Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Here's to Tomorrow! (364/366)




Raise a glass ...


and look to a bright future!  Happy New Year!

(Well, so here I am on December 31st, and I'm at photo 364.  I went wrong somewhere ... or this was a reverse leap year!)


Monday, December 29, 2008

The Thinker (362/366)



Probably planning his next seed heist.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Walk Along the Tracks (361/366)



Green among the grey ...

Shuttered and still ...

Nestled in the grass ...


Saturday, December 27, 2008

COOKIE! COOKIE! COOKIE! (360/366)



I think Cookie Monster is my soul mate.

Friday, December 26, 2008

The Last Peace of Cheese (359/366)



In the solitary stillness before teeth rend it asunder...
(what an awful pun!)

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Woodpile Warmth (357/366)



My dad likes to arrange greens from the Christmas tree around the wood that's stacked on the deck to give the neighborhood birds some places to nestle.  His home is full of warmth, inside and out!


Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Lift-off (356/366)




The view from an airplane is so captivating at night.  The lights spill out before you as you come closer - the streetlights in the developments form shapes like modern day constellations.  Then, coming closer, you see the dashes and numbers set along the runway, all a language you don't speak.  Unfortunately, my photo doesn't do justice to all the glitter.


Monday, December 22, 2008

The Long Goodbye (355/366)




Hermit crabs, sadly, aren't welcome on airplanes.  Mine'll be staying with a coworker while I'm away for Christmas.  My stuffed animals, who like having other little critters around, are especially sad to say goodbye.  But we'll be back in January!


Sunday, December 21, 2008

Jumping for Joy (354/366)




I'll be home in 48 hours!!!  My joy can't be contained!

Friday, December 19, 2008

Mmm (352/366)



Oh so fluffy
Oh so sweet
Oh so yummy
What a treat.


Thursday, December 18, 2008

:(

Dang it, I forgot again!  That's three days this week ... I'm just a failure.  Sigh.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

A Different Kind of Christmas (350/366)








This is my first Christmas in a new part of the country, and it's taking some getting used to!  The traditions are unfamiliar, and the weather is just ... wrong.  But it's definitely beautiful in its own right.  I really enjoyed my evening with friends, exploring  a new way of celebrating the season.


Sunday, December 14, 2008

Dream Come True (348/366)




I'd been joking with my friends that my first Christmas tree in my own place would commemorate Mostest Favoritest of All Time Sports Team, and I did it!  I love it so much!


Saturday, December 13, 2008

First Christmas (347/366)




My two friends' first Christmas photo of their first Christmas married!


Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Twinkle (343/366)



When I was small I eagerly welcomed the coming of Advent.  Each year, we put electric candles in all of the windows.  They were a source of such joy for me!  My mom and dad unplugged them all before they went to bed, so, since I went to bed early, I got to drift off to sleep with the candle in my window still glowing.  I laid in bed and watched the pattern it made on my ceiling, and the way beams of light snuck out through the folds of the curtains.  The light brought to my stomach that tingly feeling of anticipation and excitement, and it filled my heart with warmth and peace. 
This Advent, I don't have any candles for my windows.  I got a little strand of twinkle lights from the thrift store and I strung them around my window.  It's only me (no Mom and Dad to check on me) so I have to unplug them before I get in bed.  But I still feel that warmth and excitement, that Advent hope, when I see the lights' soft beams.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Yeah ...

Still haven't gotten around to charging and changing the batteries.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

My Living Room




Batteries are still uncharged, so I took a picture with my computer's little bitty camera.

Friday, December 5, 2008

No Photo ...

batteries died.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Ghost Hands (337/366)




Um ... I'm too tired to explain what this is ... or even understand why it happened.  Something to do with not aperture but that other thing made my hand look like it was there but not there.  Boo.


Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Respite (336/266)




Just looking at this picture makes me feel relaxed.