My sink was looking back at me this morning

I had a chance to photograph the evolution of a sunset tonight

Sleeping Beauty

It is probably time to box up the puzzle ... huh?

Looking up into the rain clouds

Walking into work in the clouds

Pretty sky ahead and behind

Just so we're clear ... this is my kind of party

I would have given it 2 thumbs up, but my other hand was holding the camera

The sun came out, just long enough to take this picture

You win a prize if you can fully translate these fortunes

Doing our part to support Restaurant Week

Going ... going ... gone!

Unexpected bill in my mailbox

These leaves never stood a chance

Watching the setting sun as we left the dog park

Plaza strolling

Unfortunately, this is a common sight in my development

You can see straight through this tree

I call this one, "Girl and Her Dog"

Wonder how much more will be on the ground when I wake up

Shiny water drops

Breakfast for dinner

After another day at the dog park, we're in denial that winter is still coming

Turning 3 ... errr ... how about 35 today!

Playing with my new phone lenses

What a great day for recess duty!

So far it's turning out to be an Instagram daily photo blog.

"Nothing good happens after 20 minutes!"

She thinks she is actually the size of her shadow

Showing Mère the jewelry kit Santa brought

10,553

Here we are! Gearing up for year FOUR of this silly, little, photo blog. I can't wait to get started. It's going to be a challenge. I'm going to push myself. This blog allows me to carve out a piece of each day for time for me to be creative.

I took 10,553 pictures this year. I was surprised that when I totaled up the months, it was only 219 more pictures than I took in 2010. The summer months were HUGE when it came to photography. I had a trip to Carmel and a trip to Denver. I got my iPhone in October, which made photography more accessible for me. I can actually say that since I got my iPhone, I've picked up my DSLR only a handful of times, and I don't think I've even turned on my Point & Shoot, which used to be the camera I used most days. The pictures on my phone are SO clear, and SO easy to take! If you aren't an iPhone person, I would HIGHLY suggest one if you're in the market for a new phone!

Many of my pictures come from the Instagram app, which happens to be free. For the amount that I use it, I think it would be worth paying for! If you scroll down a bit and look along the right-hand side of the blog, you can now see more of my Instagram pictures. This updates every 10 minutes, so you can see them as I'm taking them throughout the day. If YOU are on Instagram, you can click the "Follow Me" link to follow me (duh) in the app. You'll also find my Pinterest "Follow Me" button for those of you that are a part of the Pinterest party. It's fun, isn't it?

The other update for year four is the URL address. I finally decided to purchase my own domain. IT is still run through Google's Blogger, but the website has changed from www.theviewacrosstown.blogspot.com TO www.theviewacrosstown.com. If you go to the old site, it should connect you to my new address ... but you may want to update your favorites or links in your blog rolls just to be safe. You'll also find newly added "share" buttons below each post if you'd like to share one of my pictures with your Twitter or Facebook followers! How cool is that?

I can't wait to continue this project for year four ... I hope you'll join me along my journey!