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February 16

Contest and stuff
Forgive me if this post gets long and boring. I'm not sure how much I'm going to share at this point. But it will end with a contest so keep reading....or skip to the bottom. Reading the entire post will not increase your chances of winning. There are a few things I feel like rambling about.
 
One day last week while taking the dogs out I heard a bird noise that I wasn't used to hearing coming from the back yard. So I started standing on my toes looking in that direction trying to see what it was. And I heard it again, an unfamilliar tweeting that sounded a bit like a conversation. I could tell it wasn't a small bird. So I kept leaning and looking. Then I saw them. I ran inside with the dogs, grabbed my camera and my longest lens and went out the back door. It was getting dark so I put the ISO up as high as it would go (6400). And got as many shots as I could before I lost daylight completely. Look at these to large beautiful bald eagles. I hope to see them again!!
 

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On another note (a personal one), there is a paper I like to pick up at the grocery store. Actually I pick up every free local paper I can. But this one is Southern Maryland Woman.  There is an article on page 8 of the January/February issue called "Dealing with the winter Blues". This is something I believe MANY of us deal with. The article talks about some of the reasons Dr.'s say we go through this. Such as sleep patterns, brain chemicals, lack of sunlight etc... It also lists somethings we can do to help. Like therapy, meds, exercize and so on.

Good article, full of great info but here is my take on the subject.

Do I suffer from this? Sure do, so much so that I annoy myself with my crankiness and attitude sometimes. I really feel for the people around me on some days. I stay indoors, usually hiding behind my computer. My van is a disaster, I'm not going out there in the cold to clean it. I feel like someone pushed the pause button on my life.

Do I think it's due to brain chemical levels, sleep patterns or any of the other things listed? Maybe. But I also think it's because I miss having my windows open. I miss going outside barefoot in tank top and shorts. I wanna drive with the windows down without shivering. I wanna go to the beach and the pool. Wearing 6 layers of clothes just to keep up my body temp is confining. Bottom line...I'm cold and confined. I want to feel comfortable and free.

There is one part of the article that made me snicker. One of the things it suggested to do is go for a walk. Ummm NO! I am not walking even to the mail box in this cold.

 

Ok enough with the me me me, time for some you you you. That's right contest announcment time. What I'm offering is a Dirty Formals Party. Actually 2 of them. It's a few hours of you and up to 4 of your closest girlfriends all dolled up in formal wear, getting silly and having fun.  Would you like to know how to enter? Of course you would or you wouldn't be reading this. Send an email to sarah @sarahlynnphotography.com. In this email you should tell me the 4 friends you would invite to join you if you win and why you chose them. That's it pretty simple huh?

But wait, there's a catch... ok a few catches. You must be 18 to enter. You must sign a model release. And I must have permission to publish your entry online. Ready....set.....TYPE!!



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January 26

Meet the newest member of our family
This is Cupcake.
 

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Isn't she beautiful?!!? We went to PetCo this weekend looking into getting the kids a hamster. But as soon as we walked in the door all we saw were cats. There were a few different rescues there. This one was the first one that caught my eye. And I'm sure you can all see why. After admiring how pretty she was we moved on to looking at hamsters. Where Nick looked at me and said "choose". I looked at him and said "choose what? A hamster, or between a hamster and a cat?" All he said again was "choose". And I'm convinced that was his way of telling me he'd rather have a cat. So I left it up to the kids, and well as you can see they chose cat. So Alysa and I walked around looking at all of the cats and reading the descriptions with all of them looking for the best fit for our home. And wouldn't you know it, she's good with kids, and dogs, and is litter trained. And well she is just a perfect fit. You can't imagine how happy I was.

So we brought her home and let her loose for a bit. Then attempted an introduction to the dogs. That went as well as I expected, it's going to take some time for them to warm up to each other. So we put up a baby gate at our bedroom door with stools on either side so the dogs won't go in. But if she wants to she can come out. And she will in her own time. She spent her first night under our bed. Coming out for only a few seconds of attention at a time. We have only had her since Sunday and she now owns our room. And is making slow progress with the rest of the house. But I just can't stop looking at her.

 

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And the one thing we weren't too sure about while reading her history and bio is she had never been around small children. But Isaac loves animals so much, and wanted a cat for Christmas (I guess Santa couldn't fit that into his bag).  wasn't worried, just a bit cautious just in case. Turns out they get along great. Although in this pic she was not too happy that I interupted her getting attention for a pic.

 

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To those of you who may be following my 365 reflection pictures. I didn't quit. I am taking them everyday, just not uploading. I've just gotten a little distracted.



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January 18

People who sit at glass desks....
should not own window crayons. While in Staples not to long ago I saw window crayons (never saw them before) and I had to have them. And not so much for the kids. Sure I'll let them play with them...but they are MINE. Sitting at my desk last night they were calling me. I swear I heard voices coming from the box!!! "Plaaay with us" they said. So I started wondering which window do I want to color on. I looked down and oh... duuuh. I don't even have to get up. Hot diggity. Check it out. But first let me tell you, I am not a great artist but it is fun. And these are not the easiest medium to work with.
 
 
 

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January 12

Portrait of a dreamer....
is what I am calling this set of images. Before I show them to you I'm going to share with you how the idea came to be. Just a few weeks ago I got a call from one of my bestest friends Shannon. I swear she is my muse, this woman inspires me to do so many beautifil things. She called to tell me her daughter found a picture online that she wanted to have painted on her wall. And asked me if I could do it. I told her to send it to me and I'd let her know. The picture was of a butterfly with a music staff trailing behind it in a sort-of tribal tattoo style. So yeah pretty easy. Buy the paint and I'm there. Then I got an idea and just threw it out there...why don't I come over and take some pictures of her first pair of pointe shoes with her first cello. And we can order a poster for her room. Well she was all over that idea. So she tells me the only days that both things are home at the same time are Mondays and Fridays. Well Sunday night I was thinking about when I should go over there and get these done. I looked at the calendar and realized the kids are off school this Friday and next Monday, and her birthday is the first week of February. CRAP gotta get it done!! So I just popped on over after getting the kids on the bus Monday morning and told her how we are running out of time. And she told me where to find the cello and shoes and I took some shots of them right in her living room. I was so excited to see them, I came right home and loaded them into the computer. Then started sending them to her one at a time on Facebook. After just a few she was calling me asking me how was she supposed to choose just one?!!? I say let's order one poster and the rest in smaller prints to put other places around the room. Well she posted them in a link on facebook and asked her friends to help her choose, well that was no help so I'm going to ask all of you to vote. Just leave your favorite in a comment below. I'm not going to post them all but here are a few. To see them all visit me on flickr
 
 

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January 04

Welcome to 2010
Too bad it's not a warm welcome. Actually it's down right freezing out there. Oh well, it's a good time to make plans. I have made a list of projects, contests and events I'd like to pull off before the year is out. And as long as I am inside hiding from the cold I'm sure that list will continue to grow.
 
One of my photography projects is 365 self portraits, reflection style. I have decided to try to find my reflection in something different everyday for this year. I'm sure this will prove to be a challenge. That should keep the creative juices flowing. If you are a photographer please feel free to join me in this challenge. I'd love to see what you all come up with.
 
Some of you may remember a little while ago I was taking part in a challenge called 100 of 1. I was to choose an object to take 100 pictures of. And I chose an apple. Well sad news...the apple is lost. So I must start all over with a new object. Rest assured that if I find that apple, I WILL continue taking the rest of the 100 pictures. No matter the condition of the apple. I don't promise it will be pretty, just done. And I will know the apple when/if I see it, it's in a ziplock. But for now I will start over with a new object. I have choosen, but haven't taken any pictures of it yet so I don't want to tell yet.
 
That's enough blah blah blah from me today. Time to get back to housework, coffee and list making. Happy 2010!! I feel a contest a brewin'.


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