365 Pictures Days 152 to 162

 Now that summer is here I can hopefully really start to play around more with photography.   Winters are just so.......dark.  Indoor....depressing!

 

Day 152   3.30.25

It was bath day for Zoey!  She was really starting to smell quite 'doggy'.  We think she knew it because when we got to Tractor Supply where we bathe her she was SO excited and she literally jumped into the tub and waited for us.  She smells so clean now!

Day 153   3.31.25

Mertz loves her time with me in the office.  I still go into the office most days and look for jobs and whatnot.   She always comes to visit me on my desk!

Day 154   4.1.25

Another walk outside!   The trees in the graveyard where I most typically walk are full of gorgeous flowers!

Day 155   4.2.25

    I couldn't resist a picture to send to Jason to show the 'fluffy things' at Michael's Craft store.   I was going to put them in my hair but people were watching so I decided to behave....a bit!

 

Day 156   4.3.25

    It seemed like a good day for some caramel corn....which is something Jason loves!

Day 157   4.4.25

            Mertz is so afraid of the dog that she stays out of the living room during the day.  I have decided to carry her out and sit with her on my chair and try to help her gain some confidence.   The dog gets so excited.  They were face to face.  Mertz wasn't happy, but she did well!

Day 158   4.5.25

    Every once in a while I like to take a picture of the dog sitting next to Jason on the floor.  It highlights how much she has grown.

Day 159   4.6.25

    And another cat meets dog under high levels of supervision.  Poor Mertz.  And honestly poor Zoey.  Zoey just wants to play with the little kitty cat so badly!
 

Day 160  4.7.25

    Not a great picture at all......but the best I could do.  I was so sick!  I laid on that couch for 36 hours and only moved to make frequent trips to the bathroom.   I couldn't do anything.  I didn't read.  I didn't watch TV.  I didn't scroll on my phone.  I did nothing!  It was a chore to even pick up my phone, but Jason was at work and kept checking on me so I responded to his texts.....and when he asked how the dog was doing I turned the phone around and snapped this picture.

 

Day 161  4.8.25

    I actually made it to the shower in the mid afternoon.  I even read a little bit!   Still felt pretty crappy though!
 

Day 162  4.9.25

   I still felt like a bus had hit me and backed up to go over me again.  I spent the day on the recliner....reading and watching tv.  The dog laid on the couch and slept!

 

 

I am honestly so surprised that I managed to get a picture for this project while I was sick.  It was not intended for this project and is a horrible picture....but it does aptly show what was happening!  :-)

 

Picture a day for 365 days : Days 117 to 123

 The last week of February passed with some of the most fantastic weather!   It was in the 50's most days and was a real treat!  Could spring really be around the corner???

Day 117  2/22/2025

Back to the graveyard to walk.  This day I was with Jason as it was a Sunday!   This particular graveyard is the home to an ancestor of mine.....one of my maternal grandfathers ancestors to be exact.

Day 11/  2/23/2025

I am so 'blessed' to have a dog that likes to supervise me while I am exercising!   Some days she gets in the way....ok, most days, but hey, she is there with me! Even worse, if I do any floor work, I usually have a hundred pound dog jump on top of me.......added weight for resistance!

Day 119  2/24/2025

 Zoey and I took a trip together.  We went to the 'cookie store'.  Ok, that is how we refer to it with her.  In reality it is the bank!  But hey, they do give her cookies!

Day 120  2/25/2025

The weather was fabulous so I was able to get outside and work on some projects.  One of the projects was the seemingly never ending pile of mulch!   I got about 1/4 of it moved! The bad thing though was that it KILLED my knee.  I was already having issues with the arthritis but that day just decimated it!

Day 121  2/26/2025

After annihilating my knee with the mulch, I decided to take a wee break from working on the pile of mulch.  So I headed back to a graveyard to get my outside walk in!  This is in the Jewish cemetery that is part of Lincoln Cemetery in Chambersburg, PA.

Day 122  2/27/2025

Zoey and I spent a lot of time outside early in the morning.  I had plans for the day and wanted to give her lots of outside time before I cooped her up in the house when I went away.  Of course we had to take a picture for Jason!

Day 123  2/28/2025

The last day of the month was a busy one for me!  I started early with the dog outside, moved on to groceries.  I did some job hunting.  I went to mom's house to clean.  I went driving with my nephew (he has recently learned to drive stick and I am the only one with a manual transmission car). I made dinner.  Yes, it was a busy day!

The month of February just flew by!   The last week the weather was fantastic.   You can see on day 122 that I was outside in a sweatshirt...and that picture was taken at about 7 in the morning.  I am hopeful that the weather is changing and this is the start of spring.  Yet, I am fearful because March can bring a whole variety of weather!

A Picture a Day Day: Days 102 to 109

A 365 challenge is a neat one.  It is a long term challenge.  One that takes perserverence to complete.  Something that I frequently have issues with. But I started in mid October and here I am. I started the challenge for a few reasons.  One of the main reasons I started this challenge is because photography forces one to look at the world in a different way.  I started this challenge because I wanted to challenge my photography skills.  I started this challenge as a way to document my year.   So far I haven't done anything spectacular with my photography, although I have had some really good shots.  I plan on working on that....I still have lots of time left in this year!   But I have maintained a picture a day and I have done a fabulous job of documenting my year thus far.   

I'm not sure what I will do with the pictures at the end of this year.  Will I put them into a scrapbook to commemorate the year?   Will I make a video montage?  I'm not sure.  But right now it is just one day at a time!  So here we go with the a few more days of my life in pictures.

 Day 103 (2.8.25)

    Zoey just loves her car rides!  I can't confirm, but I think Jason makes up 'outings' so that the dog can go with us places.   She was intently watching her 'daddy' while he was out of the car!

 Day 104 (2.9.25)

It was Sunday so Jason was home.  It was cold though! It didn't stop us though.  We gout out and took a nice walk.  Weirdly enough, the dog has developed a fear of storm grates.   Last weekend she was fine, but this weekend walks she was petrified of them.   That dog is a weirdo!

Day 105 (2.10.25)

Nothing special about this Monday.  Jason was working and I was at home looking for jobs!  But of course I had to get outside and walk a bit!

Day 106 (2.11.25)

I went to Hagerstown to spend some time with my nephews.  First I went out with Alex (my youngest nephew) and he drove around a bit in my car.  Since I have the only manual transmission car, I have offered to teach my cousins (they declined) and my niece and nephew how to drive stick.  I think hooked up with Riley my oldest nephew and we went out searching for answers about our ancestry.  We are struggling to find a name for my Great Great Grandfather (Rileys 3rd great).   We know his name was Mclain but was that his first or his middle name and  but some references indicate his name as Joseph and some as Samuel.     We headed to a graveyard to identify some graves of family and hope that McClain's wife would have something on her grave stone indicating her husbands name.  Nope, she didn't actually even have a stone.  But we did visit a bunch of graves of people we are related to.  It was a good day.  Still cold, but good!

Day 107 (2.12.25)

Wednesday brought a small snow storm.   We ended up with about 2 inches of snow.  It was my favorite kind of snow.  It was gorgeous while it lasted.  But the next day we had temps in the upper 40's and the snow was gone! 

Day 108 (2.13.25)

The snow is melting fast!   I don't know why I took this picture, but I'm sure glad that I did because it was my only picture of the day! I spent a lot of time looking for jobs but also knocked one or two things off of my master list of things to do around the house! 

Day 109 (2.14.25)

I had a busy day!  I went grocery shopping, I cleaned at mom's house, I went out for a long drive with my nephew (yup, more practice with manual transmission) and I went to the Gymkana show to see my niece a perform.  It was a busy  but fun day!

 Another week of fun and excitement.......still unemployed but trying to make the most of it!

365 Pictures: A picture a day // Day 97 to 102

I have been doing well with my picture a day venture.  It is neat to look back and see my pictures of what I have been doing.  I still want and plan to actually play with my photography skills and really better myself terms of my photography, but for the most part, they are still just simple snaps of my day!   This past week I actually had multiple pictures to choose from....so much fun!

Day 97 (2.2.25)

We got outside with the dog and took a nice long walk.  It was great for the dog as she REALLY needs to learn to calm down and practice makes perfect.  It was good for Jason and I because walks have always been our favorite place to really talk with no distractions.  And it was important for me to get in my 45 minutes of outdoor exercise for my 75 Hard Challenge! 

Day 98 (2.3.25)

If I am outside when it is about time for Jason to get home the dog will sit as close to the driveway  as her tether will allow her  and then she stares at the driveway willing Jason to get home.  Since it is winter and we are not outside waiting, she sits at the sliding glass door and stares at the driveway.  Just stares and waits!   Jason has gotten wiley and sometimes turns off his headlights when he pulls in so that he can sneak up on her in the dark and see her response to his arrival.

Day 99 (2.4.25)

I spent all afternoon outside working on all the branches and downed limbs that have been carted up to the burn pile.  It was too windy to burn, but I worked on cutting up the wood into 'manageable' pieces that can be used in our indoor fireplace as well as the bonfire pit.   It was cold and windy outside and I was only wearing a sweatshirt.  I was ok and felt warm as long as I was moving, but when I came inside the cold hit!  I curled up under a blanket and read a bit until it was time to make dinner!

Day 100 (2.5.25)

There is nothing better than a dog that curls up with you on the couch!  

Day 101 (2.6.25)

We had a small ice storm.   It was nasty outside.  When I opened the door for Zoey to go outside at 5AM she stopped dead and just watched the sleet and ice fall from the sky!  Eventually she picked her way outside to do her business.....but then she skedaddled right back inside.  (Big WIMP!)    It may have been cold and wet (still precipitating) when we went out at 7:30 for our morning walk, but it was sure beautiful!

Day 102 (2.7.25)

I had a busy day planned for the day.  I got up at 5AM and got my exercise done and then sat on the couch reading until Jason left for work.   The dog is so unlady like and fell asleep beside me....of course showing all her lady parts to the world!

What can I say, the dog is stealing the show!

365 Pictures day 32 to 40

 I am still charging full steam ahead with my picture of the day project.  

Day 32       11.28.24 

    Yes, Breakfast was indeed pumpkin roll!

Day 33       11.29.24

    I managed to hit up the Bent and Dent Grocery store and picked up some great deals!

Day 34       11.30.24

    Jason ended up with a stomach bug......this was what he did all weekend.

    

Day 35        12.1.24 

    I finally got my test tube for my DNA test!  

    

Day 36         12.2.24

    This dog is so spoiled!  She does enjoy her Bully sticks!

Day 37         12.3.2024

    I tried my hand at making butter mints.  They taste good but look horrible!

Day 38   12.4.2024

    Zoey loves when we pull out the advent calendar.  Yes, you can indeed buy an advent calendar for your dog.  And yes, we did buy one! (we had one last year too)

Day 39        12.5.24

        We had a dusting of snow.   Not enough to even measure, but just enough to leave some white here and there.

    

Day 40          12.6.24

    I made a honey bun cake.  Seriously, one of the best tasting cakes ever. 

365 Days 16 to 24

 The picture of the day continues.  I feel as if my life is extremely dull and boring and thus my pictures will be utterly boring.  However, I am not going to let that slow me down.   Because dull and boring still gives beauty!   SO here we go with the next week or so of pictures.

Day 16

Day 17  I have been working on a lone star quilt that I am hand piecing.  Yeah, I know it would be more efficient to use my sewing machine.  But that would require me to drag it out...set it up and leave it up until the project is done.  It's much easier to hand sew and honestly, probably more rewarding!

Day 18  I have been so intrigued with drops of water lately ...they just catch my eye.

Day 19  I had the pleasure of spending the day with my oldest nephew at The Gettysburg Battlefield.  I don't know about him...but I enjoyed it!

Day 20  I worked diligently on the digitizing the family photos project over the weekend. 

Day 21  This dog is so nosy!

Day 22   The garden is done, we have marigold guarding the empty vegetable garden.

 Day 23   My ever present shadow.   She knew she would get in trouble if she were to sit beside me and paw at me but she didn't want to go far and wanted to make her presence known....so she went around to the other side of the table.....and sat there staring at me.

 Day 24  How is it that I am wrapping Christmas gifts already????