Day 57 - Connections

Six years ago, Peg and I went to Scotland for 3 weeks. We saw beautiful landscape, met kind and interesting people, visited enchanting castles and made memories that will last a lifetime. Peg decided she absolutely wanted a genuine wool sweater as a souvenir from the trip. Getting that sweater was quite an adventure. I'll share that story with you another time. The Celtic ring above was my chosen souvenir. I often tease Peg that I have the better souvenir because I can wear my all year round AND it doesn't make my skin itch.
Today's assignment was to take a photo of something that shows connection. The knots are connected or interlacing. They symbolize the Celtic belief in long eternal love and life. This ring is one of my cherished possessions and definitely connects me to Scotland and the many memories that were made there.

Day 274 - Joy

Had a great time with our PreK buddies. My students were helping their little buddies make sunflowers using paper, markers and REAL sunflower seeds. One young PreK was itching to start the activity. I was grateful to be able to capture her expression. Unfortunately, it was a dark rainy day so the room wasn't very bright. I played with the exposure during processing and decided to change it to sepia to make the processing less obvious.

Day 260 - Digger Dane

No, Dexter did not lose his head, not permanently anyway. While out at the farm he found a groundhog hole and figured he'd try to find the owner. Luckily for all of us, no one was 'answering' the door. Dexter thought he'd try and get a closer look so he dug a bit and then stuck his head in the hole. I couldn't resist.

Day 251 - Rainy Day Walk

Despite the rainy weather, this dear old soul was taking in her daily constitutional in the neighbourhood near our school. She caught my eye as I was heading to the school to pick up Peg. I happened to have the camera beside me so I could take pictures of the CRAZY traffic. I have to admit, I prefer the serenity of this picture even if both are slow and steady.

Day 213 - Crossing Paths

I was in the backyard this evening with my camera. As usual I was snapping a few pictures of the pups. While outside, Peg pointed out a jet and its trail. I managed a few pictures before the jet was out of site. A few minutes later a water bomber came from the south. In the picture above it looks like it's about to go through the jet's trail but since it was flying at a lower altitude, it actually went under. I put it in sepia during processing as I found it accentuates the details more than the original.

Day 139 - Airborne

Another beautiful day here in Quebec. Our older students are working long and hard on their ministry exams so as a break, we head out a little early at the end of the day. They need to blow off some steam after such intense brain work. I captured these guys on the soccer field. I'm not sure how they do it but there can be up to 5 games going on at the same time on the same field. I guess the different coloured balls helps them keep their matches from getting mixed up. I like this shot because players and ball are airborne. I also like the shadows. I cropped the top because they're not my students and I don't know how their parents feel about their faces appearing online. It was okay in colour but thought I'd put it in sepia for a change.