Foto Friday: week 6

Can you believe we're almost halfway through February? That means we're just thatmuchcloser to spring! Woohoo!

This week's selection is a smorgasbord from the Blackberry, Canon ELPH and Nikon dSLR, though I have to admit, it's been hard remembering to take interesting photos everyday. I've been trying to play with my camera functions to get photos that really *pop*, but I don't always remember what setting I used last. Maybe it's time I read the manual.

[day 36: You're bacon! No, you're bacon! Or is it *Urba-con*? This shot's for Alicia.]

[day 37: A daily reminder of what I miss most these days.]

[day 38: Entertainment in the Dr's office. Maybe the toddler toy shouldn't be attached to the wall directly above the exposed electrical socket. Just a thought.]

[day 39: Pretty Dollarama sugar sticks.]

[day 40: Jennee's birthday lunch at Asian Legend -- noodles=YUM & FUN!]

[day 41: Sophie has been getting some love lately with Indy's new teeth popping through.]

[day 42: 16F? (-9C for all you Celsius folk.) Gah, too cold!]

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Foto Friday

Today marks the first installment of *Foto Fridays*!  Instead of uploading a new photo everyday, a venture that I'm sure would fizzle out around day 23, I thought a weekly round-up of pictures for Project 365 might be a more realistic plan of action.  Feast your eyes on a pictorial synopsis of days 3-7 of 2010.

[day 3: A new puzzle for Christmas and already pieces are missing.]

[day 4:  Outgoing snail mail--my first homemade envelope features a little retro Rainbow Brite!]

[day 5: A little blurry, but it's pretty clear that someone isn't enjoying his first dip in a pool.]

[day 6:  Laying out clothes the night before, a habit I need to get into.]

[day 7: Two reasons I don't get enough sleep: reading and BBMing L, the only other person who can keep up.]

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New year, new project

I haven't given much thought to resolutions this year other than to stay on top of my photos. Last year, I had intended to create a Blurb photo book documenting Indio's first year as a Christmas gift for my in-laws and parents. Unfortunately, the book is still in the works and since the holidays are over, I have stopped stressing about it. [Don't worry, I still plan to finish it, I just don't know when.] I also began a *picture of Indio a day* project so that we could see our little guy's cuteness change over the year, but that lost steam a few months in.

This year is going to be different. I plan on setting aside some time every month to add to our 2010 photo book so that come December, I'll be ready to order my book in time for gift-giving. AND I'm going to try Photojojo's Project 365. I've been a follower of Photojojo for quite awhile now. They have great photography tips, cool photo-related gifts and my favourite offering: Time Capsule. Twice a month Photojojo sends me a sampling of the photos I took a year ago and posted to my Flickr account. It's really neat to have this mini-trip-back-in-time in my inbox.

With my 2010 Project 365 I won't pigeon-hole myself into just one topic, even if that topic is the cutest boy in the world! I plan to upload and update my project every week, so stay tuned. In the meantime, here are day 1 and day 2 [Yes, they both contain said boy.]:

[day 1: New Year's Day walk in the snow.]

[day 2: Trying to get the Nikon.]

What projects do you have lined up for 2010?

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