Day 11 of 365 Pow Wow May 5 2007

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42037390@N00/485646128/
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Gratitude today: I am grateful for the beautiful weather and to this gentleman and a few others for letting me take thier photos. I am grateful to have the chance to observe the beautiful dancing today and for all of the nice people we met. I look forward to my next pow wow.

This gentleman was very gracious to let me photograph him. I am in need of much practice photographing people - but I was inspired by this excellent photographer whose work I saw at the Brookside art fair last night. I never get the lighting or setting right with people - becuase I feel so shy about the whole business.

It was quite warm today - and we were outside all afternoon so I am quite tired. I can only imagine all of the dancers in full regalia must be so tired and hot. I really enjoyed seeing the dances though.

day 10 beautiful

day 10 beautiful
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

my photo for today. Today I am grateful for sunshing a day off time to visit with my grandparents and my mom. I am grateful that my grandpa is walking more than he was. I am gratefult that both these lovely fluttery butterflies and katie were both willing to pose for me today. and of course for my sweetie.

DAy 9 THURSDAY May 3 orange pods

DAy 9 THURSDAY May 3 orange pods
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Today's photo. Taken between work and a discussion at church about "living simply, responsible consumerism &the like. More about that later. It partnered with a several themes that have beeen on my mind latel - budgeting and managing on less for an important goal (for us funding an adoption), then there is this other idea about in addition to purchasing less, purchasing more responsibly i.e. looking at hte imprint of what we purchase on the world beyond us. In church we have been talking about avoiding buying things made with slave labor - which is certainly both important and diffiicult to do in today's society. The other thing I have been thinking about is the whole environmental impact. NPR is doing a yearlong series on global warming - and it has me, and I hope others thinking a lot more about this fast approching problem. It is a problem that no one who really pays attention to teh changes that occur in climate can ignore or deny anymore. So related to this, they have talked recently about the concept in england about food miles and minimizing your carbon imprint. This partners some with what the speaker last night who is a buyer from whole foods was discussing, that we are so far removed from doing anything for ourselves and most of our food is shipped from miles away (florida, california, sometimes mexico & beyond) Take avacados I love avacados - and olives. And there are definitely healht reasons for eating these foods over other fats. But what about the rest of your food budget? I do feel good that at least buying at the local farmer's market not only do we save money - but we also can reduce the food miles in our family's weekly menu. Also, gardening - we only have a small garden becuase we have a small yard and little time - but some day I hope to have more land and larger garden. There is nothins so satisfying as hoeing the land - except maybe tasting the first of anything that you have planted for the year - first strawberry, first pea, first spinach - and later in the year first tomato. mmmmm

Day 8 Wed May 2 tree reflection On workdays my world is very small

Day 8 Wed May 2 tree reflection On workdays my world is very small
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Today I visited grandparents briefly before work - it's nice to have time to do that - even if only for an hour or so. Wednesdays I go in at 1 so I can visit or do chores and such in the morning. While I don't like having a different schedule or working late -the Wednesday mornings will be missed when I go to days.

I heard an interview with Ann Quindln on the radio this morning - I really am ashamed that I have not read any of her books - I must remedy that when I finish my 2 main knitting projects. She was giving a talk at a local church tonight -I wish I could have gone. I'm definitely putting her on my summer reading list.

Ok I just relaized htat (1) this is posting really small - you can make the photo out much better on flickr. & (2) the comments I've written under my photo don't post - which mean my gratitudes don't show up. So -starting today I'll remedy that.

"GRATITUDE: I'm grateful I could help hubby with something tonight as he does so much for me. AND I'm grateful for the feel of the weather today.
I love the feel and smell right after a late afternoon rain. It's not muggy like a daytime rain -its cool and the breeze lifts the scent and feel of water to my skin in a gentle carress, carrying me elsewhere for a few short moments, reminding me how an evening by the sea would feel. Thank you for the cool treat, summer rain!"

red butterfly girl uploaded on day 7

red butterfly girl uploaded on day 7
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I wasn't doing a photo a day when I took this photo - but I just uploaded it to my computer so that should count. I love these window displays and usually I'm not all that impressed with anything on the plaza - but of course - hard to resist a good butterfly isn't it.

Day 7 May 1 tuesday daily photo Katie climbing

Day 7 May 1 tuesday daily photo Katie climbing
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 7 May 1. It was late in the day i was tired and she was about to jump down so it's all out of focus. this is my cute neighbor. she loves to have her picture taken so i should have just asked her to pose again.

day 6 monday 4_30 SQARING A CIRCLE because there is little else to shoot

day 6 monday 4_30 SQARING A CIRCLE because there is little else to shoot
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 6 4/30/07mondays are hard - being limited in my time off to wantder - I stuck with my own yard. The important thing is that I take a picture every day and recognize something for which I feel gratitude every day. today I am grateful for the sun shining on my shoulders and I am grateful that i have a yard

day 5 4_29 sunday flox moth

day 5 4_29 sunday flox moth
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 5 sunday april 29. we went to church. we planted tomatoes and such. we visited with friends. it was a full lovely day.

DAy 4 4_28 hard working man picture a day001

DAy 4 4_28 hard working man picture a day001
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 4 4/28 we also went to the market today. this guy alwasy makes a good photo whenever he is there. I think I could make a whole collection of just him.

I love the market on saturdays. some day when we don't have a lot else going on that weekend -I want to get there first thing in the morning and not leave until the vendors all break down at night - with my camera of course.

DAY 4 first strawberry picture a day039

DAY 4 first strawberry picture a day039
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 4 mmmm strawberries. cann't wait

DAY 3 upload of 364 4_27_07 405 pm rainbow leads to graveyard

DAY 3 upload of 364 4_27_07 405 pm rainbow leads to graveyard
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 3 of photo a day 4/27/07. This was taken when leaving a visit to grandpa in the rehab a storm came in and I knew about this graveyard on the way home -so I stopped for a few photos. Actually the last time he was in this same rehab - one or two years ago - i took some shots at this same graveyard on the way home one night - though not in the rain.

We also went to an art openign at the Liapold Gallery tonight - interesting; and we had dinner at Carmen's. Carmen's was overpriced and nto worth it. It was ok just not that impressive. We won't go back unless it's free.

DAY 2 upload of 364 4_26_07 629pm

DAY 2 upload of 364 4_26_07 629pm
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

4/26/07 day 2 of photo a day.. Taken in the parking lot when I went otu to mov emy car. fortunately the sky has been offering me some interest when nothing else in the day has.

DAY 1 upload of 365 4_25_07 435 pm

DAY 1 upload of 365 4_25_07 435 pm
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

on 4/25/07 I started a photo a day challenge for myself. I'm going to try to keep it up for a year - I won't limit myself to one photo a day - but I must take a photo a day even if I go nowhere and end up with an out of focus piece of lint in my house -it will hopefully train me to look and focus more.

from Friday.
This guy was trying to warn me off - his girl just laid an egg. It was neat to watch her pushing it around getting the nest just right.

even the grackles are pretty in sunlight

even the grackles are pretty in sunlight
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Today was nice. A day off (but I work Sunday) visited grandparents enjoyed the fantastic weather in the park then our department at work threw a dinner party - to some that may not sound good but the thing is that I really like the people I work with - so it was a good time.
After a couple of weeks of unseasonable cold - a late frost even - a nice warm day with the sun out was a treat and I was blessed to have the day off to enjoy it.

sparrow rain and peach tree

sparrow rain and peach tree
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

This was just a couple of weeks ago now everything is frozen. i hope we still get some peaches from this wonderful tree. I know we'll have more sparrows as we already hear little ones in our bird houses. thats april in kansas unpredictable

blue and green butterfly

blue and green butterfly
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

THis suits my mood. I scanned a notebook then adjusted the colors in paint.
A little blue becuase there was a baby shower going on at work right next to my office for the entire afternoon. It was loud so I couldn't avoid tinking about it. I had a bit of a sniffle for a time but I did keep on plugging unitl the work was done - so that was good.
On the up side hubby got a job offer - so starting in May our financial picture is more hopeful - and thus the hopes of our being able to afford whatever we need to do to get a youngster of our own.

grandpa's airplane

grandpa's flying beastie
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

As my grandpa has been in the hospital for some time & we thought he should have some photos in the room. My grandma dug these up and I enlarged them. It's amazing to see them so young - how they were before I was born I'm not sure but this shot may even be before my mom.
It got me thinking, if I could only have a few momentos of my younger life in a hospital or nursing home -what would I keep? I don't have any kids - so it would have to be my own selfiish pursuits. I suppose a photo of Wes and I kayaking -one of my butterfly shots - maybe the pups - shots of my family, especially lil sis being a ham. - and a couple of shots of wes when we are hiking. What do those selections tell about me? It's not the whole picture -there is nothing in there to indicate my time spent knititng - or anything to do with my work, or anything about food and cooking. I guess when it comes down to it either those things don't define me as much as I thought - or they just don't photograph well.

Fellow bloggers - what do you think you would choose if you could only have one photo board full of images & the few items that would fit on your bedside table to remind you of your life outside the hospital?

jw art journal butterfly front

jw art journal butterfly front
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I love this idea - there are 30 arj journals made by differnt people they will be available during churh for folks to respond to the sermon in whatever way - doodle, draw, write, just take a few notes. I like this sort of engagement it is one of hte things I really love about this church. Good idea Leslie! Thanks for letting me (a non-professional) participate with all of you art and design folks. One more layer of decopage glue and back it goes.

I do hope this inspires me to do some ATCs. I was able to collect up some things to use in a relatively short (for me) time and acuatlly come up with a concept I like.

missed opportunity

I missed the cutest photo this morning -and then proceeded to obsess about it for an hour - good thing I don't have to be at work until 11:30 today
I should have gone to pilates but my tummy wasn't cooperating so I convinced myself I'll go to the makeup class on friday -and today I enjoyed some tea.
So what fabulous picture did I miss? We have a bench in the back yard where we scatter seed for the birds - and on the bench a squirrel and a male cardinal were eating in harmony. It would have been a perfect shot they way they were positioned - but by the time I went in the other room for my camera - they were gone.
Now every morning I am going to hope for that picture to show itself again.....