Day 70: Snickelfritz II

Took a quick, impromptu trip to Springfield yesterday to see Stephanie and her sweet kitty. This cat loves hair ties more than anything in the world.

Day 69: Pink II

Oh, just another afternoon at Shelter Gardens. It's right by my gym and so easy to stop in and shoot for 20 minutes.

Day 68: Squirrel

I love that this project encourages me to take my camera everywhere. If I hadn't had my camera when I went to the gym today, I wouldn't have randomly decided to pop into Shelter Gardens to shoot, and I wouldn't have gotten this shot of a squirrel staring at me while perched on a skull.

Day 67: England

I think someone is getting excited about our upcoming trip to England (*cough*...Mom...*cough*...)!

Day 66: Yellow

I love that these flowers are absolutely everywhere right now.

Day 65: Fall

Fall is definitely here, and I love it.

Day 64: Bangs

You know when you tell your hair stylist about a crazy idea expecting her to tell you it would be terrible, but instead she says heck yes and does it and it looks awesome? That happened to me today. I'm getting used to (and loving) my new bangs.

Day 63: Pink

Very little post-processing on this photo, just some cropping. I'm still not sure how the flower got that glow to it. It definitely wasn't my doing.

Day 62: Opal IV

Poor Opal had a rough day. Anytime she hears thunder she FREAKS out for hours and becomes your shadow (even following you into the bathroom). Since she stayed with me all day, I took some photos.

Day 61: Downtown

For some reason, I am still very nervous/anxious about taking photos when there are a lot of people around. There were several shots today I wanted to take, but didn't because I felt silly. I need to get over that!

Day 60: Daisy

I got about 20 mosquito bites getting this shot (I'm not exaggerating). Pretty sure it was not worth it.

Day 59: Pippin II

I love this photo for so many reasons. The look on Pippin's face is absolutely priceless. Like I just told him something unbelievable and he's sizing me up. Also, the wide open aperture on my 50mm (1.8!) lens is just amazing. I love how only his eyes are in focus, and his nose and the background are blurred. I'm having so much fun experimenting with it.

Day 58: Museum

Today Mom and I had a little "adventure day" of our own and drove to Kansas City to visit the Nelson-Atkins Museum. Her favorite part was the Henry Moore sculpture exhibit. I think mine was the "temple" filled with Buddhist and Hindu art.

Day 57: Bench

Spent some more time at Shelter Gardens this afternoon. I could take pictures there for hours.

Day 56: Snickelfritz

This is Stephanie's sweet kitty, Professor Eleanor Snickelfritz. She is the loudest and sweetest kitty I know.

Day 55: Tiger

I got to take my Rebel to the zoo for the first time this week. I took a little road trip to Springfield to visit Stephanie, and ended up at the Dickerson Park Zoo...twice :) It is one of my favorite places. This tiger was rolling around like a kitty and putting on a show for me. I'm so glad I'm finally able to capture photos like this now that I have my new camera.

Day 54: Columns

Had a great afternoon taking pictures around my alma mater. I also learned that I should never plan to go to the gym after two hours of walking around with a giant camera - that is a workout in itself.

Day 53: Lily II

I spent some time at Shelter Gardens this afternoon. Absolutely beautiful place for photography. I may have to go back tomorrow!

Day 52: Bee

Look how close I got to a bee! Yikes!

Day 51: Mom

Today is my dear mum's birthday. We went for a walk with the dogs, had a nice dinner, some strawberry cake, and of course, some Star Trek. Good day.

Day 50: Trevor IV

Ok, I am officially crazy dog lady. I blame Trevor - he won't stop posing.

Day 49: Caterpillar

When I went outside with my camera this afternoon, I realized I had about 5 minutes or less before it started raining. Luckily I found this little guy hanging out in the driveway.

Day 48: Trail

I took my Rebel to Rock Bridge State Park this afternoon for a little hike. I have lived here for many years, but I had never been to see the Devil's Icebox. So I checked that off my list today.

Day 47: Trevor III

I wanted to post a photo of the scarf I finished crocheting today, but I have to keep reminding myself that this project isn't about documenting my days - it's primarily about documenting my best photos. Nothing else I took today beats this one of sweet Trevor.

Day 46: Bubbles

No story here - just dishes.

Day 45: Luna

Sunday evening we had a ladies' margarita night at my friend Angela's house. This is her sweet puppy Luna.

Day 44: Opal III

This is one of my favorite photos so far. What a cutie!

Day 43: Opal II

Opal, frolicking in the garden. Being adorable.

Day 42: Berries

Spent some quality time with the puppies in the garden this afternoon. I'm starting to figure out more about my camera/lens. I like it.

Day 41: Walgreens

I love me some Walgreens.