2011 181/365 On the Rail Trail in Southington

On the Rail Trail in Southington

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The Daily Shoot #ds590: Make a photograph that features white in a dominant manner. Use a white subject. Blow out the sky. Use your imagination.


I love how the sky disappears from this photo, leaving behind the roof line of this gorgeous, old red brick building.

2011 180/365 At the Game in Bridgeport

At the Game in Bridgeport

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Go Bluefish!

We love taking in an early summer game.

2011 179/365 Peek-a-boo Leaf

Peek-a-boo Leaf

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2011 178/365 Mushrooms

Mushrooms

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2011 177/365 On the Sand in West Haven

On the Sand in West Haven

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Yesterday, Paul and I spent an incredible hour among the 
piping plovers and terns on the "flip side" of the beach in West Haven.

2011 176/365 Attraction: Kids and Tadpoles

Attraction: Kids and Tadpoles

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The Daily Shoot #ds587: Make a photograph today that illustrates attraction.
Annie shown exploring the vernal pool in our backyard.  It's loaded with tadpoles and an increasing number of frogs!  Fun!

2011 175/365 Pair of Pairs

Pair of Pairs

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The Daily Shoot #ds584: Make a photo of a pair of subjects today. People or inanimate objects are both fair game!

2011 174/365 Lake Dawson

Lake Dawson

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The Daily Shoot #ds583 Make a Photograph of Water in One Form or Another Today

I pass Lake Dawson on my commute to work.  It is part of the Regional Water Authority properities in this area.

2011 173/365 Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

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Yum!

2011 172/365 Cloud Play

Cloud Play

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The sky was glorious yesterday afternoon as I sat on my deck crocheting.
Searching for cloud shapes with Emma, the beautiful cooling breeze, and the smell of honeysuckle made it just perfect!

2011 171/365 Cabbage Close Up

Cabbage Close Up

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The Daily Shoot #580: Make a close-up photograph of something. Fill the frame with your subject if you can.

2011 170/365 Daddy Days

Daddy Days

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2011 169/365 Hay Field

Hay Field

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2011 168/365 Full of Orange

Full of Orange

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The Daily Shoot #ds578 Make a photograph full of orange today.
This is the orange soda used to soothe Annie's sore throat and bribe her for her cooperation as we waited for Emma to finish her riding lesson yesterday.

2011 167/365 Pony Tail in Motion

Pony Tail in Motion

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The Daily Shoot #ds577: Make a photograph today that either contains motion blur or conveys motion in some other way.

2011 166/365 Sage from above

Sage from above

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The Daily Shoot #576: Make a photograph from a high point of view. Get on top of a building, use a ladder, or just look down at a small object.

2011 165/365 Another Beautiful Shot

Another Beautiful Shot

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The Daily Shoot #575 Make another beautiful shot today, but pick a subject that’s completely different than yesterday’s.

2011 164/365 Silhouette

Silhouette

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The Daily Shoot #ds574 "Something Beautiful"

2011 163/365 This Old House

This Old House

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We spent a wonderful afternoon picnicking at the old Cotton homestead in Broad Brook Connecticut yesterday.  Built in 1850, this is the house where my dad grew up, where as a child I visited my grandparents and extended Cotton family, and where my Uncle Keith resides to this day.
I love bringing my kids here to this wonderful old house.

2011 162/365 Time

Time

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The Daily Shoot #570 - Illustrate time in a photograph.
This photo is of a barn at Massaro Community Farm in Woodbridge, CT. 
It was built in 1931.  The windows were what caught my eye at first.  I also love the lamp, the weathered wood, and the beautiful stone.

2011 161/365 Zap

Zap

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We've had severe thunderstorms the past couple of nights.
Luckily we've had no damage and no one was hurt.  Although the family tells me that before I got home, one of the close lightning bolts sent small flames up through our gas stove!  And, I thought I was having all the fun driving through the storm!
It was quite a show.
It took an amazing amount of tries before I was able to capture any of the lightning with my camera.  See the rest of the shots here.

2011 160/365 Peony

Peony

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Look what bloomed while I was playing with owls!
I do love peonies.

2011 159/365 Barn Owl

Barn Owl

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Today is the last of my owl shots.  Click here to see more of this beautiful barn owl and all the owl photos from the past few days.

2011 158/365 Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

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More shots of this beautiful owl can be seen here.

2011 157/365 Northern Saw-Whet Owl

Northern Saw-Whet Owl

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Birds and staff from a A Place Called Hope, a raptor rehabilitation center, visited the Girl Scout's at the camporee.
It was a highlight of the weekend!

2011 156/365 Eastern Screech Owl

Eastern Screech Owl

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2011 155/365 Concert

Concert

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2011 154/365 The Banana I Ate...

The Banana I Ate...

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...Instead of This:

It isn't always easy to be gluten-free.
I walked into the break room at work to find a table smothered in gluten.  And, I work alone.  Just me with my banana and all that gluten in a stare-down match.
Sigh.
This time the banana won.
This time I stayed strong for not only me, but for my family too (Paul are you reading this?).  Most of the time I can fight the urge to splurge and remember that the temporary joy of eating gluten-filled items is most often not worth the three days of emotional agony and physical pain to follow.  We call that being "whacked out on wheat."
But on stressful days...sometimes the siren song of gluten is too hard to resist.

2011 153/365 Pool's Open!

Pool's Open

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The pool is open at my parent's condo complex!
We are "summer ready" around here!

2011 152/365 White and Purple Iris

White and Purple Iris

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Every time I turn around another iris has opened.

It's a real treat!