I think the black and white landscapes can be challenging because it’s hard to have an image that is both high contrast and full of detail. I tried out a few different effects and have included the original image and the black and white images.
Hanging out at Pilot Butte, Bend, Oregon.
Day 259 – Spider web! I really don’t like spiders, their webs can be quite beautiful though.
Day 259 2016
Day 260 – It’s Fall! Candles and coziness.
Day 260 2016
Day 261 – Leaping!
Day 261 2016
Day 262 – The leaves are falling.
Day 262 2016
Day 263 – Macrame. My Grandma used to macrame and I’ve always loved it, but have been very intimidated by the process. I finally bit the bullet and did a very simple design. I would like to try some more complicated designs, but so glad that I finally went for it and just did it!
Day 263 2016
Day 264 – I love our dojo. Doing karate is such a challenging and overwhelming experience. I love the way things are done in out dojo – it’s tough, it’s hard, the standards are high. At the same time there is so much love and encouragement. This is one of our senseis receiving a black gi which is a big deal.
Day 264 2016
Day 265 – Shooting into the Sun.
Day 265 2016
Day 266 – Birthday Self-Portrait. More and more myself, everyday.
Day 266 2016
Day 267 – Living Room camp out. The boys and Daddy love to sleep downstairs in the living room.
Day 267 2016
Day 268 – This is Colin, on his birthday, teaching kids at church. He really is so talented in many ways – musically, intellectually, humorously and he’s great at teaching. I love watching him lead and guide his own kids and the kids at church. He’s pretty cool.
Day 268 2016
Day 240 – Beautiful buck in one of our city parks.
Day 240 2016
Day 241 – Brilliant clouds over Pilot Butte.
Day 241 2016
Day 242 – Sunseting.
Day 242 2016
Day 243 – Jude and his portrait of Checkers.
Day 243 2016
Day 244 – Cuddles with Checkers.
Day 244 2016
Day 245 – Open House at School. Hard to believe that Summer is almost over.
Day 245 2016
Day 246 – Sunset at Cultus Lake.
Day 246 2016
Day 247 – Sunshine through leaves.
Day 247 2016
Day 248 – This spider on my front porch is just way too big.
Day 248 2016
Day 228 – Jake the Dog. Look at those eyes!
Day 228 2016
Day 229 – Bachelor Button
Day 229 2016
Day 230 – Zane on a Rock
Day 230 2016
Day 231 – Sunset Bay State Park at Sunset
Day 231 2016
Day 232 – Southern Oregon Coast
Day 232 2016
Day 233 – Sandpiper and those gorgeous driftwood greys.
Day 233 2016
Day 234 – Mount Thielsen
Day 234 2016
Day 235 – Tree
Day 235 2016
Day 236 – Pine cone on the sidewalk
Day 236 2016
Day 237 – When he says he wants to talk, you have a talk. Thankful for my chats with this sensitive, deep young man.
Day 237 2016
Day 238 – Obsidian Flow. Newberry Crater. It amazes me that a tree can put down its roots in a rocky outcropping in rock dust and live and grow.
Day 238 2016
Day 239 – My Boys.
Day 239 2016
Day 215 – I haven’t taken any karate pics for a while. Here’s Zane doing a mighty side kick.
Day 215 2016
Day 216 – Zane practicing self defenses with Sensei Brian.
Day 216 2016
Day 217 – I’m not sleepy Mom…
Day 217 2016
Day 218 – Stunning sunset.
Day 218 2016
Day 219 – Zane in flight.
Day 219 2016
Day 220 – We all fell in love with this baby goat at the fair. I really think we need a goat.
Day 220 2016
Day 221 – Our family is working through playing all our board games and rating them as we go. We love board games!
Day 221 2016
Day 222 – Needles.
Day 222 2016
Day 223 – Buzz, buzz, buzz.
Day 223 2016
Day 224 – It’s getting super hot and the plants are fading.
Day 224 2016
Day 225 – Moonlight through the trees.
Day 225 2016
Day 226 – In honour of Left Handers Day, I decided to take a picture of our own left hander. Sadly, I was so tired that I didn’t realize until later that he was holding up his right hand.
Day 226 2016
Day 227 – Sunlight through an agate. I used this as an illustration when I taught at Vacation Bible School this year.
Day 227 2016
Day 196 – Water fun, Summertime.
Day 196 2016
Day 197 – This was not a hope-filled day. So many terrible things happening in the world. I simply needed to remind myself that there is hope.
Day 197 2016
Day 198 – The boys were building forts in the woods near a park.
Day 198 2016
Day 199 – We played Star Wars Monopoly.
Day 199 2016
Day 200 – Garden Gnome at Sunset
Day 200 2016
Day 201 – Cloudy sky reflected in a window.
Day 201 2016
Day 202 – My Zane on his 7th Birthday. Love this boy so much.
Day 202 2016
Day 203 – Splashing in a very cold river.
Day 203 2016
Day 204 – Growing stuff (not much) in my garden.
Day 204 2016
Day 205 – Colin is so great with kids and is an excellent teacher. Proud of him.
Day 205 2016
Day 206 – Zane at his Kitty Birthday Party.
Day 206 2016
Day 207 – Despite his road rash, Zane is a happy boy, going to sleep on his new Jedi Kitty Battle Pillowcase.
Day 207 2016
Day 208 – Wonderful reunion with friends from Mercy Ships who brought me some cool mugs and amazingly some cutlery from the Anastasis. So cool!
Day 208 2016
Day 209 – Sad Face. No photos were taken today.
Day 210 – A fun day in Downtown Tacoma. Took heaps of photos, but I love this one of Zane – totally unprompted, he wanted to help me capture this flower.
Day 210 2016
Day 211 – Day out in Seattle included the Seattle Science Center and the Butterfly House.
Day 211 2016
Day 212 – Out for a walk in Point Defiance Park.
Day 212 2016
Day 213 – Probably time to harvest soon, but then there won’t be much left in the garden.
Day 213 2016
Day 214 – So many tomatoes in Mom and Dad’s garden, just waiting to ripen and be eaten!
Day 214 2016
Day 141 – Some of the neighborhood boys came round and played with my nesting dolls. I thought I’d grab a photo while they were all out.
Day 142 2016
Day 143 – Both of the boys participated in the Mini Pole Pedal Paddle.
Day 143 2016
Day 144 – The boys were being filmed for a VBS promotion. Cutie patootie.
Day 144 2016
Day 145 – Central Oregon sky.
Day 145 2016
Day 146 – Canal.
Day 146 2016
Day 147 – Zane working on a crossover in piano.
Day 147 2016
Day 148 – Jake waiting for the boys to get out of school.
Day 148 2016
Day 149 – We’re giving our raised beds another chance after a few years off. Jude is very fond of hot sauces and peppers. He chose a habanero plant and a Tabasco pepper plant.
Day 149 2016
Day 150 – After a hiatus, I’m back to transforming vintage jewelry into more modern and wearable pieces.
Day 150 2016
Day 151 – The boys both found skateboards at a yard sale on our street for $1 each.
Day 151 2016
Day 152 – Went out for dinner and drinks to celebrate my wonderful friend AJ’s birthday. We sat on the balcony in the setting sun and I looked over at her amazing eyes. I’m thankful for friends to share the journey with.
Day 152 2016
Day 153 – Karate Zane. I love this boy. Karate is not easy. It’s a joy and a struggle for all of us. Zane is working hard and I love this face.
Day 153 2016
Day 154 – Bouncing!
Day 154 2016
Day 155 – My town. Bend, Oregon
Day 155 2016
Day 128 – Fun times at the High Desert Museum underneath the giant spider web while the boys crawl on top.
Day 128 2016
Day 129 – Mother’s Day BBQ at Mom and Dad’s. Jake literally holding on to Dad’s apron strings.
Day 129 2016
Day 130 – My Nemesis, Cheatgrass. Evil stuff.
Day 130 2016
Day 131 – I remember, as a child, hanging out by the spice cupboard and making potions. This is one that the boys made. It contains so many bizarre ingredients. Jude and I both tasted it. It didn’t give us magic powers though.
Day 131 2016
Day 132 – My beautiful pink tulip turned an amazing shade of purple as it died and decayed.
Day 132 2016
Day 133 – I’ve started my potato garden.
Day 133 2016
Day 134 – The ever-lovely Miss Ivy.
Day 134 2016
Day 135 – Fruit salad.
Day 135 2016
Day 136 – This boy at his piano recital, glancing at his teacher every time he did a crossover with his hands that was tough for him. Cheeky.
Day 136 2016
Day 137 – Lens flare and motion blur.
Day 137 2016
Day 138 – Honey Bee
Day 138 2016
Day 139 – Jude and I made a pillow and blanket for Beaver.
Day 139 2016
Day 140 – Field trip with Zane’s class to the High Desert Museum. Zane made some Pine and Chocolate Stew. Yum!
Day 140 2016
Day 116 – I often go for a wander outside the dojo when the boys are in karate class. I am drawn to pretty things – flowers and plants, but I’m also on the look out for interesting things. There’s a patch of undeveloped land near the dojo and I found this unusual plant on the ground that was dead or dying and it had a very cool spiral.
Day 116 2016
Day 117 – The boys spent several hours at McDonald’s while we had a fund raiser for school They brought a bunch of Lego which I was so thankful for. It was also very popular with the other kids!
Day 117 2016
Day 118 – This is my Jude and I love him dearly – full of imagination and fun and he might be the Karate Kid.
Day 118 2016
Day 119 – This tailgate has been with Colin and I for so many years – a friend gave it to us before we had kids and we used it for ages as a coffee table. now it hangs out in the backyard.
Day 119 2016
Day 120 – Here he is again. It’s his birthday week so I’ve taken lots of photos of him. This is Jude getting ready for bed. He’s had Beaver for so many years and he’s a bit worse for the wear, but still so precious. Jude and I have many great conversations while he is going to bed. He’s an amazingly deep and thoughtful boy. This is him on his 9th birthday.
Day 120 2016
Day 121 – Bubble time.
Day 121 2016
Day 122 – Jude had a Narnia birthday party today. Thankfully, I’ve been collecting Narnia stuff for years as both the boy’s nurseries were Narnia themed. I’m thrilled that Jude chose to have a Narnia birthday party.
Day 122 2016
Day 123 – Jake the Dog. He’s hard to get photos of because he very seldom stops moving.
Day 123 2016
Day 124 – Sad Face. This was the first day that I completely missed a whole day. No photos on my phone, none on my DSLR. It was a packed day and I just blanked it. I’ve done this before, but always remembered before the morning. Not so today. Sigh.
Day 125 – Leaves in the sun after the rain.
Day 125 2016
Day 126 – Zane wore his farmer hat to school because they are working on a farm project. I love this shot of him. I love the light hitting his neck.
Day 126 2016
Day 127 – I sculpted a bit today. It’s only a small sculpture, but it felt so good to create, to take something out of my thoughts and off the pages of my sketch book and make it real. It’s a bust with copper wire that i stripped from an old phone charger. It spirals around his head and is both whimsical and entrapping.
Day 127 2016
Day 108 – I know they are a weed, I know that they are hated, but they do carry a lot of children’s wishes.
Day 108 2016
Day 109 – Jude and Zane created a large lever in Grandma and Grandpa’s backyard after Jude went to the Bend Science Station earlier in the day. Jumping Zane!
Day 109 2016
Day 110 – Back lighting through the dying daffodils.
Day 110 2016
Day 111 – Picking the boys up from school, I saw these amazing clouds. They look like a Bob Ross painting.
Day 111 2016
Day 112 – These trees are across the street by our mailbox. They smell amazing and they are lovely to look at in the Spring.
Day 112 2016
Day 113 – Late night photo. A paua shell and candlelight.
Day 113 2016
Day 114 – I took photos at a local martial arts tournament. It was fun to see all the different disciplines. The wushu competitors were amazing to see – their costumes, grace and athleticism were impressive. Serious air!
Day 114 2016
Day 115 – Revisiting this tulip later in the day, it’s colder and the flower has closed up. My focal point is more on the petals than on the inside.
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