February 23 - Cart path beside our home

Cart Path

February 22 - Blue Sky and Chicken Divan

Warmer with blue skies today

Chicken Divan ready for the oven in my pretty new casserole dish

February 21 - Pencils in my favorite color...red

February 20 - Photos from the day

Marker Storage

Canisters in my kitchen

Dog Training Treats (need lots of these)

Dragonfly in my living room

February 19 - New Dog Toys

I went shopping today and picked up a few new dog toys.  They were a hit!

February 18 - Starting a new ripple crochet project

February 17 Photos

I took a shot of Dan's new jeep (new to Dan).  I also got a shot of one of my favorite finished pieces of crochet and a "left behind" hair barrette of Emma's.

February 16 - Pencils in shades of red

I have been photographing all things "red" this week in honor of Valentine's Day.

February 15 - Cookbook

This cookbook is one of the recent additions to my collection.

Charlie - what a difference one month has made!

February 14 Photos - Charlie, New Leash, and Hearts

February 13 - Valentine Cookie supplies and Valentine from Emma

Today's photographs are shots of some supplies to make heart shaped Valentine sugar cookies and a the Valentine we received in the mail from Emma.

February 12 - Seafood Gumbo

I am making a seafood gumbo recipe by Jacques Pepin for dinner this evening.  I photographed some of the ingredients that went in to the recipe after completing some of prep work.

February 11 - Shopping at Williams-Sonoma

Williams-Sonoma is one of my favorite places to shop.  I can always find ideas and many thing I want to bring home with me.  I took my "pocket" camera (Panasonic Lumix) along for the trip and took some photos while I was in the store.  I came home with several photographs along with a new pizza peel, 3 new sets of dish towels, and some cute heart-shaped sprinkles.

February 10 - Orange

I love this little Fitz & Floyd orange shaped container.  It sits on the desk in my home office and holds stamps and other small items.

February 9 - Dog Toy, Puzzle, and Watercolors

As I was walking through the house today looking for items to photograph for my POTD (Photo of the Day) project, the dog toys littered through our den and front hall caught my eye.  I captured a shot of the new "road kill" possum toy that we bought at Sam's this week.  Both Charlie and Sophie liked it along with its partner skunk that came in the set.  I also captured shots of a puzzle from our toy collection and an unused (as yet) tray of watercolors.  I always like to photograph items with lots of color.  I love color! 

My creativity lately has been limited to cooking and photography, as the puppy has put a serious dent in my available time.  I'm thinking of starting some crochet project or maybe sketching with pen, ink, and watercolor.  Those that know me well know that I always have multiple projects in the works!

February 8 - Sunrise, Sam's Trip, and Dog tug-of-war

We made a major run to Sam's today as we had not been in weeks. I captured shots of my list and some of the items purchased. I got a shot of the sunrise when I took Charlie out this morning and captured Sophie and Charlie in a game of "tug-of-war." Sophie and Charlie have established several games - Chase, Tug-of-War, Wrestling, and "grab Sophie's tail." Sophie has "cracked the whip" several times with Charlie holding on to the end of her tail. We have never had 2 dogs at the same time and it is interesting to watch them play.

February 7 - Photo of the Day

Today's photo is a shot of a bowl of onions with a single shallot. I also got a good one of Charlie playing with his tiger toy.

February 6 - Valentine M&M's

We had a busy Monday and I only photographed one subject today, a small candy dish filled with Valentine M&M's. Note - I also ate quite a few.

February 5 - Food Shots

I am trying to improve my food photography (along with everything else). I love to cook and would really like to get more appetizing shots of my results. I got these shots today after my visit to the Teeter. The key is great natural lighting. We are having salmon, herbed rice pilaf, and roasted asparagus for dinner tonight.

February 4 - Lazy Day at the Springers

Dan and I had a relaxing day. We ventured out once while the puppy was sleeping, but otherwise spent a quiet day. I spent time working on photo editing and organizing my 2012 photo book while Dan watched TV. Photographs for the day included an antique basket filled with wooden eggs and a Honeycrisp apple. I shot both photos on our back porch as the light was not great inside on this rainy day. I use a combination of Granny Smith and Honeycrisp apples in Dan's favorite rustic apple tart. I'll be glad when the weather turns nicer, as I am running out of subjects at home for my "photo a day" project.

February 3 - Fountains and Pizza

Dan and I ate lunch today at Stonecrest. I took my camera along and got this shot of the fountains. I made pizza for dinner - pepperoni, red pepper, and mushroom.

February 2 - Rabbit in our garden

Dog Wrestling

Sophie was not too sure about Charlie for the first 2 weeks. Since then, it has been "Game On!"

February 1 - Spongeware Pitchers

I made it through January taking at least one photo a day. My goal is to take a picture every day this year and really learn to use my camera and improve my photography. It has been a challenge so far due to many days of rainy weather. My photo of the day today is a shot of my antique spongeware pitchers. I only have 3, a start of a collection.

January 31 - Pots and Apothecary Chest detail

Shots from today include a photo of the pots hanging on the rack in my kitchen and a close up of the antique apothecary chest at the foot of our stairs.