A Picture a Day for a Year

It seems like forever since I last posted...I actually miss doing a picture every day. In my last blog of January 11/12, I said I was think...

January 11, 2012.  I can't believe it's been a year since I started a self challenge to take a picture a day for an entire year.  I...

I was driving to work today, the sun was shining and the skies were beautiful.  I stopped to take a picture of this field because I thought ...

This new house is wearing me out.  We've been working every weekend, and every night after work.  It's 10:55 and I just got home and...

I took this picture today as the sun was just starting to drop in the west side of our yard.  I love the lighting in it...  I also love this...

Landscaping can make such a difference in a home.  I love when trees are lit from underneath.  I took this picture last night when it was da...

Meet Jasper!  He is Ashley & Braden's new little puppy...they just picked him up today.  Jasper is just 8 weeks old and reminds me o...

Oh my goodness, Mark has created a monster...ME...he showed me how to paint with a spray gun and compressor.  I want to paint everything!  I...

This picture reminds me of my feather picture that I posted in the spring/summer.  Only this is the winter version.  I love pine cones.  I p...

Every year we usually go away somewhere warm...this winter we won't be going as we are too busy with the new house.  I saw this blanket ...

Today was a holiday for Mark and I and we spent it at our new house...not much of a holiday but we got a lot done.  Marks mom was nice enoug...

The first day of 2012!!  I can't believe how fast last year went.  The older I get the faster the years go by :( Anyway, still having f...

I know you are probably sick of me telling you how much I love old things.  It's not that I have a house FULL of antiques or anything, b...

I took this picture on my way to work this morning (Mark was driving).  Even though this picture isn't perfectly clear, I think that...

I was looking out our front window tonight...it's cold and snowing a bit.  I'm glad to be inside.  I love our lamp post on our walkw...

We just got home from a get together and it's now 12:09 am.  A quick picture tonight everyone.  I took this yesterday.  We replaced the ...

We worked at our new house all day today. It started to snow around 3 or 4 today and by the time we left at 7 pm, there was tons of snow.  T...

Tyler and Dayna came to visit last month and we went antique shopping. I saw something I really liked but didn't pick up.  They were bac...

What a great day to relax!  All the stores are closed...everyone is off work...a great day for just doing what you want.  Nice... Bokeh ...

We were at the house again today!  No holidays for us...we have to get it done and are now on a time schedule since our house has sold.  We ...

I took this picture of our rod iron fence the other day when it snowed.  I just like the way it looks...I was outside in the early morning a...

I really like winter.  Not major snowstorms, but a nice winter day is awesome.  The sun reflects on the snow... it's like natural glitte...

Tonight I spent time with friends Peg and Joanne and Joanne's daughter Daron who is getting married.  I've done her wedding invitati...

I'm so excited with our yard at the new house.  From our deck we can see the neighbour's horses in the back of our yard.  I went up ...

We basically have had no snow this year.  Only a few light dustings, so I thought I should take some pictures when we do get it!!  I love th...

Ever since I have known Mark, every year he has made shortbread cookies.  It now includes having Egg Nog & Rum with nutmeg on top as we ...

Everyone knows I love old things.  They have character & cool colours.  Like this old chair...love the red.  I can see this sitting on m...

This blog is a story of my life for the past year...so I have to add this picture that I took this spring.  It's of the house that Mark ...

I love landscapes...even this time of year when all the leaves are gone.  I find the trees more interesting without leaves!! Leafless

The reason I like this picture so much is how the background blends so nicely...and the flowers just pop.  And the colours in this vase...As...

I'm always looking for unique things...and some of the building tops are just cool looking.  I just think that if someone looks at this ...

Oh my gosh...I have spent all night trying to pick out a white paint colour for our trim.  Literally hours spent surfing the internet search...

It's been a very busy weekend!!  So my posts are a little shorter than usual.  I just loved the texture of these grasses. It's Decem...

Another full day at the new house, ripping things apart, tearing out walls and burning what we have torn out. Thanks to Norm & Erna for...

I have always loved scrabble...I've played it with my kids for years and used to play it with my sisters and grandparents. I love how t...

I've been talking lately about our new home which I'm really excited about.  However, it also gets me thinking that I'm really g...

So I just got home from our other house and it's after 9pm.  I was thinking what is my picture going to be today?  I drove up our drivew...

When I was younger I always had 20/20 vision.  I was sitting at my desk tonight and noticed 2 pairs of my glasses...then I got thinking abou...

I have a glass bowl full of these on my counter...I love the look mixed with fresh cut greens from outside. Fresh cut greens...  

Busy day today...antiquing with Tyler & Dayna, bridal shower for Megan and then renovating the new house. I'm posting a picture I t...

We were renovating all day today, and one of the main things we did was burn all of the old cupboards, vanities etc that we took out (with a...

As you know I love black & white photos.  This picture of part of an old building just looks so much better in B&W.  I liked the ang...

I have really been liking to take close ups lately.  I've said many times before, they just make things look much more interesting than ...

I just took this picture a few moments ago...our first snow that is actually staying on the ground and trees. Not bad for November 30th in C...

Woohoo...got our new house today!!  Let the renovations begin.... Old out...New in....

I liked these colourful leaves.  When I saw the picture on my computer I really noticed the new green leaves reaching out from the centre an...

So I was upstairs in my office tonight and I looked over at the chandelier that hangs over our great room and thought how cool would that lo...

I had forgotten I had these crystal door knobs.  I bought them at a yard sale about 6 years ago and put them away.  Now that I'm looking...

We have a vine in our backyard that has these berries on it.  I think it looks cool as the berries are drying up with the colder weather.  I...

So I decided to do my "me" picture for this month.  I didn't feel like getting my tripod out this morning so I shot this pictu...