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2.22.2011
2.17.2011
Full Moon
This marks the second time I've been able to get a decent capture of the moon. The other time was during the lunar eclipse in December.
600mm effective focal length (300mm w/2x teleconverter)
f/5.6
400 ISO
1/80 sec
Many thanks to my sister who texted me to let me know how awesome the moon looked, otherwise, I'd have entirely missed this opportunity.
600mm effective focal length (300mm w/2x teleconverter)
f/5.6
400 ISO
1/80 sec
Many thanks to my sister who texted me to let me know how awesome the moon looked, otherwise, I'd have entirely missed this opportunity.
2.16.2011
2.14.2011
My Valentines
When our boys were little, I used to make a fun Valentine's dinner for everyone with heart-shaped pizza, red cream soda, and conversation hearts for dessert. We'd eat by candlelight and have red plates and napkins. One year, I actually cut the pepperonis into heart shapes. Tee hee.
A number of years ago, I worked part-time for a friend who owned a floral shop so Valentine's Day and Mother's Day became very, very busy for me. I both coordinated and made deliveries. In fact, we had dinner for one of those occasions around 9:00 p.m. at Taco Bell. I was so tired, it didn't really matter. I just wanted some food. Obviously, I no longer made a fun, red dinner.
While I haven't worked for my friend in a number of years, I kind of stopped doing anything special for Valentine's dinner. The Comedian has a serious dislike for the holiday, so he certainly didn't mind. But ClayGuy really likes traditions, so I suspect he may have missed this.
So this year, I decided it was time to do something special again.
Slightly wobbly heart-shaped pizza (one of them):
Baking shortbread:
The loves of my life by candlelight:
Hubby
ClayGuy
The Comedian
The highlight of the evening was when it was time to blow out the candles. Of course, all three guys had to play with the flames for awhile first. They had so much fun coming up with ways to put out the flames and then relight them...over and over again.
A number of years ago, I worked part-time for a friend who owned a floral shop so Valentine's Day and Mother's Day became very, very busy for me. I both coordinated and made deliveries. In fact, we had dinner for one of those occasions around 9:00 p.m. at Taco Bell. I was so tired, it didn't really matter. I just wanted some food. Obviously, I no longer made a fun, red dinner.
While I haven't worked for my friend in a number of years, I kind of stopped doing anything special for Valentine's dinner. The Comedian has a serious dislike for the holiday, so he certainly didn't mind. But ClayGuy really likes traditions, so I suspect he may have missed this.
So this year, I decided it was time to do something special again.
Slightly wobbly heart-shaped pizza (one of them):
Baking shortbread:
The loves of my life by candlelight:
Hubby
ClayGuy
The Comedian
The highlight of the evening was when it was time to blow out the candles. Of course, all three guys had to play with the flames for awhile first. They had so much fun coming up with ways to put out the flames and then relight them...over and over again.
2.10.2011
Curly Hair - Day 8
So far, so good. I feel like I'm getting better curls and they're lasting longer. Here's a picture on Day 8.
To compare, here's the other shot from the day before I started this experiment.
It's not terrible, but the curls are much less defined and a little frizzier than I like. Near my neck, the hair underneath has some amazing curls. I'm hoping that by not messing with the outer layers they'll follow suit. That is the ultimate goal.
To compare, here's the other shot from the day before I started this experiment.
It's not terrible, but the curls are much less defined and a little frizzier than I like. Near my neck, the hair underneath has some amazing curls. I'm hoping that by not messing with the outer layers they'll follow suit. That is the ultimate goal.
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