From Inside My Lens

More Get Back to Basic's Photos

2009-01-17T23:51:00.003-05:00

Looks like I missed the 12th but that was the day that I started back to volleyball again after Christmas break so it was a pretty busy day!! Felt good to exercise again!

Part of my Back to Basic's program is definately drinking more water...I love water, it's my drink of choice over just about anything!!!! The 13th's picture is of my beloved water bottle...and some chapstick cuz it's tres important, too this time of year! ;)

The 14th was a GOOD mail day!! Being a scrapbooker, it's always a good day when a pizza box arrives that doesn't have pizza in it but yummy goodies for me to play with...when a pizza box AND a boot size box arrives, it's a darn GOOD day!!!!!!!!

Another Back to Basic's photo for the 15th(I'm detecting a theme here.....) of a yummy apple, don't those rich shades of red just make you want to take a bite??

We love candles at our house and go through one of these candle jars every month or so...as you can see, it's almost time to replace this one, too!!! To say farewell on the 16th I took this photo...can't you just smell it now?

Friday night, the 17th, it was all about relaxation at my place...busy week, long days, long nights at volleyball...I deserved a glass of vino...I did add grapes though, that makes it healthy, right?

And finally today, January 18th, we went ice fishing. It was my first time at the shack this year and I didn't catch a darn thing but the scenery was gorgeous and the shack was filled with great friends...and even a pizza!!!

That's all for now, I hope to get out and play some more with my camera tomorrow so maybe I'll get to update 2 days in a row!!!

Happy Snapping!!!!

Catch Up Day...

2009-01-11T12:35:00.003-05:00

So, to catch up...I've been doing a lot of scrapping this week while I've been on vacation...pretty much a layout a day, I'm so happy with that!!! I'm almost caught up on DT stuff and even scrapped a few just for ME! I love that feeling!!!!

I thought it only fitting that I show a bit of creative chaos...the mess of my desk after I finish a layout...this is my "work space" on Friday...who'd believe I could create in that mess...I not only did but I love Friday's layout! :)

On Saturday, I took a picture of my favorite storage solution...my Making Memories Carousel. Love it!!!!

And lastly, even though I've been sick as a sweet puppy (HA!) for the last week tomorrow, Monday, marks the Get Back to Basics for me, health wise...eating right, exercising and all round getting healthy...I'm very much looking forward to it!!!!

Welcome

2009-01-08T15:30:00.002-05:00

Found this little nugget in our spare room when I was looking for a basket to store some acrylic stamps in...who knew? I have no idea where it came from or who gave it to me but I like it! It now holds a special spot on the wall in our entry way for holding keys...I should put some hooks on it!!! :)

Snow Day!!

2009-01-07T13:16:00.002-05:00

Yup, it's a snow day...I've been on vacation so don't have to go out in it but holy cow is it coming down out there! In light of the snow and that I get to stay home, what's better than a snowman coffee mug...yeah, it's empty, need to make more!!!!!

Relax

2009-01-06T12:34:00.000-05:00

Ahh, it's a dog's life!

Canada vs Sweden - Gold

2009-01-05T16:18:00.001-05:00

In honour of the Canada vs Sweden World Junior's Gold metal game tonight, here's an ornament off our Christmas tree!!!!!

Go CANADA Go!!!!!!

New Slippers

2009-01-04T19:48:00.004-05:00

Ahh, it's been forever since I've had a new pair of slippers...this pair are so soft, warm and comfortable!!!! Love them!!!

365 Day 1 - NYE Party

2009-01-04T16:12:00.003-05:00

Went to a house party on NYE with some great friends...here's a candid shot of a few of us...what is it about parties congrating in the kitchen? lol

So, that said, I'm behind already with the Photo a Day thing...since I didn't take any Jan 2nd or 3rd...it's not too late for Jan 4th, though so maybe I'll go up and do that now! lol

Stay Tuned for Photos!

2009-01-02T08:31:00.001-05:00

I'm partaking in Ali Edward's photo a day challenge and I think I'll use this old blog for the photos...I hope I can keep up! lol

Facelift coming soon! :)

Hmm, the camera was getting rusty....

2007-12-09T00:17:00.003-05:00

and I really needed to get outside and use my Belle!!! So, I did. Today was a beautiful, sunny Sat. afternoon and Braxxon and I took off down the road for a little walk with the camera! I posted a challenge on Scrap Shotz to "Take a Walk" and show a little piece of what you see while you're out there...here's what I saw:

This first one wasn't on my "walk" but after I brought the dog back home I jumped in the car intending to take a picture of the old abandoned barn down our road, with all the snow there was no place to get off the road and park, so I kept on going and turned at the golf course...I couldn't resist the parked golf carts just waiting for Spring.

Here's Braxxon - played a bit in PSPx2 to brighten up the snow a bit...love scripts!!!

The tree in our yard.

A cross in the field along our walk route

Road leading up to the swimming hole from the campground

A lone Fall leaf laying on the snow

I Have, I Have Been Taking Photos, I Swear!!

2007-09-10T18:48:00.001-04:00

As you can see, the last post was back in April when we returned from Punta Cana...well, things have been crazy nuts since then...in a good way! Lots of summer parties, baseball, our Sens went to the Stanley Cup Final game...I'm super proud of our boys! I took my camera to almost every single event this summer so it's gotten used, trust me...hubby has taken to calling me the Camera Lady! Oh my! Here are a few fun shots I got...have I mentioned that I love my Rebel lately? Well...I DO! :)

Beautiful sunset in our front yard in May

Apple blossoms at the tulip festival - May 2007

Friends of ours rented a cottage in August and we went up to visit them for the day...what a beautiful lake.

Again in our yard area, fresh round hay bales in August.

Here's one of the latest photos taken on Labour Day weekend. Tyler was playing washers and I just happened to get this shot with washer included...love the shot, wish the color was a bit better.

There you have it, just a few of my favs from this summer...trust me, there are 100's more!!! I'll try to be more diligent getting photos up here in the future!

A Few More Punta Cana Photos

2007-04-23T18:57:00.000-04:00

Palpas on the beach - so comphy!!

Covered beds on the beach - so cool!!!

Hubby on the beach

Misc Punta Cana Photos

2007-04-23T18:51:00.000-04:00

Friends hanging out on the beach after the wedding

The gorgeous bride and groom

Shoes in the sand - wedding shoes, I love it!

Resort sign

Another statue in the lobby

Friends around the Resort

2007-04-23T18:41:00.000-04:00

Parrots

Parrots in the resort lobby

Turtles

Turtles in the pouring rain

Turtles in the sunshine after the rain

Baby Turtle

Relaxing on the rocks in the lobby pool

Fun People photos from Punta Cana

2007-04-23T18:30:00.000-04:00

Yikes - us on the beach!!

Crazies in the pool bar - like our floating drink holder? :)

A few of the girls at the wedding

Us on the beach after the wedding

My handsome hubby

More Punta Cana Scenery Photos

2007-04-23T18:21:00.000-04:00

Clay pot in the lobby of the resort

Statue around resort

Another funky tree

Palm Tree

Flowers in the lobby

Red leaves - very cool to see amit the green folage

Looks like a pineapple tree

Rain on the last day - taken inside the resort looking out

Punta Cana Pictures

2007-04-23T17:50:00.000-04:00

Just a few photos from Punta Cana...sure wish I could've taken that photography course before I left...me and Belle had a rough time with some of the photos.

This one has a coffee cream script applied, really cool effect!!! Original on the bottom!!

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Here are some random scenery photos from around the resort:

Sunset

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Under a palm tree looking up

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Beach Bar and washroom - very rustic

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That's all for now, folks, Blogger is VERY slow and the pictures are large, I'll upload more as the week goes by...keep you all in suspense for new photos! ;)

One Cloudy Sunday

2007-03-05T21:50:00.000-05:00

More random shots throughout the house and yard. I need to get in my car and drive somewhere I think, I'm getting bored of my yard!!! lol I seem to enjoy Sunday's for taking photos, too. Maybe I'll head out on Wednesday since I'm off. I was hoping that there'd be some snow left after the big snowfall we got on Friday but it was warm on Sat. and Sun. and most of it melted. Oh well...Spring is coming, right?

Sunny Sunday Pictures

2007-02-25T20:07:00.000-05:00

More practice shots with my Rebel Belle (get it? ;)) Random shots around our yard and our Golden Braxxon. Loving my new camera, still need work on the "white" snow!!!! Yikes! lol

Meet Isabelle!!!!

2007-02-24T23:34:00.000-05:00

Last night I purchased my dream camera. I've finally become a member of the Rebel XT Club! :) :) With an awesome bonus from work, I finally decided to spend some of it on me. Our trip in April is paid for and I really wanted this camera to take with us to Punta Cana in April!!! It will be our first trip South and I want to record everything that we do there and all that beautiful scenery!!!

Here are a few of the first photos that I took with Belle! :) Just random shots throughout the house and some of the kids at skating today!

Nov 2006

2007-01-27T00:14:00.000-05:00

Here are a few shots of Michel and Sophie in Nov.

Dream Photo

2006-11-04T00:34:00.000-05:00

As a child I remember seeing photographs in magazines of sunflowers...fields of sunflowers. I always said I would love to find one and just take pictures...every angle, one single sunflower, the whole field - just take pictures.

Every time we went on a Sunday drive as a teenager and family vacations...just about everywhere I went, I looked for fields of sunflowers, never found any. I was at my parents house one day and found a picture of a field of sunflowers that my father had taken...I asked him where that was and he told me acrossed the road from our old house in Nova Scotia...well who knew the hay field would one day - long after I was gone from that area I might add - would be planted with sunflowers...literally right in my own back yard!!!! I still have not seen that field, never visit at the right time of year....one day I will!!!

Well, long story short, one day, just a few kms from where I live now I found a field of sunflowers and had my camera with me. I parked on the side of the road, walked into the field and this is the view I enjoyed....late in the season and almost ready to drop but they are gorgeous to me! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

These pictures have been cropped in Paint Shop Pro IX with a sunset script run on them...the sun was almost gone by the time I saw this field so I had to give them a little push to see the full effect of the beauty in them!!

Teaser

2006-10-29T23:47:00.001-05:00

Here's a photo I took of my neice this summer at the Marina in Rockland, ON. This photo is SOOC.

Inside an Amateurs Lens

2006-10-29T23:12:00.001-05:00

I've created this blog along with my scrapbooking blog to showcase the photos that I take, most to scrap but others to practice and get better at taking photos.

You can check out this link to see layouts with the photos that I take.