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Bokrijk by Night

Visit the brand new Heavenin365 blog.
My 365 project, a picture a day.
Challenging myself with the  Canon Eos 40D, the BIG guy.

Almost Sepia, Almost Christmas

 

It was the day before Christmas when we drove over to my daughter’s house. We had a week of snow the week before Christmas but the weatherman said it would probably not last much longer. I had not had the chance to get some snow pictures yet, so I asked my husband to find a nice spot to pull over the car.  
Some of the snow had already thawed and the dry leaves of the reed added a touch of sepia against the foggy grayness of the sky.

 

 

 

 

 

More snowy pictures to come in the following days or so, because it’s snowing again today. I think we’re going to get a real Winter this year, but I don’t mind. I prefer it to the dreary gloomy gray and rainy weather we normally get here in Belgium.
At least this is photogenic!

 

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A photo a day, a challenge to get to know the Canon D40 better.

Macro Monday, Another Mail Delivery …

 

 
There was another mail delivery last week. Yes, I’m such a lucky girl!!
This package came from Lisa, THE Lisa from Lisa’s Chaos, yes!
I had joined the ornament swap at her blog and packed mine in my suitcase to give her when we met in Chicago. I remember how thrilled I was to be able to meet her in real life. We spent a lovely afternoon taking pictures at the Botanical Garden in Chicago. I hope I will be able to show her my favorite places on my side of the world someday. Until I do I have loads of pictures as a memento of that meeting.

AND … the package of course!  
Are you as excited as I was to open it and see what’s inside?

  

Here we go …

Tataaaaaaaaaaa!

 

The package also contained a hand made card with a lovely blessing. Awww!
Yes Lisa, my holidays WERE definitely decorated with happiness!

Look, it’s a cook!

  Isn’t she precious?

I LOVE her, THANK YOU Lisa!!!

More Macro Monday posts at Lisa’s Chaos

 

PS: Heavenin365 was born yesterday.
My project 365.
A picture a day.  
A brand new blog.
Check it out here

Weekly Winners, A New Year …

 

 

A review of the week in pictures …

A toast to good health and happiness …

  Togetherness.

Good food.

Another package in the mail.

Playing

  … with the D40 DSLR.

They’re still alive and in bloom despite the freezing temperatures and the snow we had!

 

A photo walk with my hubby.

More walking …

Bokrijk by Night.
I hope your week was as wonderful as mine was?
Happy 2010!

More Weekly Winners at Sarcastic Mom’s.

PS: Heavenin365 was born today.
My project 365.
A picture a day.  
A brand new blog.
Check it out here

Photo Hunt #5 December

 

 

 

I did not think of it until way past Christmas, and I never thought I would pull it off, but I did. I had fun with this hunt, especially since I challenged myself to use my husband’s Canon D40 DSLR. I’m very anxious to get acquainted with this big guy. I can’t wait to find out what I can get out of him when I push the right buttons!
Only a couple were taken with the D40 though, I used the SX-1S to do most of the work, but it’s a beginning. I’ll mark the D40 pictures with *

Holliday lights at the shopping mall

 

Holliday Spirit  *

 
a Holiday Treat, home baked Christmas Stollen

  
An ornament *
From Lisa’s Christmas ornament swap, thank you Lisa!
 

A Gift-Wrapped package 

 
A Window Display

 
A Winter Holiday Icon

A Tree

A Tradition

 
Something that says Noel *

 

Something Precious *

Something Peaceful 

Something Hot *

Something Cold

Something Red

Something Green *: Fun in the kitchen

 
Motion Blur 

Black and White with selective coloring:  Honest, I made this photo in December, and photographed the very last  daisies on my patio. Two days later it started to snow …

  
Infrared : I took this picture ( and only this one) from my archives and used it to fool around play with my Corel Paint Shop x 12 and the tutorial on infrared photography Kirsti added in one of her previous posts. 

Macro : a rose from the bouquet of roses my hubby surprised me with just before Christmas.

 

More Photo Hunt participants at Photo Hunt Challenges, hosted by Kirsti.

New Year’s Eve 2009 - 2010

We spent new Year’s eve at home. No hurrying and scurrying, no fuss. Just the two of us and the cat, who hid under the guest room bed all evening .
I cannot say it was a QUIET evening though. Some just could not wait to try their fireworks until midnight and the place sounded like a war zone most of the day!

Not that we let it bother us! We spent New Year’s Eve like we used to do when there was no television, we had some good music on the radio to listen to. Surprise gifts from my husband, a bottle of bubbly and some good food. I had made some preparations in the morning and the previous day, so I did not have to spend too much time in the kitchen and still have some good looking delicious food on our plates.

We did not want or need anything else…

At midnight we went outside on the balcony to look at the fireworks.
I made a video of it. Enjoy …

Happy New Year!
I hope 2010 brings you everything you’re hoping for, and even more …

I hope you had a wonderful time too. What did you do?