Self Portrait

Day 31

Today's photo shoot was suppose to be a Self Portrait. Something more than just a selfie for Snapchat or Instagram. 

Today, I had decided to use my Canon Power Shot SX 530 Camera, I call "Lil Sis".   With this camera I can set it up to use the Self-Timer then I dash ahead to get a photograph of me.... this time I am also using my new toy... my Lens Ball!! 

Here are a couple I took today at Paddle Wheel Park, down by The Fraser River. 

Lens Ball, Self Portrait (Flipped)

Lens Ball, Self Portrait

 

Lens Ball Self Portrait

 I think I like the 3rd Photo the Best.. subject in the Lens ball is a lot clearer than the first picture.  A little off centre, but then you can see me in the back ground! 

Thank you for taking a look, suggestions for photo shoots are welcomed! 

See You again very Soon!

Having fun and Enjoying life one Sip at a Time!

Jewels 

Beautiful

Day 30

Beautiful, attractive, pretty, handsome, lovely, comely, fair

exquisite, gorgeous, refined, delicate, cute, divine, blooming, statuesque, bewitching, appealing, bonny, showy, majestic, grand, glorious, wonderful, marvelous, magnificent, decorative... these are just a few words to describe "Beautiful".

There so many Beautiful things in the world, such as People, Places, Things/objects, Animals, Seasons!

  I couldn't decide what to photograph for today, and I needed to pick one!

Here is my choice!

Beautiful--Carnations

 Thank you to taking a peek at my photo for today!

Enjoying this Beautiful Life, One Sip at a Time!

See you tomorrow! 

thank you

Julie 

Reflection

Day 29

Reflection: the image of something in a mirror or any reflective surface. 

It is fun to take photos at different bodies of water, from puddles, ponds, lakes, rivers. If the water is calm you can capture some great images reflecting in the water. It is difficult to do right now in the middle of winter and everything is frozen.

  

With out leaving the comfort of my warm house... I still wanted to do my photo challenge. 

With a little research (thank you Google!) and some experimentation, I give you Reflection and a bonus Refraction!

 

Reflection/Refraction

It was fun moving the water glasses around and taking photos.. then picking what I think is the best capture! 

How many peppers did I use for this photo? 

Thank you for taking a look at today's photo!

Enjoying Life One Sip at a Time!

PS... One more picture!

 

 While working on my blog, I decided to try one more shot, this time in B &W and my dad's old Zeiss Ikon 35mm camera! 

(Yes another "Z" word!)(you can click on the picture to see it much larger thank you!) 

 What do you think of this photo? 

  

Until Tomorrow....

Jewels  

 

Gold

Day 28

When someone thinks of gold, they may think of gold jewelry, gold coins, pirates treasures, or that winning gold metal in sports. 

I think of our time in Vienna Austria, walking up and down the streets of Vienna, while eating pretzels and taking photos of famous, historical architectures like The

Cathedral of St. Stephan, Plague Pillar, the Hofburg, just to name a few places.

In gift shop windows and small galleries, there were many souvenirs of "The Kiss" a Painting done by the Austrian Symbolism Artist Gustav Klmit. He painted "The Kiss" in 1907-08. And his replicas, are seen everywhere! You can find post cards to coffee mugs, hand bags wallets to reprints of his work to frame and hang.

(When I came home I had to google Gustav Klmit to learn what a big deal he was in Austria)

Walking around Vienna, I found a Kiosk with hundreds of scarves of every color, design, Artist!  That is when I decided to have my own Gustav Klmit, "The Kiss". A scarf to take home and remember my trip to Vienna.  

 

Gold               (The Kiss, by Gustav Klmit)

 

Checking out the tag on my scarf.. I discover that it is made in Austria! I assumed all souvenirs are made in China! 

Thank you for taking a look at my photo!!

I shall see you tomorrow!

Lets enjoy life one sip at a time! 

Winter Landscape

Day 27

Mother Nature and Old Man Winter love to play with the weather during the winter season. When you get these two together, you can expect biting wind chill factor temps, white out conditions, deep snow and lots of ice on the rivers.
 
Last winter, we could walk on the frozen river. The ice was clear as glass, and there were people who were skating on the frozen river. 

Not this year! 

Winter Landscape

 

Photo was taken at Wilson Park, here in  Prince George BC. It was interesting to see the ice being pushed up to the bank of Nechako River 

 

Ice On the Nechako River

Thank you for taking the time to look at my photo or the day and blog!


See you tomorrow!


Enjoying Life One Sip at a Time! 


Jewels

Spontaneous

Day 26

Sometimes an idea for a photo of the day comes to you when you least expect it. For example, I am making my breakfast, and I look out the kitchen window and I see a frozen spider's web.

I wonder what it would look like if I used my macro lens, or took a photo of it close up. Breakfast was then put aside for a bit, while I went outside and took a few photos of last years forgotten spider web. 

 

Spontaneous--Frosted Spider Web

Spontaneous--frosted Spider Web 

I find it amazing how strong this web really is, the spiders hard work creating its web withstood time, water/rain, wind, snow, shoveling the snow off the deck. Yet, here is this silk web, remnant from last season, frosted to show us the delicate detail that a spider had created.

I shall see you tomorrow!

I hope you are Enjoying Life One Sip at a Time!

Jewels  

(Ps, click the photo to get a wee bit closer look! )

Z is for..... ?

Day 25

Yes, today's photo challenge is Z is for... how many things can you name that start with the Letter Z? How many items do you have at home that start with the Letter Z? 

Well, I think I have accomplished my goal. 

Z is for "ZwiebelKuchen"

Zwiebelkuchen translates to Onion Cake, it is a savory German one crust onion torte made of onions, bacon, cream on a yeast dough crust or pastry crust. 
In my family recipe, I used red onions for my Zwiebelkuchen to give it that rich color and the diced saute bacon. In the past I have used diced ham with the bacon. 

There is something to be said about relaxing at the end of a long week with a glass of Riesling, or beer, and enjoying something hot and delicious from the oven!

 

We are Enjoying Life One Sip and One Bite at a Time!


See you tomorrow !

Thank you for taking a look!


Jewels 

Flight

Day 24

When I need inspiration, time to think and reflect and refocus, or just a plain old fashion walk!  I head off to Cottonwood Island Park. At any time during the year, you can always see something.. all sorts of birds, sometimes a fox, water fowl, squirrels, beavers just to name a few. 

Today was no different, I needed some inspiration for my photo challenge. When I arrived at the park this morning, it was quiet meaning: no other people in this section of the park. 

As I was walking along the frozen river (wearing ice gripes on my boots), I noticed hundreds of Mallards! I had decided to hide  among the Cottonwood Trees.  I was using my 75-300mm lens to watch the ducks awhile before continuing on with my walk. 

 Behind me I heard a truck door SLAM shut!  

And.. 

The Ducks took Flight! 

 

Flight

That is what this Challenge is about... you never know what you find when you 

are not even looking! 

Thank you for taking a look at my Photo Challenge! 

See you  tomorrow! 

Enjoying life one Sip at a Time! 

Jewels  


(PS, You can click on the photo get a larger view! lol, I just realized this! ) 

Filter: Homemade

Day 23

The weather today is trying to either snow or rain, plus, it is windy and the temperature is 4c, but feels colder than that.  It was a risky walk when the sidewalks and the paths are very icy and very slippery! Well, needless to say, getting to my photo location was a challenge in its self.

Today's photo challenge is a home made filter. I used a clear bottom drinking glass and I also tried a mason canning jar with a clear bottom. This challenge fits right in with my theme, 2020 Vision!

 I will show you the scene without the hmf, and one with the homemade filter. If you wish, you can share your thoughts.

Yellowhead Bridge, over the Fraser River

Canning Jar Filter

Fraser River

Drinking glass filter

 

I may try using my cell phone with this filter technique or, how about trying colored drinking glasses!

I must add: This was fun, and if the weather didn't chase me back to my car, I would of tried different shots, different locations.

See you tomorrow!

Enjoying Life with One Sip at a Time! 

Jewels

 

Favorite Music

Day 22

I love all kinds of music, from Strauss, Bach to Jazz, Rock,Country and everything in between. It does all depend on my mood at the time! Sometimes music brings me back to a place and time.... 

The Chickadee Song:

Its song takes me back to a lake.. no motor boats, just us, our kayaks and sound of the paddle dipping into the water, we are drifting along the edge of the lake and listening.... high in the trees you can hear...A Chickadee singing!

 

Chickadee Song

(photo taken in our front yard)

Chickadee Song

Hi there, I'm a Chickadee-dee-dee!

Sitting high up in a tree-ee-ee!

If you look carefully, you can see me-me-me!

Hello there friend, come have 

some breakfast with me-me-me!

These seeds are mighty tastee-ee-ee!

Won't you come have some food with me-me-me.

Oh look there is a strange birdee-ee-ee!

Trying to take a photo of me-me-me!

If I fly real fast she won't see-see-see!

Her picture will be bluree-ee-ee!

What kind of music brings back a memory for you? 




Thank you for taking a look at today's photo challenge! 


See you tomorrow, 

With a song in my heart and enjoying life one sip at a time!

 Jewels

My Favorite Book

Day 21

I do not have a favorite book or author. It is what ever grabs my attention at the time. I lean towards historical and mystery rather than romantic novels. I look for books where ever I happen to be... yard sales, Book Stores, Grocery Stores, your box in the garage!  

The Story says that my dad immigrated to Canada with a trunk full of books. Mom says it was about 60! 

I take a book where I go, waiting at Doctor office, trips far and near, out side to relax on the deck, to the park with a coffee.

I like Books (color)

I like books (B+W)

I have read most of these books and I will be rereading some of these again. There are a few I will share and let you read, and some I will do a trade!

Question: Which photo to you prefer, Black and White (B+W or C ) Color?  You can let me know! 

Thank you for taking a look today! 

See you tomorrow!

Jewels

Enjoying Life with a book in one hand, in the other, something to Sip!  

 

Winter Walk

Day 20

Looking back at the weather from last week...trying to stay warm by wearing warm sweaters, heavy socks, and keeping the fire going in the wood burning stove. Everything was frozen including my vehicle!

Until today....

The temperature has warmed up... puddles on street corners... the street slushy. Last week, going for a walk, we are all wrapped up from top to toe... Today, coat unzipped, no hat, no scarf, finger-less gloves! 

 

Finger-less gloves

Winter Walk

I have posted pictures of Chickadees landing on my hand before. That is something I don't get tired of experiencing. 

See you tomorrow, 

Enjoying Life One Sip at a Time!

Jewels 

Popcorn

Day 19

What is your favorite movie watching, book reading, marathon watching TV show snack? 

Mine has always been popcorn! Finger licking, buttery, salted popcorn! 

Back in the day, Friday night, after work, after the kids were tucked in bed, I would have a glass of Orange juice and a bowl of popcorn for my dinner! 

I love the smell, the taste, and the sound of popcorn popping! Then add some melted butter, not margarine, but real melted butter!

Popcorn

Like wine, I think popcorn should be in its own food group!! 



What kind of snacks do you like?


Enjoying Life One Sip & One Kernel at a Time!


I will see you all tomorrow!

Glasses

Day 18

Today is Saturday, the weekend has arrived and I like to start the weekend with a glass of wine.

Looking at life through Rose colored wine glasses!  I don't mind, red or white colored glasses as well! To sit and relax with glass in hand, what a way to enjoy life!

Glasses

Here is you, to your health,

 Cheers, Bottoms up, Cin Cin,

 Here's mud in your eye,

 Here is to absent family and friends, Here's to US!

 Prost, Salute, Kanpai! 

See you tomorrow! 

Enjoying Life One Sip at a Time!

Prost! 

Jewels

 

Paint

Day 17

We paint on canvas, we paint fences, inside a house, outside a house and many more items. 

I paint Rocks.. yes Rocks. 

I started a couple of years ago, painting rocks. I paint what ever inspires me, and it also depends on the shape and surface features of the rock/stone. 

I do not claim to be an Artist, that title belongs to my cousin and to my daughter in law..they have earned that title. I am a dabbler.. and I have fun!

I paint stones on one side and the other side I write a short quote. Then once I have seal coated the stone. I walk around town, parks, trails and hide the stone for others to find. 

They say, that you are to take a photo of the stone and post it on a Face Book site... then you have the choice to re hide the stone or keep it for yourself.I don't paint rocks for recognition, I do it to hopefully make someone else smile.

This one particular stone I hid at our local park. A young boy found the stone and gave it to his mother. She was having a rough week... and that stone with the quote helped her .... she posted the photo and her reaction... and for me .. getting a reaction from something I created whether its painting stones, knitting, sewing, taking a photo or cooking up a storm in the kitchen... if it has created an emotion any emotion from you.... it was all worth it.

 

Paint

While it freezes and snows here, I will continue to paint my rock collection... and you never know, I may be hiding a few in your neighborhood!!

See you tomorrow!

Enjoying life one sip at a time with paint brush in hand! 

 Jewels

Can You Guess?

Day 16

Guess, can you Guess?

Today is Thursday, to tell you the truth, taking a picture for today's thoughtful and terrific challenge, was a trial for me.

Today's challenge, I will share with you...its tricky, its tantalizing,  its thrilling (maybe) and some objects are tiny.

Take a careful thorough glance and this picture and can you tell me the name of this photo? 

 

Name this photo

Today's tremendous challenge was called.....

T is for.....  

Now for just a bit more fun, can you tell me how many objects starting with the letter 'T' are in this photograph!! 

Fire and Ice

Day 15 

 It is another record breaking beautiful winter day here in Prince George BC, Canada! It was -37c when I got out of my warm toasty bed! 

Today's photo challenge is Fire and Ice! I wasn't too clever at creating a photograph in one shot, one picture! As a treat for today, I will be posting 2 photos for you to enjoy! 

Fire, in the wood stove is crackling, reminding me of summer evenings when the camp fire is lite, hot dogs roasting, or the delicious taste of s'mores!  So, with coffee and knitting in hand, that is where I shall spend some time! Keeping the home fires burning!

Ice, all over Facebook people are posting water experiments. One is by tossing water into the air and it comes down as frozen water droplets like snow.
The other is soap bubbles. Making a solution of water, soap, sugar and blowing bubbles in -30c temperatures. *See recipe below

I did the soap bubbles. You need a partner to help you to blow bubbles. I found trying to do it on my own, keeping camera dry, warm and fingers warm and dry  a challenge. So, I adapted my experiment.

As my fire is blazing away, these soap bubbles froze in seconds... telling me to get back inside! 

 

Fire

Can you feel the warmth!! The sound of the crackling wood! 

Ice (Bubbles)

Frozen... 

I shall be staying warm, and planning my photo for tomorrow! 

Enjoying Life, One Sip at a Time!

Until Tomorrow! 

Jewels 

*Recipe for the Bubble solution:

Dissolve 2 Tbsp of sugar in 4 Tbsp of water, then add 1 Tbsp of liquid dish soap. 

Use in -30c weather....

Winter Frost

Day 14

Good Day! or is it? Its winter, and its cold, very cold. We woke to -36c weather. Out side in the sunlight you can see frost crystals floating. Everything is frosted like sugar. Jack Frost made his appearance and everything is covered with Hoar Frost.

Winter can be frustratingly cold.. when you just can't warm up, when your muscles hurt from shoveling the snow, and everything is frozen including your vehicle! 

 These 5 photos are all titled

"Winter Frost"

The top 3 photos were taken in the front yard using my 60mm macro lens. The last 2 were taken in the backyard at our Gazebo using my 55-250mm lens then I cropped the photos. 

On the positive, Everything that is covered with this frost, sparkles in the sunlight!

Another Plus is.... right now it is not snowing...and in a few months it will be spring! 

 

 Enjoy the photos. 

See you tomorrow!

Enjoying Life One Sip at a Time! Today it will be something hot!

 Jewels

 

Art Work

Day 13

I opened the back door this morning, and on the window of the screen door was Jack Frosts Work of Art. 

With this cold temperature he loves to paint/frost up the windows... any window or smooth surface Jack can find. Like the side mirrors of my car, my windshield, the door handles on my car. 

He is a very clever artist. You know he is around when the temperatures drop,  you don't see him but, he leaves you with his work of Art.

Art Work

 What do you see when you look at Jack Frost Art Work? 

What will he paint tomorrow?

See you then!

Jewels

Enjoying Life, One Sip at a Time

 

Care

Day 12

Definition of caring: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others. A person who is concerned about others and does kind things for them.  

A story

Yesterday, we were at the grocery story doing the usual shop. Since the temperatures are dropping down we thought to get this done as soon as we could. 

While we were waiting for our turn to pay, we notice this 'young' lady. She didn't have money for what ever reason to purchase her meager groceries. This 'young' lady, was going to walk home (having no money for a taxi) with her walker, which she said was an hours walk. The weather was very cold, -13c with a Wind Chill of -22c. She was wearing a hat that barely covered her ears, and nothing on her hands! 

 There were caring people who not only offered to sit and wait with her, but purchased a few of her groceries, gave her gloves, and a warm safe ride home. 

She had tears glistening in her eyes, and said there are angels, guardian angles looking out for her. She also told this couple she was to be a Great-Great-Grandmother. 

These people, did this caring act of kindness, not for Face Book recognition, not just because its cold, or because she is one of our treasured seniors, because that is just what you do. You look out for each other. 

It doesn't matter whether its Christmas or not, very hot or very cold temperatures... we all need to care.. we all need to be that Guardian Angel. 

Can you imagine if everyone did something kind, at no cost each day! 

Care (fun with editing)

 This photo is a selfie I took with Mao, our cat. He and I have known each other for about 5 years now. He looks after us, he cares for us...and we him. 

Enjoying Life, One Sip at a Time!

 

We all should be that Guardian Angel!

See you tomorrow!

Jewels