365 photo challenge

End of the 365 project

2012-01-01T10:42:00.002+13:00

I've decided that I won't be participating in the 365 project for 2012. This year I'm going to continue taking photos but rather than posting them here, I'll be posting them to my new photo blog: http://dragonphotos.posterous.com/. Hope to see you all there.

365 - To CAP it all off

2011-12-31T14:24:00.001+13:00

364 - Slow and Steady

2011-12-30T18:00:00.001+13:00

363 - Hydrangeas

2011-12-29T20:34:00.001+13:00

I probably should have saved this till last (but maybe I'll do a closeup) as my very first 365 photo on January 1st 2010 was of the hydrangeas.

362 - New look geocacher

2011-12-29T11:08:00.001+13:00

My geocaching friend was quite vocal on the placement of the first cache I found on Wednesday.

361 - Surplus to requirements

2011-12-28T22:31:00.001+13:00

I think it's somewhat surplus to requirements - but it is reminiscent of what the track used to look like years ago when we first started walking it - much easier to bike these days.

360 - Cook

2011-12-27T19:13:00.001+13:00

Experimenting with color splash - this was a display at our local Whitcoulls.

359 - Rhapsody on a theme

2011-12-27T09:28:00.001+13:00

358 - Star Trek

2011-12-26T09:29:00.001+13:00

357 - Evening Sky

2011-12-24T21:54:00.001+13:00

356 - Secret Santa

2011-12-23T13:48:00.001+13:00

355 - Xmas tree

2011-12-23T13:47:00.001+13:00

354 - golden flax

2011-12-21T11:40:00.001+13:00

353 - Exterminate

2011-12-21T11:39:00.001+13:00

352 - Holiday reading

2011-12-18T19:25:00.001+13:00

351 - Thanks

2011-12-17T21:45:00.001+13:00

350 - Bosun's Pipe

2011-12-16T12:59:00.001+13:00

An unusual present from a sailing mad student - one I'll treasure for a long time - a miniature boatswain's pipe (aka bosun's pipe) - now to practice playing it!

349 - Sleeping Dragon

2011-12-16T07:52:00.001+13:00

Not the best picture I know - this was a present from one of my students. It will sit on my desk/teacher space next year I think.

348 - GB House

2011-12-14T20:40:00.001+13:00

347 - Proud Mama

2011-12-14T06:50:00.001+13:00

346 - Done and Dusted

2011-12-13T06:57:00.001+13:00

Emma's graduation last night.

345 - Bookwork

2011-12-11T20:04:00.001+13:00

I've been doing a huge amount of reading lately while dealing with some health issues. This book is a 'real' one instead of my usual ebooks.

344 - contrasts

2011-12-11T14:57:00.001+13:00

343 - Black and Red

2011-12-11T14:56:00.001+13:00

342 - 34

2011-12-11T14:55:00.001+13:00

341 - Fungi

2011-12-10T11:34:00.001+13:00

340 - Time to Move

2011-12-08T21:06:00.001+13:00

339 - Black and White

2011-12-07T18:28:00.001+13:00

I've been watching videos from this site: http://iphonecameraessentials.com/video-1/ -- learned lots already about my iPhone and iphoneography - the video i watched today was about black and white editing - this is my first try at it - using curves was a totally new experience - and i used a new app called filter storm.

338 - Waterblast

2011-12-06T22:44:00.001+13:00

337 - Matangi

2011-12-06T06:58:00.003+13:00

I finally got my chance to ride one of the new Matangi trains last night ... very crowded by the time everyone got in - glad I got a seat ...

336 - Umbrella

2011-12-06T06:58:00.001+13:00

335 - photog

2011-12-03T22:24:00.001+13:00

Spent some time today getting some tips on iphoneography.

334 - Roses

2011-12-01T20:14:00.001+13:00

333 - QR Raisins

2011-11-30T21:42:00.001+13:00

332 - Chicken or Egg

2011-11-29T20:29:00.001+13:00

331 - interesting building

2011-11-28T15:33:00.001+13:00

330 - Voted

2011-11-27T11:31:00.001+13:00

329 - Farewell

2011-11-26T10:31:00.001+13:00

328 - Sunset

2011-11-25T15:32:00.001+13:00

327 - Dragonsinger

2011-11-23T17:08:00.001+13:00

This is not the image I was going to post today - but then I heard that Anne McCaffrey had died. I feel such a profound sense of loss. I loved her characters - so much so that when I needed a nickname to use on bulletin boards (before the internet was invented) I chose 'dragonsinger' (drgnsngr) - the character this book is about is a woman, a mother, a singer, a musician, and a teacher. At the time I chose the name I was all of these except teacher - now I am a teacher too. And I'm known to many as dragonsinger - the name has stuck!

I'm closing my computer down and going to re-read (for the umpteenth time) Dragonsinger, Harper of Pern - and once again imagine myself soaring high on the dragons of Anne's imagination.

RIP Anne - I hope you're soaring on your gold dragon forever.

326 - Fort, fought?

2011-11-22T17:44:00.001+13:00

325 - Purple

2011-11-21T21:02:00.001+13:00

324 - Rusty View

2011-11-20T14:39:00.001+13:00

Taken looking through a hole in a metal railway sleeper with the HDR Pro app.

323 - Close up

2011-11-20T09:01:00.001+13:00

322 - still life

2011-11-18T20:28:00.001+13:00

321 - Sea of yellow

2011-11-17T16:59:00.001+13:00

I love this sea of yellow that greets me when I walk out of the learning street.

320 - Planting Season

2011-11-17T16:54:00.001+13:00

I spotted these being planted yesterday by a neighbor - makes a difference to the tired lavender that was previously there.

319 - Roses

2011-11-15T19:24:00.001+13:00

318 - Words

2011-11-14T17:24:00.001+13:00

I'm starting to collect words all over the place. Today's addition is Smile.

317 - Horizon

2011-11-14T17:22:00.001+13:00

Hard choice for Sunday's photo - I'm guessing these are the remains of an old jetty.

316 - On Fire

2011-11-12T21:46:00.001+13:00

315 - Spooky

2011-11-12T21:44:00.001+13:00

314 - View from on high

2011-11-11T13:28:00.001+13:00

I snuck outside while on the top floor of education house last night and spotted this while peering down.

313 - A rose by any other name ...

2011-11-10T18:25:00.001+13:00

... is still a rose.

312 - Slimey

2011-11-08T20:35:00.001+13:00

311 - Believe

2011-11-07T18:29:00.001+13:00

310 - Green

2011-11-07T18:28:00.001+13:00

Color of the day

309 - Sleepy kitty

2011-11-06T08:07:00.001+13:00

Falkor has spent two days being confused at the stranger occupying her room. Now that I'm back and we've had our play time she's exhausted.

308 - Proud

2011-11-04T21:56:00.001+13:00

307 - Mary

2011-11-04T07:12:00.001+13:00

A walk up to Mary this afternoon - our version of Baldwin Street perhaps.

306 - Patience

2011-11-02T19:05:00.001+13:00

305 - Hot

2011-11-02T07:07:00.001+13:00

304 - Homeland Security

2011-10-31T22:56:00.001+13:00

303 - Pause

2011-10-30T23:04:00.001+13:00

302 - Grandma's Garden

2011-10-30T08:36:00.001+13:00

301 - nesting

2011-10-30T07:25:00.001+13:00

Nest remnants.

Kaddish for a mother

2011-10-27T21:58:00.001+13:00

I've been taking a walk down memory lane.

300 - new airport

2011-10-27T07:15:00.001+13:00

Kapiti has a new airport complete with three flights to Auckland daily. I had to drop the girls off there this morning.

299 - back at it

2011-10-26T20:17:00.001+13:00

Back to school learning new skills

298 - help needed

2011-10-25T20:35:00.001+13:00

Emma gave me this cute dragon today as a happy back to school present. But I need help to name him/her.

297 - window site

2011-10-25T20:30:00.001+13:00

It's hard to get Falkor to sit still for an HDR photo.

296 - Sneaky

2011-10-23T19:57:00.001+13:00

I didn't even notice this tree was blooming!

295 - QR codes are every where

2011-10-22T21:16:00.001+13:00

Front and back of a business card I picked up at the cafe today.

294 - Ulearn part five

2011-10-22T13:22:00.001+13:00

Three parts of my day - a final meal with my tweeps; on board the All Black plane; a welcome home from Falkor!

293 - Ulearn part four

2011-10-21T06:47:00.001+13:00

The new things you experience here are varied!

292 - Ulearn part three

2011-10-20T07:37:00.001+13:00

Two shots from today.

291 - Ulearn Part Two

2011-10-18T21:54:00.001+13:00

Just a couple of shots - Stephen Heppell and me & a shot from the powhiri.

290 - Ulearn part one

2011-10-17T21:37:00.001+13:00

Today I travelled to Rotorua for Ulearn. The 2011 have 2 days before the conference starts for more learning. Today's photos are:
- Our plane from AKL
- The interior of the plane - note no door to the cockpit & both pilots were women
- Looking back at our accommodation from the rickety jetty
- A picture I tried to take of the mountains in the distance

289- Surf

2011-10-16T18:37:00.001+13:00

This is the view across the road from my motel.

288 - Hazel

2011-10-15T18:57:00.001+13:00

287 - Red Hot

2011-10-14T21:50:00.001+13:00

These are some of my favorite sweets. I have to buy them in the USA

286 - Memories

2011-10-14T11:31:00.001+13:00

While sorting out the mess in my 'office' I found some old photos. This is mum and me.

285 - Nom Nom Nom

2011-10-12T21:28:00.001+13:00

Date scone is yummy.

284 - Decisions

2011-10-12T11:04:00.001+13:00

283 - Busking

2011-10-11T08:03:00.001+13:00

A first for me - buskers in the pedestrian tunnel at Coastlands.

282 - Moonshot

2011-10-11T08:02:00.001+13:00

I really wish I could getter better shots of the moon!

281 - Two

2011-10-08T21:36:00.001+13:00

I couldn't decide which photo to choose. This is Falkor with her favorite toy. Simon (dragon09) will recognize it as a toy giveaway from ULearn - she comes running when she hears it, chases the bubbles and chews on the end. The other photo is another favorite chewable toy - my sock encased foot.

280 - Kowhai

2011-10-08T08:59:00.001+13:00

279 - Bubbling

2011-10-05T21:17:00.001+13:00

278 - Waiting

2011-10-05T21:16:00.001+13:00

277 - Endless Rain

2011-10-03T20:10:00.001+13:00

I stood on a chair in our Learning Street and took about a dozen photos in order to get this one.

276 - Posted!

2011-10-02T21:22:00.001+13:00

This is my (maybe) finished poster for Ulearn.

275 - Lawns done

2011-10-02T21:21:00.001+13:00

Sometimes when the boy doesn't do his job you just gotta do it so it's done!

274 - DK

2011-09-30T20:29:00.001+13:00

A core breakfast this morning was a great way to start the day.

273 - blossom

2011-09-30T06:39:00.001+13:00

272 - Rippa Training

2011-09-28T23:26:00.001+13:00

270 - Rubbish Day

2011-09-28T07:08:00.001+13:00

Out with the old!

271 - Just me

2011-09-28T07:07:00.003+13:00

269 - Kapiti Island from the train

2011-09-28T07:07:00.001+13:00

268 - Flower Power

2011-09-28T07:05:00.001+13:00

No idea what this is - someone will enlighten me!