Sunday, July 3, 2011

Home, Sweet Home

Day 14: A photo focusing on eyes


Day 17: A photo with street lights
Day 15: A photo of whatever you please

Day 18: A photo depicting an emotion
(hint...happiness)

Day 19: A photo that involves landscape
That's Webster's Falls in the backgound

Day 20: A photo of whatever you please
Clarence's handiwork.
 It was very important that all three kitties be riding the bulldozer.

Day 21: A photo of the sunset

I'm slowly but surely making my way through the photo challenge. However to speed up the process, I've skipped over Day 16: A photo experimenting with light trails. I have yet to master the exposure settings on my camera. I should really sit down with my camera's instruction manual but at the moment there's no time. My family and I are leaving for British Columbia tomorrow and I still need to pack. Gulp. I have till tomorrow afternoon, but still, who am I kidding, packing always takes way longer than I think it will. So when I return to Ontario, I'll revisit the elusive Day 16 and figure out how to take a photo with light trails.

Highlights of the week gone by included strawberry picking; the fruit of which I photographed in my kitchen sink just before I set out to wash 14 litres of strawberries. You would think having large amounts of fruit in your house is very healthy, but all those strawberries induced me to eat a great deal of whip cream and scones. It's simply wrong not to eat almost as much strawberry shortcake as you can while strawberries are in season. The scones are a byproduct of William and Kate's wedding. At the time they were married, all the attention on Britain made me want to eat something quintessentially British and scones seemed like the best option. I found a really nice scone recipe and haven't looked back since.

As for this week, it's only just begun, but it already has one highlight. I very much enjoyed strolling over to Sam Lawrence Park to photograph the sunset this evening. The park has a nice garden and provides a wonderful panorama of the escarpment and downtown Hamilton. Shucks, I'm going to make myself homesick and I haven't even left for holidays yet.
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3 comments:

  1. DrawsmallAugust 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    I like the cats on the bulldozer! Is that Pilchard from Bob the Builder? Are you impressed that I know that?

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  2. Stephanie SikmaAugust 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    Thanks, Meg. I'll pass along the compliment to Clarence! I think it is a bob the builder character and yes, I am impressed! I bought those cats along with a lot of other toys from a lady at a Mom to Mom Sale who's chief bargaining tool was to say that they were bob the builder toys. I tried not to sound too smug when I told her I don't know who any of the BtB characters are.

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  3. DrawsmallAugust 9, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    I guess Bob the Builder is in high demand! Don't worry, when Clarence gets a bit older you'll know all the characters and songs from whatever thing will be popular in the future.

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