Candy's 365 photos in 2009

138/365 Inspiration

2009-06-27T20:56:00.002-04:00

This may not look like much but this is my father in law, who is blind, throwing in a dart game while we were at the boardwalk. He is really quite amazing, but I must admit we did keep the kids back a bit for this!!

137/365 Stripes

2009-06-27T20:42:00.004-04:00

Gotta love the stripes on this big clown. Sean did not want to sit there for the picture but in the end he was a good sport for me :)

136/365 sandy

2009-06-27T20:32:00.003-04:00

We went to Point Pleasant for father's day with my husband's father, and his brother. Here Sean was walking through the sand while the older boys went on some "big boy rides."

Out my window (make your own theme)

2009-06-15T17:18:00.002-04:00

I was driving home tonight to a very unhappy sky and as I drove closer it became a VERY mean sky! The dark patch in the back is where I had to go and boy were there thunderstorms :( It seems like we have had nothing but rain for weeks. I took this with my new cell phone so it's not very clear but it did the trick!

134/365 Things that go

2009-06-14T14:59:00.002-04:00

Well this is my sisters boat, wave runner and her ocean kayak..they all "go!"

133/365 Big Event

2009-06-14T14:53:00.001-04:00

This may not look like a "big event" to many, but to my little guy Sean this was HUGE! Last year he freaked when we tried to take him in the water but this year my nephew Ryan was able to get him in the water the first time out. It took him a little while, and thank goodness that Ryan was patient, but he eventually let go and walked in the water alone!! YEAH!! now on to swimming lessons

132/365 The Wild Side

2009-06-14T14:47:00.002-04:00

This is my oldest Adam thinking he is "just all that" as he took a ride on my sister's wave runner.

131/365 Black and White

2009-06-14T14:28:00.001-04:00

My husband Chris looked very nice in his black and white tuxedo all dressed for the affair that honored his father.

130/365 Fashion

2009-06-14T14:16:00.006-04:00

This was taken a few weeks ago (still catching up) my father in law was honored as humanitarian of the year at Seton Hall University. You can check his foundation out here http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=86645867709&h=iSI-W&u=TiGif&ref=nf . I labeled this fashion because since I lost 45 pounds I have to relearn how to dress. My mom fitted me for this dress and all the accessories and I felt awesome!

129/365 Graduation (make your own theme)

2009-06-13T18:15:00.002-04:00

This has been a crazy few months my little guy here Sean is finishing pre-school, my older son Adam finished Kindergarten, I finished another bike tour this time 45 miles and work is as busy as ever. Please bear with me I'm going to try and catch up.

128/365 On the Water

2009-05-26T21:13:00.002-04:00

I couldn't help but take a picture of the gulls surrounding the boat while we were on the bay. They are beautiful while they are in the air but darn if they aren't annoying little scavengers. This was taken at Tyses Shoal it's the very end of Island beach state Park in NJ, hundreds of boats dock on the weekends here and then walk over the dunes to a private beach on the Ocean. It is just gorgeous.

127/365 Perfect Alignment

2009-05-26T21:04:00.003-04:00

These are the new pavers outside my parents beach house. They made a deck and leveled off the property which makes for an awesome seating area!

126/365 Take a bow (make your own #10)

2009-05-26T21:02:00.000-04:00

Lol I was looking at the theme list and nothing seemed to fit then I started playing on words and this one still makes me laugh. I wish this was a boat junkyard but it's actually an eyesore that is close to my mom's beach house. Three boats and none worth the paint they have on them - I'm sure at one point someone had a lot of fun with them

125/365 Rest in Peace

2009-05-26T20:25:00.003-04:00

I didn't take this photo - I wish I could have because that would mean that my grandparents were still here, but they have been gone almost 20 years and I miss them as much as ever. This is my Jiddaw and Siddaw (Syrian for grandma and grandpa) and they were the best anyone could ask for. I used to stop over their house on the way home from college each Friday night and my jiddaw would always make sure I had $5.00 gas money (which he saved from his Bingo winnings) and they always had food waiting for me. They always wanted to know how everything was going and were so upset when I had to leave . My Siddaw had very bad arthritis, worse than I have ever seen even now after being a therapist for 15 years- but I never ever heard her complain. She is my hero and I hope that I have a little of her strength in me.

I miss you both so much
I will love you always
Candy

124/365 Garden Treasure (Make your own #9)

2009-05-26T20:21:00.002-04:00

My mom has a ton of little garden statues but this one always makes me smile.

123/365 Stepping Stones (make your own #8)

2009-05-26T20:16:00.001-04:00

These are stepping stones that go down the side of my parents beach house.

122/365 Pink

2009-05-26T20:12:00.004-04:00

This was a pink azalea plant in front of my mom's beach house. The flowers were all blossomed it is a beautiful bush.

121/365 Fairs

2009-05-26T19:49:00.003-04:00

Oh I am sooo behind :( With the warm weather I am trying to get out and do some yard work and keep up my biking so unfortunately this has taken a hit :( I have a ton of pictures I just need to post them so please scroll up and take a peek

This is my dad and Sean on a tilt a whirl at a local fair. I can't go on anything that spins so my dad was gracious to volunteer to take Sean and he had a great time :) Thanks dad!!

120/365 Legs

2009-05-11T18:49:00.002-04:00

I set up my camera for my sister to take a picture of my husband and I and she thought it was hysterical that I stand on my toes when I take a photo with him. Well I am over a foot shorter than Chris so I kind of have to tip toe when I am wearing flats :( Anyway I thought this was cute when I was going through my photos so I thought I would share.

119/365 What's for Dinner

2009-05-11T18:45:00.001-04:00

mmmm stuffed pork loin on the BBQ! This is my sister showing off her culinary skills! It really was fantastic!

118/365 Blue

2009-05-11T18:41:00.002-04:00

My niece plays soccer and my nephew plays hockey...wow what a difference in the two sports!! Hockey is way to fast for me to keep up with but it was very cool watching my nephew skate like that! I noticed how blue the shirts were and the bench was also blue so I went with it :)

117/365 Underneath

2009-05-11T18:35:00.002-04:00

Adam was hiding underneath the bleachers while we were watching my niece's soccer game...ummm I can see you Adam!!

116/365 Sweets

2009-05-11T18:25:00.001-04:00

Mmmmm I love marshmallows!! In celebration of nursing home week it was sweets day at work today and I just thought this would be a fun shot. Tomorrow is health and fitness day ....lol

115/365 Girl

2009-05-11T18:05:00.002-04:00

This is my niece - she is actually the princess because from my sisters and I we have 8 boys and 1 girl. I love this picture of her...we spent a great deal of yesterday teasing her because she wants to wear makeup...I think she looks beautiful just as she is :)

114/365 They make me a mom (make your own #7)

2009-05-10T19:50:00.003-04:00

Ok so I would have loved to post a picture of my mom but she will NOT let me take her picture. I tried sneaking one today but she would have killed me if she saw it! So I'll just say to my mom happy mother's day and thank you for being my role model and for giving me the guidance to be the mom I am today. Thank you for being my best friend and for always giving me encouraging words to achieve my goals. I love you mom!!

Now my boys are well known to my blog already but they make me a mom! I love being their mom and I couldn't have picked 2 more special boys if I had tried. Thank you Adam and Sean for making me proud to be your mom every single day! I love you both so much

And to all the mom's out there...Happy Mother's Day!

113/365 Snacktime

2009-05-10T19:39:00.001-04:00

Sean is a messy eater on a good day but today he was really enjoying this cupcake and just dove right in!!

112/365 Thrilling

2009-05-10T19:30:00.001-04:00

We had a great time watching my niece's soccer game and I was just shooting away when SHE scored a goal. I captured the ball as it went into the net and boy was it thrilling to watch her reaction!!

111/365 Silly

2009-05-05T00:01:00.000-04:00

This is Sean after a full round of silliness - we were shooting each other with a hose because the weather was so beautiful (last week!)

110/365 Street Scenes

2009-05-04T13:12:00.001-04:00

It was an amazing sight to see so many bikers lined up on the streets of Manhattan. For blocks as far as the eyes could see.

109/365 Goal

2009-05-04T10:22:00.003-04:00

Ok I did it!! The NYC 5 boro bike tour - 42 miles in the POURING rain!! I felt awesome, no problems with the biking at all. The pace was very slow because of the conditions so it took us 5 hours (I also figure we had to walk the bikes a few miles becuase of the congestion.)

I realized last night that I biked 42 miles and to date I have lost 42 pounds so this was a really great day for me!

So now I can put my focus back on the blog and get caught up (that is until my next adventure!!)

Thanks for everyone's support it means so much to me
Candy

2009-04-26T20:31:00.003-04:00

Ok so I am really trying to catch up here!! I don't expect anyone to comment on them all but I posted 10 photos today. I'd love for you to see some so please scroll down a bit and take a glance. Thanks so much for all your support!
Candy

108/365 Puzzle

2009-04-26T20:20:00.003-04:00

Ok this was just for fun, I saw the theme and remembered I just organized my actions today so I used the Panosfx action to create the puzzle. This shot was taken again while I was standing inside the pine tree - I was trying to shoot the bright sunset.

107/365 Purple

2009-04-26T20:06:00.001-04:00

Dang these weeds!!! I hate picking these even more because they are kind of pretty but darn if they don't have vines that just get into everything! Little purple buggers!!

106/365 Abandoned

2009-04-26T19:48:00.002-04:00

This is my lovely vegetable garden sadly abandoned by me last year :( I just couldn't find the time. Well this year I will not let this area down, I will sweat, curse and clean it up if it kills me! Ughhh...I still have to find the time :( I am very motivated by the thought of all the money I will save on tomatoes and cucumbers this year! I'll have to post a new pic once it's all cleaned up.

105/365 Grass

2009-04-26T19:43:00.003-04:00

I got a little ambitious a few weeks back and tore up an uneven portion of my lawn and filled it in. Unfortunately now I have to grow grass there. I loaded up the area with seeds and covered it with some leaves and such but the darn birds removed all of the leaves and twigs for their nests. I was just thinking tonight that the grass is never going to grow when low and behold I see some new growth!! YEAH!!

104/365 Leaves

2009-04-26T19:39:00.001-04:00

I love this little bush in my backyard, the whole thing flowers up pink and then these beautiful red leaves appear. The only draw back is the little pink flowers make a mess on my yard, but for the few days it's all full it really is beautiful!

103/365 From Ground Level

2009-04-26T19:31:00.002-04:00

I was playing around inside the very tall pine tree on our front lawn tonight. I thought looking up would give a great dimensional look at how big this pine tree is.

102/365 Memories of Childhood

2009-04-26T16:10:00.003-04:00

This is my parents house. It is also the only house I ever lived in before I got married. All of my childhood memories are in this house. I cropped it a bit on the right there is a steep driveway there. In the back of the house there is a large backyard and behind that a river. My parents are anxious to sell this house- in a way I hope they do because it will be easier for them but on the other hand this is where I grew up and I like being able to go "home."

101/365 Curly

2009-04-26T16:01:00.003-04:00

I took this portrait in the photo class I am taking. I spent a while editing it for white balance issues and just cleaning up the background. I'm pretty pleased with the results :) I chose the theme curly because I love this guys curly hair!!

100/365 Costumes

2009-04-26T15:59:00.001-04:00

This was Sean on Easter. He never asks for any toys or anything specific so when he asked the Easter Bunny for a chef hat and apron I went crazy trying to find one. This is him showing off his set with his new cooking set. Ohhh how I hope he'll grow up loving to cook!

99/365 Reflections

2009-04-26T15:34:00.002-04:00

Oh I am sick over how backed up I've gotten on here! I have been taking pictures just no time to edit and post. I'm still training for my bike ride it's actually next WEEK!! I've only been up to 25 miles at one time on my bike and the ride is 42 so....I might have some good computer time next Monday if I can't move after the ride!!

This picture was taken behind the house I grew up in- which my parents are still in. I used the orton free action found on coffeeshop website http://coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/ . I normally don't actions but I really like the effect that this created.

98/365 Self Portrait (make your own #7)

2009-04-07T22:20:00.002-04:00

I did not like this weeks assignment - self portrait - so I thought I would share my agony with all of you. The lighting in my house is awful - I tried an overhead light but I got dark shadows..this was the only one that I liked that was in focus..which BTW focus is very hard to achieve in a self portrait!! I might have used the self healing tool in the final version of this (after all don't we all want to look 20 years younger !!)

97/365 Grumpy

2009-04-07T00:01:00.001-04:00

Sean wasn't as happy as Adam with the face painting :( He was supposed to have a pumpkin on his face but he fell asleep at a show that they went to after he had his face done and he was quite over tired when he got home. Not at all the smiley little boy I am used to taking photos of!

96/365 Feline Friend

2009-04-06T00:01:00.001-04:00

I don't have a cat and neither does anyone in my family so when Adam came home with his face painted I thought...hey I think that will work :)

OK OK I know he looks like a bunny because of the hat but Adam SWEARS he was a cat! lol

95/365 Toys

2009-04-05T20:38:00.002-04:00

I tried to get a picture of my kids toys but they are never neatly put away..at least I an clean up the dogs toys. He has a habit of hiding them under the couch he likes to dig and he'll try to "dig" the carpet then put the toy there.

94/365 Painted?

2009-04-05T20:32:00.002-04:00

Oh I need to start walking around my house with my eyes shut!! I was coming in from taking the bike photo when I looked under my front door and realized that I really need to paint that stoop again :( I miss my apartment!

93/365 New

2009-04-05T20:27:00.003-04:00

Oh I am sooo in love with my NEW bike. I haven't had a bike in years but since I started to spin the natural urge to bike came along. I am riding in the 5 boro bike tour around NYC on May 3 it's 42 miles!! Today I went 20 miles in about 1 hour and 35 min...I have a ways to go but I love my new bike!!

92/365 Recycled

2009-04-05T20:20:00.003-04:00

You wouldn't know it from this picture but they collect our papers 2 times a month...so why you ask do we have so many papers? well my husband likes to go through each and every paper again before he recycles them and then he forgets to put them out!

91/365 Past it's prime

2009-04-05T20:16:00.000-04:00

all I can say is it was a good thing I spent today cleaning...who know's how long that was in the fridge...YUCK!

90/365 Canine Companion

2009-04-05T20:05:00.002-04:00

This is Cash...I have not been able to get a picture in focus of him since we got him in December (with the exception to the one where he was sleeping.)

89/365 On my table

2009-04-05T19:53:00.002-04:00

Behind again :( I spent the better part of the day cleaning my house. When I was done I got my list and then found shots to try and get caught up. My boys gave me these flowers last week. While I love them on my table they are actually on top of the tv because I don't want the dog to knock them over.

88/365 Growing

2009-03-31T21:27:00.001-04:00

Ok so maybe Spring is actually on it's way!! I saw these little plants popping up at the park...not sure what they'll be yet, I guess I'll have to go back and check them out in a few weeks

87/365 Playground

2009-03-31T21:18:00.004-04:00

This is a scrap book page I made of Sean at the park.. I used the Rule my world kit found in the scrapper's guide February issue by Irene Alexeeva. I went on a scrapbooking weekend and I finished 12 pages. I am not as productive as I used to be compared to when I paper scrapped and I think it's because I can edit anything I want now! I am much more critical than I used to be - not always a good thing.

86/365 Hangs on a wall

2009-03-31T21:12:00.001-04:00

Well he was hanging on this rock wall :)

85/365 Chasing (make your own #6)

2009-03-31T20:58:00.002-04:00

Ok this makes me dizzy to look at and I am trying so hard to get this technique cause I think it could be really cool. The idea is to chase the kids and keep them in focus while racing the background. We were taught two ways one shoot and move the lens in quickly at the same time or run and pull the camera back a bit. I tried both and this was the best I could get...although next time I need to find subjects that run slower than me - I couldn't keep up with them!

84/365 Follow the leader

2009-03-31T20:33:00.002-04:00

Both my boys are finally getting on their bikes - hopefully we can get Adam off training wheels this year. Sean's little legs couldn't quite keep up with Adam but it was really cute to see him try.

83/365 Who put that there?

2009-03-31T20:26:00.002-04:00

So I loved how perfectly aligned these picnic tables were and then it seems someone got laze and plopped one on top! Anyway I can't wait to see them all out on the grass so we can finally picnic in the park, this has been one long winter!

82/365 Childhood antics

2009-03-31T20:18:00.003-04:00

I'm wondering if Sean really knew how his hand was placed when I took this picture. I think he was tired of me giving him direction and mad that I made him ride his bike for 1 1/2 miles to get to the park. Anyway I had a good chuckle at this - I did not see it when I took the shot!

I'm finding myself playing catch up again. To all the friends I've made on here I'm sorry I've been away I'm starting to train for a 42 mile bike ride so I've been putting more time into the gym and then just collapsing. I'm still taking my photo class but I'm behind in my edits a bit. Anyway hopefully I can catch up a bit this week - I thank you for all your comments and I hope to get myself more organized soon! Or at least figure how I can add another day to my week!

81/365 Logs

2009-03-22T19:43:00.003-04:00

This was also shot at the marsh park. The interesting thing about this photo is I didn't convert it to B&W the color is straight out of my camera. The logs here were all decayed and washed out and against the dead grass it just came out with very little contrasting colors.

80/365 Trio

2009-03-22T19:15:00.002-04:00

These birds were just begging for me to take their picture and they knew the theme too. When another bird went to sit next to them they scatted it away - it was very funny. I thought this begged to be in B&W ...what do you think?

79/365 Show us your bokeh

2009-03-22T18:35:00.002-04:00

I took this at the marsh park in the Meadowlands right next to Giant's stadium. I only played with the levels a little bit.

78/365 Lines

2009-03-19T20:07:00.004-04:00

I love the lines in this photo...I see them everywhere: the paver walkway, the iron fence, the buildings and even in the water a bit. I posted this is the creative contest this week because I also changed the blown out over casted sky to a nice blue sky.

To everyone that has left such nice comments - I am sorry I haven't been able to make it to your blogs this week I have every intention of catching up in the next few days. I really appreciate every one of your comments :)

77/365 Hair

2009-03-18T00:01:00.000-04:00

I love baby hair - my 2 boys didn't have any hair until they were almost 2 - the peach fuzz gets me every time. This is my husband's cousins sister in law's baby (say that 10 times fast) he just was so good at the wedding!

76/365 Trailing Lights (make your own #6)

2009-03-17T22:08:00.005-04:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! This is a shot I took tonight for my photo class tomorrow night. The assignment was to shoot with long exposure time and try to shoot a trailing light. I like this shot because it was the only one I got of a bus going by :) It was a fun assignment and I learned a lot ..and my kids got to go around that circle in the car with my husband 20 times!

75/365 Flowers

2009-03-16T00:01:00.001-04:00

My husbands cousin was married yesterday this is a close up of her bouquet. I had a hard time trying to get the white lilies to show detail it was difficult to meter this shot. So much to learn!

74/365 Moving

2009-03-15T00:01:00.000-04:00

I went back to the Patterson falls the other day and I practiced using my camera in manual mode. I was thrilled to get this moving shot of the waterfall. I love how silky the water looks against the rocks.

73/365 Death by chocolate (make your own #4)

2009-03-14T17:08:00.002-04:00

My friends have this tradition where they try and outdo the cake they made the year before. I have to say for someone with no baking background the cakes they do are outstanding!! This is the cake my friends husband made for her birthday this year - "Death by chocolate" was the name of this. It's was an amazingly rich chocolate cake (which I didn't eat - I stayed on my diet!) that had a fondant person that was killed by a chocolate avalanche. Unbelievable creativity!!

72/365 Doors

2009-03-13T00:01:00.001-04:00

Well this is another thing on my list of things to do...the garage door needs to be replaced badly. This is the front of it and as long as you don't pull up on it real hard you are fine! I really need to win the lottery!

71/365 Graffiti

2009-03-12T00:01:00.003-04:00

It is so sad to see that this rock has been painted over so many times because stupid people continue to write graffiti all over it. Now granted sometimes the graffiti is beautiful and really these people should be doing art somewhere productive - but honestly what is the point of this?

70/365 Headshot (make your own #4)

2009-03-11T00:01:00.002-04:00

This is my first attempt at a headshot...we were at the park and I said to Chris oh just let me shoot you here...I'm very happy with the results. Chris is going to send it to some casting directors for their feedback - I'll keep you posted. I had to add a small border around the page so the photo didn't blend into my blog.
A special thank you to a good friend for helping with the editing - I'll eventually get it right!

69/365 Oops

2009-03-10T00:01:00.000-04:00

Well this is Sean's bed..this is what happens when Daddy sits on Sean's bed...ugghhh
The entire bedrail split in half. So, now I have a friend coming over with his tools to see if he can fix it otherwise we have to get a new bed :(

68/365 Candy (that would be me)

2009-03-09T00:01:00.001-04:00

Oh how could I resist using a picture of me for this theme? lol! I went back to the waterfall today with the kids and my husband. I set up my camera and told him "just press the button!" I don't usually like pictures of me but this wasn't bad. So this is me 39 pounds lighter since July and only 10 more to go before I make lifetime on weight watchers!

67/365 Wall

2009-03-08T00:01:00.000-05:00

Continued shots from work the other day, this is a little garden at the buildings entrance. I love stone block walls - I have one in my backyard that I built when we first got our house.

66/365 Jumping

2009-03-07T00:01:00.000-05:00

Shot yesterday while playing around outside at work. This is my co-worker she was helping me shoot action! She got a little carried away!

65/365 Red

2009-03-06T19:37:00.002-05:00

I was playing around with my camera at different settings at work today. I walked around the building with some co-workers also interested in photography..it's so cool to see how differently people see things

playing catch up

2009-03-05T18:59:00.003-05:00

I just want to thank everyone for the great comments. I am playing a bit of catch up again so please bear with me. I am posting 5 pictures today and then I will spend most of my evening tonight looking through all your blogs and all I can say is WOW everyone sure is doing a great job!

64/365 Wheels

2009-03-05T18:57:00.002-05:00

Ok so it's not the conventional way to ride a big wheel but Sean likes to push the envelope a bit.

63/365 Brothers (make your own theme #3)

2009-03-05T18:52:00.001-05:00

It's not often I get a shot of them looking straight ahead so here they finally are 63 posts in Adam and Sean together looking at me :)

62/365 Rusty

2009-03-05T18:36:00.002-05:00

This is an old air conditioner control box that is on my house. I have a habit of removing things and then later realizing that I can't repair what was underneath...so I am leaving this be. Hopefully my dad will see it and say - "hey we should take that down!"

61/365 Spiral

2009-03-05T18:31:00.002-05:00

Straight out of the camera this was just screaming spiral to me! Now I hope that when the weather gets warmer this hose won't crack from being out all winter!

60/365 Grin

2009-03-05T18:27:00.001-05:00

Finally I got Adam to stop making faces at the camera. We went outside when we got home today and I begged him to just sit still for one picture. Thanks Adam :)

59/365 Break the rule of thirds

2009-03-01T15:57:00.004-05:00

I feel bad that Adam is not in as many pictures but every time I turn Sean is so easy to capture..(Adam likes to pose and makes funny faces.) I cropped this down a little but I couldn't get his face out of dead center so I went with the break the rule of thirds theme. It will be interesting to hear the feedback I get at my photo class this week the theme was framing the photo - rule of thirds..oh well we can't always follow the rules now can we?

58/365 Heart's Desire

2009-03-01T15:37:00.003-05:00

When we were at Rockerfeller Center I wanted a picture of the "gold" statue but I ended up with a different theme all together. I was waiting for the people to clear off the ice and then this lone couple was skating back when the guy got on his knee and proposed. Everyone around the rink clapped it was very nice.

57/365 Works of Art

2009-02-28T23:02:00.007-05:00

An amazing structure on it's own, St. Patrick's cathedral is the epitome of a work of art! I couldn't help frame this with the sculpture of Atlas in the foreground. It's an interesting dichotomy between the old stone structure and the modern, smooth, metal sculpture (or so I was told!)

FYI - I took this photo while standing on the opposite side of the street of St. Patrick's cathedral standing behind the statue. I was kneeling on the sidewalk in order to frame the shot. You can see the whole statue in a few posts down under "scultures."

56/365 Windows

2009-02-28T21:53:00.003-05:00

Right across from Rockerfeller Center is Saks 5th Avenue and I never noticed before all the windows on this building. I didn't even capture half of them in this shot. I bet that window washer has a guaranteed job for life!

55/365 Frozen Treats

2009-02-28T21:44:00.005-05:00

After the Shrek show we went to Applebees and I was sooooo good I got the steak off of the weight watchers menu but the kids and my husband went for the dessert! This was Adam's hot fudge sundae in a shooter glass. I didn't have any! and I made fun of my husband all night because the blondie sundae he ate had 1200 calories in it! I can't believe that the new Applebees menu has calories for everything it really makes you think twice when you order!

54/365 Sense of Motion

2009-02-28T21:33:00.003-05:00

I thought this was a fun shot of us driving through the Lincoln tunnel. I like the streaks of light that were captured by the top lights in the tunnel. I tried to capture the sign of NY/NJ but there was no way without us coming to a complete stop which would have gotten us a ticket for sure!

53/365 Sculpture

2009-02-28T21:13:00.003-05:00

I think I'll catch up a little today...we went into the city to see Shrek (very very funny) so I brought my camera and took in a little sight seeing as well. This is the statue of Atlas across from St. Patrick's Cathedral. The sky tonight was a stunning blue.

52/365 Boy (my baby)

2009-02-27T23:12:00.001-05:00

Sean looks like such a big boy here, but he is still my baby! We registered him for Kindergarten and he really did not want me to take his picture, but I'm glad I did. While he looks so serious here I just feel this captures so much of his personality!

51/365 Chalk

2009-02-27T19:12:00.004-05:00

I am just starting to feel better so I took this shot when I got home before it started to rain. Apparently the boys found our front walkway to be their perfect canvas for some chalk drawings.

trying to catch up

2009-02-24T20:38:00.001-05:00

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days life has been a little hectic and I just can't get everything I want to done. I am hoping that things will slow down in the next few days so I can get back to making comments on everyone's pics. I can't wait to see what you all have been up to - Candy

50/365 Shadows

2009-02-19T21:12:00.003-05:00

I was just going around my house looking for something that would catch my eye (it's cold and dark out!) and I love my hall light- the shadows are so interesting to look at on the ceiling...so I did what anyone would do I laid on the floor on my back and took a picture of it! I love how dramatic it looks. Oh and now I also realize I need to replace a bulb :)

49/365 Clowns

2009-02-19T20:27:00.003-05:00

This is a home made clown that my mom bought my oldest son Adam when he was a baby. I don't know why but both my husband and I refer to it as "scarey clown" probably because of the eyes...not sure but it still freaks us both out! This is hanging in the kids room on their closet door, hopefully keeping away the boogey man!

48/365 Cookery

2009-02-17T20:47:00.004-05:00

So a chef I am certainly not. I seem to have put more creative energy into crafts than into cooking which is why I gladly handed over the reigns to the kitchen to my husband. However, since I've been dieting his good ol' greasy chicken just isn't cutting it so I've come to make a pretty mean salad. I like my food to be interesting so this is my American version to my grandmother's Syrian Taboule. It will take me the rest of the week to finish this bowl but I assure you I will finish every single bit! mmmmm

Ohh so the theme cookery - well I can cut veggies, boil water and make salad so that's all pictured here :)

47/365 Flags and Banners

2009-02-16T20:57:00.002-05:00

This is an American Flag Afghan that I crocheted about 7 years ago. It is one of the very few blankets that I have kept and I really hope that I can pass it along to my kids. One little quirk in the pattern was that there are only 48 stars so I just don't let anyone look at it long enough to count! (Ron - there are 50 stars on the American Flag in case you needed to know in Australia.)

46/365 Folk Art

2009-02-16T20:48:00.004-05:00

2 posts today so I can get caught up!! These are 3 candle sticks that I made while I was in college. I had to take a wood working class so these were all hand carved with hand tools the only power tool I remember using was to cut the hole in the center for the test tube (to hold the candle.) I gave these to my parents to put in their shore house but they have sooooo many nautical items they didn't like that they didn't get the attention they deserved and so they gave them back to me. I'm glad they did, anyway it's the closest thing that I felt met the folk art theme in my house :)

45/365 Shoes/Footwear

2009-02-14T21:21:00.004-05:00

These are the newest addition to my shoe collection. My very first pair of bike racing shoes for spinning. These are special shoes that will allow me to secure into the spin bike for a more efficient ride (and take the pressure off my pinky toes!!) I just wish my hobbies weren't so expensive to upkeep - I'm going to have to get a part time job to help pay for all these goodies!

44/365 Earrings

2009-02-13T21:03:00.003-05:00

These are a collection of earrings that I have purchased from a jeweler that comes to my work. I just love supporting local crafters and have come to love home made jewelry like these earrings. I shot this on the top of my jewelry box with my mirror up. The first shots came out really shaky then I caved and got the tripod out! I am going to start an intro to photography course in a couple weeks so hopefully I can start making sense out of some of the more advanced camera settings. (p.s I sometimes wish this camera wasn't so darn clear - I did dust before I took this shot!!)

43/365 One Hundred

2009-02-12T19:49:00.003-05:00

Today was Adam's one hundredth day of school and he had to bring in a hundred of something meaningful to him into school.. Well Adam's middle name should be drama so Chris dug out 100 ticket stubs to shows, movies and events that we have gone to over the years. I found it hard to believe that my 6 year old went to all those shows but he did! granted there are 4 copies of the tickets for the 4 of us - but he has been to 10 Broadway shows already (I am in BIG trouble!! looks like his is following right after his father!)

42/365 Occupation

2009-02-11T20:49:00.004-05:00

This is my husband Chris, he is an actor and today he was on "One life to Live." He played the foreman at the vineyard James Falco. In this scene he found the wallet of Jessica in the wreckage of her cottage and he gave it to Jared and Natalie at Vicki's mansion. The wallet leads them to discover that Jessica faked having a kid at the hospital. Ok so now you know all about soap operas :)