Saturday, May 19 (day 25) body art DSC_0311

day 25 may 19 body art DSC_0311
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 25 may 19 body art.
a day at the market seldom disappoints.


usually you can find at least one compelling image from a trip to the market on a saturday. I love the mix of culture, arts, crafts, wholesome foods and just people of every shape size and interest. I wish there were more places like this in the city.

Friday, May 18 (day 24) pineapple print shape DSC_0290

day 24 may 18 pineapple print shape DSC_0290
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 24 may 18
we didn't actually get one of these pineapple but we did get some yummy fish to grill out.

mmmmm I love pineapple - one of the many things to love about summer - all of the juicy fruits that are available.

Thursday, May 17 (day 23) grape leaf at night - ordinary time

day 23 may 17 leaf at night DSC_0287
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 23 may 17 daily photo diary
when i come home we have to walk the dogs out to the garden - this is a grape leaf. after the week of hard freeze earlier this year we were worried it wouldn't revieve but it's looking healthy. (no flash, no tirpod, no energy.)
yes I'm embarrassed to post a not ver intersting photo for the third day in a row.


If the post time says 11:59 i probably uploaded the photo later in the week or even the nest week and backdated the post. If you want to know when the photo was taken go to my flickr page and look at the photos properties. It'll give the time and of course today's date.

day 22 may 16 DSC_0283

day 22 may 16 DSC_0283
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 22 may 16 yet

another night when i was too busy to take a picture -so I'm driving up and down johnson drive looking for something I haven't already done. what do you want when you get off at 9,/930 pm? its dark i forgot to put a tripod in the car. Days like this I wonder if this sort of photo misses the point of taking a photo every day - but it does make me carry my camera and look for photos wherever I go - so maybe even if some of the shots are worthless in and of themselves - the intention of taking a photo every day will still help me to look at the world aroudn me a little more closely for the comming year.

day 21 may 15 i waited until night and then the dog got up DSC_0279

day 21 may 15 i waited until night and then the dog got up DSC_0279
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

DAy 21 May 15.Photo Diary This is what happens when you wait until the last minute to take your photo -its dark your tired and you dog is laying on all your pillows - so of course she gets up when i go get the camera. too tired and lazy tonight to find another shot, I end up posting this sad excuse for a daily photo. In the interest of full discolusure - i did not upload this on teh 15th - blogger lets you change the date of your post - so I've backdated the post fot he date the photo was takent. If anyone ever suggests I've cheated at my prpoject 365 show them this photo as evidence - why would't I have used a better photo from one of the days i went to the market or the park and there were several photo opportunities.l

day 20 may 14 DSC_0278

day 20 may 14 DSC_0278
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 20 they have open hearts at the erotic toy store



First I want to make it clear - i have never shopped here - it's not a very good representative of what I did today - but I do like hearts and I like neon signs when they are not in my neighborhood. this store is on my drive home to work -and on such an ordinary day I needed a photo

Sunday May 13 (day 19 )lotus bloom with curves

day 19 lotus bloom with curves
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 19 lone goose island

day 19 lone goose island
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 18 sat night dinner

day 18 sat night dinner
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

surprisingly the market wasn't as great for photos as usual. this was dinner saturday night we americans eat way too well. yes, there was some left for lunch later in the week.

Day 17 May 11 Friday katie flower girl saturated

Day 17 May 11 Friday katie flower girl saturated
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Unitl I have my own children - Katie lets me borrow her as a photo model. Thisis my favorite outfit of hers right now -it's great for spring photos with flowers real and faux.

DAy 16 May 10 thursday lily pads at night

DAy 16 May 10 thursday lily pads at night
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

i love our little koi pond. although not entirely secluded - it is still soothing to sit and listen to the water, watching for jumping fish.

day 15 church only over corrected

day 15 church only over corrected
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

no time to write about this I need to go to bed but I just wanted to send it to the blog. this was taken on my way home from work around 930 pm no triopod of course - over corrected in elements

day 14 baby foot 2

day 14 baby foot 2
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I have to credit my hubby with the idea for this one. I was complaingin that I didn't have an idea for the day and wanted to take a walk - well he didn't have time for a walk so he says - the birdbath is all green - why don't you take a close up of the green water. so I did - and then I thought this foot made a nice abstraction. I think this daily photo will really challenge me to come up with some intersting htings - I'm sure there will be cop outs too - but I look forward to the photographic challenges of the comming year.
I hope some of my freinds will join me in this?

day 13 floorboard lake

day 13 floorboard lake
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

This isn't the prettiest picture I took today - but It gives a picture of what is going on in my life this monday. (I didn't acuatally upload unitl tuesday but lucky blogger lets me change the date.) so here is this rusty lookig lake in the floorboard of my car. the first itme there was moisture i thought I'd spilled some water - so i cleaned out my car and removed all of the floor mats. well, no sooner had it started to dry then we had anotehr rain - and another - well, obviously this isn't just an uncapped water bottle -this is a real problem. My car is 14 years old - the thing is - the engine is still good - its jsut the body that has it's issues.

day 12 sunday night empy streets kansasDSC_0106

day 12 sunday night empy streets kansasDSC_0106
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

sunday - photographically kind of a let down after the weekend. some days there isn't much to shoot - I can see that doing this every day and not just once a week for a year will be a challenge. It is so tempting to cheat and use sometihng from one of the days I found several shots.

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.