2011 151/365 Blue Iris

Blue Iris

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The Daily Shoot #558 Make a picture of something blue today.

2011 150/365 Memorial Day

Memorial Day

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Thank you to all the veterans of the armed services of the United States of America and those actively serving.

2011 149/365 Woodbridge Town Hall Window

Woodbridge Town Hall Window

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2011 148/365 Center Building Window

Center Building Window

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The Daily Shoot #552, Make a picture of something glass today.

I love the sunny look of this window. 
It sits atop the "BOYS" entrance of the Old Center School in Woodbridge.
The building now houses several town offices and departments.
Woodbridge, our neighbor to the south, is the town in which I work.  
I walk through the beautiful town center - from the fire house to the town hall - several times a week.  
It's such a pretty place!

2011 147/365 Orange Iris

Orange Iris

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Loving these irises!

2011 146/365 Yellow Iris

Yellow Iris

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2011 145/365 Purple Iris

Purple Iris

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Sigh.

2011 144/365 The Goddess Pearl

The Goddess Pearl

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Today's photo is taken from a painting of the Goddess Pearl.  
Emma is painting this for a school project on Greek Gods and Goddesses.

She isn't complete yet, but Emma wanted photos taken so she can show her teammates the painting's progress.

2011 143/365 Up-sa-Daisy and Lilly of the Valley

Up-sa-Daisy and Lily of the Valley

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Emma received these lovely flowers as a birthday gift 
from the children next door.

2011 142/365 Bears on the Beach

Bears on the Beach

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The bears came out to celebrate!

2011 141/365 Rain Drops

Rain Drops

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I caught these awesome raindrops on my way to work this week.
They are sitting on the leaves of the not-yet-blooming iris plants beside my driveway.

2011 140/365 Plasma

Plasma

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Emma on the plasma car she wanted for her birthday.
And, if you look close, you can see the huge hoop earrings she can 
wear now that she's a teenager!
More shots here: Emma's 13th Birthday

2011 139/365 Thirteen!

Thirteen!

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Happy Birthday, Emma!

2011 138/365 Pear Blossom

Pear Blossom

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Friends gave us this pear tree after our son, Nathan, died nearly 10 years ago.
It blooms so beautifully each year.

There are some more photos in my flickr set: Pear Blossom.

2011 137/365 Post Rainy Day Clean Up Burst of Creativity

Post Rainy Day Clean Up Burst of Creativity

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I love the feeling after a big clean up and 
the renewed enthusiasm for the space in question.  
The girls have been riding a burst of creativity since the craft/toy closet clean up.  
Here are some more "after" shots: Post Rainy Day Clean Up.

2011 136/365 Rainy Day Clean up

Rainy Day Clean Up

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Annie and I used the rainy day yesterday to clean out our toy/craft closet.  
We started by taking everything out.
Oh, boy!  What a mess!
More photos of the mess: Rainy Day Clean Up

2011 135/365 Bulls Bridge

Bulls Bridge

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The rest of my Bulls Bridge shots can be found here: Bulls Bridge.
Paul got down onto the river and took some fantastic shots of the rocks and potholes.  You can see those here: More Bulls Bridge.

2011 134/365 Inch Worm

Inch Worm

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The rest of my photos from this day can be seen here: Appalachian Trail, Kent, CT

2011 133/365 Spring Green

Spring Green

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The lighting was very interesting the other morning.  
I took several shots of the deep blue and light green scene.  
If you are interested, you can check those out here: Spring Green.

2011 132/365 Bug Off

Bug Off

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2011 131/365 The General's Fence

The General's Fence

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The Daily Shoot #551

I took this photo at Mount Vernon in Alexandria, Virginia.

2011 130/365 Tiger, Tiger

Tiger, Tiger

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I took these photos at the National Zoo in Washington DC.

That's quite a yawn!

2011 129/365 Holy Smokes, I love these people!

Holy Smokes, I love these people

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Mother's Day was glorious and included time spent on the 
Appalachian Trail in Kent, CT where I took this photo.

2011 128/365 Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

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A photo from this morning - the girls were rolling around the yard in their geo-ball toy.

And a photo I took of my daughters in August 2009, just because it's cute.
I'm so blessed to be their mama!

2011 127/365 Bethany Center

Bethany Center

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More from the Bethany Center photo shoot can be found here.

2011 126/365 Karma barf

Karma barf

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Ah, yes.  
It's all glamor around here.
I was busy working on a project last night with a "do not disturb" order in place.  Paul was out at a meeting.  Annie discovered a surprise in the playroom and personally, I think she handled the situation expertly.  Instead of alerting me, she covered it with a rag towel and left a note for her dad.
Turns out it wasn't the dog after all. 
It was the cat!
(Who had puked in the morning too - and which, for the record, I cleaned up!)
Never a dull moment in paradise. 

2011 125/365 Phantom Rider

Phantom Rider

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2011 124/365 Sucker for a sign!

Sucker for a sign!

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I'm a sucker for a good sign!
I found this one taped to the front door at 10:45pm last night when I returned home from a meeting at work.
Emma has lost two teeth in as many nights.  
I was home for the first one, but not last night's.  
She wanted to be sure I didn't miss the news!
The "o's" in tooth and the dot of the exclamation point are especially impressive .
I love these days!

2011 123/365 Tulips on the Green

Tulips on the Green

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I love photographing tulips ~ they just seem to catch and hold the sun
 and then glow from within.

2011 122/365 Northfield Center

Northfield Center

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The Daily Shoot #533 "Make a photograph of something old or aged today"

Stopped by the quaint village of Northfield, CT yesterday.
The main focus of the green is the American Civil War monument found there.

2011 121/365 Southington Center

Southington Center

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The Daily Shoot #531 "Make a photo dominated by the color green"
Yesterday, I had fun with a photo assignment to take 
photos of the Southington Green and Town Hall.

It's a pretty spot!  And, maybe a theme for May?  Town Centers?