free [20/52]

As in free to do as I please.

la-la-laaaa ...

having fun at Creativity Boot Camp

lighting up the Old Mill

lighting up the footbridge at the Old Mill

gorgeous magnolias (full size shots are on flickr)

just hanging around

It's been a busy, busy week, and I was happy to be free to shoot as I please.

Everybody needs a break once in awhile.

Even that crazy chick that runs the group ;)

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bloomed {120/365}

Worth the wait, no?

120/365

It's funny how you sometimes don't notice things when snapping away.  I was so zoned in on getting the middle focused and sharp that I didn't even see those water droplets.  They were a nice surprise when I opened this on my screen.

Duh, me.

Have a wonderful weekend :)

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blooming! {116/365}

Well would ya look at this!

116.365

I had serious doubts this was ever going to happen.

day116 magnolia page for blog

Be warned! ... it will probably be magnolia week around here :p

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one month later {114/365}

It's been one month since I first noticed my neighbour's budding magnolia tree and decided to take a shot of it.

One month!!!  Is this normal magnolia behavior?

Ah well, it's showing signs of blooming ...

114/365

A little sunshine would probably be of some help.  And some warmth couldn't hurt.

See?  Some of these little guys are still sporting their furry coats, kind of half on, half off like they can't make up their mind ...

from day114

Yep, any day now ...

*snore

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flying seeds {113/365}

Busy day today, and not a shot taken until about 2 hours ago when I ran out to get some groceries.

I took this from the car while I was backing out of my driveway.  Wait, that doesn't sound right.  I did stop first, then shoot.  heh.  One wonders, right?

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This is my neighbour's bird feeder.

It's beside my neighbour's magnolia.

umm ... yeah.  Good thing for my neighbour, right?

Anyway .. it's not much of a shot, but I thought it was really cool that I caught the seed flying.  I had to crop in tight to make him big enough (never a zoom lens handy when you need one) so I don't know if you can make that out here.  Honest, there's seeds flying around.  Itty bitty ones.  *ahem.

And speaking of the magnolia, I've still been taking shots of it, tracking it's progress.  Waiting for it to bloom is like watching paint dry, I swear.  I think that, had the weather not been so up and down, it probably would've done something by now.

And since I have another busy day tomorrow, that's probably what you'll be seeing here.

Magnolia buds, not wet paint.

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For all daily photos posted here - Click project365 in the Category list in the right sidebar.