Kangaroo Paws!

A family ring...

Tiny landscapes.

Everything looks so different up close. Have you ever seen the movie, Horton Hears a Who!? The movie tells the story of a colony of microscopic creatures living in/on a spec of dust. The colony is discovered when the spec of dust is jostled from a flower causing one of it’s residents to yelp. The tiny yelp is eventually heard by the person holding the flower.

When I look at pictures taken with my macro lens I begin to see things differently. The orange pith looks like the surface of the moon. The clear candy sprinkles on the cupcake begin to look like a cityscape made of ice. I take the picture but, what I end up seeing causes me to take a second look at the object I'm shooting. Wait. Is that really the texture? I see it differently than my camera does. Ahh...I love this stuff!

Just playin'

Here are a couple of shots I took today with my new camera! I've also started using Photobucket as a host for my photos instead of posting directly to Blogger. The image quality is much better. OK, more soon!

Hen of the Wood: Part Deux!

Last year, a group of us got together to have a great meal at Hen of the Wood. We had no reason to celebrate but, who needs one?! We just wanted to reconnect over a great meal. Nothing like ordering one of each appetizer on the menu so we could all experience a little of each! Nooo...just kidding. Oh wait, we're serious!! The food was delicious and the company, well...that was outstanding too.

Fine white wine is divine!

Earlier this afternoon Stephanie, Rebecca, Vanessa and I headed to Village Wine and Coffee in Shelburne, VT for a little wine tasting. It was my first time in the shop so...I did a little peeking around once we arrived. It's a bright space filled with wine selections I haven't yet tried. We started off with a white Argentinian table wine call Zolo Torrontes and then moved on to taste five Malbecs. They were all quite tasty but, the one that left me with the best impression was the white. Even with the snow flying outside I decided to take home this crisp, dry wine that seemed to have a refreshing hint of grapefruit? a steal at $9.99. Hmm...it reminded me of one of my mom's favorites--I think it's called, New Harbor. Check out their site for upcoming wine tastings events.

http://www.villagewineandcoffee.com/

Slacking!

Hello friends. My posts have been few and far between lately but, I'm ready to get back into it now that the holiday season is behind us. I've spent some time getting to know my new camera. It's going to take some time for me to understand all of it's tricks but, the process will be fun for sure! This morning Steve, Julia and I made breakfast together. I think we prepped and cooked for an hour and 45 minutes before sitting down to a feast! I asked them if I could take a few pics while we cooked...practice, practice."3 chefs" (the name of the restaurant we'll open someday) was in full effect: banana waffles with blueberry & chocolate compote, potato latkes with thyme, baked bacon, steve's scrambled eggs with garlic seasoning and some fresh grapefruit! It was delicious.

I may have to look into moving my blog to another host. Image quality on Blogger is horrible! I'll keep ya'll posted.

Happy 2011!

Hope 2011 is off to a great start for everyone. It has been a busy 11 days for me. I'm looking forward to sharing the first photos I've taken with my new camera but, I've discovered that my card reader doesn't read the 8GB memory card I bought with the camera. So, I've purchased a new card reader that understands the upgraded control chip in the larger memory cards. Stay tuned!

PSYCHED!