Photo-a-Day - June 2013 - Day 30: Photographer's Choice

Although a large, pink hydrangea is lovely, what makes this photo my choice is being able to take it.  

No longer having an income, being able to obtain things which allow me to do the activities I love has become a real challenge.  However, I am blessed by the angels in my life.  Some of my angels have sent me yarn for charity crocheting, some have made books by my favorite authors available to me, one sent me a painting by her husband that touched my soul, and one is providing me with additional asthma inhalers. And there are others.

A new angel remembered that I had desperately been wishing for a new camera.  My little PowerShot SD100is, bought for $25 on eBay, has been great but it has a permanent dark spot on the lens that I have to frame and crop around.  Not always idea.  My angel is a professional photographer.  She and her husband were going through all the equipment and realized they had a camera they no longer use.  Thanks to them, I now have a Canon Powershot SX10is. One thing I love, that I've always wanted, is that it has a 28-560mm zoom lens. 

This photo was taken from my very dirty second-story window down to the patio below.

Thank you to all my special angels.

Photo-a-Day - June 2013 - Day 29: Zone

It was hot.  It was getting dark and I as tired.  Yet I was determined to find a "zone" sign.  Driving along a narrow, windy road up in the hills, I knew I was in a school zone yet the only such sign I'd seen had been covered in graffiti.

Suddenly, up ahead, I saw it.  That was the sign for which I had been looking.  However, it wasn't until I downloaded and looked at the shot, I realized the shape of the tree limbs behind it.  Perhaps it was my fatigue, but images of creepy movies started running in my head.

Happily, I am now home, tucked safe in my own cozy apartment and all is well. 

Photo-a-Day - June 2013 - Day 28: Red

You don't need to go far to find red in my house.  Along with blue and green, it is everywhere.  Even some of the most basic things are red.

As I arose this morning, I looked into the drawer of my night table.  There as my red calculator, ChapStick and inhaler.  I think they go perfectly with my red flannel sheets, decorative pillow slip and red satin nightshirt.

Photo-a-Day - June 2013 - Day 27: Into the Sun

As the song says, "It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright) Sun-Shiny day.".  Unfortunately, it's also going to be the start of several hot days. 

Standing in the shadow of our Trumpet bush, helps keep things just a little bit cooler.

Photo-a-Day - June 2013 - Day 26: Empty

 All gone!  I drink one Coke each day with lunch and I enjoy every single drop of it.  Seeing this empty box makes me sad.  Seeing I still have another 12 pack in the cupboard, makes me very happy again.

 

Photo-a-Day - June 2013 - Day 25: Sharp

The bristles of this kitty brush are very sharp.  Too sharp, really, for my kitty's skin.  Instead, I use this brush for pillows and the upholstery on which my boys sleep.

Photo-a-Day - June 2013 - Day 24: Negative Space

 

According to the Art History Glossary, "The simplest way to describe it is as: "space where other things are not present."   On one hand, this is a photo of our plum tree full of fruit.  On the other hand, it is an arrow pointing to the sky.  Don't you just love nature?