amy's project 365 photos

First day of preschool!

2008-09-04T22:53:00.003-04:00

Preschool started today. Before we left the house:

At school, hanging her backpack on her hook. Her Dora lunch bag is there by her head.

Right before I left. I had to snap quick, the teachers didn't want the parents lingering.

Illinois July 2008

2008-07-30T11:52:00.007-04:00

Erin and I, and Katie and her kids went to Keyesport, IL, to visit our grandfather. I didn't take many pictures, but here are a few.

Erin at the airport:

Erin on the plane. I had my laptop and she watched a movie. Fortunately it's a short flight.

Granddad lives basically in the middle of a corn field, surrounded on 3 sides by corn. In front:

To the left:To the right:

Erin and Tabitha at Granddad's house:

Granddad, Erin and me:

Granddad, Katie, and Tabitha (Max refused to have his picture taken):

This is a photo of a photo. Granddad as a child, early 1920s. We went through lots of old pics like this. The earliest ones were from the 1840s. He has boxes and boxes of them.

more from yesterday

2008-07-05T16:16:00.003-04:00

we filled the parking lot with smoke.

Too loud!!

4th of July

2008-07-04T22:16:00.005-04:00

I think this one's neat - it's a long exposure. We lit a firecracker, and Erin thought it was great until it let off a big screech, and then she took off running.

The rest of these are Erin with a sparkler.

there's a party in my tummy

2008-05-30T19:20:00.003-04:00

Erin got a cookie and decided to sing about it.

2008-05-04T19:56:00.000-04:00

Erin was outside playing, even her nose got dirty.

skating lesson

2008-04-20T16:44:00.004-04:00

Erin had her first ice skating lesson on Saturday. I signed her up for a Mommy and Me class because she told me she wanted to go ice skating. It did not go well.

That's me holding her up, the teacher is on the right. Erin was terrified. I don't think she realized ice is slippery; she couldn't stand up and that scared her. A lot.

Lots of crying ensued.

She was not to be consoled.

Get me out of here!!

Finally, off the ice. She said, I don't wanna do that again!!! Sorry babe, I paid good money for those lessons, you're at least going to try again next week. Five more lessons to go...

cherry blossoms

2008-04-19T20:03:00.001-04:00

bubbles

2008-04-17T20:25:00.000-04:00

Bubbles with Granny. The little mermaid is blowing the bubbles.

2008-03-23T20:07:00.003-04:00

Easter Sunday. I didn't get many shots of the egg hunt Erin had with her cousins. They were moving so fast picking up eggs, I couldn't keep up.

2008-03-22T20:04:00.000-04:00

Coloring eggs.

2008-03-09T17:45:00.006-04:00

Birthday, part 2

2008-03-08T17:36:00.002-04:00

2008-03-06T17:29:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday!

2008-03-05T17:24:00.002-04:00

2008-02-13T20:12:00.002-04:00

2008-02-07T16:47:00.001-04:00

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2008-01-23T22:48:00.000-04:00

Just playing around with the macro lens. Some tulip petals.

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2008-01-15T20:13:00.000-04:00

Snow! I looked out the window earlier today and saw this:

Then a bit later, it was like this:

It was really coming down. Then a bit later, it stopped. The sun came out, and all the snow was gone, just like that.

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2008-01-14T20:11:00.000-04:00

Erin picked out a bouquet of irises and tulips for me. So sweet...

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2008-01-13T18:44:00.000-04:00

Poor moose, Erin decided to cook him for dinner. And her kitchen is just like mine - dishes piled up in the sink!

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2008-01-06T19:44:00.000-04:00

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2008-01-05T17:52:00.000-04:00

Erin and Granny blowing bubbles in the dark.

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2008-01-02T16:09:00.000-04:00

Part of a Christmas flower bouquet that my mom brought over.

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2007-12-05T13:06:00.001-04:00

Snow! We aren't expecting much, maybe an inch or two.

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2007-12-02T18:37:00.001-04:00

Erin by the tree. I put it up yesterday, she was so excited. It was very cute.

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2007-12-01T18:35:00.000-04:00

More artwork. Various family members on a big sheet of paper taped to the wall. It's like a mural.

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2007-11-29T21:23:00.001-04:00

Got to love toddler artwork. Apparently this is a portrait of Erin's granny, drawn on the magna-doodle.

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2007-11-27T17:33:00.000-04:00

Heavy winds and trash day are not a good combination. My neighbors' trash ends up blowing down the sidewalk and into my yard. This is the view from my front door. It's hard to see but there is trash all over the place.

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2007-11-25T23:12:00.000-04:00

Erin, Granny, and Great-Granny. The look on her face says it all.

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2007-11-24T23:05:00.000-04:00

Erin and her cousins watching a DVD in the hallway of my grandmother's apartment.

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2007-11-23T23:04:00.000-04:00

Goofy faces on a roadtrip.

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2007-11-22T23:02:00.000-04:00

A tree in my front yard.

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2007-11-15T16:03:00.001-04:00

Ok, I'm a slacker. I haven't kept up with this very well lately. These aren't even my photos, Erin took these with her vtech kid's camera. I think they're pretty funny so I thought I'd share.

I took this one. The camera has these extra features where you can stick a funny nose on people, or a funny hat, etc.

Some little elephants:

Her feet while she was standing on a step stool:

More toys:

Some junk on the deck:

Her feet again. There are a lot of shots like this:

Kitchen window from below:

Inside the fridge. I was putting away some groceries and she pushed me out of the way and said she needed to take a picture.

Day 203

2007-10-31T21:06:00.001-04:00

Happy Halloween!

Day 202

2007-10-29T17:19:00.000-04:00

Mmmm, candy.

Day 201

2007-10-27T17:46:00.000-04:00

Bubbles!

Day 200

2007-10-21T16:16:00.001-04:00

200 days, woohoo! It would be a lot higher if I hadn't skipped so many days, but oh well.

Day 199

2007-10-20T17:17:00.001-04:00

Ok, I sort of fell off the photo-taking wagon for a little while there. Just didn't feel like taking pictures. Here are some from today.

She's in mid air in this one - she was in a jumping mood.

Bouncing on her pink pony...

Day 198

2007-10-03T21:21:00.000-04:00

Someone gave this to Peter as a joke - it looks incredibly disgusting. Bud light, clam/tomato juice, lime and salt. Blech! Do people actually drink stuff like this???

Day 197

2007-09-29T08:41:00.001-04:00

My front yard this morning.

Day 196

2007-09-23T19:23:00.001-04:00

Day 195

2007-09-22T18:46:00.000-04:00

Day 194

2007-09-21T17:07:00.000-04:00

Day 193

2007-09-20T09:09:00.001-04:00

Some nature shots. Click the pics for more detail.

Day 192

2007-09-19T09:05:00.000-04:00

Day 191

2007-09-17T17:02:00.001-04:00

Another couple of days and it will dry up and fall off.

Day 190

2007-09-16T22:02:00.001-04:00

It bloomed! It only blooms for one night starting when it gets dark, then the bloom closes up and eventually falls off. I'm a little obsessed with this plant, every time it blooms I take a million pictures, but the bloom is so pretty - I can't help myself. There is one more bud growing, it's a few days behind this one. These shots were taken over about a 2 hour period.

Day 189

2007-09-15T10:14:00.001-04:00

It's getting bigger...

Day 188

2007-09-14T19:10:00.000-04:00

Day 187

2007-09-13T15:45:00.001-04:00

Night blooming cereus - the bud is growing (see below day 183), it should bloom in another week or so, maybe sooner. There is a second bud that is a little smaller, it's a few days behind.

Day 186

2007-09-12T19:14:00.001-04:00

Day 185

2007-09-11T17:15:00.001-04:00

Day 184

2007-09-10T15:20:00.001-04:00

A spider living in between a window and the screen.

Day 183

2007-09-09T17:22:00.000-04:00

Day 182

2007-09-08T18:54:00.000-04:00

Day 181

2007-09-07T18:27:00.001-04:00

Day 180

2007-09-05T17:02:00.001-04:00

Pic of my laptop screen while I sat through a play-by-play chat from the Apple event this afternoon. Yes, I am a dork. I couldn't wait to find out what the new iPods would be like. And of course I want a new one, even though the one I have is perfectly good. But that new touch screen iPod looks really cool.

Day 179

2007-09-03T18:02:00.001-04:00

Day 178

2007-09-02T21:34:00.000-04:00

Day 177

2007-09-01T15:44:00.001-04:00

Day 176

2007-08-29T15:54:00.000-04:00

Day 175

2007-08-28T16:59:00.001-04:00

Sunrise this morning.

Day 174

2007-08-27T18:01:00.000-04:00

Day 173

2007-08-26T17:59:00.000-04:00

Close-up of a grill cleaner thingy.

Day 172

2007-08-25T15:20:00.000-04:00

Erin and Granny looking at Granny's pond.

Day 171

2007-08-22T11:33:00.001-04:00

A rabbit in my backyard. I left the red eye alone because I like the color. It makes him look like devil bunny.

Day 170

2007-08-21T16:30:00.000-04:00

We aren't having very summery weather lately. Dark and rainy - this is water on my deck table.

Day 169

2007-08-19T17:43:00.000-04:00

Day 168

2007-08-18T22:24:00.001-04:00

North Beach, MD. Erin and her cousins.

Day 167

2007-08-14T16:40:00.001-04:00

Erin and Granny reading books.

Day 166

2007-08-12T21:43:00.001-04:00

Day 165

2007-08-11T18:32:00.001-04:00

Day 164

2007-08-10T13:39:00.000-04:00

None of these are in focus, darnit, but they're so cute I have to post them. Erin and her friend were running back and forth on our front sidewalk. They were having so much fun, running and laughing.

Day 163

2007-08-08T16:42:00.000-04:00

It is unspeakably hot here. All I can do it sit around and drink ice water. It's about 100 degrees outside.

Day 162

2007-08-07T16:13:00.001-04:00

Erin's latest thing is that she likes to take pretend naps in random places around the house. What a goofball.

Day 161

2007-08-06T17:43:00.001-04:00

One of my night-blooming cereus plants is starting to bloom. They only bloom at night, the flower opens up just once and that's it.

Day 160

2007-08-04T16:58:00.000-04:00

Erin playing in a sandbox at a birthday party. It was SO HOT, she's soaked with sweat.

Day 159

2007-08-03T09:21:00.000-04:00

Hibiscus, one with a bee in it. It's actually 2 bees, but one is behind the other.

Day 158

2007-08-01T15:36:00.000-04:00

I have a hard time getting good catchlights in Erin's eyes, I think because they're so dark. Got some in this pic - reflections of 2 windows. Click on the pic to see more detail.

Day 157

2007-07-29T17:10:00.000-04:00

More hosta plants.

Day 156

2007-07-28T20:12:00.000-04:00

My sidewalk chalk artist at work, creating her next masterpiece.

Day 155

2007-07-27T20:11:00.000-04:00

Flowers on a hosta plant.

Day 154

2007-07-26T22:05:00.001-04:00

Who knew it was so hard to get a good photo of the moon? Maybe I'll try again tomorrow night.

Day 153

2007-07-25T09:15:00.001-04:00

Some birds on my neighbor's deck.

I like this one, I just wish I hadn't cut off the top of the wing. Oh well.

Day 152

2007-07-24T18:54:00.001-04:00

I forgot to say what this is - it's the inside of a metal bowl.

Day 151

2007-07-23T14:58:00.000-04:00

Just playing with depth of field and rule of thirds.

Day 150

2007-07-22T16:33:00.001-04:00

Day 149

2007-07-21T08:21:00.000-04:00

Day 148

2007-07-20T19:12:00.000-04:00

Sidewalk chalk.

Day 147

2007-07-19T20:22:00.001-04:00

I am totally uninspired and can't can't come up with anything interesting to take a picture of, so... a watermelon.

Day 146

2007-07-17T17:59:00.001-04:00

Erin's hands.

Day 145

2007-07-16T19:28:00.001-04:00

For the doorways theme, a door to a cabinet in my living room.