Welcome to the Photo a Day Project blog, where you can read about my adventures in my quest to take a photo every day for the whole year!
Big Ben
Day 28
I love this clock, it was my Grandfathers, and every time I look at it I think of him. It was on his bedside table for as long as I can remember, the clock a lamp, and a little dish that held some change. I remember hearing the loud ticking and wondered how anyone could sleep with that noise right next to your head. It doesn't work right now, it needs to be cleaned which isn't surprising it is more than 50 years old and well worn, but I am going to get it cleaned so I can hear that ticking at night I have a feeling it will put me right to sleep. But I won't set the alarm, that bell would scare the hell out of me first thing in the morning.
"A grandfather is someone with silver in his hair and gold in his heart." -Author Unknown
Eastman House
Day 27
Took a trip to the George Eastman House, it's always inspiring to see exhibits by the great photographers of the past. And it is always so much better to see an actual photograph, taken with film and printed on paper. Today's digital images are great, with incredible detail but give an old black and white photo, grain and fuzziness any day, to me they seem more alive and real. I think it is because I wear glasses and the world seems a bit fuzzy and more inviting to me with out all of the harsh lines and details.
"You push the button, we do the rest." -George Eastman
Icy Conditions
Day 26
It was warmer today, if you call 25 warm, so I decided to venture out a little to see what I could find. What I found were a zillion sea gulls all hanging out on the frozen lake, I think they thought it was water but when they landed realized it was hard and slippery. They were having a time of it, trying to take off and land on that ice. They would try to get a running start when they took off which didn't work out so well and when they landed it was even better they would come gliding in and when they put their feet down they just kept on going trying to keep their balance. I could have watched them for hours but after about 10 minutes I was frozen and couldn't feel my fingers, so much for it warming up.
"Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless." -Bill Watterson
TGIF
Day 25
Finally Friday!! It was a long week that started out with me being sick then ended with work, not sure what is worse...haha! But on the bright side for the first time all week the temperature rose to a balmy 20 degrees so that was nice. Looking forward to the weekend and a little rest and relaxation.
"There aren't enough days in the weekend."-Rod Schmidt
Feathers
Day 24
No not feathers but frost on the front window of my car, and frosty it was. When I left for work it was a whopping zero degrees, zero, nada, nothing, zilch or just plain cold. So now I am going to go get in bed and get my two dogs and cuddle up under a blanket, a quilt and another blanket and have them warm me up till we have to start all over again tomorrow, I hear it is going to be warmer, five degrees, get out the sunscreen.
"Winter is nature's way of saying, "Up yours." -Robert Byrne
