I decided it would be better to get caught up with this blog by combining all my missed days into one post.  There is no need to stand on ceremony.  My daughter and I traveled out to my parents houses for the Thanksgiving holiday and neither of them have internet access.  I seriously think I went through a little internet withdrawal but I’m sure it was good for me.

My day 11 picture is the result of me playing with the camera flash in the house.  The weather outside was not cooperating which forced me to get a little creative.  This is a camel bone jewelry box my wife brought back from Baghdad.  It is sitting on a camel wool blanket she picked up while in Afghanistan.  My first attempt at using the flash totally washed out parts of the box.  I learned I needed to back the camera away about 3-4 feet so the flash would not be so intense.

On day 12 we were at my Dad’s house for dinner before heading to my Mom’s to spend the night.  While waiting for everything to be ready I just had to run outside as the sun was setting.  The place sure has changed over the years from the memories I have of growing up but the apples in the orchard still remain.  With the sun on the fallen apples I thought a low perspective would be interesting for this picture.  I added some selective focus in Photoshop to enhance the effect.

Waking up on day 13 at my Mom’s house the weather was again being difficult.  It was an overcast morning but I wanted to walk around the farm reminiscing about the days spent playing outside.  Not all the pictures turned out as well as I had hoped but I really liked this look down the pasture.  Most of the property is over grown now and I wanted to try to capture that with this picture.

We ended up getting back home late on day 14.  I missed a chance to photograph a nice sunrise but the time spent talking with my Mom was more important than having to ‘grab a picture’ on a schedule.  After unpacking I did manage to run out as the sun was setting to get the beautiful colors within the clouds.  It feels a little like a cheat since I have taken this picture numerous times.  I don’t want to be strict with the picture a day idea if I have to force a picture out of the camera but if it turns out OK I’ll post it!

I should be better at posting each day now that one holiday is over and the next one hasn’t been cranked up to full yet.  As long as I can get out and scratch that itch to take some pictures each day I’m not going to kill myself trying to get them posted but will work them in as I can.