photos by otto

2006-08-12T09:14:00.000-04:00

The following are my favorite five photos for JULY'S Favorite Five photo challenge... look for August pics soon!! =) And play along!

the bridge down the road

fireworks, of course

my hybiscus

...and another rose pic

schatzi - acting like a cat

2006-06-21T00:01:00.000-04:00

My June Favorite Five...
Won't you play along?? =)

schatzi looking out the front door

one of my roses; yes MY roses!

the husband and daughter putting up the gazebo

my sister's little garden buddy

...and yet another sunset

2006-06-20T17:08:00.000-04:00

My Favorite Five for May...

the bridge on our road; they're replacing it

flowers in front of my mom's house

they're also replacing this overpass; also by our house

you can never enjoy too many sunrises!

...or sunsets!

2006-03-26T23:04:00.000-05:00

And now for my 5 favorite photos taken from 2.15.06 through 3.15.06.....If YOU want to play, go visit Favorite Five! I didn't realize it until I started uploading my photos; all my pictures this month are weather-related. =)

taken on 3.11.06 in my mom's backyard

frost, frost, everywhere!

can you guess what these icicles are hanging from?br>

...and more icicles

a sunrise in very dense fog

2006-02-25T23:17:00.000-05:00

Here are my 5 favorite pics taken between January 15 and February 15, for the photo meme Favorite Five... If you'd like to participate, just click that link! =)

morning frost

schatzi

my computer desk

HUGE snowdrift

Snowfest sculpture

26 Things ~ November 2005

2006-01-25T20:18:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I'm a couple of months late, but here they are! 26 Things ~ November 2005

majestic
(no, i did not go here; it was a poster on our wall at work!)

framed (our house)

headwear (a life-size toy soldier)

wrinkles (someone's shirt)

pattern
(this wall is out in the hallway at work)

in season (beautiful, but cold!)

upside down (i know, boring!)

behind (i won't tell whose)

not allowed (get it?)

next to
(my daughter put this together)

emotion
(my daughter on christmas morn)

almost empty (my morning coffee)

a fridge (my mommi's fridge)

leftovers
(ribbon left over from packages)

numbered (a clock in frankenmuth)

stickers (yes, stamps!)

up/down (2 elephants up/1 down)

today's paper (the funnies)

electrical (our circuit box)

flaunt
(schatzi thinks he's cool sitting on the couch)

underneath (the icicle)

understated
(this should have been a bigger deal)

a portrait (the nun and the bishop)

shapes (circles)

out of place
(a fall arrangement in the middle of winter)

let go (don't let go!)

My Favorite Five...

2006-01-15T16:52:00.000-05:00

Below are my favorite five photos (in no particular order) I've taken in the past month; it wasn't easy to choose just five. There are a lot more pictures I like but I narrowed it down... If you want to participate in the newest photo meme, go check out Favorite Five Photos now! (And tell your friends!)

Alex and Amanda ~ Aunt and Niece (The niece is older)

A Christmas Candle; My Mom's Centerpiece

Mom and Dave ~ A Kodak Moment!

Ribbons Hanging on My Tree, a Longstanding Tradition of Mine

So Precious, the Little Ones at Christmas

House Project Photos

2006-01-14T14:10:00.000-05:00

The four photos below will explain my absence from the internet lately... I shall explain each now. #1 is to show you the color of my living room walls. I've been telling family and friends that I will have brown (or mocha) walls and this picture represents a pretty accurate picture of how they will look; of course the little furnace closet there will have a door attached one day, so disregard the ugliness! =) Photo #2 shows the light fixture in my computer room, and #3 is the light fixture in my daughter's new bedroom. Picture #4 is my new computer room! I'm almost ready to get my stuff moved into it! Yay! I'll post some more pics soon! (I know you're all shaking your head, saying, "Yeah, right!" but I will!) Have a good one!

Fall Colors...

2005-10-30T17:17:00.000-05:00

My mom and I had a great time walking through the Dow Gardens yesterday. It was a perfect autumn day. I would have liked to spend more time with her there but the place closed at 4:15 and just as we were pulling out of the parking lot to leave, my daughter called me to pick her up from her friend's house so our visit was cut a bit short. But we can do it again! =) Here's one of my favorite colors in the fall:

26 Things ~ July 2005

2005-08-09T13:30:00.000-04:00

26 Things ~ July 2005

I have finally finished my 26 Things ~ July 2005 (although I've tried to get into this site for the past 2 days and haven't been able too.....) Anyway, here are mine. If you've completed this challenge as well, please leave me your url so I can go check out your pictures! =)

Also, PLEASE click on each thumbnail to see a larger photo!

...the list... discarded ~ sunday ~ sleep ~ round ~ light up ~ important ~ profile ~ unkept ~ impressive ~ layers ~ eat ~ celebrate ~ clear ~ baby ~ six ~ stamp ~ faux ~ photographer ~ publication ~ storage ~ floppy ~ ~~parking~~ sign ~ entertainment ~ mixed bag ~ aged ~ down the street

~ discarded ~ ~ sunday ~

~ sleep ~ ~ round ~ ~ light up ~

~ important ~ ~ profile ~

~ unkept ~ ~ impressive ~ ~ layers ~

~ eat ~ ~ celebrate ~

~ clear ~ ~ baby ~ ~ six ~

~ stamp ~ ~ faux ~

~ photographer ~ ~ publication ~ ~ storage ~

~ floppy ~ ~ ~~parking~~ sign ~

~ entertainment ~ ~ mixed bag ~ ~ aged ~

~ down the street ~

2005-02-21T14:02:00.000-05:00

The following 5 pictures are of the progress of our snowfall from Sunday, February 20. Since I heard it was supposed to snow all day and into the evening, I thought it would be cool to take pictures every 3 hours. I didn't post the one I took at midnight because by then the snow had stopped. SO, here is the progress of the 9 inches of snow we got yesterday...

9:00 a.m. ~ It's just beginning to snow.

12:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m. ~ Look how much snow has accumulated so far!

9:00 p.m. ~ And it hasn't let up yet.

Snow Drifts Galore!

2005-01-23T14:55:00.000-05:00

Just thought I'd share a little taste of what our weather is like here in mid-Michigan...

It's bitterly COLD!!! BRRRRRRRRRR!

2005-01-06T01:56:00.000-05:00

...My selection of photos for 26 Things Christmas 2004... I hope you enjoy! =) Also, feel free to click on the images for a larger view.

A portion of our tree...

One of my favorite gifts...

Just part of our family at our Christmas celebration...

I think the birds are thankful for these berries...

The true reason for the season...

Beautiful music sung by this high school choir...

Since 1996, it's been our tradition to place this angel my daughter made in the 2nd grade, on the top of our tree...

Just part of our meal; almost ready to break bread together...

I got up before the sunrise that morning, to see the beginning of this beautiful day...

It was a full moon that night...

I'm not going on vacation to this place, but one of my close friends is...

The light shining through this tree made for a perfect photo op...

My mom is playing Santa and the envelopes in her hand is what I call generosity...

Since I love to add curled ribbon to all our Christmas packages, and I hate to see it get thrown away, we always decorate our tree with it on Christmas morn...

Not my idea of spirit, but some may say it's a form of...

This is not my list of errands but one I found at a friend's house...

My niece's arms resting on the table, and of course I had to take advantage...

Sitting in the mall was the perfect opportunity to capture my stranger theme...

A gift given to one of my co-workers and she was just dying to pose with her new welcome sign...

My father reaching to light up their beautiful wreath...

Fun to make, quite tasty, but still, these traditional Christmas cookies are bad for you...

One of my sisters made a big heap of this sinfully tasty snack...

It was a windy day, and I believe this tree was providing protection for this blue jay...

It snowed the night before and I hope you can see how fluffy the snow was that morning...

Even though this candle doesn't provide heat for us, if you get real close, you sure can feel it...

A beautiful picture perfect Christmas display in Frankenmuth...

Thank you, Mom, for your great idea!! Go pay her a visit! She's got a wonderful selection of photos!! =)

My New Photo Blog...

2005-01-05T15:20:00.000-05:00

...JUST for phtoto scavenger hunts! =)