10 January, 2010

This morning, realizing that it was another relatively nice winter day, I thought "Hey, today would be an awesome day for a hike." My mom agreed, so off we went for a Sunday adventure.

Instead of hiking, we took a trip up to Cheyenne Mountain and visited Will Roger's Shrine of the Sun. We enjoyed some spectacular views and soaked in some history while exploring the "tower". I didn't take this picture at the very top, but we were pretty high up when I snapped it. For those of you familiar with the Colorado mountains, you can see Pike's Peak above the peak of the roof. You see that very snowy mountain top peeking out from behind the vally (of sorts)? Just slightly to the right of the green slope on the far left of the picture? I know it's hard to spy, since the sky is so white in the photo, but that is Pike's Peak! I thought it interesting to get a picture of it from a different view, since I'm so accustomed to seeing it from the front.

9 January, 2010

We got our tree down a week ago, but didn't have anywhere to take it to have it recycled until this weekend. So my mom and I loaded it up and hauled it off this afternoon. We also worked on taking our outdoor Christmas decorations down. Unfortunately, our ground is still so frozen that some of the things we staked into the ground (wooden signs, etc) wouldn't come out! So we're waiting until the temperatures have gone up enough to loosen the dirt and allow the stakes to give a little.

8 January, 2010

I got the privilege of assisting a friend of mine move into her college dorm room today! I had a blast hanging out with LH, per usual, and enjoyed seeing some of the college scene (since I've never actually set foot on a college campus).

Before we headed to the campus, my family and hers met up at Cracker Barrel for lunch. For anyone that has never been there, they have plenty of old time candy, et cetera, in their "Old Country Store". I thought this display of lollipops looked very neat.




But don't touch that dial just yet! Today, you all get a bonus picture. 'Cos I want to share a picture of what I actually did today. LH on her dorm bunk, right next to her cleverly decorated wall.


Alright, that's all folks! Thanks for tuning in.

7 January, 2010

Not a particularly artistic photo, I fear and most certainly self-explanatory. But they can't all be gems, can they?

6 January, 2010

Went to have my eyes checked today. I thought this floral arrangement coupled with the very modern chairs made for an interesting combination. This photo is a bit crooked - sorry 'bout that.

5 January, 2010

I'm working on a series of photo manipulations right now and attempting to use as much of my own stock as possible. Right now, the majority of them are in the planning stages, however, I wanted to allow myself enough time to get some photos before I started on 'em. This pic is likely to play a part in the series. It's one of twenty-five, so I have a few different options. :P



As a side note - if anyone is looking for any playing card stock for photo manipulations, feel free to drop me a note. I have more than enough photos for you to at least browse. You just might find something you like.

4 January, 2010

The fixed blade knife that I ordered from Cabela's last week arrived on my doorstep this morning! Of course, I promptly pulled it out and examined my purchase and then proceeded to do what any 365er would do - photographed it! Unfortunately, I just couldn't get the right lighting on it, no matter what I did. So, pardon the dark setting and slight green tinge to this picture.





The specs:
Gerber Micarta Skinner
3" blade length
6.9" overall length
3.2 ounce weight
Drop-point style, stainless steel blade

Now you know more about my knife than you ever cared to learn. :)

3 January, 2010

Today, my family and I ventured a place we haven't gone in years - the roller rink. It's been six years since I last went to one and just as long since I've been skating. No, I didn't put any of those silly rolling contraptions on my feet (I'd much rather back a green horse than glide out into a rink), though I did enjoy watching my sisters skate and playing some arcade games (Woot for Ski Ball!). The below picture is of a section of the rink's carpet! Isn't it a neat pattern?

2 January, 2010

My family and I went to Big R this afternoon. All of us managed to find something to spend money on (hooray for Christmas cash!). No, the subject of the below picture did not come home with us. However, she's the cutest thing I've seen all day and her owners were kind enough to let me take a photo of her.

1 January, 2010

Happy new year everyone!

The above picture was taken shortly after the clock struck twelve and my family and I greeted the new year with loud toots of noisemakers and the "ooos" and "ahhhs" that accompany fireworks.