May 13, 2012

Dinos at the American Museum of Natural History.

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May 12, 2012

Seen in: Cobble Hill

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Light, Bright Tuna Salad

Light Bright Tuna Salad

This light, bright tuna salad makes a great weeknight meal. Bold and flavorful – you won’t miss the calories.

2 packets tuna in water
2 Tbsp. beet horseradish
2 Tbsp. dill, chopped
1/4 cup red onion, diced
2 tsp. red wine vinegar
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
1 Tbsp. capers
1 can garbanzo beans, washed & drained
2 ribs celery, diced
1/4 preserved lemon, diced
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. dried ground chipotle
Salt & pepper to taste

Prep all ingredients. Toss all ingredients together in a large bowl. Taste. Salt & pepper to your liking.

Serves 2 + 1 for a light dinner & lunch. You can beef this salad up with some crusty bread or crackers, but it is perfectly satisfying without.

May 11, 2012

Every time I think about getting a new wallet – one that has more room to spread out, one that can hold change, one that can fit in my pocket – I see these guys and would miss them too much.

 

May 10, 2012

So, I’m sitting there, deep in thought, wrapping my brain around a copy issue, when I hear a wiener snort! and a humph! I turn around, and this is what I see. Indignant about the current amount of belly rubs he is receiving much?

On another note: welcome, new readers! Posts like these (with the date as the header) are from my ‘picture of the day’ series. Most are taken with my phone, lots are of the things right around me in the evening when it dawns on me: oh, crap! I need to take my picture!

This picture of the day business has been going on for 3 years now, and sometimes I even capture something great. Most days, like today, I just shoot something simple and close to home.

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Spring at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden – 2

Yes, the Botanic Garden again. Spring is still on high rampage, and this place is amazing.  We visited again last weekend, in part to get our memberships, in part to put the new camera through its paces, but mostly because spring is a bustin out and this place changes weekly. Daily, even. Don’t want to miss a thing.

Something in the desert exhibit
Desert exhibit
These guys were amazing and everywhere – hello, Lensbaby bokeh!
Watch out, Alice
Love these guys
My jam – the rose garden is just starting to bloom
Aaaannnd… you’ll probably get sick of roses by the end of summer
Roses used to be almost exclusively what I shot as a teen
some sort of cherry-looking blossom
Mutant
This past weekend was also butterfly and bee city
Beautiful imperfection
Look at this color! Ridiculous!
These next shots were taken by my DH with the big daddy new camera. He got some great stuff!
Eew! Bugs!
Love this shot
This is one of my very favorite trees and I’m glad he got such a great shot
Who knew? Butterfly faces are cute!
I’m totally swiping this for my Facebook header
Bees!
Beauty in decay
Butterflies!

And if you’re still not pictured-out, we have even more on our Flickr page.

May 9, 2012

You might have a problem if… your cameras far outnumber the people in your house. Not pictured: the point & shoot or 2 camera phones.

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May 8, 2012

New project 2

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May 7, 2012

New project

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May 6, 2012

Desert blooms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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