Day 283

My Dinner..Portobello Mushroom mini Pizza and sparkling water

Day 282

My first photo job tonight....a tribute dinner for the chairman of the board who is retiring.

Day 281 - Priorities

Finish each day and be done with it.
You have done what you could;
some blunders and absurdities have crept in;
forget them as soon as you can.

Tomorrow is a new day;
you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit
to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Day 280

Tonight I did some portraits for my neighbor, then we went out for pizza and salad...Had a great time...Thanks Janet!...Love your new haircut!!

Day 279

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
~ Anthony Robbins ~

Day 278

This is my new friend Mr. Whitey Birch. Met up with this old soul at
Harold Parker State Forest in Andover MA today.
He was a bit quiet but great company.

Day 277

The water is your friend. You don't have to fight with water, just share the same spirit as the water, and it will help you move.
~Aleksandr Popov

Day 276

Another snowy afternoon commute in Eastern Massachusetts.
Not a great time for your car to break down...but at least a cup of coffee is near by to calm the nerves.
Be Safe all that have to drive in the Snow Storm tonight.

Day 275

I got home from work tonight and i heard my door bell ring. I opened my door and there was my neighbor's grandsons, Charlie and Timmy standing with this nice gift of homemade chocolate chip cookies....They were so cute as they gave them too me...mmmm yummy!! Thanks Janet!!!

Day 274

Every time I look at you the world just melts away
All my troubles all my fears dissolve in your affections
You've seen me at my weakest but you take me as I am
And when I fall you offer me a softer place to land

You stay the course you hold the line you keep it all together
You're the one true thing I know I can believe in
You're all the things that I desire, you save me, you complete me
You're the one true thing I know I can believe

~~ Sarah McLachlan - Push ~~

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3osVbdIs-7U

Day 273

Black 'n Blue with Warmth Inside

~ just playing around with the temperatures of colors~

Day 272

Boardwalk in Ol' Newburyport, MA

Day 271.Luvyourhat

I went to the Golf Show at the World Trade Center in Boston today. I met a wonderful, charming and passionate woman, Sue. Sue lost her husband to pancreatic cancer in October 2006, after 33 years of marriage. Sue created "Luvyourhat" company to honor his memory and to help save other precious lives. She makes and sells these beautiful and fun sparkled hats and donates the net proceeds to Lustgarten (www.lustgarten.org) a private foundation for pancreatic cancer research. Please visit her web site www.luvyourhat.com to see what other hats she sells and to read her story. Thanks.
(I bought this fantastic black visor....I am wearing it right now as I write this...and I love it) Thanks Sue for your courage to make something positive out of a very tragic event in YOUR life. Bless you.

Day 270

Went to the Merrimack River Eagle Festival in Newburyport today.
It was presented by Mass Audubon;s Joppa Flats Education Center and the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

This is Teddy...
Teddy is a great example of the smallest species of owl in New England. He was an adult when he flew into a window in Old Saybrook during 2001. Although he is able to fly a little, he cannot sustain long flights, which would allow him to migrate to Canada each spring. He also joins Wind Over Wings in Clinton CT, from the Branford River Raptor Center who rehabilitated him during his initial injury. Teddy is so calm during environmental education programs that he often falls asleep on the glove.

Day 269

Experimenting with my new Sigma 18-200mm OS lens.
This is from my first photo shoot with this lens.

Day 268

Happy Valentines Day!!
This is a very special card from my parents...right back to you!!
I love you Mom & Dad!

Day 267

Love is Sweet!! And apparently so was this cupcake....!!
I Swear I didn't eat it.....the cupcake monster must have
been in my kitchen while i was at work...!!

Day 266

Pre-Valentines Day Cupcake!

Day 265....100 more to go!!

Bridgestone XO-3 Hybrid Bike

In an effort to get healthier, i decided to dust off my bike...that i have not used since um.....dare I say something like 1992?????

Time to bring it to the bike shop for new tires and a major tune up.

Day 264

Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower
could preoccupy a person so completely that there simply
wasn't room for any other thought....

- Sophie Scholl

Day 263a

The Long & Winding Road

Topsfield, Ma

Day 263

Blue Door on an old Farm House.
Topsfield, MA

Day 262

Yippee! Little u discovered her heritage today!!!
(Little u was a metal letter in a sign for a company in NYC called Endurance. A new sign was made and one of my friends in NYC who works for the company took all the letters in the old sign and has been sending these different letters to her photography friends in different parts of the county. We share photos of our little letters on a photo share web site(

Day 261

Went to a baby shower tonight for a co-worker.
Best wishes Laurie & Mike!!

Day 260

Last year I worked hard at dieting and working out. And I was able to lower my cholesteral by 30 points and I lost 15lbs. This year I have to work on firming and toning. So I am starting my pilates program today.

Day 259

Keeping in touch with childhood memories keeps us believing
in life’s simplest pleasures like a rainy afternoon,
a swingset, and a giant puddle to play in.
- Chrissy Ogden

Day 258

Today was the first official day in the office for my new boss and
her husband sent her these beautiful and cheerful flowers.
Welcome Susan!!

Day 257 Plum Island

Think Like a Tree

by Karen I. Shragg

Soak up the sun
Affirm life's magic
Be graceful in the wind
Stand tall after a storm
Feel refreshed after it rains
Grow strong without notice
Be prepared for each season
Provide shelter to strangers
Hang tough through a cold spell
Emerge renewed at the first signs of spring
Stay deeply rooted while reaching for the sky
Be still long enough to
hear your own leaves rustling.

Day 256

Look at AmyLouPics' New Toy !!

My new Canon 400D with new 50mm 1.8 lens...Love it!

Day 255

1st of the Month Gas Price.
February 1, 2008
Middleton, MA