Not Catching Up

I'm not even going to try and catch up to all my Project 365 shots that haven't been posted here. So instead of posting a hundred pics or so, here are a few of my recent (and not so recent) picks, plus today's shot.  8/23/10: I recently started following a local foodie blogger, and she mentioned this spanish bakery in one of her past posts. I'm glad she did because they have some of the best latin pastries I've ever had! One of these days, I'll get some pics inside too!

9/25/10: On my way to the Riverside Arts Market I saw these boarded up houses, and wonder why they are still there. There are actually 3 of them, but I could only get 2 in the picture.

10/09/10: Caught Scout one morning laying in the sun with the shadow of the blinds on him. I think he may see some birds out there..he looks like he's smiling!

10/10/10: I went to the beach to watch the sunrise before church, and I'm so glad I did! Managed to find a few small pieces of sea glass as well.

11/02/10: Today after work I voted and got the first peppermint mocha of the season. Today was damp and drizzly, so it was perfect for a nice hot beverage!


The next couple weekends are busy ones, with a benefit tea for the local Women's Resource Center this Saturday, and the "Out of the Darkness" Suicide prevention/awareness walk on the 13th. Chalk Art at the arts market, plus the Ladies group from church is meeting at a local restaurant for dinner on the 13th. **phew**

Week 15 of Project 365, and some Boston Love..

Week 15, (4/9-4/15) clockwise from upper left we have: a free sample I ordered of NV nut clusters, Red Robin bacon & guac burger I had while on vacation in W. mass, a new little Boston travel book to read while at the airport, my balcony railing (in FL) with the laundry building behind it, railroad crossing warning, my poor scrappy desk waiting for me to do some creating, and Slaid Cleaves (Texas folk musician at the European St Cafe in Jax) - Awesome show! Slaid is on the right, watching his guitarist do some Ham bone...

Now for a few of my favorite Boston shots: Jeanne & I got to stay there for 2 days and both were absolutely beautiful weather-wise. We totally lucked out! It had been ages since we'd done an overnight visit, and wanted to get some good evening/night shots. Especially of that familiar skyline. Here are just a few photos from day 1 to start. We each took over 900 shots or so in those 2 days! I was able to get mine down to about 700, and could probably delete a few more even, but that can wait for another day..

Starting at bottom left: We meet at the Northampton Dunkin Donuts and set off nourished with coffee, muffins and the GPS. You don't want to see the traffic on the Pike, it's never pretty. (upper left): here we are at Fenway Park already. Amazing! Flurry of activity there as it was only a few days til Opening Day, and the beer deliveries had to be made. (upper right): the Boston University store/Barnes & Noble, 3 floors of books, college apparel, and Starbucks. (bottom right): The infamous Citgo sign, seen in every Red Sox game on TV. Look for more views of it soon!

After walking around the Fenway Park area we found the Fenway Victory Gardens. Some people have probably had the same garden plot for 30 years, if not longer. It was so neat seeing gates, and entrances individual to the person who owned it. many plots had little patio areas to relax, and some looked like they hadn't been used in years. Someday I hope to see this area when it's in full bloom! There were a few early blooming plants, and a lot of geese.
The bright yellow forsythia caught my eye against the weathered wood of the fence, as did the beautiful Peregrine Falcon. Or is it a hawk? (correct me if I'm wrong, please!)

More to come soon!!

alrighty then....

Continuing on from my last post, the month of March passed by quickly and onto my regularly scheduled vacation I went. March was very busy at work, and with various cuts being made be it people, time or material shortages, we make do with what we have.

Here are the collages for the last several weeks of Project 365.

First up is week 10: (3/5-3/11) a train in Jax, my huge pile of negatives that I had to sort thru, my new cellphone, opening weekend for the Riverside Arts Market, Girl Scout cookies with milk, Wednesday before-church dinner at Cracker Barrel, and my apartment mailbox area.

Then we have week 11: (3/12-3/18) Mark Erelli (local up-North Musician) played in Jax, Turtle, Firetruck & rescue showed up at the apartment complex, but no idea why, Rough seas ahead!  Dinner: burger on a bagel thin and a rice & tomato side, view of the St Aug seafood fest from the parking garage, peeps!

.....and week 12: (3/19-3/25) Goose, my little old camera collection, The Treaty Oak, rainy day, gator up at the Okeefenokee swamp park, Starbucks fraps, and a couple Union Pacific engines (we don't see those too often here).

....week 13: (3/26-4/1) Looking north on the connecticut river from the old trestle/now a rail trail, cereal for supper, flowers near my work place, TSO in Boston!!!!!, flower, moving van in FL with a boston ad on side (thought it was fate), and dinner out with my parents on my first day of vacation.

Week 14: (4/2-4/8) Sailboats on the River Charles and the famous Citgo sign in Boston, Jeanne & I enjoying some Starbucks in Northampton, MA, Breakfast in the local sugar house by the wood stove, toll house choco chips, our small town church (westhampton, MA), Bacon Guacamole burger at Red Robin, The Quabbin Resevoir.

Hoping I can avoid playing more catch-up....LOL enjoy the pics! I'll be back soon to share more collages, and more photos from my 2 day adventure in Boston with Jeanne! Have a great weekend!

2010 Project 365, week 9:

Back in sunny, but still not very warm, Florida...Here is my collage for Week 9 of our Project 365. As usual from upper left, and clockwise: A cool STOP sign in Surry, NH *look closely, A cemetery in the snow in Swanzey NH, Strawberries in milk for a snack (FL), my new George Foreman grill (love it!), a little single serve edy's ice cream, Flowerpots from Anthropologie, and Mr Kitty.

I bought a good size package of chicken breast tenderloins, and decided to try a little test. I put half in a baking pan with a dab of butter and sprinkled all but 2 with bread crumbs. Scout loves him a little chicken, so I leave a little plain for an occasional treat. The second batch went to the GF Grill. The ones from the grill tasted grilled (duh), and will be great for salads. The baked ones were good, too but didn't have that grilled flavor. So, I'm impressed! :)

Tomorrow the Riverside Arts market starts back up (finally!) so I will probably be there with camera in hand. Hope it's a nice day!

2010 Project 365, Week 8 (and about town)

Continuing on with the next collage from Project 365 here is Week 8! Clockwise from upper left, in no particular order: walk-bridge near the dam in Keene, NH; My side view mirror one day after work; spinich pizza pie at Sams's in Northampton, MA; Wii at my sister's house; the Town Common in Troy, NH; Field at dusk in Westhampton, MA; and the woods behind work in Fitzwilliam, NH.

Saturday was my last day in New Hampshire. I woke up to a gorgeous snow covered landscape. I saw the whole spectrum of weather from snow squall to a tiny hailstorm to the sun coming out and quickly melting all the snow on the trees. Then back to a light snow for the afternoon. Late evening turned foggy and warm. It was very odd.  Here is a selection of some of Saturdays pics.

Today I'm on my way to the airport in Manchester for a 10am flight out. And I will be back in JAX about 3pm.

Happy Trails!

2010 Project 365, Weeks 4 - 7

Alrighty, time to get caught up here. Visiting my parents this weekend, instead of hanging out in NH, but I still have another full work week ahead of me up there. My regular April vacation will be here soon enough, with some TSO/Boston in there. Can't wait!

Week 4: Pigeons on a statue in a local park, reflection in a glass at Anthropologie, Barnes & Noble, some little garlic toasties, the moon, double sundogs.

Week 5: in line to buy a movie ticket to see "Edge Of Darkness", Stack of new railroad ties waiting to be put in, window display of Louis Vuitton, Coffee flavored milk, filling up the ole gas tank, entrance to the local shopping plaza, buttons!

Week 6: thinking about packing for work in NH, bacon wrapped jalapeno thingies (recipe here), rainy drive, some sea glass  found on a beach walk, dinner with the ladies at Cracker Barrel, kitty enjoying a little outdoor time, radio tower in a sunset sky.

Week 7: dessert tray at a church ladies dinner, covered bridge in NH, snowy scene, Colony Mills Marketplace in Keene, NH, At the airport on the 13th ready to fly out of JAX, Ice fishing huts on Wilson Pond in Swanzey, NH.

So those are the last 4 weeks of Project 365. I'm looking forward to a little more daylight to enjoy being outdoors, and wandering. Maybe even a little more staying caught up here. Ahem....Not to mention a little more warm air. :)
For now, goodnight!

2010 Project 365, week 3:

Done with week 3 of the photo project...It has sure beeen an interesting week. As mentioned previously I put in for my April vacation to go up north and see TSO with Jeanne in Boston.

Right after I submitted the time to my supervisor for approval, they sprung on me an opportunity to go up and do some work in one of the other plants the company owns. This event will be taking place much sooner than April, maybe as soon as 2-3 weeks from now. The final dates have not been set yet. I'm kind of blown away by it, sort of excited, and just a little apprehensive. Driving in winter is not one of the things I miss, but it will be cool to see wintery mountains for my own eyes, and not just jealousy-inducing photos from friends. notmentioninganynames. 

To the right you'll see my collage for the 3rd week of Project 365. clockwise from upper left: Singer from the band Third Day at WinterJam, Armored vehicles on a flatbed, Tea & cookies, sunset on my way to Church on Wednesday eve, My small collection of Robert B Parker books on the sad eve of his passing, a lovely blood blister acquired at work on thursday, and last but not least, Moi. Onward!

2010 Project 365, Week 2:

Week 2 is behind us, now. (heck, week 3 is almost over) Here is my collage for the 2nd week of our project. Clockwise from upper left: part of the form we use at work for employee reviews, looking south towards downtown Jax, cupcake from Luli's in St Aug., a fountain on a cold windy day, Luigi's fine Italian food (where I have dinner before Wednesday church), books from the library book sale in St Aug., and last but not least, my library stash of borrows. Click to see larger!

I will have some scrappy-ness to share soon, when Jeanne & I can coordinate our online presence. :)

Recently, Trans-Siberian Orchestra *finally* announced dates for the spring tour. They are heading out to support a new album called "Night Castle" and an older non-Christmas album about Beethoven, called appropriately "Beethoven's Last Night". It's a pretty limited set of dates and they aren't playing the southeast. As luck would have it they are playing in Boston on April1. It should be a blast!

It was planned even before dates were announced that I would go up north to see the show with Jeanne, since it's been several years since we'd gone to a TSO show together. Now to start planning the trip details!

Woohoo!

2010 Project 365, Week 1:

Here is the first week of photos for the Project 365 I am participating in on Facebook. As always, click on the photo to enlarge! 7 days down, only 358 to go! Have a great weekend!