2011 303/365 Boo!

My favorite stick figure and vampiress ~ in the midst of all the snow and such, we were able to trick or treat in Auntie's neighborhood.  Boo!

Some towns postponed Halloween until this weekend due to snow, debris, downed power lines and a lack of lights making for a very scary situation - and not the fun kind!

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2011 302/365 Another Sort of Pumpkin on the Deck

We had to bring those misty morning pumpkins in off the deck to make room for 14 inches of snow.   That snow and the morning sun drew another sort of pumpkin outside.  This is the beginning of what was an amazing and strange week.  We were without power for 5 days, getting it back last night (November 3), but others are still without and I wish them all the best as they wait it out.

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2011 301/365 Misty Morning Pumpkins

Right now there is a half foot of snow on the deck railing, but earlier this week it looked like this:

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2011 300/365 On my way

Shot this on my way out for a morning walk this week:

Been neglecting My Midlife Creativities a bit, because I'm cooking something up!  Something big.  And, life changing!  And, well, wonderfully creative, but not quite ready to be unveiled.

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2011 299/365 Solo Boat and Birds

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2011 298/365 Peggy

Just fell in love with this little solo boat, moored in a tiny inlet between Narragansett and Newport Rhode Island.

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2011 297/365 Sail Away

Nice image for a Monday morning - both the idea of an escape as well as a wish for smooth sailing for the week ahead.

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2011 296/365 Changing

Little by little it all adds up.

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2011 295/365 Morning Walk

I walked/cycled my 500 miles in 365 days.  Time for something new.  I'm trying out walking every weekday morning (one week so far) and sometimes I bring my camera.  This barn sits on the corner near my house.  It was beautiful in the dawn lighting this week.  Paul tells me the barn is pre-1800's.

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2011 294/365 Country Road

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2011 293/365 Autumn Reflection

It's slow going, but I'm working on some fall photos around the local area.  The weather, slow to turn leaves, and my schedule have made this very difficult.  It's an interesting challenge though!  And, I've been using this as an opportunity to explore some new editing processes. 

I was also lucky to have a lovely assistant on this particular day.

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2011 292/365 Oh, the sheep!

Our sheep just crack me up!  Their poses are stunning in their beauty and ridiculousness.  They are just so very funny as they watch over the pasture.  A perfect combination of regal and silly.  Love.

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2011 291/365 Tree and Gate

Searching out the leaves here.  Looking for the change.  These solo trees are very visually appealing to me.

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2011 290/365 Peeping

We are having an odd fall here in our part of Connecticut.  The weather has been strange.  And, the leaves are not changing quite like they usually do.  Many are mottled and spotted and just curling up and dropping.  We did do a little leaf peeping on our farm yesterday.  I loved finding this tiny tree all by itself.

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2011 289/365 Weeding Basket

It's feeling a bit like it is time for some weeding.  Paring.  Culling.  Ousting.  Cutting back.  Filling and emptying.

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2011 288/365 Peek-a-Moo!

That "come hither" tilt of the head...

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The "but only if you want to" coyness...

Studly bovine beauty!

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2011 287/365 Orange on Pink

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Looks a bit more like spring around here than fall~a great spangled fritillary (thanks, Kim for supplying the name!).

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2011 286/365 Purple Pink

These flowers are right next to the driveway, and they just keep getting better and better!  A bit of spring in fall.

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2011 285/365 Bee and Flower

Animals just keep on posing for me!  I'll miss these gorgeous pink flowers when they are gone!

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2011 284/365 Hit the Beach

We've had record hot temperatures in Connecticut this long, holiday weekend.  Paul and I found a slice of time for a quick walk on the beach.

So nice!  Long Island is visible way out there on the horizon.

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2011 283/365 Proud!

I caught Annie's first time on the bungee jumper. (We were at the Southington Apple Harvest Festival.)
I love seeing that sense of pride and accomplishment written all over her face.
You go girl!

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2011 282/365 Peaked, A Shot from Our Urban Architecture Photo Walk

Annie was offered an extra credit math assignment: to create a geometry scrap book.  She chose to use buildings as her subjects.  She spent some time pulling photos off the internet and then we laced up our shoes, grabbed our cameras, and headed into New Haven, Connecticut to take some of our own photos.  The weather is glorious this weekend.  We bumped into a Quidditch match and a wedding outside of the Sterling Memorial Library.  We also did some birthday gift shopping at 10,000 Villages and (of course) stopped at Claire's Corner Copia for gluten-free flat bread pizza and gluten-free Lithuanian coffee cake.

Hello!  Annie's part Lithuanian!  Perfection!  Best. Math. Assignment. Ever.

If you'd like to see the whole photo walk, head over to the flickr set.

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2011 281/365 Butterfly in the Apple Tree

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2011 280/365 Orange Berries

Loving the approaching fall colors!  Triad variation here, for Exploring with a Camera: Color Wheel Part 2.

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2011 279/365 Purple Flower

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It was wonderful to find those little flowers within the larger purple flower. So pretty!

Triadic color scheme here for Exploring with a Camera: Color Wheel Part 2

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2011 278/365 Photo Shoot

Triadic color scheme (and proportion) going on here too, Exploring with a Camera: the color wheel part 2.

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2011 277/365 Photo Shoot

Taken during a photo shoot for the class I'm in, Finding Your Eye.  I'm pretty pleased with the outcome (which I blather on about on the photo journal)!  Three photos stood out from the group of 40 that I took.  I'll show you Emma's photo tomorrow.  Creating these pictures was incredibly rewarding!

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2011 276/365 Enough, Mom!

Super supportive and ever pointing out fabulous shots, the family does at times tire of my incessant picture taking.

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2011 275/365 Sweetness

Annie was crowned "Princess of the Faire" yesterday at the CT Renaissance Faire in Hebron, CT.  Her title doesn't get her much, it was granted by "The Dragon Who Sells Ice Cream".

Silly fun!

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2011 274/365 Misty Morning Sunrise

It looked pretty good before I messed with it too:

Happy October!

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