The birch trees lined the banks of the lake, upright and fiery. I couldn’t help but look down and see the stunning painting-esque effect the almost calm water was having on the scene. Collins Hill Park is large and beautiful with miles of walking trail and this stunning lake in the middle. Jeremy and I are going to try and find the prettiest parks in Gwinnett and this one was definitely up there!
This is a paperweight that keeps my books from flying away. :)
I couldn’t help myself last week when the canon 50mm 1.4 went on sale. I had been looking at that lens for nearly two years and wondering if it was worth the purchase. I had settled for the $80 50mm 1.8 which served me well but with its cheap construction and tendency to have its blades get stuck, I wound up replacing it four times. The 1.4 usually sold for $400 or so and when I saw that it had dropped to $299 on Amazon, I couldn’t help myself. It was a total impulse purchase. I consoled myself by paying for $250 of it with my credit card rewards I’d been saving making the effective price $50. The Indian in me could be happy with that.
The bokeh on this thing is amazing. AMAZING. I am so in love with it. I also know its a great lens to have on a canon full frame for whenever I make that jump.
I was just thinking about how the past year flew by and dragged on at the same time. We forgot to celebrate the anniversary of our engagement. Does anyone actually do that? I have no idea but I still looooove my ring. I should probably get it cleaned again soon. It’s Christmas and everyone’s getting their jewelry shiny for all the Christmas party glam.
My cats have been acting pretty darn adorable this christmas. They love the boughs of pine, the tree and their early christmas gift, a new tall scratcher! :)
Jeremy and I spent some time today at a couple of Gwinnett County parks. Collins Hill Park has sprawling acreage, tons of trees, a long trail that goes up and down and up and down and… praying mantises! And their ladybug friends!
Jeremy spotted him on a fence and I got excited. Are they not adorable?
I had been thinking about getting a Fitbit for about 2 and a half years and now that Jeremy and I can compete, I went ahead and got us each a Fitbit One. Jeremy loves tracking and pursuing health improvements and I love some competition. I’m excited to bring some movement awareness into our lives along with some food and exercise tracking. I like the idea of earning my calories to eat for the day and I’m much better (and this is probably true of most folks) at being moderate if I know where I stand for the day during exercise and food decision making moments.
I’ll report back in a couple weeks to let you guys know if it is helping me keep the extra holiday bulges at bay!
I get inspired at times during the most mundane of tasks. I was at Publix and noticed the textures of everything as I meandered past. All I had on me was my phone, which by the way is pretty much my favorite photography tool for on the fly editing.
The end result was high contrast black and whites with light leaks all cut to square format.
I like it! So much so that I think these will make it into print and as a wall piece.
Every photo was taken on the iPhone and editing on the iPhone using Snapseed and Pixlr Express Plus. Even this post was written and published from my phone using Poster.
“All it takes is imagination and a little silence to make the world a better place.”
– Meet the Robinsons