Photography | Posted by Jannie on 2 March 2011 @ 11:50 AM
Hey dear darlings!
While walking my hounds in our hood yesterday I tried out the zoom on my new Kodak Z981, whooohoo!
That circled spot, in the photo below?
That’s what I zoomed! Cool, eh?
And to save you scrolling back up — that first picture again…
“The Castle” is about half a mile away.
[Edit — Jim says it’s probably a whole mile.]
This Friday in my Flash Fiction 55 (posting 5:55 a.m. Texas Time) you’ll see pictures I took of that mansion about 15 years ago, when Jim and I popped in there for a surprise visit!!
Now.. to the bath, lunch, write 4 letters, mail 1 running shoe (shoe details in future,) and get to the library for bloghopping and such!
With love to all,
Jannie
xoxoxoxoxo
House Style, Photography | Posted by Jannie on 28 February 2011 @ 2:11 PM
Hey, Friends!
On the way back from dropping Kelly at school this morning I bought that nail polish!
This summer I’m sure I’ll get a bottle of red for dramatic flair, but for now l’ll ease my toes softly into spring!
I also bought new mousse, hairspray and…
root goop — the latter which I’m sitting here with on my head as I type this.
So I better type fast! The timer goes off in another 7 minutes.
Luckily all the pix are already in here, just to add a few words.
I bought kitty foods too. He gets half a can of that a day, plus his dry Iams.
Hey, do you guys recognize where the green flowers and clear plastic vase came from??
So, that’s how the shelf now looks now, directly above.
(Yep, no more beauty products or kitty foods on it.)
🙂
Kelly painted those 2 plastic fairies when she was 4.
And did the marbly-bead creations at age 6. Maybe 7.
That’s how the shelf looked several months ago with my iPhone, directly above.
See — I took that “before” because I KNEW one day I’d finally get My Amazing Camera, which would entice me to tidy.
And photograph.
Which it has!
🙂
And next, another “before” — the upper shelf…
Now see how it looks at this very minute…
Ahhhhhh.
Jim designed and built this dining room corner cabinet himself.
He did the floor and ceiling too.
The dining room used to be an old bedroom we busted through to the kitchen, c. 1997-1998.
Yes — pix of the construction one day.
Darn, there goes the timer!
Ah, what will another couple minutes matter?
And the whole shebang today…
That cool scallop-shell thing on top Jim made with plaster of Paris, from a mold of an old shell we got at an antique store in Maine in 1991.
Friends, I am liking the quality of this new camera, even tho I still don’t really know how to work it!!
🙂
And I bet Jim and Kelly will like this new-found tidying streak in me!!
He’ll wonder why he waited so long to get me the camera!
🙂
Now… to that hair goop rinsing.
I wanna sing you guys one of my new songs on video soon, so I must look my best.
🙂
Posted with love, by me, Jannie
And BB sends love too. He’s still busy selling his “treets” up at the top of the driveway– made 10 cents already today!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoox
Photography | Posted by Jannie on 27 February 2011 @ 10:16 AM
Today I shall ease a steak knife
tenderly along the sealing tape.
Maybe out on the back deck
on this lovely birdsong morning.
Other great places to meet
my new camera might be…
Botanical Gardens
Buckingham Palace
somewhere in Rome
Up on the roof (maybe not such a great idea with the sharp knife.)
Up in my tree. (again, the knife.)
Down at the lake park.
Endless possibilities
this late morning
with spring dripping
from the leaves
and from my hair
and the cats eyes
he who is enjoying
the birdfest debut.
~~ end of poem.
(written 2 mornings ago.)
Since I penned the above,
I have indeed opened my new camera!
In our own living room, Friday night.
Here’s the very first photo I took with it
Saturday afternoon outside the taco shop…
Now, bear in mind, that other than dialing up macro
and pushing what was hopefully the shutter button,
I had NO idea what I was doing with the new camera.
I dedicate that dandelion to Talon
who is waiting for her flowers to bloom.
But maybe for the snow to melt first!
Talon, a blog-garden friend of great depth and beauty,
she who brings us many blooms via her lens and words.
Coincedentally, I DID take my still-unopened toy with me Friday, to a couple places.
But no moment seemed quite right to finally meet my new camera.
The library…
And a restaurant, where you can see my daughter’s elbow only…
as she was diving under the table, embarassed her mom was taking such a photo.
She’s long since over it tho! And much happy water under the bridge in the meantime.
Like the Marathon Kids Finisher Ceremony Saturday at noon. That was fun!
It was a grey, misty day, but lovely.
(All pix in this post by iPhone.)
(Except Talon’s dandelion, of course!)
🙂
xoxo
Now, to go pick up that child from the sleepover birthday party.
I bet they had a blast!!
The Child awoke uncomplainingly and dressed with a song and dance.
The Chick Filet drive-thru peeps filled my cup nice and full, whoohoooo — I LOVE when that happens!
By 8:20 a.m. Kelly had finished her last half mile for Marathon Kids 2010-2011. Medal ceremony this Saturday!
Next photo — winter weary friends — please brace yourselves. Live flowers ahead…
Daffodils were jumping out at drivers.
I found the EXACT black pen I LOVE, at the first place I stopped!!
Those of you who are intimate with Pilot Precise Vs know the many-spendored thrill of them.
Did a little happy dance in a store window on the way back to the car.
Sat in an Internet cafe and filled out my green card renewal ap. (Yep, $450 for that.)
Ate a bean, cheese and egg taco there — not bad.
Popped over to the P.O. and mailed my ap. Yesssssss!!!
Bloghopped a while.
Then, (sorry no visuals) ….
Ate lunch.
Met Kalyani at Jim’s shop where she dropped off her car for service.
Drove Kalyani home.
Picked up Kelly from school.
Ran a couple errands.
Took her to the Dollar Store where with her own money, of her own initiative, and with me waiting outside the store, she bought anniversary surprises for Jim and me.
We were married 19 years yesterday!!!
Went home.
Took bath.
Took Kelly to gymnastics.
Took that pic through the big plate-glass gymnastics viewing window.
Took that pic of me in the viewing area, all dressed up for our anniversary dinner!
Jim called not feeling so well (has my yuckkies from last week) to ask for a rain check on dinner.
No prob!
Went home.
We all ate good food.
I drank beer.
Kelly gave us our presents.
Green and white sparkly flowers in a plastic vase for me, and for Jim — plastic salt and pepper shakers and some pencil erasers!!!!!
I gave Jim his dollar store anniversary surprise — a collage photo frame to fill with updated family pix for his office.
And he gave me my surprise, and HOLY COW, WHAT A SURPRISE…
AN AMAZING NEW CAMERA!!!
The exact one I was saving for — $249.99, but he snagged it for $199.99 with an Instant Rebate, whooohoooo!!!
What a freaking awesome husband, child, day and universe, eh??!!!
(A new camera because the iPhone takes decent pix in only about 10% of lighting situations.)
My New Camera is so precious I can’t quite bring myself to take it out of the box yet.
But I will. Oh yes, I will.
Eventually — and probably quite soon!
Posted with love, by Jannie.
And dear Snaggle, I made these all 780px wide today, instead of my regular 790px, hoping they’ll load faster for you.
I do try to think of my friends. I really do.
xoxoxoxoxoxo
P.S. There was more fabulous excellent stuff yesterday too, but how much can you people take in one post!!?!??
🙂
