Random acts of photography

Every photographer has some of those photos that they just liked something about them. Maybe it was the colors, could be the way the shadows hit the subject or that something inside me just decided that I need to take a picture of that.

Some of these may not be my "best-favorite" pictures but for most of them I just got that Hmmmmmmm moment and decided I needed to take the shot and see what comes out.

So I decided to name these Random Acts of Photography and to try and post some once a week and see how it goes.

A little chocolate anyone?

I played with some of the shots in photoshop.

 I woke up to an interesting design on an old serving tray.

The light was shining through the window and right through a colander we use for the garden.

My garden is winding down

Summer is here. It is not a good thing. My plants are demanding Air Conditioning or else.

This is the time that my garden starts winding down. I try and put shade cloth and give them more water but 112 degrees is still hot no mater what. It has cooled down to a lovely 104 today.

The onions are winding down and time to pick.

They will cure for up to 2 weeks.

They smell great and taste wonderful. I will plant these again.

Unfortunately my tomatoes are failing fast. There are still some on the vine but not sure how much longer they can take it. My wife has been picking them and they are wonderful.

My compass does not only point north.

I feel I have temporarily lost my way. Well, maybe just misplace it somewhere. I have taken a long break and need to change things up a little.


So I guess I am in the market for a really good compass to help me find my way again. Not just any average one that only points to north. I am looking for the really COOL electronic one. (kind of like the Swiss army knife version).

I did find one last month that has really started to help me out. Here are a few of the uses it has done in the last 2 weeks: I have found north, a particular address, I am able to see the stars in the sky even in daylight and helps me find my way in the dark. It keeps me from forgetting important dates, my to do’s and even when to exercise. I can be entertained by listening to music, watching a movie or tv show, take photos or even helping out some really upset avian’s on a rampage (Angry Birds game).

I did this all by upgrading to a smart phone from t-mobile. It is a Mytouch 4g. This is a wonderful phone and there are a lot of great apps that come with it or that can be added on later, even for free. I plan to use this to keep me more motivated with my blog and my jewelry.

It did inspire me to get this on the blog. I will try and submit more, shorter posts using the phone’s capabilities of pictures and text. We will see.

Oh, and by the way, did I mention you can even talk on it as well??

test 2

Second attempt.