katydid...garden in the yard.

And take some pictures of what grows there! Like this fuzzy tomato plant.

I accidently deleted a sweet picture of a spider spinning its web. Sadness.

katydid...like Bean Town.

I went to Boston for work & got in a few hours early so that I could walk around a bit. I liked Boston...it reminded me a bit of DC, although I wasn't in the skyscraper area. I liked, though, that the city was so walkable, but I thought their subway system was weird (especially that parts didn't seem to be handicap-accessible). I also thought it was weird you couldn't see how much you had left on your CharlieTicket. Newbury Street was fun. Sorta reminded me of the K St-corridor, or Dupont. There was a fantastic tea place there. I got some *awesome* loose leaf tea...Boston & tea- go figure! :) And Beacon Hill was very Georgetown-esque.

Anywho, here are some uninspired tourist shots-

katydid...practice her macro skillz.

Admittedly, I'm not very good at the macro photography. I tend to not have my focus in the appropriate places & I have little patience for a light breeze (totally reeks havoc with the necessary slow shutter speeds). But I'm trying. Here are some forest shots from Red Rock Regional Park from Memorial Day. I love how this area has all these great hiking areas.

Evidence of my funky focus habits. I should have been focusing on the spider. Instead, the side of the web is in focus.




And, some motion issues. The ladybug is a little fuzzy.


Now some shots I'm proud of. I love the sharp focus going on with the leaf & twig and that the background was appropriately blurred out. And the flower? I love the lighting. It's like the flower is hiding something. And these two photos had very little photoshop'ing. The leaf one had a bit of color popping & the flower I think I left as-is!

katydid...or rather was, taking pictures these past few months

It started with a {plane trip} to Chicago for work. My flight got delayed leaving Chicago, so I really had the *entire* Chicago experience! (I also had deep dish pizza while sitting next to 2 Chicago Bulls players!)

Next? Well, to spend a little quality time with the husband we decided, along with the rest of the DC metro area, to check out the {Cherry Blossom Festival}. I used a new technique- Through the Viewfinder (TTV) where you build a contraption & take a picture with your macro lens thru the viewfinder of an old camera. In my case, a Kodak Duaflex. Hence the scratched, slightly dirty, square images. Tres retro, no?

And then, what did I do? I bought a {house}. Well, my husband and I bought a house. Needless to say, that took up much of my time, what with the searching, fretting, packing, cleaning, shopping for curtains/rugs, and ultimately unpacking.

Hmmm...what came next? Oh, yes! Another work trip! This time to {San Francisco} & I was able to combine it with visiting my friend {Sarah}. She really is the hostess with the mostest! Thanks Sarah! I had some seriously fabulous {wine}. Do you Fume? Or para-surf?

Then just 5 short days after arriving back from San Francisco I went to Pittsburgh for the weekend. And forgot my camera at home!

So, as you can see, I've been a mite-bit busy. Forgive me for the long time a-comin' updates. Tomorrow I'll try to update from the photos I took this weekend.

katydid...have fun with nesties!

I met some fellow Nesties at the Iwo Jima Memorial on Sunday to take pictures. It was sunny until, of course, we started. Then a layer of thin clouds rolled in which tempered the sun and looked really cool! I got a bit obsessed with the sun & back lighting...forgive me. There were also several very cool trees near the memorial...

katydid...have a good birthday.

The best birthdays are when the fall during the weekend so you can celebrate them properly.

We went to the US Botanical Gardens & they were having an orchid exhibit.

A picture from last weekend.

katydid...feel inspired.

More pictures from last weekend! View of my favorie monument: DC WWI.