Rory with Speech Bubble

This is what I found Rory doing this morning.  Like a true photographer, I ran and got my camera instead of getting him off the curtains. . .    XD

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Scripture & a Snapshot

I decided to link up with this very cool Photography idea: combining Bible verses and my photography together.  I had been wanting to do this for a while, and this blog helped finally get me motivated!  Here is the button leading to the challenge:

And now, here is my picture.

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Photography Experiment!!!

Perhaps no surprise to anyone, I was yet again inspired for another photography project.  I was actually pleased with the results!  Here are some of my favorites ^_^  They are Limes or Blueberries in Sierra Mist (I didn't label them, as I thought you could tell which is which ;)  I think I really like the "Fruit in Bubbles" technique!

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Book 7 - Hamlet

My seventh book of the year - Hamlet by William Shakespeare.  This has, probably, been my favorite Shakespeare I have read so far (which includes Much Ado About Nothing, Macbeth, Taming of the Shrew, and Henry V)  Some of this reason may be the fact that we watched the movie with David Tennant staring as Hamlet, so throughout the play I had his voice running through my head :P  Also, Hamlet has many soliloquies (parts of the play where he talks to himself/the audience) so for this character I could see what he was thinking, which frequently doesn't happen in Shakespeare's plays.  

I used The Annotated Shakespeare to read this play, which, like Folgers, has notes to help you with words you don't know, phrases that don't make sense, or definitions that have changed over time.  These were quite useful, as always, but I found myself looking at them less over the course of this play.  I am finally getting used to the flow of Shakespeare's words!  This was definitely enjoyable!

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Children Photography - Paint the Moon

Photographing kids is always an adventure, if your the parent, child, or the photographer.  I stumbled across this post at Paint the Moon that gives some amazing tips on how to get those wonderful, beautiful smiles and expressions, not the cheesy grin or dejected pout XD  Here is the link to this post:  Capturing Real Smiles and Expressions in Children's Photos | Photoshop Actions for Photographers by Paint the Moon   I would definitely suggest checking it out!  It certainly gave me some insight!

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Audio Book 3 - Boston Jane

My third audio book finished this year; Boston Jane by Jennifer L. Holm.  This book was enjoyable.  I definitely liked the reader, who could perform several accents quite well.  The story line was very good, though there were some parts about the Indian's gods which were, though not promoted or demoted, a bit...strange.  There were a few creepy/unnerving scenes with ghosts, of all things, but nothing terribly scary.  All in all it was about a "young lady" on the frontier, and I enjoyed it!  I will probably look for the next book in the series eventually :)

1855. The unknown wilds of the Pacific Northwest—a land not yet tamed, and certainly not fitting for a proper young lady! Yet that’s just where Miss Jane Peck finds herself. After a tumultuous childhood on the wrong side of Philadelphia high society, Jane is trying to put aside her reckless ways and be accepted as a proper young lady. And so when handsome William Baldt proposes, she joyfully accepts and prepares to join him in a world away from her home in Washington Territory. But Miss Hepplewhite’ s straitlaced finishing school was hardly preparation for the treacherous months at sea it takes to get there, the haunting loss she’ll face on the way, or the colorful characters and crude life that await her on the frontier." - Amazon

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My Pygmy Puff

This is Puffskein.  Isn't he so cute?  I was playing with my mom's zoom lens, which I haven't truly practiced with before.  Puffskein was one of my subjects ^_^

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