Project 2012 - Week 52

Day 358 - Simply love all the beautiful holiday cards we received from our family and friends.

Day 359 - Christmas Eve and this was my kitchen sink. My father-in-law decided to replace it ... the job took longer then expected but the it was done in time to complete the holiday meal.

Day 360 - Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Day 361 - The last stop before my in-laws headed home - Chapin Beach in Dennis, MA ... it was a bite on the cold side.

Day 362 - Inside the belly of the whale. Our guide pointing out a whales lungs. Interesting to say the least.

Day 363 - One of my oldest daughter's Christmas gifts - a book light - my little book worm loves it!

Day 364 - On one of the coldest days of the year - this little purple flower caught my eye.

Day 365 - Frozen drops of water on this table after a night full of rain and snow.

Day 366 - Good-bye 2012! It's official ... I'm done with my Project 2012.

Project 2012 - Week 51

Day 351 - My tears haven't stopped - my family & friends in Newtown are in my thoughts and prayers.

Day 352 - A special treat for my Girl Scouts after caroling at the Community Center.

Day 353 -  A family favorite - taco pie!

Day 354 - As the days grow colder --- my heart is still deeply sadden by the events in Newtown, Ct on December 14th.

Day 355- Watching & enjoying my daughter's band concert tonight .... super proud of my girl.

Day 356 - Thank you gifts from my Girl Scout Troops to those who help make our troops a success.

Day 357 -  My girls and I worked hard on these ornaments --- we made 30 of them (which involved 60 pieces of paper in each ornament) this holiday season.

Project 2012 - Week 50

Day 344 - This is room 214 at Chatham Wayside Inn. I had a blasted giving tours of the Inn as part of the Historical Inn Tour today in Chatham.

Day 345 - After a busy weekend and a long work day I was too tired to pull out my tripod for a decent photo of our holiday lights so as you can tell this is just hand held shot.

Day 346 - The house is all ready for Santa!

Day 347 - We've been busy working on some origami holiday projects ... thankfully I've got 3 little girls who are great helpers.

Dy 348 - I've had this candle for years and I decided that it's finally time to burn it.

Day 349 - It was cookie decorating with my Girl Scout Troop this afternoon. Before I could snap the picture the head was biting off of this one ...

Day 350 - Newtown, CT is my husbands hometown --- my 7 year old nephew attends school there and my mother-in-law is the director of the Children's Adventure Center next door to Sandy Hook Elementary. My family is safe --- please, please pray for the families not as fortunate as mine!

Project 2012 - Week 49

Day 337 - Not sure why but this house is being moved from one location to the next.

Day 338 - Our Elf on the Shelf just arrived and my girls named her Merry Hope (Hope for all that they hope to get for Christmas).

Day 339 - Star light star bright.

Day 340 - Love the fruit decor on this wreath.

Day 341 - The final ballet class of 2012!

Day 342 - Last night I met with my scrap-booking ladies and we did a homemade card exchange ... can you guess which card I made?

Day 343 - Today was all about picking out the perfect Christmas tree.

Project 2012 - Week 48

Day 329 - This afternoon I found myself chasing the setting sun.

Day 330 - Found this in my office parking lot today.

Day 331 -  I love the contrast between the yellow & red.

Day 332 -  'Tis the Season

Day 333 - Not a lot of time for a photo today ... I took this while at my office.

Day 334 - It's the end of November - my last pumpkin photo until next year.

Day 335 - The halls are all decked at the Inn.

Project 2012 - Week 47

Day 322 - Today is was the color yellow.

Day 323 - Some how these mums survived both Hurricane Sandy and Nor'easter Athena.

Day 324 - I thought that this looked like a 4 leaf clover ...

Day 325 - By the light of the moon.

Day 326 - Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Day 327 - Love the Color.

Day 328 - Our Xmas cards have arrived!

Project 2012 - Week 46

Day 315 - Not one of my favorites to eat but I do love the color of the orange bell pepper!

Day 316 - These two sweet little girls are (give or take) 4 hours apart - born on the same day - same year. One is my youngest daughter and the other is my friends little girl. They turned 5 last week and we took today to celebrate their birthdays together at the Roger William Zoo in R.I.

Day 317 - Back to my fruit & veggie project ... my peach photo didn't go as planned. I had a vision of a perfectly cut peach showing off the pit .... well, my cut peach was a hot mess. So, I did the next best thing --- let my daughter eat it!

Day 318 - Okay this isn't a fruit or veggie but I wanted to photograph them anyway.

Day 319 - Back on track today ... the red onion.

Day 320 - While driving around today I couldn't help but notice the beautiful colors of the leaves --- well, what's left of them anyway.

Day 321 - After photographing the red leaves yesterday ... I decided to look for the other wonderful colors of fall.

Project 2012 - Week 45

Day 308 - Headed to work this morning at 6am I actually got to see the sun rising (normally it's complete dark).

Day 309 - Working on a little fruit & veggie project ... today it was the artichoke (yum-yum my favorite).

Day 310 - 5 years ago today my beautiful daughter Natalie entered this world. Her birth completed our family making us a 'Party of Five.' Happy birthday little girl!

Day 311 - Today it was the pomegranate ... one of the favorite fruits! (still working on my fruit & veggie project).

Day 312 - Let me just say one thing ... blackberries are hard to photograph!

Day 313 - Another day another fruit - the pear.

Day 314 - Garlic - now that is the  good stuff!

Project 2012 - Week 44

Day 301 - Double red flag at the beach this afternoon .... extreme danger ... Sandy is headed towards us.

Day 302 - Wow is all I can say - stay safe everyone!

Day 303 - Thankfully - we survived Hurricane Sandy. We were already scheduled to have our house winterized today and hurricane or not the guys (at least 8 of them) were at our house at 8 am. Not sure what this red flap was for on our kitchen door but it reminded me of the movie "E.T." On a serious note my thoughts and prayers go out to all who were hit hard by Sandy --- I truly count my blessings that Cape Cod was spared.

Day 304 - Hope that everyone had a safe and happy Halloween and to my home state .... Happy Nevada Day!

Day 305 - My soon to be 5 yr old had fun this morning lining up her loot.

Day 306 - Between work and Hurricane Sandy ---- I just got around to taking some Halloween pics of my little witches.  The Witches of Harwich

Day 307 - Before heading home after a long day at work - I swung by Oyster Pond in Chatham, MA

Project 2012 - Week 43

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Day 294 - What a beautiful afternoon at Red River.

Day 295 - The mums that I thought I killed in the spring seems to have come back to life.

Day 296 - Not some strange sea creature but rather a chestnut.

Day 297 - These remind me of pine cones.

Day 298 - Moon over the pond.

Day 299 - Today I went the my daughter's preschool class to CobWebb Farm for a little pumpkin picking.

Day 300 - Roger Williams Park Zoo - Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular! You wouldn't believe how long we stood in line to see this amazing display.

Project 2012 - Week 42

Day 287 - It amazes me how much fun decorating pumpkins can be!

Day 288 - You know how I love these ....

Day 289 - The house is decorated for Halloween!

Day 290 - Love this mantel -- it's in the lobby of the Chatham Wayside Inn. If I tried to decorate like this it would look like a hot mess!

Day 291 - Not a view of Bucks Pond from my house this time but rather from the other side of the pond.

Day 292 - It was a little chilly but I still took a little walk at Hardings Beach in Chatham.

Day 293 - The Wild Goose Tavern is the restaurant at the Chatham Wayside Inn. When I saw that a creative co-worker and put the goose logo on the pumpkin - it has 'photo of the day' all over it.

Project 2012 - Week 41

Day 280 - I thought I was done with mushrooms photos but my husband wanted me to take a look at this colossal growth in the neighbors yard ---- wow is all I can say!

Day 281 - This is one of our stain glass lamps ... the girls had it turned on this evening which caught my attention.

Day 282 - After a long day of work - I found this note from my 7 year old on the kitchen counter.

Day 283 - Touring the local fire department today with my daughter's 2nd grade class - I spotted this glassed in cubby. I found it to be a beautiful memorial to a beloved fire captain who lost his battle with brain cancer.

Day 284 - Coming home from work today this wonderful letter was waiting for me. It is from the middle school principle - my oldest daughter's was chosen as student of the month for the 5th grade.

Day 285 - This hawk was after some chipmunks in our yard this morning .... what an incredible creature.

Day 286 - I  love gords --- each one is different and unique!

Project 2012 - Week 40

Day 273 - Every once in a while you need a lazy Sunday!

Day 274 - Ivy grow like crazy here on the cape .... It's probably not good for the trees but it is beautiful as it wraps around them.

Day 275 - 98% of our roses are gone for the season but we still have a few beautiful blooms.

Day 276 - One the new decorations put out for the autumn months at the Inn.

Day 277 - We had just a little rain today ...

Day 278 - Today I helped chaperon the 2nd grade field trip to Brooks Academy Museum to learn about cranberry bogs. Every bog needs, clay, gravel, peat moss and sand to grow ... who knew?

Day 279 - Okay this photo isn't 100% on focus but I love it anyways - It was a beautiful day for a walk on the beach!

Project 2012 - Week 39

 Day 266 - It was open house today at Camp Edward on Cape Cod. As soon as I saw all the barbed wire I knew what my photo would be today --- but despite the harshness of this photo our day was great! As always I'm thankfully to all the service men and women who protect our beautiful country.

 Day 267 - I refuse to pay the price of school photos when I can do just as good and for a fraction of the price.  Luckily my girls know the drill - smile nice and you are free to go about your business.

 Day 268 - The change of seasons is upon us!

 Day 269 - The inside of an old boat .... I do love the rustic feel of it all!

 Day 270 - Sitting in the car waiting for daughter #2 to finish up ballet .... daughter #3 goofing off in the car did this to the wind shield of the car with her head. Thankfully more damage was done to the car then to her.

 Day 271 - Driving past this spot I swung in just for this photo op.

Day 272 - I was at the Community Center today which has a lovely rose garden. Despite our cold and rainy weather the roses are all still beautiful.

Project 2012 - Week 38

 Day 259 - My Girl Scout Troop helped carrie a chain of 100 random acts of kindness in the Harwich Cranberry Festival Parade.

 Day 260 - I  found this bubble left over from blowing bubbles this morning with my kiddo.

 Day 261 - This place isn't looking so good!

 Day 262 - Lonely boats on a rainy day.

 Day 263 - Nothing stronger then a glass of white wine but boy is it well deserved! My work week has been crazy.

 Day 264 -  had a little over an hour to myself while all 3 kiddo's were in school - so I took a little walk at Bank Street Beach in Harwichport.

Day 265 - Possibly the last one of the season?

Project 2012 - Week 37

 Day 252 - Despite the gray and rainy day this little yellow flower's color shines bright.

 Day 253 - My beautiful baby ready and excited to head off to her first day of Pre-K.

 Day 254 - American's are strong like the mighty oak and our spirits continue to prevail over the tragedy of 9/11/01. I'll never forget ...

 Day 255 - Another day another beautiful sunrise

 Day 256 - Gotta love sidewalk chalk!!!

 Day 257 - The best place on the Cape to buy T-shirts and other gifts!

Day 258 - I wish I could have seen the owner of this bike ... the golf club kick stand cracks me up!

Project 2012 - Week 36

 Day 245 - It was a beautiful day for a wedding - congratulations to the newly Mr. & Mrs.

 Day 246 - Today I enjoyed a very long over due day of nothing. I slept in and enjoyed my moring cup of Joe (which is always the best part of the day) and ended my day with a family walk on Pleasant Bay.

 Day 247 - I decided to enter a couple of my photo's into Ron Howard's Imagination Project ... we'll have to watch to see what happens.

 Day 248 - School is back in session. This year we have two different bus stops - one for Middle School and the other for Elementary School.

 Day 249 - My mornings of sleeping in are over - my oldest has to catch the school bus at 6:45 am..

 Day 250 - Blue Heron, Blue Heron what do you see?

Day 251 - Just another weed in the yard .... I do love them though.

Project 2012 - Week 35

 Day 238 - This afternoon we treated the girls to the last showing of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at the Harwich Junior Theatre.

 Day 239 - This past Saturday night the VP attended a fundraising event at the Chatham Wayside Inn (I was working the front desk which was a little exciting to say the least). Anyways, these are the left over flowers from the event.

 Day 240 - It's a rainy day here on the Cape ...

 Day 241 - Today was one of those days when I was short on time - so a work related photo it is!

 Day 242 - This summer I've been blessed to receive lots of fresh home grown veggies from my boss.

 Day 243 - My oldest having some fun in the pond this afternoon.

Day 244 -  I  didn't take this on 8/31 but rather at 12:15 am on 9/1 (so does this still count as a blue moon)? Also - the moon wasn't actually blue - I added the color for effect.

Project 2012 - Week 34

Day 231 - Some morning are too good not to share --- Corportation Beach in Dennis, MA.

 Day 232 - - Some took a photo of this same view this past winter when the pond had a thin coating of ice on it ... today the pond was just glass. 

 Day 233 - I'm super excited to have received my new lens .... this is my first little test!

 Day 234 - I love the Black Eyed Susan's outside my office window.

 Day 235 -This didn't come out exactly like I had hoped but we did have a fun time playing around with this idea.

 Day 236 - In search of a photo I found this single stock of gain growing in our yard -- funny how that is. 

Day 237 - Living near the water we have no shortage of these little frogs.