Dante playing under the toy cabinet frame. He's strong enough to pull the drawer that holds the toys. He thinks it's more fun to play underneath--his own fort. Of course, he needed his giraffe buddies with him.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
89/365 - Gone Nuts
Baby shower at work today; second baby shower for the year. Second baby girl that I know who will be born. Second baby girl who will be named Isabel.
No, I have not gone nuts. I just thought this is a good photo of good focus on the nuts and simple blur of the cake in the background. I'm happy with the results.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
88/365 - Herbal Teas
Last week, I tried these Traditional Medicinals tea to help me shake my almost two-week long cough. I liked it enough to get my own stash from Target. This tea is actually not bad tasting for an herbal tea. I feel it boosts my system. Not sure if it's the placebo-effect, but whatever it is, this will be my drink of choice...for the next few weeks anyway. :)
Monday, March 28, 2011
87/365 - Self Portrait No. 1
Not sure if this is a self-portrait of my camera... but it's a self-portrait! LOL!
The things women do for looks... This is my weekly facemask routine. Gotta hydrate this aging skin! He he...
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
82/365 - Happy Birthday, Ate!
Ate is always photogenic in any picture. Erica may have inherited that trait.Tuesday, March 22, 2011
81/365 - Dante On His Way to Recovery
Daddy came to visit Dante. Needless to say, it perked up Dante and is well on his way to recovery!
Monday, March 21, 2011
80/365 - Katsudon, Homemade
Left-over porkchop was made into katsudon. Stayed home today. Sick, too. :( Sunday, March 20, 2011
79/365 - Birdie in the Backyard!
A blue bird was actually in our backyard before this no-name bird. I intended to photograph the much prettier blue bird, but alas, I wasn't quick enough with my camera. This will do for now. Wonder if they were looking for bird food? It's up in the tree, little birdie... but all soaked in rain. Sorry.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
75/365 - Dante Eats Monkey
...toy monkey, that is. He's still at that age where he puts everything in his mouth. Yes, everything!!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
74/365 - Remembering the Tsunami Victims
I have been thining a lot about Japan and the Japanese people lately. Just last Friday, an earthquake and subsequent tsunami shattered Northern Japan. The devastation is astronomical and almost unbelievable.
We lived in Tokyo for five years and I thank God that we did not face such tragedy.
I feel so hopeless watching the news, reading the articles. In my mind I still can't believe what happened and how people would start to rebuild their lives. In my heart, I pray for all of them.
Monday, March 14, 2011
73/365 - Mario Batali's Crocs
This might as well be Mario Batali--the Food Network Iron Chef known for is orange crocs and of course, good food.Orange crocs? Check.
Oven check? Check.
Iron Chef? No, wait, this is Dante...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
72/365 - Wrong Shoe, Wrong Foot, Right Idea
Dante put on the right foot shoe all by himself! Trouble is, it's not his shoe (it's Erica's) and it's the left shoe being worn on his right foot. Way to go, Dante! You're getting there!Saturday, March 12, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
70/365 - Charlie Pooped (Tired)
Charlie tired after a long hike with Joy today. Kept him quiet for a while.Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
68/365 - Hope
With this new bloom in our garden, I hope for longer days, brighter suns, and a better outlook to our very gloomy economy. Gas has passed $4/gal. WTH?
The kids played quite a bit outside today. They were beginning to get cabin fever, so the fresh air was a welcome change.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
67/365 - Ted the Bear
Dante dug up Ted the other day from my closet. Ted's been with me for some 20 + years and it's amusing finding him being played with by Dante. With all of Dante's toys around, who does he go for? Ted. Yet another thing to put away...
Monday, March 7, 2011
66/365 - Sweet Rental Ride
My Corolla had to go to the shop to get a replacement recall item. City Toyota was kind enough to pay for a one-day rental for me to be able to get around. This is what I got. It's the all-new Toyota Venza cross-over SUV. It's a sweet (and expensive!!) ride with plenty of bells and whistles. So plenty that I had some difficulties figuring out the controls and just getting this bad boy out of the parking lot! Thank you to the car mechanic who was minding his own business but had come to rescue me. Sunday, March 6, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
64/365 - Cross-Processed Bike
Drew, Dante, and I got out of the Castro Valley Safeway and saw this beauty of a bike. It was screaming, "Take my picture." So I did. And since I have been drawn to post-processed photos, thanks to Picnik.com, I applied "cross processed" effect on this one.Cross-processing is a term used mostly in lomography (my other love of analog photography) where slide film is used to take the photo and then processed in regular film solution. The result is this nice color saturation and because it's lomo, it has a nice old-look quality to it.
I must say, I'm somewhat disappointed that I can't get back to film photography lately. Times are a bit tough now-a-days with gas prices going up to almost $4.00 a gallon that every little spending is tracked. Film photography can get a bit costly, so it's been put on the back burner for now. Digital photography post-processing takes care of my lomo love--for now anyway.
I also happen to love the color of this ride.
Friday, March 4, 2011
63/365 - Cookie Monster
Lately, I've been somewhat of a cookie monster. Not sure what it is, but I blame it on the aging process. I seem to have grown a liking to crisp, sweet, cookies as of late. This bag lives in my drawer at work. On its side, it states that a single serving is approximately 8 cookies. That translates the whole bag into two servings. Sweet. I'm sure the food pyramid will not agree with my sweet tooth at all.Thursday, March 3, 2011
62/365 - Reflections
Dante showing himself his new buddy, Gerry the Giraffe. Long story short: he saw Gerry at Target and well, we had to leave the store with Gerry in our cart.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
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