Day 243 - Felt like Playing with Photoshop

Day 242 - Spring Blossoms

Day 241 - Warm Yellow Light

Day 240 - Champion Wins at the Show

I did well at the Parkes Show Photography Section.  Sorry for the brag moment.  I received 28 ribbons.  Two which were Show Champion Digital Print and Show Champion Black and White.  I think I may retire now......

Day 239 - Sundown at the Last Show Day

Another show year has come to the end.  It was fun while it lasted. 

Day - 238 - Hyped on Sugar!!

Good old leftover slushies.  I think I had a sugar buzz all throughout the three days we were at the show. 

Day 237 - George The Pig

Parkes Show,  or Parkes Fair for my Canadian family and friends.    Memories of youth,  smile around,  excitement,  food,   and large pigs won at amusement games that help my children find me in the crowds!!!

Day 236 - Cry

I have noticed while doing this personal project that when I am upset I don't take photos. (and I don't like to cook so both projects are suffering these past weeks) Why do I have to be happy to be creative? Why can't pain inspire? Life isn't always easy. My heart has been in my stomach over things probably very petty. While people have died in fires, plane crashes, health problems. Those thank goodness aren't what is causing my hurt. But cruel hurtful people that threaten make life tough too. I was raised if you don't have anything nice to say stay quiet. I was raised to treat people like I would like to be treated.  I was raised to see the good but sometimes.........

Day 235 - Grey is Okay

Day 234 - Lunch Time Break

Day 233 - It's Not Easy Being Green

Day 232 - I Am The Perfect Version of Me

Day 231 - Almond Tree Blossoms

Day 230 - Computer Time

Day 229 - Laughter on Road Trips

Day 228 - The Eye Should Learn to Listen before It Looks

Day 227 - Turn to the Sunlight

Day 226 - Sometimes there is just no title........

Day 225 - Textures and Layers

Day 224 - Graceful Swaying Wattle

Day 223 - Full Moon

Day 222 - Wipe Out.....

One of those I told you so moments.  But when they scream like that you can't really say I told you so.......

Day 221 - Spooky Night

Day 220- Feeding My Soul

I always longed to go sit in a cafe shop.   Write letters or read while have a coffee, a snack.  Maybe one brief time in my life I did this while traveling through Scotland writing post cards and talking to the the locals.    Then kids came and even though we are traveling and living around the world still.  I have lost that inner soul part of myself that would just do this for frivolous sake.   I am starting to reclaim it back.  If you are ever in Forbes stop at http://mezzaninestyle.com/   it is good for the soul.   Christine W.,  I was finishing up your letter......  it will get to you sometime!!!

Day 219 - Follow Your Dreams

Day 218 - Minus 2 and Frost

Day 217 - What, wouldst thou have me turn pelican?

Day 216 - Slave Driver

***NO CHILDREN WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PHOTO****

( as you can tell by the smirks on their faces instead of the grimaces that the models were told to do)

It has been 36 days since my dishwasher broke.  Yes 36 days and it is still not fixed.   I am so over the rental agents with their excuses and standard lines.   The kids are calling me slave driver because I am always asking for help to do the dishes.   They have inspired the idea for this photo today.  It has been awhile since I have had all three in a photo hasn't it? 

Day 215 - Dirty Windows

I have been looking at this dirty window for weeks.   At 4:30pm the sun shines in and I cringe.   Doesn't help that the kids took window chaulk to their hands and made prints.  Trouble is most of the dirt is outside.  Yeah oh yeah the chores that come with adulthood. 

Day 214 - Family Lunch Time

Day 213 - Sheep Visitors in My Backyard