I Think I Can!

...Get caught up, that is. I'm here on my own computer with my own memory card, and I'm gonna do this thing, y'all. I've got 20 GB of open space now, and I'm going to show you ALL my pictures, even TODAY'S. Let's rock and roll.

First off, some photos I took in the yard. Spring has sprung here in Birmingham, Alabama, so the flowers are out in full force. I love the crispness of this shot:

Are these flowers going to be pink or white??

Man, I had to threaten my camera with all kinds of horrible consequences to convince it to focus on this branch. It's a very unruly camera.

Hooray for macro mode! Moss and wood chips:

My friend Mr. Baggins, enjoying his yard. He doesn't get around much, but he does like to take the air.

I dunno what this is... but it's kinda cool!

Revisiting the daisy-type flowers. Before I got them in morning light, so here they are in the afternoon:

We've got some lovely pansies around our mailbox:

Whoo, a little overexposed here, eh?

These deep purple ones almost look like velvet, don't they?

I have this old typewriter in my room that has run out of ribbon, and a few weeks ago I got on a kick where I wanted to learn the Dvorak keyboard layout. Stickers for the win!

I wonder what this button does??

Behold, a peek into the inner workings of the typewriter. Light provided by my bedroom window.

This was another of my attempts at the "fire in a glass" thing. I realized that I could see my reflection in the glass, so: a selfie!

When my magazine staff went to UA for our convention, they gave us all these cute pencils!

Aunt Sherie's been keeping our kitchen window pretty by filling this tiny vase with flowers from the yard.

No idea where these came from! Mom brought them home one day and I just never asked where she got them. This is an unusual subject for me, since I'm allergic.

I've attempted this shot before, and I have to say that it came out a lot better this time. Still not great, but loads better. Our metalware:

After seeing the lovely work of Amy Hughes on 365, Betsy set to work painting her nails.

Didn't they turn out beautifully? I love this technique, called water marbling.

Lauren gave me some whoppers, and then Brittany found a sequin... this is the result:

Ooh wait, here are a couple more outdoor shots from a couple of days ago. Pansy leaves amid topsoil:

And another bradford pear blossom:

On Friday my aunt checked me out of school early because no one would be able to pick me up at the normal time, so I took advantage of the extra daylight by taking MORE outdoor photos! Yay!

Here are some blooms from the plum tree that have already fallen:

We have these cute stepping stones that look like slices of an old tree:

I love to play with focus, and this is a shot of which I am particularly proud. Nothing special subject-wise, but it sure is pretty.

Here's another shot of that same tree. I don't like it as much as the other.

Almost Friday's favorite of the day! I don't actually know what these are, but they're so cute:

I think this is a pretty cool shot of our bird feeder - it was difficult to capture because the wind was blowing so hard. A storm was on the way in!

This is my desktop wallpaper on mom's computer: DON'T FORGET TO BE AWESOME!

Yesterday I did laundry, so these are really photo-diary shots. Not of the best quality, but they accurately show what I was up to.

Hooray for soft fabric!

Geez, computer, why are you so weird? It keeps my photos in the order I specified, EXCEPT the ones I rotated. So here are a bunch of tall ones, starting with my owl earring:

Another shot of Baggins taking the air:

Yet another shot of that beautiful tree, with the neighbor's house in the background.

And... whatever the heck these doo-dads are:

Our daffodils are finally blooming! Mom's so excited.

What are these? Lemme ask Mum... aha. Narcissus, she has written on this random piece of paper. (She's on the phone with one of her fellow teachers!)

Not a good shot by any means, but a yummy one! This is a blueberry-kiwi smoothie. A word to the wise: with prolonged exposure to air, crushed kiwi seeds become exceptionally bitter. Ew. Learned that one the hard way!

And finally, today's. Yes, another fire hydrant. Perhaps they shall become my "thing." This one is at the University of Montevallo, where my sister had an honor band concert this afternoon.

YES! Caught up. As always, I shall try to keep it that way. Maybe with my computer up here in the kitchen (I moved it today), it'll be easier to keep up. Bon nuit!

Sorry

When was the last time I posted daily pictures? February 17th, was it? Sorry about that. Loyal readers will remember that I promised never to post fifty pictures at the same time ever again, and while I don't think we'll get quite there, this is still going to be a lot.

Here's Ben being all macho-Ben with his fancy 3D glasses.

Now, I can explain. First of all, this was taken when I still had a lot of vacation pictures I wanted to post to the 365 site, so I wasn't trying very hard to get a good daily shot. Also, I just wanted a picture of the croutons (which I got, and which I entered in a recent theme competition), but my friends like to suggest things for me to photograph and they insisted I have the salad, too. So this is for you guys:

Alas! Camera cord in the frame! For some reason I found this unbelievable funny while I was setting up and taking it. Now... well, it's still pretty funny.

It's my flash drive! I carry this thing everywhere.

Attached is a key to my filing cabinet (which is never locked anyway, but I still have a key... it has a windmill on it!).

And a lovely shot of the two together. The light in English was just really working out for me that day.

This is a good representation of the amount of mail I get on an average day. All from colleges who simply must have me because I'm just that awesome.

Yes, the Christmas lights again. This time I tried something new: it's sort of like light painting, I think. I put the camera on a setting that I knew would give me a low shutter speed and then swept the camera in an arc as I took the photo. Le result:

Again, taken on a day when I wasn't trying very hard. This stuff makes your hands all glittery.

My Emily twin is reading Pride and Prejudice! I've tried to read it a couple of times but just couldn't get into it. Maybe I'll try again this summer.

I had hoped to get some pretty shots of the campus when my lit mag staff went to the University of Alabama last weekend, but I was too busy learning! Did you know that the color of the year is honeysuckle? It's a sort of dusty rose. (For my male readers, if they exist: it's pink. Sorry.)

This photo does not at all capture the magnificence of UA's staircases. Seriously, you should visit the campus just to see the stairs. I'm entranced.

Haha, it's a photograph of an instruction sheet on photography! I think I was just trying out one of the tips the instructor had given us, but it turned out pretty well!

At lunch my change was some dollars and three cents, and the three pennies I got were SO SHINY. Holy muffins, y'all, they were really shiny. So I found my dullest penny and took a comparison shot.

Tracy had Skittles! We were directly under a nice bright light, so they're very shiny too. Can you tell I was on a shiny kick that day?

Another lunchtime shot: my sandwich. I've been told that half-eaten-food shots are a no-no, but I'm kinda okay with this one.

The guy teaching my first photography class was drinking Starbucks coffee, and when he set his lid on the shiny (sorry) table I immediately noticed the reflection. It was pretty distracting, actually. So after the class I went up and asked him if I could take a picture. And here is why I love photographers: he said "Sure!"

Yay for legs! Yes, I have crazy weird toes. Sorry. But I really like the lighting in this photo. There's another really pretty one of the edge of my lace skirt, but that might be considered a little racy... this is a FAMILY blog, after all.

Taken for but never entered in the "SHOES" object challenge on 365. This was at Girl Scout Movie Night.

And the lovely lamp by itself - Ms. Jane keeps such a beautiful house, with little candles and pretties sitting about. It makes me feel at home.

Our daffs are finally blooming! Mom is always upset that everyone else's seem to arrive before ours.

This didn't turn out at ALL like I wanted it to. My camera forced me to chose between high shutter speed (to stop the motion of the water) or macro mode (to actually FOCUS on the water). This shot didn't really achieve either of those, did it?

Another paper shot, this time of a page from my new Day Camp Bible! Seriously, it has everything you ever wanted to know plus a gallon more.

What, Google?? I've used my 1GB of storage? I thought Google was all about free unlimited storage! Hmm, allow me to investigate this, and I'll get back to you.

Okay, so I had to delete my practice shots. Does anyone know of a way around this without actually purchasing additional storage? Sound off in the comments!

In the meantime, feast your eyes on my physics project. Betsy made me this super-cool origami box so I can store all my formulas, laws, and constants.

Another shot, which better showcases my organizational technique.

I hold it closed with this blue ribbon, which I usually wear in my hair!

Hooray for Coulomb's Constant! 9x10^9 Newton-meters squared over coulombs squared!

And Coulomb's Law. Can you tell we've been studying electrostatics recently?

Here's a nice clear shot showing how it all unfolds. Haha.

This is begging for white balance, but I'm busy. Sorry, pre-cal.

A scrambled Rubik's Cube! I learned on 365 that it's much prettier this way than in its solved state.

Rising out of the mist... or my cape...

I think that's all I have on my computer. The rest are still on my memory card, so I'll post them later. Remember, if you know how I can get around the 1GB storage fandango, please please please let me know!