03.12.09

Laundry.

Well, we just finished our final night of parent-teacher conferences at school. It was a crazy day, so I realized after getting home that I didn't have a photo for the day. I was doing a little laundry tonight and decided to capture that for my blog.

03.11.09

Color.

I guess I must have a thing for color these days. I was in a 1st grade classroom today. They were working on the laptops...and doing a great job.

I noticed this cup of markers sitting on one of their desks and thought it was a fun shot.

03.10.09

Wishing tree.

As I mentioned yesterday, I was having to do a little rule breaking. I didn't take this photo today, but if you check out yesterday's post you'll see why I just had to save it.

Just west of Castle Rock there is a highway that I consider the "scenic route." It consists mainly of equestrian properties and rolling hills...it's beautiful anytime of the year. Whenever possible, I try taking this route if I'm headed home from the northwest. And yesterday I had that chance.

There is a small park that I have passed for years, but have never stopped and visited...until yesterday. The brightly colored ribbons blowing in the breeze caught my attention. This "Sanctuary" is actually a park funded by the Colorado Lottery. There are several small paths, benches, meditation areas, bells hanging in the trees, nesting boxes, and of course - the Wishing Trees - there's three of them. It's a very peaceful place.

There is a box of ribbons on which people can write their wishes and tie them on to the trees. I began taking photos of the trees just straight on, but then decided to change my angle. I began shooting up, into the tree from the ground and was much happier with how those pictures turned out.

I didn't add any wishes of my own...if you visited the Wishing Tree, what would you wish for?

03.09.09

Wasp Nest?

Well, I have changed the rules a little for today and tomorrow. Today we had a PLC (Professional Learning Community) day at school. We were at our building in the AM working on integrating literacy into our specials' classrooms and in the PM we went to a school in a nearby town for a session on brain research. It was a great day of learning and collaborating.

On my way home this afternoon, I was able to take a scenic route and came across a "wishing tree." Did I peak your interet? Well, you will all have to wait until tomorrow for the wishing tree. This was such a funny story that I had to share...sorry Chad. :o)

When I arrived home, Chad asked if I had gotten his email. Due to the fact I had a work day, I wasn't able to check my email. As I was looking out into the backyard, he began quizzing me about whether or not I'd seen the birdfeeder. I was looking at the feeders and didn't see anything out of the ordinary. He pointed out the item sitting on the hanging, platform feeder and began refering to it as a "wasp nest."

So here's the story...the contents of his email. At first, he thought it was a squirrel. (We have a pair that frequent the feeders.) He then noticed that the birds were pecking at it, so he thought it was maybe a dead squirrel. Upon closer examination, using the binaculars and then the telephoto lens to take a picture, he "discovered" it was a HUGE wasp nest! :o)

Well, it's actually not a wasp nest, but a large sunflower head. My dad, who grows black oils, gave me several heads to feed the birds. So, Chad is actually the "author" of today's photo...and provider of a great story. Love ya babe!

03.08.09

Life is rough.

You could tell it was a Sunday around our house.  Here's Fiji sleeping on the chair in my front office.

03.07.09

Melting.

We actually had two dustings of snow today...just enough to get the sidewalk wet. The surrounding hills still have a little covering them, but we didn't get enough to really make an impact.

As the sun was getting ready to go down I caught this icicle mid-drip..I love the continuous shooting feature on my camera. Even though I'm anxious for spring and summer, I would LOVE a really big March snow.

03.06.09

Books.

Our second book fair is underway! It's so fun watching the kids make their wish lists and look through the wonderful books.

Of course I couldn't pass up all the books! I got some fun Easter gifts and a great cupcake book...I think the cupcakes will warrent some future photos!