Nameless

I call this nameless because, well, I have no idea what it is. Therefore this detailed piece of metal remains without a name. It was on an ancient building, and what I find most fascinating is that there are fingerprints on the metal. Those fingerprints are hundreds of years old. Amazing!

Click the image to get in reeeeeal close and see the fingerprints!

Old Man.

Not a REAL old man.
Though I'm sure a man similar to this once existed.
...he just wasn't spitting out a constant stream of water in a garden somewhere in NY ;)

Love the texture of this stone. So beautiful!

Beautifully Random

Two shots of things that weren't supposed to be there.

This was the only flower in sight, and the only one I've ever seen like it, anywhere!

Spicket to nowhere? This was an 8 story parking garage and the spicket is turned towards the 8 story drop!

Random raw images I found on my computer today

Some of these are real oldies - up to 3 years ago - but still goodies! Its kind of scary how many raw images I have floating around my poor old dinosaur of a computer. I fear greatly the day I put in one photo too many and the poor girl crashes forever. We've already had a few scares!
Anyway, feedback is always welcome, I love me some comments... keeps me going! :)

This was directly outside my livingroom window last spring... they were loud but so incredibly cute! The momma bird kept coming by and feeding them, until one day, they were gone!

This was just plain creepy. Found while hiking.

Taken in the winter, at a dog park in NY. Gorgeous winter berry vines and a gray sky!

Taken in VT, at a beautiful river that dries up every summer, leaving beautiful scenery, fresh water pools that the local children love to play in, and very lush greenery. Only part that wasn't beautiful - I am almost positive I found a dead body in a very deep pool... I ran away because it smelled so bad I couldn't handle it!! I'm still hoping it was just a dead moose....

Au Natural - and a Garden Frog.

A few photos I took during the summer months - each nature photo has not been retouched at all, except for some creative cropping and a border for aesthetic pleasure ;). Pure camera, imperfections and all! .....'cept for the garden frog.

BUGS!

It was past sunset - so lucky to have caught this shot in the dark :)

Talk about a trooper - I saw this guy dragging the cricket across my kitchen and didn't have the heart to kill him, so I scooped him and his cricket up and walked them outside!

Its as if someone laid the butterfly wings out - absolutely beautiful.

Black-eyed Susan, a whole field of 'em!

Another low-light situation. If only the fantastic pink and orange hues in the sunset translated through the open shutter!

.........and the garden frog.

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Something Different

With these shots, I was trying to break out of the usual "photographer" mode with different styles. I am pleased with them, but would love some feedback on what you think!

A wall tile that I found beautiful. Shot during the night with only the garden lighting around me. Taking photos of art is difficult, especially with limited lighting. I think the lomo look gives it the perfect effect to convey this photo.

The object was not in motion, but instead of taking the usual wildlife photo, I decided to focus on the textured wall, leaving the lizard as the background instead. Outside of the box or kind of pointless? Hmmm.

Ceiling light in an art museum. I literally laid myself out on the floor while taking this shot while people walked around me. It was odd, some people didn't even seem to notice or care at all. Like this was a normal thing to do....? I am most fond of the shadows the lights gave off on the ceiling - I lined up my shot as to make symmetry with those shadows.

Inside of a church, lit very dimly, was a glass cross that the priest made. He is a glass blower on his free time and sells this to make money for the church. I was more impressed with the incredible shadow then the work itself.

Tractor.

Found this gem rotting along a hiking trail. Vintage sea-green peeling paint, broken glass, and a hint of life starting from its demise. There truly is nothing more beautiful in the world than seeing new life thriving out of the old. Beauty in the Breakdown.

We weren't alone while enjoying the scenery!

Spanish Mission

Taken at one of the Missions we visited in San Antonio, Texas last month.

Train Yard

One of the many of a set I haven't found the time to go through! I picked the one that took the longest time to set up correctly... totally worth it :)

A Day at the Farm

Pumpkins!!

Caged chickens

Lovey-dovey smooshy kissyface chickens... awwww :)

MOOFACE!

Sunflower graveyard. Out of focus, yes... but I like it that way. The colors were not retouched at all. The sunset really was that vibrant!

And a fun day at farm I had. Will be going back very soon for some more apples, some yummy cooking squash, and to visit the baby piggies. Oh how I love piggies!

Completely fell off the grid! New layout starts now...

I apologize to any followers I may have (or HAD at this point... eep!), but taking a photo every day has been extremely difficult with my current life schedule. Without getting too personal, things have changed for the better and for the worse, and I am still trying to adjust. I've been taking photos almost daily in the last month I've been MIA, but finding time to download my photos has been the most difficult. I am reformatting my blog so that it is no longer a daily blog, but a "whenever I have enough time" blog. I'll try my best to keep things coming everyday, but now I'll feel less guilty if things get busy.

So without further adieu, here is my entry for the day! Its from a day at the beach on Sept. 25th (my first, last, and only day down the shore this year). I was trying to set my camera and snapped a tester photo, and loved the expression :)

Day 42 - Labor Day

I thought this was an appropriate shot in celebration of Labor Day. Trains are like the veins that run through our country. Whether they're in full use or long gone, they serve tremendous purpose in our history and future. You find the greatest things walking along train tracks - a majority of the hiking I do is along them. An early afternoon hike along these tracks landed me alongside an abandoned armory! So cool.

Day 41 - Kids Killing Swans

Apparently, the statue in the pond by the botanical gardens approves of this message. Kids, if you see swans, you need to get naked and choke it, ya hear?!

Day 40 - Oops

Beautiful flower growing by a swamp - I haven't seen one like this before. I was steadying myself on a rickety piece of wood so I wouldn't sink into the swamp, and I guess I didn't notice my foot was in the picture. Oh well, I think the black & white with the red contrast actually looks kind of cool. So I'm keeping it!

Day 39 - Dinosaur Eggs

Well, I call them Pastel Berries or Easter Berries, too. I've seen these before, but still have no idea what they are. I've only seen them once or twice before in the oddest places. Very pretty, very colorful! Google has been no help in my search of finding out what they are actually called. And I'd be even more excited if they were edible! Haha.

Day 38 - City Property

If they don't want people to trespass, they should make their signs a wee bit more legible ;)

Day 37 - Frank -N- Frog

My cat, Frank, met his first frog today. I think it started to look a little tasty... haha! If I wasn't holding the frog, I would have been able to focus the camera much better. But I had to protect the poor little froggy just in case Frank thought he was a kitty treat!

Day 36 - Tennis, Anyone?

Tennis courts, in my opinion, are only good for two things.
Rollerskating, and textures. Here's the latter!

Day 35 - Twists & Turns

There's nothing more beautiful than mother nature taking back what's always been hers.

Day 34 - Wash Your Hands, Dude!

Dirty little kitty feet.

Day 33 - Oh Deer!

What kind of weird deer walks UP to the camera instead of running away?? I actually started getting a little scared, haha!
Either way, I like this pretty little fawn. She gave me a cute pose under an apple tree :)

Day 32 - Freakin' EWWW

If you had any idea how hard it was to get this shot and how close to tears I was...
*shudders*
If you REALLY want to, you can click to zoom... ickkkkk!

Day 31 - Birds of a Feather

I've been falling behind terribly on my photos... sorry. This fall is crazy busy, but after the holidays I'll be back on track... hopefully!

So anyway, here's a seagull feather. Freshly plucked for your viewing pleasure! (totally kidding)

Day 30 - Totally Unimpressive

This photo is totally a snapshot, I know. But there's a reason for this monstrosity.
August 22nd I got my first pumpkin of the year. SCORE! For anyone who knows me, I have a strange obsession with pumpkins (the next few months are going to have loads of random pumpkin shots!). In this photo is two generations of beautiful pumpkins - my big orange pumpkin, the first of many more coming this fall (I already have another... ha), and my little pumpkin that I so lovingly call my little zombie from Fall 2009. I can't remember what species he is, but I was told that the bigger ones make the best pumpkin pie. Little zombie really is a zombie, too. You just can't kill him! He's been sitting on my fireplace since last fall and still lookin' ugly. I love him and I hope he lives through this season too!!

Day 29 - Berry Colorful

I have no idea what these plants are, why their leaves and berries are so bright and beautiful, and what possessed me to photograph them near dark while it was raining. Poor camera. Glad you survived!

Day 28 - Swimming in the Rain!

Every time it rains, the cling-on fishy on my windshield gets to go for a swim.

Day 23 - 27: Welcome to New England

Day 23:
We felt every minute of every hour driving up north. Thank goodness it was gorgeous outside.

Day 24:
Abandoned train yard. So scenic... and a little dirty.

Day 25:
I can't believe I caught this on camera - its a little blurry and very grainy, but oh my goodness, LIGHTNING. I pulled over on the side of the highway to take pictures of the looming clouds, and wow! Check out the reflection on the car, too. This was about 2 minutes before the torrential downpour that left us parked under a tree waiting for visibility.

Day 26:
Found this little guy hiding under a rock at the bottom of a gorgeous waterfall & glacial rock playground!

Day 27:
My last day up north. Decided to visit the real mountain folk... this was someone's entire garage. Wicked!

Day 22 - Vacation Numero Uno!

I'm going on vacation tomorrow, which means my blog is going to be neglected again for a bit. Sorry if I have any followers out there... I'll be back next Monday and will hopefully have some gorgeous pictures from the lovely state of Vermont!

Due to packing/shopping/working, I'm leaving you with another blast from the past. Hopefully it'll be the last one for awhile! I get to relax and take photos of a beautiful state the next few days... so excited. This photo is from my last Vermont trip!