27 February

58/365

Trying different things as I practiced using my Canon 50mm 1.4 lens, I came up with this interesting picture.

26 February

57/365

With her studying in Hong Kong this semester,  the last of the Christmas ornaments to be packed away were Ana's.  This is one from her Disney Pocahontas set.

25 February

56/365

Hiked Torrey Pines' Broken Hill trail notching a new experience on my bucket list.

24 February

55/365

It only took 55 days into the new year, but the tree is finally down!!!


21 February

52/365

If I had just "hit" it with a flash!!!  Will try again tomorrow!




20 February

51/365

Hail is as close as we get to snow in San Diego, and boy, did we get some last night!



19 February

50/365

Gorgeous morning for a photography class in Balboa Park.


18 February

49/365

Cooking some pinto beans for tonight's nachos supreme dinner!

17 February

48/365

A gorgeous day for our segway tour of La Jolla's beautiful sights!


16 February

47/365

Our segway tour had to be rescheduled due to the rain, so we turned to our video games for some entertainment.


15 February

46/365

Happy Birthday, Papa Bear!!!


14 February

45/365

Maybe we should just leave up the tree and decorate it for Valentine's Day?


13 February

44/365

Making a successful behind the back pass for an assist on the third and final day of the 2011 Winterfest!!!  What a great weekend of water polo games!


12 February

43/365

Awesome defense during the second day of 2011 Winterfest!


11 February

42/365

Let the 2011 Winterfest games begin!!!


10 February

41/365

Good morning to you on this dreary morning!

9 February

40/365

So many beautiful flowers in Penasquitos!


8 February

39/365

A morning view as seen from Hilltop Park.

5 February

36/365
I love how this action picture turned out using my 50mm 1.4 lens!

4 February

35/365
The moon rises as the sun sets.  Love the color gradient from orange to deep purple.

3 February

34/365
Practicing with my new 50mm 1.4 lens at the end of the day.

2 February

33/365
A sample of today's fifteen minutes of photography practice.

1 February

32/365
Oh, happy happy joy joy!!!  I received my autographed copy today to review.  Thank you, Rod & Robin!  I will post my reviews as soon as I finish reading it.

31 January

31/365
Can't get enough of sunny daisies.

30 January

30/365
Painting with a lens practice at Balboa Park capturing the Evergreen Pear Trees (Pyrus Kawakamii) in their winter bloom.

29 January

29/365
From today's first of three In Focus Learning Center: Painting with a Lens course.  Didn't want to miss this class, so I did my best to keep my distance from my instructors and classmates and not get them sick.  I really appreciated how nice and understanding they all were.

28 January

28/365
Trying to make a little effort to produce a nicer picture, so I went outside and used my flash off camera trying to get a punched background and a well lit subject.


27 January

27/365
Even she's surprised she's still up this late in January. 

26 January

26/365
He looks like I feel.


25 January

25/365
My nightstand re-decorated.

 

24 January

24/365

And I even had my flu shot this year!


23 January

23/365

Football or no football, flu or no flu, the laundry still needs to get done.


(Note:  I updated the blog today, Feb. 1st, as I had taken the pictures, but not posted them due to coming down with the wretched flu. Feeling better now, and hope to keep up with my daily postings.)