P-2012 Week 8 -- 2/19-25

Project 2012

Week 8 -- February 19-February 25

1.  Take pictures
2.  Share at least one--and up to seven!
(Click on the graphic above if you're interested in joining us!)

I'm finally caught up!  Woot!!  Leaving town for several days was not good for my blogging.  (But who cared?  I had a blast.)  My images were taken at the end of the week; I thought I might be in trouble again with leaving Ellie sitting in her bag during the week, but I had lots of shooting opportunities.


My favorite photos

It snowed Thursday night!!  Actual snow!!!  (I shouldn't be excited but we've had very little of the white magic this winter.)  I had a "date" with my mom all day Friday to help her begin the de-cluttering process in her house.  She picked me up at my house, and on the drive to hers, I wistfully stared out the car window at the magical snow-covered trees along the river.  She let me have a few minutes once we got to her house, so I ran outside sans coat and snapped several shots. The below was the most magical-looking.

[50] A day of wonderland

Saturday brought the ICTM Regional Math Tournament, so Fernando and I drove Thomas to the campus of North Central College, my alma mater.  Below is the math team praying just before they dispersed to take their various tests.

 [51] Math team prayer

I escorted Thomas and Kirsten to their eight-man competition.  Since Alpha Omega is such a new, small team, T and K competed by themselves against several other fully-manned teams.  It was rough on them, but a good first experience and great preparation for future tournaments.  I wandered back across campus to our team's home room, stopping along the way to reminisce and to shoot various scenes.  The bark on this tree caught my eye:  rough and brown along the trunk, smooth and white along its branches.  I love how the below image turned out.

[52] Tree beauty

Some of the branches had ice tips on them.

[53] Ice-tipped branch

And the pine trees still had snow clinging to their needles.

[54] Snowy pine

Before going to the awards ceremony, the team gathered for a group shot.

[55] Alpha Omega Math Team

Finally, after the awards ceremony, I snapped this shot of Sts. Peter & Paul Church.  I believe it is the tallest building in Naperville.

[56] Steeple

All in all, I'm happy with my images this past week.  Same is good, but I'm in a winter mood and want new and different.  Last week satisfied that desire.  :)


Treasuring life's moments,
Christine

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