Tuesday, January 4, 2011

November 6

Color changes in the fruit tree in the front yard.

November 5

Annie (daughter) and Peter (son) at Christin and Brandon's wedding shower. Dang my kids are cute!

November 4

I think that this is the first picture I have been able to get of my twins, Michael and David, where they haven't got their fingers shoved into their noses! They really are good looking boys when they act like they are at least 6 years old. I think they get that from their. . . . . .Mother! Yeah that's it they get it from their Mother.

October 30

The pumpkins on the front porch. The girls looked great in their costumes but refused to play model for me. Too much trick-or-treating to do and by the way. "Dad, you are taking us!"

October 29

Katherine working the pumpkin guts! We used a blue tarp on the counter where we carved pumpkins but still had "guts" spread to all ends of the house.

October 25

Well, it is still green in the valley but not so just up the hill a little. This was the view from my driveway this morning as I was heading off to work. A sign of what is to come.

October 19

Howard (father-in-law) asked me to shoot some pictures of his back yard art studio for his web site. He has a water fall that starts above the studio and runs to the bottom of his property, there is even a rock bridge that you cross to get to the studio. It is very pretty and a great place to paint!

October 18

The "older kids" in Katherine's dance group do a Halloween concert which we attended. Here is one of the dancers in the "Phantom" number they did. Katherine is excited to dance in this one next year!

October 16

Sugar House Park which is just down the street from the house is a stopping off point for wild fowl migration. And in the spring and fall is filled with birds of all kinds. Among the regular host of Canadian geese and mallard ducks I found this strange character.

October 13

Completed koi fish painting.
As you can tell from the "gaps" in my posts and more likely by the fact that we are well into 2011 and I am working on October's posts, it has been nuts around here. I think I am about 50% for the rest of the year but Annie (daughter) challenged me to get the rest of the year posted so over the next few days I will see if I can get it done. I am still working on a few ideas for this years blog. I am even kicking around the idea of posting some "how to" pages that might include crafts, arts and even woodworking and furniture design. We will see, in the mean time, here is the rest of what I shot this year. . .

October 5

Fall fruit on the tree in the front yard.

October 4

Atlanta temple table. Every now and then one comes out exceptionally well. I wish the photo could do this piece justice.

October 2

Fall Daisies. I did a few paintings like this but I think I like this one best.

October 1

Executive, Play Boy and Tiger. Dinner at its best. This little place on State and 33rd has all of their rolls on half price and we have been frequent diners ever since we found it. Red Ginger! I guess it is a little telling when they the staff no longer gives us menus they just put our order into the sushi chefs!