365 Project -- # 78-84

What an interesting week.  I am tired of the going, going, going!  I'm a stay-at-home mom and I like to stay at home.  Not all the time, mind you, but when I go out day after day I get worn out.  I have faithfully used my Ellie, though, and captured some great images!  Enjoy my week with me.

Looking up at this old building, I was struck by the worn look of the brick.  Yet it has endured, because the brick is strong.

[78] March 19 -- Still standing

Another amazing sunset in suburbia, complete with power lines and water tower, stores, and traffic.  The Lord sure does paint some incredible colors in the sky each evening.

[79] March 20 -- Another suburban sunset

We helped friends move from their Chicago home, and I captured this shot of the front of their house.

[80] March 21 -- Farewell, house

Um, Jacob learned his lesson.  And he successfully pulled over into a parking lot.  At least he wasn't texting or talking on his cell phone.

[81] March 22 -- Keep both hands on the wheel

I went to a great photography seminar on Wednesday, but forgot my organizer!  I took notes in columns on the schedule they handed out, rotating the page at the end of each column.  I filled both sides and am still on information overload!

[82] March 23 -- Photography seminar notes

We drove back downtown on Thursday.  The trip required coat, scarf, mittens, and long johns, *shiver*.  Jacob did some research on some criminal cases, while Joseph, Danny, and I had lunch at Chipotle (major yum), then visited the Chicago Cultural Center again at the urging of my friend who insisted we missed some spectacular sights.  She was right!  Workmen were cleaning Preston Bradley Hall, but when we peeked in, one of them smiled and motioned for us to come on in and enjoy the sight.  I lay on the floor on my back for the below shot, which does not do justice at all to the grandeur of the Tiffany glass dome and its surroundings.  (You can view all the images I captured at the Chicago Cultural Center by clicking here.)

[83] March 24 -- Tiffany dome in the Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center

Danny wanted to peek into the Vivian Maier photography exhibit, so I shot a few more images in that photo gallery.  What an amazing piece of camera equipment!

[84] March 25 -- Vivian Maier's Rolleiflex camera, Chicago Cultural Center display

Although I have loved capturing unique and interesting shots this past week, I'm looking forward to some in-home photography for a while.  :)

Living life; capturing life.

Christine

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Scripture and a Snapshot -- A Pool of Water

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He changes a wilderness into a pool of water

And a dry land into springs of water;

And there He makes the hungry to dwell...

Psalm 107:35-36a nasb

Praise Him, for He has done this in my own life.  As the water in my photo above reflects the nature surrounding it, the Lord is reflected in all the beauty in my own life.  It is only and always Him.  Thank You, Lord!!

Living life; capturing life.

Christine

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The Chicago Cultural Center

This was my second visit to the Chicago Cultural Center, at the urging of a friend.  My husband Fernando and I had recently made a quick trip in to see Vivian Maier's street photography exhibit, and left the building to walk around other parts of the city.  Yesterday, Joseph and Danny dutifully followed me around while I walked down hallways and around corners that we missed.  I have two words to describe what I still can't believe we missed the last time:  grandeur and splendor.

Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center

Tiffany dome in Preston Bradley Hall

Detail of Tiffany dome in Preston Bradley Hall

Detail of inlaid tile, Preston Bradley Hall

Detail of Tiffany dome

Detail of inlaid tile, Preston Bradley Hall

Tiffany dome

Detail of Tiffany dome

I lay on my back and looked up to get this last image.

I'm definitely going to stop in the Cultural Center on a future trip.  Breathtaking.

Living life; capturing life.

Christine

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We Are Hep Cats!

Talbot and GK are two very different cats, living in the same house.  One is female, one is male.  One is dark, one is light.  You get the idea.  They are both very interesting, and I appreciate their unique feline qualities.  GK displays a few canine qualities, too, but he's ultimately his own unique cat.  Enjoy just a few candid shots.

Talbot at the window

You never see a dog doing this...

 She let me get closer

 Posing toward the light

 Talbot's eyes

 GK's best pose

They are cats, after all

Living life; capturing life.

Christine

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Scripture and a Snapshot -- The Light Will Shine

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The people who walk in darkness

Will see a great light;

Those who live in a dark land,

The light will shine on them.

Isaiah 9:2 nasb

I took the image above on a recent nature walk in Georgia.  When I look at it, I see the darkness of the forest, and the deep black of the trees, which seem to be dead, or asleep.  And the sun is shining its warm glow, piercing through the gloom of winter and bringing hope to the one in the midst of this empty, dark forest.  Praise Him for His light!

Living life; capturing life.

Christine

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365 Project -- #71-77

This week has been better, photographically speaking.  :)  Though I spent a lot of time in my back yard again, I have new and exciting images to post from our Thursday jaunt!  Enjoy my images as we head toward a Midwest spring.

After forgetting about Ellie (my 40D) all day Saturday, I succumbed to the beauty of a sunset, though in suburbia this means that telephone poles and wires will be included.  However, I was pleased with the sun flare.  :)

[71] March 12 -- Suburban sunset

I'm so glad there's a door with a window in my pantry/laundry/mudroom!  There was a huge flock of grackles all over my back yard.  I grabbed my camera and found a few robins among the mix.  I was able to shoot this little guy through the door's window.

[72] March 13 -- Spring robin

Yes!!  Signs of spring!!  The scrub maple in my back yard garden is budding.  When we first moved here, we found this maple tree growing out from the manhole cover in the way-back corner of our back yard.  My dad dug it out and planted it a little further in, and it liked it better there.  Though it is just a "scrub maple," and is not very full, it is a pretty accent to my work-in-progress garden and the garden bench that forever calls my name.

[73] March 14 -- Budding maple

There are leaves everywhere, and I spied this scrub maple leaf on the dirt pile that has yet to be incorporated into my garden (I did say it was a work in progress!).

[74] March 15 -- Leaf on dirt

I had seen a post recently of day lilies pushing up, which prompted me to look at the little section of dirt near the house where my own day lilies seem to thrive.  Lo and behold--they are shooting up through the dirt!  Though, they are a LOT smaller than the ones in that photo I saw.  Spring is coming!  I had fun playing with the color on this one.

[75] March 16 -- Time for day lilies!!

Extra!  Extra!  New and exciting images!!  I'm not a city girl, but I enjoyed the newness and wonder of traveling downtown Chicago with my dearest.  Of course, Ellie came with me and captured a bunch of really neat shots.  I definitely don't see these near my back yard!  Enjoy just a couple from our jaunt; many of the rest can be found at this post on my family blog and/or this album on my Facebook page.

[76] March 17 -- The Bean at Millenium Park, Chicago

[77] March 18 -- A boy and his reflection, the Bean, Chicago

NOTE:  The above photo has been chosen as the March 2011 Image of the Month!!

Click here to see the official blog announcement!  (Can you tell I'm thrilled?)

Living life; capturing life.

Christine

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BWandC -- More from Georgia's Plant Kingdom

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good,

For is lovingkindness is everlasting.

To Him who made the heavens with skill,

For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

To Him who spread out the earth above the waters,

For His lovingkindness is everlasting;

Psalm 136:1,5-6 nasb

BWandC

One image, two ways--black and white, and color

Leaf on bush

Color admidst the green

Dogwood blossoms

Daffodil

Dogwood against sky

Living life; capturing life.

Christine

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BWandC -- Georgia's Plant Kingdom

BWandC.  From Black and White, to Color.  I have grown to love experimenting in the "darkroom," especially with black and white, and enhancing (just a little) my color images.  Some of my B&Ws are sepia- or cream-tinted; in my opinion, they're still B&W since I've generally removed color from the images.  :)

I've written on this before, so my BWandC posts from now on will be simple--just images to view and enjoy.  Enjoy!

Dogwood blossoms

Seen in the garden (the first one is pretty much SOOC)

Redbud blossoms

Redbud tree

Curled grass

Living life; capturing life.

Christine

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