A Photo A Day

Redirect

2007-06-22T19:50:00.001-05:00

I have decided that it's time to do a little streamlining. I'm still going to be posting my daily photos, as well as Photo Hunters and Thursday Photo Day pictures. But I'll be posting them at my main blog - Random Ramblings of a Drifting Mind. It just seems silly now to be posting all over the place. I really wish I could import all of the posts here to that blog, but evidently that is not an available feature here at Blogger (yet). Oh well.

barbie girl

2007-06-20T18:35:00.000-05:00

nose

2007-06-19T18:32:00.000-05:00

what I did today

2007-06-18T22:28:00.000-05:00

I was in an organizing mood after work today, so my kitchen cabinets reaped the benefits:

Neko Claims His Chair

2007-06-17T22:41:00.000-05:00

Photo Hunt: Hair

2007-06-16T22:01:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: HAIR

I posted this picture of my hair before, but I just didn't feel like taking a picture of my hair today, so you get a rerun.

But, in keeping with the premise of this blog, taking a picture every day, here are the pics of the cats I snapped today. After all, they have hair too. I know this because it ends up on all my clothes.

Neko loves to sprawl out:

I can't believe Neko was able to get this close to Celeste without her going berzerk. The truce lasted just long enough for me to get the shot.

candlelight

2007-06-15T21:10:00.000-05:00

I absolutely love candles. Which is actually kind of funny, considering my fear of fire.

shades

2007-06-14T17:39:00.001-05:00

Today's prompt for Thursday Photo Day over at Create a Connection was to show your shades.

A pic I took a couple of months ago:

And in keeping with the spirit of this blog, a pic I took today (with my cell phone):

we made ties!

2007-06-13T17:37:00.000-05:00

I think on Sunday I'll post a step-by-step how-to for this little project. It was really easy. Those are construction paper ties that the kids colored and put their hand prints on.

I love when the kids draw me pictures

2007-06-12T17:36:00.000-05:00

Sloppy Joe Bake

2007-06-11T17:34:00.000-05:00

I decided to start cooking more often, and this was absolutely delicious! The recipe came out of Betty Crocker's Bisquick Cookbook. I'm a big fan of simple recipes.

Neko

2007-06-10T17:32:00.000-05:00

shoes

2007-06-09T09:31:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: SHOES

These are my favorite pair of shoes (next to the flip flops, of course). I just can't help but feel sexy in these.

literal eye candy

2007-06-08T21:30:00.000-05:00

Celebrate

2007-06-07T18:42:00.000-05:00

The theme for this week's Thursday Photo Day at Create a Connection was "Celebrations." And, since I didn't have celebrations lined up for this week, I thought I'd just take a picture of how I usually celebrate. Yep. I'm a celebratory eater. And a cake-a-holic. This particular cake was to celebrate my class's good behavior the day we had our annual state assessment. The leftovers came home with me.

that's me?

2007-06-06T18:15:00.000-05:00

One of the kids drew a picture of me. Thank you?

Jack and the Beanstalk

2007-06-05T18:14:00.000-05:00

We read Jack and the Beanstalk at school and then the kids drew pictures from the story. This is Frank's.

cabinet kitties

2007-06-04T18:10:00.000-05:00

Yes, they are both on top of the kitchen cabinets. They get there by jumping from the washer across to the top of the fridge first. How Neko managed to get up there when Celeste was already there without being mauled, I do not know.

honeysuckle

2007-06-03T18:29:00.000-05:00

Art

2007-06-02T08:04:00.000-05:00

This week's theme = Art

I was going through some boxes of junk recently (I am a world-class pack rat) and found a folder with some "art" I had created in high school (most likely during study hall). This particular piece I had cleverly titled "Bird Doo On The Windshield."

Princess

2007-06-01T16:24:00.001-05:00

This is a pin my mother-in-law gave me a couple of years ago for Christmas. I love wearing it and responding to comments with "yes, that's just how much my mother-in-law thinks of me!"

Water

2007-05-31T16:44:00.000-05:00

The prompt this week over at Create a Connection for Thursday Photo Day was WATER. I took 2 pictures today:

And then I thought of all my other great "water" pics that I wanted to post, as well:

Destin Commons

the beach at Pelican Beach Resorts, Destin

I was trying to get a picture of a crab - do you see him?

water bottles for my preschool class to take on the playground

a fire hydrant in the middle of nowhere

my class wanted to wash the dishes in the kitchen center last week

currency

2007-05-30T17:08:00.000-05:00

nine

2007-05-29T22:06:00.000-05:00

Happy Memorial Day

2007-05-28T17:02:00.000-05:00

Stop

2007-05-27T17:00:00.000-05:00

Colorful

2007-05-26T13:16:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Colorful

CD jewel cases

movie night

2007-05-25T23:53:00.000-05:00

Thursday Photo Day: Signs of Summer

2007-05-24T18:14:00.000-05:00

red

2007-05-23T17:29:00.000-05:00

This is a closeup of the carnation in the bouquet I got at preschool graduation from one of my little boys.

keys

2007-05-22T18:25:00.000-05:00

I found another site to help me with coming up with material to photograph: 26 Things. It's a photo scavenger hunt with a new list of (get this) 26 things every 2 months. I'm not going to commit to getting everything on the list every time, or posting my collection to their flickr group. But it does give me more subject matter.

empty

2007-05-21T18:23:00.000-05:00

My classroom is like a ghost town this week - I've gone from 13 students to only 6. It's rather surreal.

from my class to me

2007-05-20T19:21:00.000-05:00

cooked

2007-05-19T14:18:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Cooked/Cooking

I made my world-famous (well, ok, maybe world famous is a bit of an exaggeration) spaghetti for lunch. And, as always, I got sauce on my shirt. I never can fix this meal without wearing it. Maybe I need an apron.

ear

2007-05-18T21:17:00.000-05:00

meow!

2007-05-16T22:50:00.000-05:00

back in the swing of things

2007-05-14T22:49:00.000-05:00

Neko missed us

2007-05-13T22:32:00.000-05:00

Vacation Pics

2007-05-12T21:30:00.000-05:00

First of all, a big thank you and hello to everyone from the Photo Hunt who commented last week on my "Childhood" photos. I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to visit everyone then and thank you properly, but as you may be able to tell from the title of this post, I've been out of pocket this week. Now it's time to get caught up on Project 365.

Saturday, May 5, 2007

The view from the balcony of unit #402 at the Pelican Beach Resort in Destin, FL - sorry for the poor quality that my cell phone delivers. There seems to be a greenish tint to every pic I take with my cell phone.

Sunday, May 6, 2007

After a wonderful lunch at Fudpucker's, we decided we couldn't leave without seeing the 'gators - they have over 100 in their alligator habitat underneath the restaurant's outdoor deck. Admission to the attraction? Free. Again, sorry for the poor quality - I forgot my camera when we left the resort that day.

Monday, May 7, 2007

I now present for your salivation the world's best milkshakes EVAR! Johnny Rockets is right next to the cinema at Destin Commons. They bring you your shake in the glass AND the excess in the mixer cup. So you get 2 shakes for the price of 1 (the price of 1 $5 shake, that is - but it's worth it)!

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Another pic I took with my cell phone. It was just such a beautiful morning on the beach and I wanted to be able to take it with me everywhere, so this is the new wallpaper on my phone. I was going to record the ocean as a voice memo to play back whenever I wanted, but I never got around to it.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

The dolphins paraded past our resort several times each day - they swim so close to the shore! Mesmerizing creatures.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

The pool at the resort. This pic really doesn't do it justice because of the lighting, but for some reason the Night mode on my camera ends up blurring everything. If you can't tell, that's a fountain with 2 dolphins.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Our sunset beach treks were great for spotting ocean life - can you find the crab in this pic? Gotta move fast to catch those little buggers on film - they bury themselves with lightning speed.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Here it is. The saddest part of any vacation. Packing it all up and going home. Yes, all of that stuff is really for just Hubby and me.

baseball season

2007-05-04T17:59:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Childhood

All but one of the kids in my class were old enough to sign up for baseball this season, so of course there was a baseball in today's show-and-tell.

Water Break

2007-05-03T19:29:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Childhood

It's starting to get warmer outside around here. So we have water bottles to take on the playground in the afternoon.

boundless energy

2007-05-02T17:37:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Childhood

My boys - they wear me out, but I do love them. They are playing a game they like to call "Finish Line" - that's what they call a race.

dig it

2007-05-01T17:34:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Childhood

Yes, that is purple sand in our sand table. Why? I do not know.

tea time

2007-04-30T17:28:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Childhood

I decided that, working in a preschool environment, I should have enough material to post with this theme all week. This is the tea set in our kitchen center. It doesn't get much use though - I have 9 boys and only 3 girls in my class, and the boys aren't that keen on playing in the kitchen center.

Rare

2007-04-29T22:37:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Rare

My first instinct was to be cute about this theme and go with my own wacky sense of humor:

Now that's a rare steak! Actually, I wanted to take a picture of a cow, but I never had my camera ready when we drove past one this past week. Oh well. Here's my serious take on this theme:

This is a 1960 Chevy Apache. Our karate instructor owns it right now, but as you can tell from the sign in the window, he has decided it's time to sell. It is most definitely a thing of beauty. And, while I'm not a car buff, I'm pretty sure you don't see these every day. So it qualifies as rare, right?

Check out more rare finds here. And if you have a chance, drop by and leave some well-wishes for TNChick - she's having some pretty freaky health issues right now and could definitely use your prayers, best wishes, positive energy waves, or whatever other good vibes you could send her way.

karate tournament

2007-04-28T17:55:00.000-05:00

It was a pretty good turnout - usually the April tournament is smaller. Most of the students from our dojo that competed came home with a trophy of some variety. I was really proud of everybody. And only slightly miffed at myself for not competing this time.

movie time

2007-04-27T18:33:00.000-05:00

I generally don't sit my class down in front of the tv during the day, but we needed a change this week. The playground was too wet this morning to go outside and one of the kids brought a VeggieTales movie for show and tell. The kiddos loved it. And that means Ms Amber loved it.

Had to take this one with my cell phone. I'm out of batteries again. Maybe I should invest in the rechargables?

Layers

2007-04-26T17:17:00.000-05:00

My uniform for the preschool where I teach is scrubs. But our administrator insists that we wear shirts under our scrub tops. Evidently the halfway point between neck and cleavage is a little lower than she deems modest. Whatever.

Check out other interpretations of "layers" here.

Iris

2007-04-25T19:15:00.000-05:00

One of the kids in my class brought me an iris today. When I was putting it in a cup of water, he came up to me and (in his incredible Southern drawl) said "Ms Amber, don't smell that flower - it smells AWFUL!"

more from the zoo wedding

2007-04-23T16:55:00.000-05:00

My bouquet from the zoo wedding and the crochet doll the bride gave her attendants - her mom made all the dolls and a bride and groom doll, too.

hair

2007-04-22T16:51:00.000-05:00

There it is, folks. My hair, in all it's pig-tail-braided glory.

I think I'm going to post pieces of me when I can't think of anything else to take a picture of. If nothing else, at least it gives me new subject matter for a while.

Steps

2007-04-21T09:40:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Steps

I went the boring, predictable route with this one. These are the steps up to our front door. I thought about posting a recipe with pics of each step or something like that, but I just didn't have the motivation.

The Meadows

2007-04-20T18:40:00.000-05:00

This new subdivision going up closeby is gonna be nice. "Too rich for our blood" nice. Maybe someday.

my inner magpie

2007-04-19T18:35:00.000-05:00

This is the back of Hubby's Half-Life 2 disc. If I were a magpie searching for shiny treasures to line my nest with, I would definitely include cds. And were a magpie to take said disc for her nest, I wouldn't exactly be heartbroken ;)

Check out other magpie treasures here.

I spy...TREE!

2007-04-17T19:33:00.000-05:00

Either I need to change my daily routines or I need to start looking at the things I see every day differently. Otherwise, I'm going to run out of subject matter soon.

no limits

2007-04-16T19:32:00.000-05:00

crash

2007-04-15T22:30:00.000-05:00

The only place I wanted to be the day after the zoo wedding - you couldn't have paid me to stay awake!

the zoo wedding

2007-04-15T00:35:00.000-05:00

The bride at Joe's Crab Shack with her balloon panda and paper towel veil - yeah, it was a real wild bachelorette party ;) The happy couple:The bride at the reception in her kimono:

Hubby and I:

hobby

2007-04-13T11:20:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Hobby

I had trouble picking just one thing for this week's theme, so today you get more than just one shot.

Photography/digital photo editing:

Shotokan Karate (that's Hubby teaching the kiddies):

Reading:

Sudoku:

I'm actually early with my post this week (this is supposed to be a Saturday thing), but I'll be in a wedding at a zoo this weekend, so I thought I'd probably be able to sneak a couple pics of that in here for my Saturday post. Don't expect those before Sunday, though.

hand

2007-04-12T23:07:00.000-05:00

Just doin' what I do. Check out more hands here.

seemingly random

2007-04-11T17:18:00.000-05:00

Yes, that's a fire hydrant. Yes, it's in a pretty random spot. At least, looking at it from this direction would lead you to believe so. Actually, I took this picture while standing on the side of the road. Directly across the road from this hydrant are 3 houses whose occupants would sorely miss it were it gone.

everyone needs a little getaway

2007-04-10T18:15:00.000-05:00

Welcome to our class's "By Myself Box." Even preschoolers occassionally need to be able to get away from it all and recharge. Now if little Jonny or Suzie-Cutie needs to be left alone for a bit, we have a designated area for them to go. Yay for ginormous cardboard boxes!

first mowing

2007-04-09T17:22:00.000-05:00

Some things just can't be captured in a photo...like the smell of fresh-cut grass. Breathe in that summer scent!

too much cute for just one cat

2007-04-08T17:19:00.000-05:00

Clean

2007-04-07T19:57:00.000-05:00

This week's theme: Clean

Celeste is perched on top of the television - she likes to feel like she's the center of attention.

fields of clover

2007-04-05T20:16:00.000-05:00

for you

2007-04-04T20:29:00.000-05:00

just out of reach

2007-04-03T20:28:00.000-05:00

2007-04-02T20:14:00.000-05:00

water

2007-03-31T19:11:00.000-06:00

This is the best idea and also the worst mistake ever. Our cats' water dish. It holds a lot of water, but the problem is that our cats have figured out how to take the tank off the dish and soak the floor.

Previous water pictures can be found here, here and here.

Expect more exciting water pics to be posted in May when we finally go on our honeymoon - (only 7 years late!).

big blue

2007-03-30T18:57:00.000-06:00

a closeup of our computer

simple roadside beauty

2007-03-29T18:54:00.000-06:00

I don't know why I find weeds so photogenic lately. Spring must really be getting to me.

2007-03-28T17:53:00.000-06:00

April bulletin board - I'm early!

2007-03-27T17:52:00.000-06:00

ECERS

2007-03-26T17:51:00.000-06:00

Center assessments are coming up, so this book is my life for the next month.

color explosion

2007-03-25T17:49:00.000-06:00

Our little tree was nothing but a bundle of sticks when we went to bed, and when we woke up it had exploded with brilliant red leaves.

Empty

2007-03-24T16:07:00.000-06:00

I took 2 pictures today that fit with this week's theme, and I just couldn't decide between them:

1. My car's gas gauge:

2. The space between an empty building and our karate school - all that's left is the framing of the front door and windows:

Pajama Day

2007-03-23T17:03:00.000-06:00

We had pajama day at work today and the kids loved it - especially the fact that Ms Amber dressed up for it too!

watch the birdies!

2007-03-21T16:42:00.000-06:00

There are two of them - one at the feeder, and one in the tree above it. Not quite the stark contrast that would have been in yesterday's photo, but at least I got them today!

what you DON'T see

2007-03-20T17:29:00.000-06:00

What you don't see is the brilliantly scarlet cardinal that was there when I stopped to dig my camera out of my backpack. A truck drove by, and when I got up, the bird was gone.

on the road again

2007-03-19T17:25:00.000-06:00

Nice weather lately means I've been able to walk home after work. Great exercise, and an excellent wind-down from being around kids all day.

fun piled on a bun

2007-03-18T20:16:00.000-06:00

You just can't beat a classic.

Drink

2007-03-17T22:34:00.000-06:00

Sorry for the poor quality on this one - camera phone + Olive Garden lighting = not the best photos in the world. But the sangria is pretty good on occassion.

Check out the other Photo Hunters here.

"you're my best teacher!"

2007-03-16T16:10:00.000-06:00

I only altered this photo to protect the identity of the subject. No offense, folks, but you just can't be too careful on this here internet thingy.

Anyway, to be fair, I suppose I should post an unaltered photo for today as well...here you go:

These are actually quite good - much smaller than you would expect a snack cake to be, but hey, it's a piece of chocolate cake with only 3 grams of fat.

finding balance

2007-03-15T19:40:00.000-06:00

spring cometh

2007-03-14T19:38:00.000-06:00

charting progress

2007-03-13T19:34:00.000-06:00

It was better in theory - I didn't think about the fact that the majority of my class is the same height. So the leaves don't actually match up with their marks on the stem. Oh well.

sunrise

2007-03-12T19:32:00.000-06:00

Probaby not the safest picture I've ever taken - I was driving when I snapped this one. But it was just so pretty!

Architecture

2007-03-11T19:28:00.000-06:00

talk about a lazy cat

2007-03-10T19:31:00.000-06:00

sweet gum

2007-03-09T17:59:00.000-06:00

My class is obsessed with these things since they started finding them on the playground this week.

picture day

2007-03-08T17:57:00.000-06:00

my "art"

2007-03-07T17:53:00.000-06:00

birthday cupcakes

2007-03-06T17:52:00.000-06:00

a miracle

2007-03-04T11:14:00.000-06:00

Both cats in the same frame and not trying to kill each other - a miracle, I tell you.

salty

2007-03-03T23:09:00.000-06:00

ramen noodles

root canal

2007-03-02T10:56:00.000-06:00

toothache

2007-02-28T22:50:00.000-06:00

March bulletin board

2007-02-27T22:48:00.000-06:00

Soft

2007-02-25T19:23:00.000-06:00