird feeder…. My camera was close by so as the bird sang her song I grabbed it and took a couple of shots.  I knew if I walked over and attempted to raise the blinds…food or no food, she would have been gone so I focused in on her and hoped for the best.  Not too bad actually…and how cute is she posing for me?  I did go out and…

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    Woo Hoo ~ I Won!

    Last weekend I entered a contest sponsored by ColorInc Pro Lab…the prize was a Senior Posing Guide by Photography by Natalie B.  Guess who won?  🙂 I have entered online contests before on some of the blogs I follow….many contests.  So many I can’t give you a number….but this one, I won!  Best part, it is something I really wanted.  Along with the poses, you will notice there is a brief description of each pose and camera settings.  Perfect!  There are 70 poses in the book…spiral bound and perfectly sized to take along with you to photo shoots.  I didn’t have much hope in winning because, well…worst luck ever at winning things……but I decided to…

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    10/52

    Our theme for week 10 of Project 52 was Childhood Toys.  Many, many moons have passed since I was a child and unfortunately I have no toys from my childhood,  but I do have this Raggedy Ann doll that my paternal grandmother made for me when I was in my 20’s.   I didn’t have any children at the time, in fact she was beginning to wonder if I ever would.  She decided I needed a baby doll and I happily accepted when she offered.  I did finally have two daughters and their great-grandmother got the chance to see them before she left us. I pull out my Raggedy Ann every once in awhile….I smooth out…

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    My Morning With The Hawks

    This morning at work I had to run an errand which required a trip across the historic campus.  I enjoyed the walk this morning and had the campus practically to myself…students are out on spring break this week.  As I was walking back to my office, something swooped past me and landed in the tree in front of me…..a Cooper’s Hawk.  Suddenly I realized where I was on campus ~ well, let me clarify…after I saw the hawk and realized where I was at that moment, I knew this was one of the pair of Cooper’s Hawks that had taken up residence in one of the beech trees by Washington Hall…

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    9/52

    My Project 52 entry for week 9 ~ Express Yourself Edited ~ I decided to include this image in the Community Photo Challange for Still Life. To join or view other entries in this challange, click the above link.

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    My Second Choice

    Yesterday I posted my entry for Storms in the Community Photo Challenge. This was my second choice.  I took this one around 2:00 Monday afternoon, earlier than the one I submitted.  This is the roof of the building I work in.   I don’t  work upstairs in this area….the offices have high ceilings and the desks sit well below the windows, which surround the entire top of the building.  Nice offices, lots of light…even a little secret passage.  But it is also hotter than hell in the summer and frosty in the winter….makes me appreciate my little space with only two windows that much more.  🙂

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    Storm

    The Community Photo Challenge ~ Storms I took this Monday afternoon as I was leaving work….. ….moments before the bottom fell out. I was going to use an old photo of storm clouds but decided against it when this opportunity presented itself.  I decided early on I wanted my challenge photos to be fresh if at all possible.  While it appears I have processed this one as a black and white image, I have not.  The bare trees and dark clouds did that all by themselves.  🙂 Visit the link to see the other entries.