tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236407292012-02-02T18:06:14.322-12:00This year's challenges: Work on marketing and business model for Images by Genevieve (my photography) and Casey Fine Art ( my talented husband's art work.) Plan for a Galapagos trip. Make progress toward completing our family with children.DragonflyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02101191107028084137noreply@blogger.comBlogger3741100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23640729.post-73994604383041236592012-02-02T18:06:00.001-12:002012-02-02T18:06:14.397-12:00

33.366 parking lot sunset with birds 02.02.12 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. the birds are back but tonight I made it out to the car in time to catch the sunset. I wish I could be by a body of water every day as the sun sets...but the parking lot rimmed with scrappy trees offers a challenge. Over the next year I'll find the good spots around our urban campus to capture the sun.

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Photo effect by Pic Grunger. Originally uploaded by GButterfly. didn't want you all to think I skipped number 27 - soup shot with iphone adjusted with pic grunger app

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28.366 whatever Originally uploaded by GButterfly. ts what happens when your Saturday is like a Wednesday. When you work almost 12 on Sat then try to come home and clean blah....This broke while I was taking the pictures. Very dissapointing - thought it would be lovely scented bath oil no just some greasy vegetable oil. Off course this has moved with me a couple of times - maybe it did

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day 26 styrafoam skull_0018 craneo semenal Originally uploaded by GButterfly. came home from work friday to find my husband had carved one of his weekly skulls - so I was given my daily picture subject. thanks wonderful artistic husband.

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day 25 still..... Originally uploaded by GButterfly. still in businessstill have christmas lights upstill at the park when the sun is settingstill at work at 940 though i was suppsed to get off at 830 8am-940 is too long a day for me

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day 24 elephant tryptic Originally uploaded by GButterfly. playing the the whole tryptic thing and some minor ps editing

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day 22 sunset movement website Originally uploaded by GButterfly. nothing to say - movement shot from a few days ago

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day 23 green close_0014 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. monochrome green

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day 22 selective color woodpecker_0098 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. we saw a lot of birds today - it was unseasonably warm today but the ground was a little damp so rather than cycling - we hiked - which meant I got to carry camera lenses and capture a few of the birds.

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Day 17 glass Originally uploaded by GButterfly. These are shots of desperation for the 365+! project - feeling uninspired tonight. I filled our grocery bag with some glass bottles from a local milk company (to get our $2 deposits back) and though there's my shot. the BW on the left is my new coffee pot. with the special filters it is supposed to make coffee that is not so acidic -

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bud out of season Originally uploaded by GButterfly. We've had an unseasonably warm winter and only one light dusting of snow - temps in the 50's and 60's this weekend. Today I discovered buds all over the lilac bush out back. This bush has struggled so much since it was transplanted here, the dogs tried to dig it up chasing chipmunks, morning glories tried to strangle it out. finally the

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day 15 bike dyptic_0020 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. so beautiful today we went fora 22 mile bike ride. started out slow riding into the wind - stopped to take these shots on an old portion of the trial. the main trail was quit crowded. panned while hubby rode by- then for the ohter shot set up tripod and focused on a spot then had him push button - didn't work out quite as I'd

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01.14.12Day14.366submerged_0198 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. maybe goose shots are a little cliche but i like them. they are so common around here especially right now - but they still don't fail to attract me.

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01.14.12Day14.366Saturadaymacro_0101 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. there will be a few other posts today but this is the first. a found feather...

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day 13 cleo staring off into the bokeh Originally uploaded by GButterfly. bokeh friday over here on flickr - so after work I am lying on the path trying to get a bit of bokeh behind my dog. she is far less facinated with teh camera than the husky who always has to come sniff the lens.

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day 12 guitar_0018 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. tonight's picture - assisted by my sweetie pie.

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DAY eleven also 01.11.12 day eleven wednesday_phoenix bw glow in snow0001b Originally uploaded by GButterfly. day eleven. the snow started after dark - so i'll have to wait for tomorrow for a really pretty snow shot -tonight a capture of one of hubby's sculptures in the dark!

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day10 wiyw_3651584 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. test day 10 alternate shot trying for more abstract images this year

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day 10 soothing when sick Originally uploaded by GButterfly. SIck day. I thought I'd have more energy after a day of sleep - but after a quick trip to the grocery for tea, soup, dog food, bird seeds, fizzy water - am wiped out and ready for bed again. Only eating carbs today opposite of my diet but soothing the tummy. We know Wednesday being my long work day will be an uninspired

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2012.01.09_macro monday golden twist2_0044 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. an alternate shot for day 9 - i wish i could figure out to put two photos in one blog post - well this year I will work on figuring out if blogger lets me do that from flickr.

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2012.01.09_macro monday his tools his inspiiration2_0029 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. happy macro monday! I love theme groups on flickr that give me ideas - when you are doing a daily photo it's helpful inspiration and it causes me to do things I wouldn't normally - or to get back to things I've missed - like macros. I want to do more abstract images too. I'm interested to see

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1.8.12 with my sweet_DSC1629 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. day 8 self portrait sunday. I did one of just me - but I really like this one of us the moment right before the kiss. My love has the softest lips. :-) We've been married 10 years and I am so happy to have him in my life.

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2012.01.08_lazy light3_0009 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. day 8 lazy saturday picture i hope to be doing more macros and abstracts this year. i love them and I've gotten away from them lately

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gargoyle fri 1.6.12 yip day6of365_0004 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. alternate day 6 photo - is hard to decide gargoyles are just facinating

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she prayed for us 1.06.12 before we were invited in Fri.6.365 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. day 6 Friday this is my favorite of the daily photos so far. i will definitely be visiting this statuary again. I would like to interview the owners. will I get up the courage? we'll see

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iphone photo of husky day 5 of 365 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. day 5 sometimes an iphone photo can be good. stirder is so good about posting for me. sweet soft puppy. huskys are so good natured - however he does beg quite vocally for treats. i suppose that's mostly our fault

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2012.01.04_still.point and shoot _0106 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. day 4 wednesday photos will seldom be spectacular but hopefully next week I'll do better than pear still life with iphone

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skull bw 2012.01.03_365.day3.daily pics_0069 Originally uploaded by GButterfly. one of hubby's skulls was my 3rd daily picture

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If I accept that it can never be, what will that mean? Originally uploaded by GButterfly. Day 2 of 365. working on acceptance. searching for meaning when the meaning i thought I'd sought has drifted from my grasp. Wondering what now? We may have a hand in making our own reality -but right now I kind of feel like I'm blind and the raw matrials have been switched up on me. Starting over

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week 1 self portraits - 52 weeks Originally uploaded by GButterfly. day 1 of 365 projectweek 1 of 52 weeks self portraits. I'm pretty nervous about the self portriats. I do much better behind the camera than in front of it. I will learn to be in front as it will make me better behind. I will get comfortable with this.this is also serving the dual purpose of tracking my fitness goals.

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new years evey joy ride, a photo by GButterfly on Flickr.we got new bikes for christmas! hubby and i plan to cross train this year. running. riding. paddling and a little yoga. yes we can get in better shape! I just turned 42 a few weeks ago. by 43 I will be in better shape than I was in all my 20's. Game on!

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Hello blog I've been away from you for a while...taking pictures, updating webistes for myself and my husband...but I just saw a blogger setup that I liked from a fellow photog. If I can work out how to set mine up like that...then i'm back. The shot above is from our best trip ever...Italia! I've got several memory cards worth of family photos to edit then I'll be back to editing and posting

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so excited to get back out on the kayak with my camera. hopefully there will be many more days like that this year. this of course was taken last Sunday - this weekend we have snow - so it's a much needed cleaning day. This water fix will sustain us for a week or two until we can get back out on the water again.Water is so healing - so energizing. I'm looking forward to taking more shots

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_DSC0030Originally uploaded by GButterflyi was told my thyroid needed to be monitored and they tested it last pregnancy (and misciarrage) but not this time. Here I find this article on about.com - and I am wondering if this could have made the difference in keeping my baby:Hypothyroid Women in First Trimester Need Two Extra Levothyroxine Pills Per Week Thursday June 10, 2010According to a study

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kayaking in the rain_DSC0003Originally uploaded by GButterflyThis was taken while kayaking in the rain.  I love kayaking.  I wish we could do it every day - of course I'm learning that if I hope to loose any weight I'll have to add some cardio to the kayaking.Below is the link to my new photo blog - which I'm hoping to make more of a professional blog.http://genevievephotos.wordpress.com/ 

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loss Day 60Originally uploaded by GButterflyLooking at my last post ... I should pay more attention to my dreams. Just two months after that dream - that co-worker in fact told me she was pregnant. Now it is July - and she and another coworker are both due in september. I had another round of IVF which ended in another early miscairriage after 1 1/2 weeks of bedrest in a physician ordered

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201/365 open armsOriginally uploaded by spring_peeperthis is where we are at, still, after all of these years. last night i dreamt a co-worker was pregnant - although she is a friend and i shouild be happy for her it was a nightmare - becuase was pregnant finally first but I lost my baby so early in the first trimester. thank god it was a dream -i am not ready to deal with her pregnancy i know

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KC Zombie Walk 2008Originally uploaded by darphboboi want to do this this year

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Aorangutang asking for treats2405Originally uploaded by GButterflyI'm trying to work on my husband's website - but it's going very slowly and not exactly the way that I would like. But I'll learn! http://caseyfineart.com/I've also started him a blog - to which he can choose to add or not.

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band of colorsOriginally uploaded by ajpscsthis makes me want to travel....beautiful photos by ajpscs on flickr. go and visit the rest of the stream - you will be glad you did

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empty and waiting......Originally uploaded by GButterflyhttp://stirrup-queens.blogspot.com/

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steps streaks ripples orangeOriginally uploaded by GButterflyplaying with shadows and photoshop a bit

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i love swirl vividlyOriginally uploaded by GButterflyhaven't blogged a photo in a while.....funny that I'm mostly doing black and white lately - but this is the pic I wind up posting.....

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baby store Originally uploaded by GButterfly. went to the baby making store - sort of - on wednesday - then went to the craft store and bought some creepy doll faces.I think it is really going to happen this year. First of all - a beter doctor. Also, apparently there are health care loans for people who aren't loaded but need a little help (or a lot of help) from micro biologists to

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GNC_1405.jpgOriginally uploaded by GButterflythe neighbors threw a block party and invited the city fire department. there was ice cream, which I am proud to day I resisted (want to loose 2 lbs per week - go to the gym AND avoid ice cream.) HOW did I avoid ice cream when there were 13 yummy flavors? Easy, I took pictures. I actually love taking pictures more than I love ice cream, really I do.

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uploading some older shots I forgot.....I miss the butterflies alreadyOriginally uploaded by GButterflyI'm on my way to my health goal....I finally have a plan that could work. Joined 24 hour fitness (don't love the atmosphere, but love the convenience of exercising WHENEVER I want) working with a trainer, doing cardio and keeping a food & exercise log. I've lost 4 lbs in the last week. My

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Our family portraitOriginally uploaded by oregonlahari hear vietnam may be opening back up, so maybe HOLT will start accepting applications again. I am getting my hopes up. maybe somedaythis can be us....

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CHINAOriginally uploaded by BoazImagescan you believe how adorable this photo is

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water playOriginally uploaded by lightpainterthis is such a great image

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(365/Day 141) Another Day at the ParkOriginally uploaded by mindyseasome day.....i hope to have little ones brother and sister and even another sibling too.....oh yes i finshed my 365 project not so into blogging lately - currently looking for models for hubby's drawings in his book. This is such a great picture becuase of the light and the way the boy's hair is flying in back despite the

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moon 2 Originally uploaded by GButterfly Hi - so I haven't posted in a while - I've been taking my daily picture - with the exception of one day when I was very tired and comming down with a cold - so I forgot. Anyhow - they are all over on flickr - go check them out.I was moaning about the trouble fo getting a good photo on a work day - wondering what I could do that was new or at

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Jan272008_DeerSMPark_0984.jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly All Rights Reserved by Genevieve Casey 2008There were 3 of these lil deer I was tracking. I finally got what I came for and could go home. I can never get enough of these lovely creatures.

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Blue January_7621 Originally uploaded by GButterfly jan 26 finally ....this bluejay flits in and out of our yard we leave out seeds for the birds - but the bluejay is a less frequent visitor than the junkos sparrows and cardinals....usually the dogs scare him off but i shut them in the house for a couple of minutes so i could sanp a shot or two....

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Jan 25 on the way home 7618 Originally uploaded by GButterfly jan 25 steeple on the way home. will remember this fror a cloudy day....

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Jan 24 handheld moon_7612 Originally uploaded by GButterfly jan 24 full moon but no tripod...so handheld with the "shorter" zoom

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Jan 23 hubby's work in progress_7606 Originally uploaded by GButterfly jan 23 hubby work in progress

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what i did instead of take pictures_7601 Originally uploaded by GButterfly tue jan 22 dog obedience class

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before and after Jan 21.jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly jan 21 new haircut

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Jan 20 2008_blue glass and snow_0870 Originally uploaded by GButterfly jan20 pic of the day

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i'm happy to hear that obama won another primary today. The thing is I like hillary and as a woman I do feel a little guilty not supporting her - but I think obama gets more of the young and other people who don't usually vote excited enough to come out and vote - which means more votes for democrats - and I believe he will be more diplomatic. I believe both would make a good president - but I

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cold saturday night Originally uploaded by GButterfly not a very good photo - but here it is....the photo of the dya jan 19. I have been keeping up with taking my photos some days are better than others - but I have not uploaded to flickr in a week - thus not here either. i've put myself on hiatus there. I think I can be alowed a weekly upload -just not to obsess about explore or post

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from the window at work Originally uploaded by GButterfly project 366 2008 Jan 18 018/366Day 260/365 in Project 365 started April 25 2007Grattitude: I'm grateful to be working indoors today. I listened to a talk about health disparities for Native Americans hisotorically and currently today. It reminded me how blessed I am to have good health care, and that my parents and grandparents

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trees playing withcolor Originally uploaded by GButterfly Project 366 2008 Jan 17 017/366Project 365 Day 259Grattitude: I am happy i decided to take the camera to work this morning. I am grateful that we were able to get an AWD car to replace hubby's truck when it broke - so that we both have a safe vehicle to drive to work when the roads are ice and snow covered. I am grateful for

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snow patterns Originally uploaded by GButterfly two shots for jan 17 - this one is first....

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winter through the chapel window Originally uploaded by GButterfly winter through the chapel windowProject 366 2008 Jan 16 016/366Day 258 of Project 365 (started april 2007)Uploaded by GButterfly on 16 Jan 08, 7.55PM PST. Grattitude: i'm grateful for the snow providing a break in the day. grateful that I have sick time so i can take a few hours off like i did today when i wasn't feeling

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jan 15 made with love Originally uploaded by GButterfly jan 15 made with loveproject 366 2008 Jan 15 015/366Day 257 of 365 in Project 365 started April 2007Gratitude: I'm grateful my hubby cooks and that we are both willing to try new things - and even willing to take the risk that sometimes they won't be what we expected - sometimes on the other hand they will be even better than we'd

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bead by ltsexpressions snail and tooth by God Originally uploaded by GButterfly bead by ltsexpressions snail and tooth by GodIf you love this bead you can purhcase your very own from the artist on etsy ltsexpressions@etsy.com she also has some of her beads here on flickr. www.flickr.com/photos/ltsexpressions/Gratitude Today I am grateful for the gift of this beautiful bead. The swirls are

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wood ducks 2 in domestic pond.jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly love wood ducks

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wood duck on golden pond Originally uploaded by GButterfly my favorite wood duck.....Grattitude: got to spend time with my grandma then hubby and I made a dent in organizing our kitchen

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Jan122008_borders readers_0793_2.jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly roject 366 2008 Jan 12 012/366Day 254 of Project 365 This pictures was taken in the hopes that hubby will do a paiting of him some day.Grattitude: I'm grateful I got to spend the day with my hubby when I thought he'd be sleeping all day due to working tonight. We discovered "The Mixx" a few weeks ago - went there today

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cloud chasing pinicized .jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly project 366 2008 Jan 11 011/366Day 253 of project 365.so - in picnic - I upped the color, upped the red and blue - and sharpened then of course added the usual frame.....origianal here www.flickr.com/photos/42037390@N00/2185755345/Uploaded by GButterfly on 12 Jan 08, 9.33AM PST.Grattitude:I am grateful for the puppies wanting

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making dr. who Originally uploaded by GButterfly Project 366 2008 Jan 10 010/366 Project 365 Day 252/365 Jan 10, 2008 (started in April 2007)hubby wants a dr who scarf. i still have a couple of feet to go -then of course all of the ends to weave in... pretty boring knit stitch all the way but i can motivate myself to work on it becuase it's what he wants. OF course it wasn't really

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simplify.jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly an extra - advise i need to heed.... yep I need to simplify, declutter, prioritize, etc......

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lunch with my love Originally uploaded by GButterfly Project 366 2008 Jan 8 009/366Project 365 Day 251/365 Jan 9, 2008 (started in April 2007)hubby had to come up to work during the day so we had lunch together - with tea. yumm. it's been a good culinary week so far.Grattitude: I'm grateful for the days when hubby and I get to spend time together at times we wouldn't normally - lunch, we

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dinner at pangea Originally uploaded by GButterfly Project 366 2008 Jan 8 008/366Project 365 Day 250/365 Jan 8, 2008 (started in April 2007)We were too tired to cook and wanting soup. panera didn't have any soups i wanted so we went to pangea - for soup and another small plate. yummGratitude: toight I came home tired and it was my turn to cook - but my sweet suggested we go out for carry

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why even ordinary days are lovely Originally uploaded by GButterfly why even ordinary days are lovelyProject 366 2008 Jan 7 007/366Day 249 of Project 365 ...He makes even the ordinary days nice ... and that is what I'm grateful for today!

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Jan062008_Clinton Lake Sun Jan 6, 2008_0504_3.JPG Originally uploaded by GButterfly Project 366 2008 Jan 6 008/366Day 248 of Project 365 (started april 2007)Gratitude: I'm grateful to have time off with my sweetie to enjoy the beautiful weather and spend time trapesing around a local lake. I'm grateful for secluded places to hike. And, since this was not a naturally occuurring lake, I am

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jan5 caipirinha 6 (1).JPG Originally uploaded by GButterfly playing with picnic - i have turned my caipirinha into a midori sour - but it still tasted like a caipirinha :-)

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Jan052008_green teas_0495_2.JPG Originally uploaded by GButterfly Project 366 2008 Jan 5 005/366Day 247 of 365Grattitude: today I'm grateful that we like in a big enough city that we have diverse choices in food, in markets, in whatever. We picked up some teas at the asian grocery - and some spices.... I'm happy to have that chioce.Uploaded by GButte

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city market teas jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly day 247 teas......

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Jan042008_January market_0498.JPG Originally uploaded by GButterfly Day 246. mique dirge and wes. we only see them once a year if that - usually around christmas when the come in to visit his parents...

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boiled or scrambled that is the question Originally uploaded by GButterfly Day 245 of 365 ...so 120 days left ...but I think I'll keep shooting every day at least through the end of 2008. This image came out of desparation - didn't get a photo in the daylight - came home -hubby went to work and I decided to boil a few eggs for dinner. the whisk is just for looks - well, and I used it

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i am loved two fritatas Originally uploaded by GButterfly hubby knows how to welcome a girl home...with yummy veggie frittatas. he's the best. he loves me. i love him. they were yummy too.

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20080101_edul and paige christmas hats_0424.JPG Originally uploaded by GButterfly edul and paige blew into town for a quick dinner glad we could catch up

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muffin and maria Originally uploaded by GButterfly a relaxing new hears eve....snacks and a movie with hubby and maria - and of course the lovable bunny muffin....

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picnic play with wood duck Originally uploaded by GButterfly there is this program called picnic - you can edit your images right online - nothing so fancy as phtoshop...but I don't yet know how to use photoshop...this has a few fun little features.... (see the differnce from the original image below)

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20071230_ducks in winter_0188_2.jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly day 250 of 365 days the wood duck i saw in november is still hanging out with the maliards - and with them one pair of white domestic ducks and for the moments lots of skittish canada geese.

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12/29/07 Pink and Blue Mix 249/365 Originally uploaded by GButterfly I was intrigued by her look - mostly sort of preppy and feminine with the flowered dress and pink lips - but then her hair had blue tips. I think the pink lemonaid really added to the contrast for me. so -this is my picture of the day today.here are some other people who are doing this (ok just one but I'll add to the

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yay one more on explore....briefly Originally uploaded by GButterfly on flickr explore is this elusive thing that some of us seek - it's exposure basically. well, it has always eluded me - there are 500 images that make it to explore every day. a couple of days ago one of my images made it in, then dropped as of today - it has re-entered and risen to 144 - which is my highest "ranking

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why do my lips do this ? Originally uploaded by GButterfly today friday december 28 day 248 of 365 days of photos. I was off work w/ my hubby today but not feeling so well - and there ws nothing of interest to photograph when we ran out to run a few errands.I cropped this image in to focus on my lips because in almost every photo there is of my I am disturbed by the crookedness of my

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its cold i'm sick there's nothing to shoot Originally uploaded by GButterfly day 247 of 365. there was nothing to photograph today. i went to work - my stomach hurt so I decided this colorful door could use a little attention. snow is pretty when it's falling - as yesterday - but then when the cars and pets get ahold of it....not so pretty anymore. so - we stayed inside tonight &

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Dec 26 2007_magical snow in kansas Originally uploaded by GButterfly Day 246 of 365. December 26 - the day after christmas. so, it snowed on and off for much of the day. on my drive home from work I found a place to pull over and photograph the trees. happily for this shot the snow was still falling.....

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daniel composition with trucks Originally uploaded by GButterfly day 245 christmas day. I want one of these...the todler not the trucks - well, I do realize they come as a package deal - have toddler and you will have toys everywhere.

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house on the hill Originally uploaded by GButterfly In my quest to take a picture every day for a year- the moonis often my saving grace.I went to pick up hubby from work around 730 AM and the moon was still in the sky - big as you want - so I pulled over to snag this shot...

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part of_too much christmas_12_23_2007 Originally uploaded by GButterfly we didn't decorate this year, but others did.......

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dec 22 2007 the moon cradled in branches Originally uploaded by GButterfly day 242 december 22 - the moon was out...I am thankful as it's all I had to photograph today

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20071223night moon dog colors2.JPG Originally uploaded by GButterfly the moon is almost full here it is tonight.....

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20071111 cardinalOP arboretum_1.jpg Originally uploaded by GButterfly november 11 photo - i just experimented a bit with the raw editing in adobe cs3 bridge

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one blue light Originally uploaded by GButterfly i love the blue lights.....blue emits a simple quiet beauty

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peaceful winter night Originally uploaded by GButterfly here is hoping for a quite christmas this year.

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