THIRTY DAY CHALLENGE--A PHOTO A DAY--day twelve

Another bird photo added to my list.  This one is a western meadowlark.  These little guys with their yellow chests and black bibs always mean spring to me.  They were common summer residents where I grew up.  Their cheery, flute-like calls can really brighten the day.

THIRTY DAY CHALLENGE--A PHOTO A DAY--day eleven

Red breasted mergansers

Showing off for the lady

Red tailed hawks staking out their territory, filling the air with that cry that says, "wide open spaces" when you hear it in a movie.

There were two mallards but I only shot one

Branches and shrubs---

Peter Cottontail

THIRTY DAY CHALLENGE--A PHOTO A DAY--day ten

Maybe I'm cheating a bit on my challenge today.  Although I'm posting photos, these are some I took yesterday and then sent them through a few Photoshop filters.

A giant housing complex under construction near campus.  The surface of the building is at present covered with a layer of plastic before the finishing of brick or siding.  I liked how the shiny surface reflected the sun.

 The same photo simplified by tweaking the contrast and sending it through the cutout filter.

Tower of a railroad crossing sign sent through a set of Photoshop black and white actions.

THIRTY DAY CHALLENGE--A PHOTO A DAY--day nine

So, I went out to take an artsy photograph for the picture of the day and took a few.  Then on my way back through the park I discovered squirrels with pizza.  They trumped my artsy photo.

Oh, dear, oh dear. My first day delivering pizza and the customer lives clear across the park.

I’m just glad he didn’t want one with everything.  That would be impossible to carry.

There’s gotta be a better way to make a little dough.

Wow, this smells so good.  Hope the customer doesn’t notice the drool.

Maybe I’ll just chew off the drooled-on parts.  Yum, not bad.

Pizza delivery!

About time.  You said it wouldn’t be long.

It isn’t long.  It’s a triangle.  If you want a whole pizza it would be round.  Besides that’s all I could carry.

What’s all the chew-marks on the edge?  You’ve been eating this crust!

I just wanted to make sure it was up to our standards.  It is a very delicious pizza!

I won’t accept this!  I won’t pay for it!

Wait! I can fix it with some of this tomato paste.

What a picky customer.  I oughta give him a pizza my mind.  Yum.

THIRTY DAY CHALLENGE--A PHOTO A DAY--day eight

Presently on display at the Refrigerator Door Gallery

This original painting is by a very skilled artist named Sophie.

Note the pure qualities of color, form and space.

She turned seven last January.

This is very minimalist work titled, "Green."

The extreme simplicity of form and deliberate lack of of detailed content 

reflect the personal expression of its creator. 

This piece is by J.D. who had his fourth birthday in March.

THIRTY DAY CHALLENGE--A PHOTO A DAY--day seven

It was a cloudy morning and a Monday.  

Seemed like a good time to photograph a cemetery.

The atmosphere is always very grave in  place like this.

Death happens all around us but so does living and growing.

THIRTY DAY CHALLENGE--A PHOTO A DAY--day six

Sunday dinner dessert.  Cherry and apple pie.

I've posted before about how pie is one dish I can make with confidence.  The ones I've made get good reviews unless I really mess up.  For links to my recipes check out the links below.  If you have questions I'll try to answer them in the comments.

How to make the crust.

How to make the filling.

How to put the top crust on a pie.