Having a hard time considering turning on my AC when I just had the heat on a week ago!

More dogs!

#ds135 Today's theme is the color green. Make a photograph dominated by green and post it.

Julie's dog, Hayes, and Minnie meet for the first time ... for a walk!

Can you hear her panting? Happy day at the dog park!

#ds134 Make a photograph today of something that produces a unique sound.

Try to communicate that sound to the viewer.

This one will have leaves before I know it!

#ds133 Sunday Challenge: Backlighting in a scene can create drama.

Make a photo with interesting placement of backlit subjects.

Less people watching, more doggie watching

#ds132 Sidewalks are great for people watching. Make a photograph of a sidewalk scene today.

How much is that doggie in the window?

#ds131 Think of a subject that starts with either the letter "D" or "S". Find it, and make a photo!

DOGGIES!

Repainted in black & white?

#ds130 Time to revisit a traditional photographic look.

Make a black and white photo with high contrast today.

Here is my favorite couch in full color.

Jump!

#ds129 Imagine you've been commissioned to photograph a product for a company's marketing dept.

Give us your best product shot.

These angles are comfy enough to take a nap on them!

#ds128 Look for angles today:

90s, 45s, or any other combination of angles that make an interesting composition.

Stray kitty that has been living around the pool all winter

Wore both of these in a 24 hour period.

#ds126 Sunday challenge: It's a new season (Spring up north, Fall down south).

Make a photograph that illustrates the change.

{Unfortunately, I wore the flip-flops Friday & went back to my boots on Saturday.}

And ... there goes my bracket :(

Minnie's trek up the stairs!

#ds124 Change your angle today. Make a photo from 1' (30 cm) off the ground and post it.

WOW

The sun came out just in time for a walk!

#ds122 Grab your camera and walk 2 minutes in any direction. Stop.

Find a photo worth making from where you stopped and post it.

One of our favorite books

#ds121 Today's theme is "3".

Make a photograph that features the number itself or otherwise represents 3 items.

Just in time for Wednesday

#ds120 Trees and plants are great photographic subjects.

Make a photograph of a tree or plant today.

It was much harder to get this picture than I thought it would be!

#ds119 Catchlights in the eyes make a portrait sing. Make a portrait of someone with catchlights in their eyes.

{ 42 attempts to be exact! }

It's exhausting to spend the day getting pretty!

Thanks to Jill, I'm one of them :)

#ds117 Electronic gadgets pervade our world. You've probably got several.

Make a photo of your favorite gadget today.

Ladies who lunch

#ds116 "Rules" can be stifling if taken to extremes.

Break the rules today with focus, composition, etc, and see what happens.

It's pouring, but I'll gladly take this over more snow!

Walking down the stairs

#ds114 Most of us enjoy some symmetry in our lives.

Look around for it today and make a symmetrical photo.

Blue chairs match the mood at the school district budget meeting :(

#ds113 Take care of the Monday blues by picking up your camera.

Make a photograph dominated by the color blue.

Less than a minute later it was gone!

#ds112 Sunday Challenge: Make a photo of a sunrise or sunset today.

Great day to be out & about ... FINALLY!

Looks so good, I should shoot photos for restaurant menus!

#ds110 Food engages all the senses.

Make a photograph of food that causes our mouth to water or pucker. Get the viewer engaged.

Let the sun shine in!

#ds109 Striped patterns have a natural pattern that catches the eye.

Find some stripes today and make a photo.

3 pictures, but I had to post them together!

This idea came to me in the middle of the night. Each class was responsible for graphing 1 type of medal. The countries listed were the top 8 all-time medal winners at the Winter Olympics before this year. I wonder if they've changed at all.

My condo with a new shade on the walls

#ds107 Find out what those buttons and dials on your camera do.

Play today! Try a new setting and make a photo.

I used my "Color Swap" setting. I'd never used it before. I changed my tan walls to what else? PINK!

See the "before" picture with the tan walls.

On one of our MANY late-night walks