Week 17

Picture 114:  My two guys walking to town.  Brady is looking where they are going.  Owen is looking where they've been. 

Picture 115:  This hook holds up the wind chime that sounds like the Booth Bay Harbor bell.  I love it when the wind blows here at Hidden Farms. 

Picture 116:  The peach colored quince blooming this year.  I love the soft colors.  Every year, the bushes are beautiful when they bloom. 

Picture 117:  Our neighbor cat is always looking for adventures.  Today he was stalking some little animal.  I don't know if he was successful, but he had fun trying.   

Picture 118:  This little ant got stuck in the sap of one of the pine trees that will soon be cut down.  Will he become part of a piece of amber?  

Picture 119:  I love this tulip.   It is on its last legs.  I love shadow of the stamen on the petal.  What a cool flower.   

Picture 120:  The violets in the yard are beautiful.  The post processing style is called Orton-ish.  I love it!    

And, as always, for the photos that didn't make the top 7 this week, check out my flicker stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyacarlson/ 

Week 16

Picture 107:  Just a bit of a really cool clock that Brady's Dad restored and gave to us.  It would work, but then we would have to constantly wind it.  I like it to be quiet.   

Picture 108:  What do I do when I am waiting in line to get an oil change?  Take pictures--what else?  And also I try to figure out what the heck this  means.  The car in the mirror was pretty far away.

Picture 109:  This dog gave me a knowing look.  I don't know what she was thinking, but I am sure she does.   

Picture 110:  Here is what is under my hood: lots of engine parts.  Now the car is ready to go since the oil has been changed.   

Picture 111:  Owen looking at something at stage right.  What does he see?  A toy?  Most likely.   

Picture 112:  Rocky is an exceptionally cute kitty.  He knows it, but that makes him that much cuter.  He couldn't be more of a love.  Well, okay, he could stop spitting up hairballs, but no kitty is perfect.  

Picture 113:  My two guys being very, very safe.  Not that Owen went out to cut down trees.  Good job you  two! 

And, as always, for the photos that didn't make the top 7 this week, check out my flicker stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyacarlson/ 

Week 15

Picture 100: A glowing daffodil on the way back from downtown.  Spring has sprung and here is one of the flowers.  

Picture 101:  A magnolia really looks sharp in black and white.  Does it bother you that the top of the middle petal is missing?  I can't decide if it bothers me or not.  

Picture 102:  Same tree, different flower.  Always cool to look closely at the parts of a flower.  Too bad it is getting toward the end of its bloom.   

Picture 103:  A Texas Scarlet flowering quince--at least it looks like one.  I love the bright red and the green for contrast.  I haven't yet taken a picture of our quinces.  Time to see if they changed colors again this year.   

Picture 104:  Soft focus helps these look even bolder, if you ask me.  Same plant, different adjustments.   

Picture 105:  Has there ever been a happier baby?  I think not.  He LOVES being tossed up in the air.  Who can blame him.  That is fun.   

Picture 106:  An example of exemplary child rearing.  He did have chicken quesadillas so he had some salt with his fat and sugar.  

And, as always, for the photos that didn't make the top 7 this week, check out my flicker stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyacarlson/ 

Week 14

Picture 93:  I only have my macro lens now so the focal length (I think that is the term) is always 60 mm.  It is great on the color, crispness and so many other points.  It is picky when it comes to autofocus though.  I decided to play around with the new options in Picasa.  This is "Lomo-ish".  I didn't think too much when I snapped these three woodpecker holes.  

Picture 94:  Here is a flower I couldn't identify--yet!  I also messed around in Picasa to make this "Orton-ish", but it really isn't that "Orton-ish".  It seems more "Kinkade-ish" to me.   

Picture 95:  Owen fell asleep again while we were out hiking.  Who can blame him?  It was cold and we went out twice as long as we had planned.  We did feed him bananas when he woke up.   

Picture 96:  More messing around in Picasa.  This is a posterized photo.  It looks all creepy and mysterious to me.  

Picture 97:  Owen is in HD here.  Picasa has so many new automatic finishes, I can't figure out which one I like best.  This does make the picture pop out at you.  Hi Owen!   

Picture 98:  This rock looks much more interesting when I fuzz the outlines.  The crystals are fuzzy and the dried pine needles are much more of a contrast.     

Picture 99:  Before I cropped, cinemascoped, and letterboxed this picture, it was totally blah.  Now it seems really cool to me.  Thanks Picasa!    

And, as always, for the photos that didn't make the top 7 this week, check out my flicker stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyacarlson/ 

Week 13

Picture 86:  Owen is always on the move it seems.  He has conquered the kitchen and heading for the dining room. 

Picture 87:  Owen is looking awfully awesome for 7 am in the morning.  How does he do it?  He isn't on caffeine yet.  Maybe I should give up coffee.....wait, um, NO!

Picture 88:  Seriously!  I think there is a dinosaur in this wooden sign.  At least it is an alligator, right? 

Picture 89:  Spring has sprung in New Hampshire.  It felt more like summer a couple weeks back, but we will take sunny days without rain.  

Picture 90:  If you think that either of these guys is a fool, don't say it out loud.  These guys are COOL!  And they treat their mothers right.  

Picture 91:  Someday soon this little cactus will be a BIG cactus.  It is getting all sorts of sun and love on the windowsill by my desk at work.  

Picture 92:  Do what the sign says.  Just Stop.  Don't pass go, don't collecte $200.  If you want to come play Monopoly with me, I don't have any issues with that. 

And, as always, for the photos that didn't make the top 7 this week, check out my flicker stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyacarlson/ 

Week 12

Picture 79:  This is Titan the Maple horse at Maple Ridge Sugar House.  He thought Owen's jacket had a wonderful bouquet.  Horses!

Picture 80:  These two maples are obviously in love.  Look at them!  So cute!  They both give sap to the efforts of the farm.  

Picture 81:  Tubes, tubes Everywhere!   Maple Ridge Sugar House is the third largest maple producer in New Hampshire (I think!)  They have to get all of their information about technique from Vermont.  New Hampshire doesn't support maple research that much.  

Picture 82:  My favorite pair in the woods at Maple Ridge Sugar House.   Talk about a production!  They had maple syrup, maple candy, maple sugar, maple cotton candy, maple coffee........ 

Picture 83:  Owen's friend, Seth, had a birthday party.  Everyone wanted a piece of him.  Seth just wanted a piece of cake.  

Picture 84:  Owen is WATCHING the hockey game.  Don't even try to get him to look anywhere else.  He is INTENSE!  

Picture 85:  Little Owen, before he turns one year old.  He had a fever a few days back and then got the typical Roseola rash.  Did that stop him?  No way!  He loves being outside and mugging for the camera. 


And, as always, for the photos that didn't make the top 7 this week, check out my flicker stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyacarlson/

Week 11

Picture 72:  In Manchester for the 40 under 40 event, this is the car parked in front of us.  They were going to see Van Halen. 

Picture 73:  Spring has sprung.  This is a tree budding out in our back yard.  Go fruit tree go. 

Picture 74:  Owen is precious.  Papa put his big hat on Owen.  For once, Owen just mugged for the camera instead of tearing the hat off of his head.   

Picture 75:  The neighbor's cat, Sassy, is relaxing in our compost pile.  A pretty cat, not a smart one.   

Picture 76:  The onions from last year have decided to grow this year.  I wonder what they will taste like.  Hmm...... 

Picture 77:  This pine cone conveniently fell right in the middle of the path.  The sun was at just the right angle. Thank you pine cone.  Thank you sun.   

Picture 78:  This is the part of a tree stump that wouldn't go quietly.  This tree was only about 5 inches in diameter.  How are you supposed to get larger tree stumps out of the ground?

And, as always, for the photos that didn't make the top 7 this week, check out my flicker stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyacarlson/

Week 10

Also known as Week Owen

Picture 65:  Owen had a fun hair day.  This is what happens when he takes a nap after taking a bath.  Looking good Owen!   

Picture 66:  And if you have big hair, you have to chew on a toy. What else is there to do?   

Picture 67:  Owen loves the swing, but he loves looking at people even more.     

Picture 68:  Owen is a very happy baby, even when he is covered with yogurt and bananas.  I think he is especially proud of the Cheerio attached to his bib.   

    

Picture 69:  Owen took a bath.  Papa gave him the bath.  It looks like Papa got clean too--at least his t-shirt did.  

Picture 70:  Owen is pondering his swing ride.  He went back and forth and back and forth and back and forth.  You get the picture.   

Picture 71:  I can't just pick one Owen picture.  I can't decide which is the best.  Owen is so gosh darned cute that all the pictures are wonderful.  

And, as always, For the photos that didn't make the top 7 this week, check out my flicker stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sonyacarlson/