Day 20: Button

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, 100 mm 2.8 macro, 2.8 aperture, 1/4 shutter, 100 ISO

This button is on my very favorite pair of pajama pants!

Day 19: Words

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 50mm, 2.8 aperture, 1/25 shutter, 100 ISO

These words absolutely sum up my day! It was so wonderful to spend time with Mama! It's good to stop in all the craziness of our busy lives and just enjoy each other's company.

Day 18: Shoes

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 18-55mm, 4.0 aperture, 1/8 shutter, 3200 ISO

I had a wonderful dinner tonight that included some delicious sushi! I was going to take a picture of it and call it "shoeshi" (hee hee) but I thought I'd be more "in the box" and go with this one instead.

Day 17: Flower

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, 100 mm 2.8 macro, 2.8 aperture, 1/30 shutter, 100 ISO

The weather today was gorgeous- a mild 73 degrees, and the flowers were out in full bloom, showing off! It couldn't have been a better day to take a picture of a flower. I wish I could count on this being "SPRING" officially.

Day 16: Food

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 18-55mm, 5.0 aperture, 1/4 shutter, 100 ISO

FOOD!!! :) I cooked a delicious dinner tonight- I made baked fish with Italian Parmesan cheese and breadcrumb mix (new Kraft Fresh Takes - yum!!) with rosemary buttered potatoes and green beans, and some garlic bread. Perfect dinner for tonight and lunch for tomorrow!

Day 15: Green

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 18-55mm, 5.0 aperture, 1/2 shutter, 100 ISO

Conferences are over- time to celebrate... a margarita with, of course, a lime!

Day 14: Smile

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 55-250mm, 5.6 aperture, 1/60 shutter, 100 ISO

Tonight, the crescent moon was smiling down on us! And it was also dancing in the sky with Jupiter and Venus, which is not a usual sight... so I had to capture that as well. It's like the moon is smiling down on the two planets!

Day 13: Eyes

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 50mm, 1.8 aperture, 1/13 shutter, 100 ISO

I remember when these eyes were puppy eyes, without any gray around them. But this girl still stays on watch and doesn't want to miss a thing going on! Despite the gray, Zoey's eyes are still young!

Day 12: Hands

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 50mm, 1.8 aperture, 1/80 shutter, 400 ISO

I got to take pictures of Kipton today, and he could not get over the feeling of the bubbles on his hands in the bath! He was absolutely adorable.

Day 11: Sun

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 18-55mm, 5.6 aperture, 1/800 shutter, 100 ISO

 

I worried that there might not be a "real" sun in my picture today because it was cloudy and rainy all day... but then the sun came peeking through the clouds, and through the trees!

and another SUN pic ...since I made the rule for myself to take a picture each day of the theme (and not use an old photo), I can't technically use this one... but I HAD to include it anyway because it's just too perfect.



Day 10: Shadow

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 18-55mm, 4.5 aperture, 1/8 shutter, 100 ISO

Check out my cute bunny!! This took a lot of work - don't be fooled.

Day 9: Sound

I wanted to try to take a picture of the way my music sounds... so I put rice on my iHome speaker...

and I cranked up the tunes!!! :)

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, 100 mm 2.8 macro, 2.8 aperture, 1/200 shutter, 100 ISO, with flash

Day 8: Tempted

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EF 50mm, 1.8 aperture, 1/2 shutter, 100 ISO

This is what happens when you are a teacher, and you love the Girl Scouts in your classroom... It is all I can do to not eat every last cookie in these boxes, especially after a day of teaching and a night of class!

Day 7: Excitement

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 55-250mm, 5.0 aperture, 1/500 shutter, 1250 ISO

"I'z runnin' for da treatz... I'z runnin' for da treatz... oooooooooooh treeeeeeeeeeatz!"

I asked Timmy if he wanted a treat... I think that would be a yes!

Day 6: Faith

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EF 50mm, 1.8 aperture, 1/15 shutter, 100 ISO

Ephesians 2:8-9 - "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast."

Day 5: Fruit

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EF 50mm, 1.8 aperture, 1/6 shutter, 100 ISO

Best kind of fruit ever! Covered in chocolate!! I've been craving these ever since my meanie mom posted a picture of the ones she made the other day... so I decided I had to make them, too! Yum!

Day 4: Pink

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EFS 55-250mm, 5.6 aperture, 1/10 shutter, 100 ISO

God painted the sky pink tonight at sunset... and being in the mountains, it seems so much prettier than it does on just any other day...

Day 3: Three

iPhone screen capture

3:00 today meant the start of my vacation! Teachers and students have a four-day-weekend thanks to NO SNOW, and you better believe I wasn't working a minute past 3 today!



Day 2: Texture

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, 100 mm 2.8 macro, 4.0 aperture, 1/2 shutter, 100 ISO

 

What better way to show texture than an avocado? The bumpy skin combined with the slick, slimy fruit and the smooth, hard pit... plus I absolutely ADORE avocados. Ironically, I am very much a "texture person" when it comes to food, and used to hate avocados because they were so slimy. Glad I got over that... boy, was I missing out!

Day 1: Cold

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, EF 50mm, 1.8 aperture, 1/320 shutter, 100 ISO

The daffodils that appeared with the warmth hung their heads this week in the cold weather... Spring is my favorite season, and Mother Nature was not kind with her tease of flip-flop wearing warmth before the end of Winter. But, that would be Georgia, I suppose.

Taking Time to Hold My Camera Again...

I'm baaaaaack! It's been WAY too long, and I'm determined to be in love with my camera again. I created a photo challenge for myself, compiled from other photo challenges floating around out there. To show my true affection for my camera, I figured what better day to start than Valentine's Day? Day 1 will be tomorrow, and I can hardly wait! Feel free to join in on the fun if you want! The more, the merrier! You could do these with a camera phone, point-and-shoot, or DSLR... there are no limits!

Here is my challenge: