Photo 37/365 – Tulip Reflections

July 4, 2008 at 5:52 am (Just General Babble, Photography)
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I was pleasantly surprised with the new Raynox macro conversion lens. I do hope to ‘graduate’ from the Canon S5IS in a year or so.. but for now, it’s turning out to be a fantastic little camera to learn about photography :) I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday present. And.. it was nice to actually get a birthday present for a change..

Speaking of getting something ….  I got a notice from the post telling me I had a package waiting to be picked up.. strange, I thought.. as I hadn’t ordered anything – or at least not that was to be delivered this week. I must have thought a million things it could be when I was waiting to go get it.. mostly bad things, of course.. because thats the way I think. Winning something was the absolute furthest from my mind. When I got there and the post lady brought out this huge box.. and I saw Sci-Fi channel written on the side… I was over the moon. I could’nt wait to get back to the car to open it! :) I had won something.. and it really didn’t matter what it was.. I was thrilled to have won ANYTHING! It turned out to be a Jericho Survival Pack.. which was a wooden box with Jericho written on the top.. and inside was a bottle of ‘Jericho’ water, a small package of tim tams, a tin of baked beans, a t-shirt, some sci fi postcards, a sci fi flashlight and Jericho poster.. I am thrilled to bits over winning something!!!! :) YEAH! and it was great that it was for a show that both, G and I really like! Today has been nice..

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Photo 34/365 – Homesick

May 15, 2008 at 9:42 am (Personal Rants, Photography, QQ)
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I am still dreadfully homesick. Despite being on antidepressants – I am having crying spells.. I just can’t seem to shake it.. I don’t think any medication can fix this.. my heart is broken over not being able to return home for a visit. All I can do is cry.

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Photo 33/365 – Still Homesick

May 14, 2008 at 4:13 am (Personal Rants, Photography, QQ)
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Gather ye rose-buds while ye may;
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.
- Robert Herrick

I’m feeling a bit flat today.. mentally. Physically – I’m feeling pretty good and proud of myself. I’ve been on the stationary bike and the treadmill this week. The treadmill used to hurt my back – but this time I found myself just breezing along on it :) yeah.. it is starting to make a difference!!! I have some blood work coming up – and I’m scared to death the numbers won’t be acceptable. :( we will see I guess.

I’m pretty homesick lately :( I can’t seem to shake it – I miss home.. I’ve sat and cried on more than one occasion about it. I used to be sad because financially I was unable to visit home – but now – physically it would be almost impossible to do so. At least right now anyway. I want to have faith that things will change.. but my illnesses are not ones that will ever get any better… so faith is a little far fetched.

:(

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Photo 26/365 – A Favorite ‘Old’ Photo :)

April 17, 2008 at 10:54 am (Photography)
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This photo was taken with the old camera.. but it’s still one of my favorites. I love taking shots from this angle.. :)

We’ve made plans for a real outing!! 26 April we are going to the Aquarium in Melbourne, lunch on th Yarra (I have to bring my own though) and then take some photos around Melbourne if I’m not too tired.. and if I can still walk.

Me, hubby and his sister are going – we missed her birthday in Feb – so we are paying her way and her lunch :) There’s much excitement because I have not gone to anything like this since I lost my leg… so its a HUGE thing.. I don’t know how I’m going to make it the next week – I’m just too excited… Did I say I was excited enough?? I look forward to posting some good fish shots when I get back :) Hopefully, the ‘aquarium’ setting on my camera actually works :)

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