Hi!

For my birthday this year I bought myself a new camera: a Fujifilm x100T. Louie and I took a walk around Clatonia Lake so I could test it out. I was pretty pleased with the results!

December 14, 2013

I feel completely justified in making this entire post about Daisy if only because we're dropping her off at the vet tomorrow for a little "vacation" and I won't have a chance to photograph her again for the project. One thing I really love about Daisy is the wide range of expressions that she is capable of...

She also has a great smile, but I don't catch that very often because she hates having the camera pointed at her! One of my other favorite things about Daisy is the way she always sticks one foot out when she lies on her belly. Right now she has to crawl past the Christmas tree to get to the sliding glass door where she can look out over the yard...it's pretty darn cute. :)

That's all for now!

December 9, 2013

As I drove home from work the sun was setting behind the cemetery across from the Kramer church.

I took Daisy to work today; it's the Monday of finals week and she helps relieve at least a little bit of the students' stress. However, a full 8 hours of constant love and petting left her ready for a nap...

To close, here's the view from my office window:

 

December 7 & 8, 2013

Here's my official photo project pic for Saturday:

I wish I was a lot better at playing the guitar, because this one sounds beautiful! Maybe someday...

It snowed this morning and throughout most of the day...Daisy really enjoyed that!

December 6, 2013

She loves sitting in the bay window, looking out toward the fields and the barn. Here's another gem from today:

December 5, 2013

Ok, I'll admit it: I cheated. This one was from Tuesday night. But I took a lot of similar pictures tonight, like this one:

What can I say, she's a cutie! The hardest part of this project is that during the week it's practically dark by the time I get home, and there's only so many interesting subjects around the house...fortunately we're leaving for Florida in 11 days, so that should change things up a bit!

 

Our Visit to Paradise

Hidden Paradise, that is! Over the July 4th weekend, Louie & I went up to Ainsworth to visit Louie's brother & sister-in-law (and their cute baby, Blake). We visited Smith Falls, went tubing down Pine Creek, and just generally enjoyed the scenery of north-central Nebraska. Unfortunately, I didn't take very many pictures...

I didn't have my zoom lens with me, so this was my photo of Smith Falls:

Luckily, I got a better shot with my iPhone:

This is Brutus. He likes to snuggle.

Anyway, we had a great time and hope to go back either later this summer or next summer to go tubing down the Niobrara. And now for some random photos from around the farm:

Griffin is one of the most ridiculous creatures I've ever met:

(Poor Man's Strawberry Shortcake, gratuitous amounts of whipped cream not yet added)

That's all for now! :-)

June 3, 2013

I know I've always joked that I couldn't cook my way out of a paper bag (wait, is that how that phrase is used?)...but I think a lot of my friends actually believed me. So, if you're wondering why I keep posting pictures of the food I make, it's in hopes of quelling the tide of relentless teasing that has been directed my way ever since I graduated high school. I can cook, people. Time to make fun of me for some other reason---and rest assured, there are plenty of reasons to choose from!

That being said, here's some beer-braised beef with onions and The Bread (which is pretty much the best bread EVER):

And tonight I made roasted red pepper pasta:

I think the dogs are starting to get really irritated with my photography (see exhibits below).

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

I planted a few flowers out in front of the house...nothing too special, but I like them anyway, especially the daisies.

Tonight Louie, my father-in-law Roy, and their friend John are working to shingle the garage roof. It's pretty steep!

Meanwhile, I'm swamped with homework for the two grad classes that I'm taking. I only have a few weeks left, though! :-)

It's beginning to look a lot like...

SPRING! FINALLY. This is what it looks like:

This is going to be an average, run-of-the-mill, this-is-what-I've-been-up-to blog post, consisting primarily of pictures. Here goes! This weekend, I made orchard chicken salad from this recipe:

I also made homemade onion strings from this recipe:

It's been over 24 hours, and the house still smells like onion strings. ...whoops! 

In other news, Louie expanded Wallace's pen this weekend, so now he has a lot more room to run around and a lot more grass to chomp on. 

He also has a fancy ear tag:

Daisy likes to watch him through the bay window:

And also through the fence:

But usually, she just sleeps like this:

And uh...that's all! :) Happy Spring, everybody!