Project 365 - Day 17

The picture I took last Saturday of Spots (day 16) was the day she got sick. She managed to get a hold of some  of my sewing thread and ate enough to make herself sick. Monday she had emergency surgery to get the thread from her digestive system. Friday we brought her home. She still wasn't voluntarily eating, but everything thought that since she would eat some for me, that maybe it was just that she wanted to eat at home. Last night she started to eat kitty food. We still have to keep her from jumping on things for the next two weeks, but we (Spots and her sister cat included) are all happy she's home with us.

Project 365 - Day 16

I love the silhouette of a curious kitty. I think she was watching the dog next door.

Project 365 Day 15 - Twilight

I love the sunsets and sunrises here. Unlike when we lived in Michigan, we usually have clear skies that go forever.

Last night I went out to grill and was drawn to the sunset. I loved how the sunset was orange and pinks and the silhouette of the houses from the backlight and the sky was that deep blue to black with a single star in the sky.  It took me a minute to find a setting that didn't autoflash, and then realize the porch light was reflecting off the snow, and as I fixed all of those things the sun was still setting so I did lose a little of the effect, but I think it will be a cool picture once I get everything set and a tripod so I get rid of the shake.

The first picture was taken with the close-up setting (not that I meant to choose it, it just happened). It gave it an almost fisheye effect.

This one was taken with the landscape setting. I want to try this one again, maybe tonight, but with the camera stabilized and a few minutes earlier to get more of the pinks.

Project 356 - day 14

Our cats love to be outside. Because of the wildlife in our area, the cats aren't allowed to be outside unless we are watching them.  When I peeked outside to see what the cats were doing,  I saw Sparkles sitting up on a chair watching the sunset. Based on the reflection off the trailer, I'm guessing the flash went off when I took the picture. I'm thinking that is what created the reflection off the cats fur that outlines her, almost making it look like she was photoshopped into the picture.

Project 365 day 13 - Playing in the Extreme Cold

Last night, it was sub zero temps - actually it had been sub zero F all day. On our drive home from quilting,  we took a side road and saw a graduate student standing in the parking lot of a housing complex with a camera. Then saw his friend run out of the door holding a pot of water. The girls and I slowed the car down while we watched them throw the water into the air and saw it turn to snow and vapor.

Not surprising, the girls quickly asked if we could try that. Hey, we have to have some fun with the cold so we set the pizza aside and tried the experiment. The girls tried first and the water that fell on them froze before they could feel wet. Then DH tried: