More xmas II.

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I used the tree trimmings to decorate the banister, and managed to set my vertigo off in the worst way. I spent all day yesterday dizzy and yarfy (only nauseated, not actual barfing). Whee. I think the banister needs lights or something. Or maybe something red.

More xmas.

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Mom usually buys me a new ornament or two each year for xmas. Last year, she gave me 2 of these. I love big ornaments. This one is about the size of a grapefruit. Nifty. :)

Xmas take II.

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Crisis averted. The tree is up and decorated.

Xmas derailed.

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Mom came over tonight to help me put up and decorate my tree. The lights are on and Mom was working on the cascades of gold ribbon, when I ducked under the tree to put the skirt on and discovered that the tree stand was leaking. Apparently, the plastic stand I've been using for the last 12 years has finally bit the dust...it must have a crack in the bottom, because it was definitely not overflowing. The water was seeping out from underneath it. Feh.

Mom started sopping the water out of the base with a tower, then discovered that it went much faster with the turkey baster. We slid a towel under the base to soak up the final dregs, and tomorrow I'll be at Agway during lunch shopping for a new stand. Whee. So, xmas preparations are now on hiatus.

Drive through view III.

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The latest in my drive through adventures. I'm discovering that I like a bit of deliberate underexposure better than the exposure that the camera wants to take. I'm sure the whole brooding mood thing says something about me.

Office xmas cheer.

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My co-workers had a Secret Santa gift exchange today at work, and my immediate cube neighbor got this string of lights as one of her gifts. At first glance, I thought they were snowmen, but they're actually s'mores. :D

Relaxing.

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I went upstairs to my office to lay on the sofa where Jadis hangs out and see if I could get a good picture of her. Which is difficult because as soon as she decides to acknowledge my presence, she gets up and gets right in my face. Anyway, she wandered off and while I was calling her and trying to get her to come back and pose, I took this shot of my feet. :D

Peeping.

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I was trying to get a shot of one of the glass doorknobs in my house (which I love!), but the keyhole below it was more interesting. I happened to line up this one shot so that I was looking directly through it, and I liked the little flash of green beyond.

Full moon fever.

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I took 8 pictures of this moon, and of course, the first one I took is the one I liked best. I forgot my camera when I went to work today, so I couldn't take any pics of the snow during lunch. On my way home, I spotted this moon, and I knew I'd be able to see it from home, but the clouds kept drifting over it and I didn't know if I'd be able to catch it at a good point. I dashed in the house, threw down my stuff, grabbed my camera and ran upstairs to my office (the only place in the house with a vantage point where I could get a clear shot) before I even took my coat off.

Oddly enough, I like this shot better than the one I took later with the "night scenery" setting on. Of course, ideally it should have been a tripod shot, but oh well. :D

Rime.

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It's been raining all day, with the temperature hovering right around 32 degrees. They're keeping the roads under control with salt/cinders, but every twig on every tree/bush/blade of grass has been covered in a rime of ice today. I was going to try to get some pics at lunch, but I forgot my camera when I ran out, and when I got back, it was still raining pretty hard and I figured I shouldn't try to take pics in the rain without someone to hold the umbrella. As luck would have it, I parked next to this tree and was able to snag a picture from the dry safety of my car with the window down. :D

Worklife II.

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Everyone has a little collection of personal stuff at work that makes no sense to anyone but themselves. This is mine. If you click through to Flickr and look at the pic full size, you can even read the fortune that's hanging there.

I'd explain all of these, but really...isn't it more fun wondering? And honestly...who doesn't need a picture of Abe Lincoln at their desk??

The new John Deere?

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This is my second attempt at getting this barn with the buses parked behind it, and I'm still not entirely satisfied, so I reserve the right to revisit this if I can come up with a better plan. This barn is at the corner of a very busy intersection, and is actually right next to the local high school, and I love seeing the flash of bright yellow beyond the red of the barn...out of context, it's just a giant "Buh?" Like the buses are some sort of newfangled farm equipment. :D

Drive through view II.

drive through view II, originally uploaded by jadis_eoc.

I wanted to take a picture of these bushes against this blue fence the other day, but I ran into the the classic frustrating photographer's dilemma...seeing something you want a picture of, but being unable to stop where there's a good unobstructed view without getting yourself killed. These bushes happen to be across from the drive through at McD's, a really inconvenient place to stop and an extremely unsafe spot to get out of the car and walk over to stand. Today, however, I lucked out...there was a long enough line in the drive through that I was able to get a few shots from the car through my open passenger side window while I was waiting. :D

Candyscape.

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Getting close to the end of my candy adventures...this is the orange/cranberry/pecan bark I made yesterday. I couldn't break it up and portion it out because I ran out of ziploc bags, which I picked up today on the way home from football at brother's. I have some of this leftover...but probably not for long! :D

Odd man out.

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I'm doing a Christmas sweets swap with some of the spinning people on Ravelry. There are 4 people I need to send to, and I planned on making 3 different types of white chocolate bark (butter rum with almond, orange with cranberries and pecans, and peppermint), so logic would dictate that I'd need 12 little bags, right? Well, I found these cute paper holiday bags at Jo-Ann Fabrics on sale the other day, so I picked out 12...3 each of 4 different designs.

Yeah, that doesn't work out. I needed 4 each of 3 designs, not the other way around. Oh well. :D

TGIF.

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It started flurrying this afternoon before I got out of work, and when I came outside to my car at 5pm, there was just enough light left to get this dreamy sort of sky and the halogen glow on the dusting of snow. And that's my car (the VW) in the distance. Roads were fine, thankfully.

MIL's tongue.

MIL tongue, originally uploaded by jadis_eoc.

I have this plant on my desk at work, my Mom told me that it's called Mother-In-Law's Tongue...it has long spear-shaped leaves that are pointy on the end. ;)

I'm not 100% in love with this picture, since my camera didn't want to recognize the very center pointy bit on the new growth as the focal point for the depth of field, and it is thus blurry. But the rest of it was interesting...I like the difference in color between the outer leaves and the center leaf with the light shining through it, and the bands of color. It'll do. Maybe I need to buy a digital SLR. :D

Daisies.

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I needed a little pick-me-up today, so I picked up some flowers when I was at the grocery store on the way home. Red flowers aren't *quite* as happy as yellow flowers, but they'll do.

Bevel.

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A view of the dresser in my foyer through the beveled panes of my French doors in the living room.

Green.

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It ain't easy being green. When it rains, it pours. What other cliches apply here? I moved this lamp onto my receiver because it was in my way when I had to move stuff around to reach the back of the TV to turn the TV speaker back on after the receiver died. First the Zune, now this. What's next? I'm afraid to ask.

In any case, I really liked how this green lamp looked against my green living room wall. I still wish I was having more of a Rainbow Connection sort of day, though.