March 17 - St. Patrick's Day Four Leaf Clover and Bobby's 3rd Birthday Party

St. Patrick's Day - Four Leaf Clover

Here is the POTD - a four leaf clover that Dan handed me when I pulled in the driveway from the drive back from Bobby's birthday party in Greenville today.  He found it when walking the dog.  I took over 300 shots at Bobby's birthday party and have not yet had time to pick my favorites.  I uploaded them to Shutterfly - http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AauXDRi5as2eC .  You can view them there.  It was a great party loaded with 3 year olds and fun!  The weather cooperated for back yard fun.

March 16 - Cherry Tree in Bloom

Cherry Tree in Bloom

The cherry tree outside our kitchen window is in full bloom today.

March 15 - Poster Project Finished!

I finished the poster project that I have been working on for Bobby's 3rd birthday party on Saturday.  I lined them up on the back porch to take some photos before I packed them up for the trip to Greenville.

March 14 - More Herbs

I purchased some more herbs for my herb garden expansion today and took some shots of some of the new additions.

March 13 - Knock Out Roses

Pink Knock Out Roses

I purchased 2 more pink Knock Out Rose bushes to plant in our back yard.  I love these!

March 12 - Daylilies, Herbs, and Eggs

Transplanted Daylilies

German Thyme

Greek Oregano

Mint

Italian Parsley

Alabaster Easter Eggs

Matt and I spent some time today working in the yard.  We divided and moved daylilies to make room for our herb garden expansion.  I bought some herbs to plant - mint, oregano, Italian parsley, and thyme.  I also got a shot of some Easter decorations that I retrieved from the hutch - alabaster eggs.

March 11 - Flip Flop Weather

Flip Flop Weather

It was flip flop weather in Charlotte today.  I spent some morning time working in my flower beds.

March 10 - Garden Flag, Painting by Bobby, and Emma

Garden Flag

Painting by Bobby I received in the mail this week

Emma

Emma pointing our a "shooting star" (airplane)

My photographs from today include a shot of our new garden flag blowing in the breeze, a painting Bobby made me, and a couple of shots of Emma sitting on our back porch.  We enjoyed a sleep over with Emma last night.  The second shot of her pointing was when she found a "shooting star" (airplane) in the sky.

March 9 - Bradford pear trees and Golf Crossing

The Bradford pear trees at the edge of our lawn are in full bloom today.  Here are a couple of shots including the trees, cart path, and golf crossing sign that is across the street from our home.

March 8 - New additions to my yarn stash

These new additions to my yarn stash came in the mail yesterday.  All of them are in shades of my favorite color, red.

March 7 - Visit with Emily, Bobby, and Noah

I was in Greenville today and was able to eat lunch with Emily and visit with Bobby and Noah for a while.  I was able to get some shots of Bobby and Noah while I was there.  Here are a few.

March 6 - Posters

Emily asked me to make some posters for Bobby's 3rd birthday party scheduled for March 17.  The theme of the party is "Little Explorers."  I am working on the second poster now and having fun designing them. 

March 5 - The Yarn Shop is Closed plus more Charlie

Dan and I were out and about today and decided on a stop at a yarn shop in Pineville.  Bummer, the shop is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

Here are some more pictures of Charlie that I took today.  He is very difficult to photograph as he is so dark and blends in to the background.  He is growing so fast... just look at his long legs now!  He has the sweetest disposition the last picture shows it.

March 4 - Cranberry and Orange Muffins



Cranberry and Orange Muffins

 For Sunday brunch I made a batch of Cranberry and Orange Muffins.  I forgot to sprinkle the tops with sugar before putting them into the oven to bake, so a drizzled them with a sugar glaze after they came out.

March 3 - Cart Path Bloom

These shots were taken from the front corner of our yard of the cart path that runs beside our home.  The Bradford pear trees that line the path just started to bloom today.  Notice the robin at the bottom left of the center shot... spring is here!

March 2 - Trip to the Garden Center

I hope to get out and work on expanding my herb garden this weekend... weather permitting.  I plan to expand it this year.  Dan and I made a trip to Home Depot's garden center today.  I scouted out some things I like and bought some rosemary.  I am planning for rosemary, thyme, basil, Italian parsley along with a few others.  I always have a bumper crop of basil, as I use it all the time.  Last year we had a bumper crop of grape tomatoes, but I have read that these plants are poisonous for dogs... Too bad, as we enjoyed them last year.  We installed an invisible fence at the end of last year, so the dogs will have free access now to our back yard, porch and patio.

March 1 - Clover, Pansies, and Charlie



Clover in our yard




Pansies




Charlie asleep in the kitchen by his food bowl



February 29 - Photo of the day project, 2 months completed!

Sunlight shining through the stained glass hanging in our gathering room

Detail from a wall hanging I made that hangs in our gathering room

Antique salt cellar on the pie safe in our back hall

This completes at least on photo a day for the first 2 months of 2012!  I am definitely getting more comfortable and familiar with my camera.  Many of the photos I capture are in low light conditions and I can see some improvement in my skills with all this practice.  I hope to keep it up for the remaining 10 months of this year.