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picture of the day
Spent the day taking the new lens for a whirl at the American Orchid Society & Morikami Japanese Museum & Garden in Boca. These are quickie phone shots, but just the first glimpse I took of today’s shots was promising. This new lens was made for the type of detail work I love best.
Sweet! The ice cream maker attachment for my Kitchenaid stand mixer finally came in! I see a summer full of lactose indulgence-related pain and alternative frozen treat exploration in my future.
Yep, you guessed it…the hubby’s out of town, so I had a mushroom/butter/cheese/egg-laden dinner 🙂
Apparently I was feeling rather Grimace-y today. Yep, that’s me: in the car, midday, on a weekday, with a “junk” beverage.
Yesterday was my big man’s 11th birthday. I can hardly believe my Nembutal has gotten that old. And, like any neglectful dog mother, I forgot to make him wear a silly hat. I also let his big day pass with little fanfare… just new good for him food, which my junkfood-loving dog is not terribly happy with just yet. If he could speak English, I’m sure he’d say the only reason he ate it at all is because he’s starving. to. death. and we never feed him. (totally not true–the boys are on a diet and for the first times in their lives, a feeding schedule)
This is the saddest looking dog I have ever known, especially in front of the camera.
I mean, really. C’mon. Would it kill him to at least look at the camera? (possibly. I’m of the firm opinion that he does little to encourage me) You’d think I was in the business of dog torture to look at him. And I’m not–he should know after 11 years that I’m going to take the damn picture whether he wants me to or not, and if he would just cooperate, I would be done quicker.
My order from custom fabric company Spoonflower came in and I see throw pillows in my future 🙂
I want to live and/or dock my flying personal conveyance in this.
Today was pretty great. Took the new lens to the Butterfly Garden, where my hubby caught some great shots — more on that later — and hit a kickass and unexpected farmer’s market in Pompano (at the Fiesta Flea Market), where we got a pineapple, cherries, 4 packages blackberries, broccolini, spinach, mushrooms, French green beans, asparagus and 20 mini peppers for $18. Exciting stuff!
It’s….another sunset. Somewhere between waiting at Target’s pharmacy for nearly an hour and the (alcoholic) Firefly Iced Tea lemonade, I lost motivation.
It’s good to see that design still means something to a legacy brand that engenders generations of rabid fans.
We finally got the 105mm f/2.8G lens–I see much more macro in my future (and without macro filters!) and possibly more portrait work, since the clarity on this baby is frickin amazing. Maybe I’ll even break down and let my DH get me a ring flash. Eventually. (hold your horses, there, DH)
And here’s Darth Vader, taken from about 2 feet away (from sitting on the bed to looking at the nightstand). And yes, I see the alarming amount of dust on my nightstand, too.
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