tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115771612009-02-21T11:53:52.378-05:00My stabs at learning photography.Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1119453185514251952005-06-22T11:13:00.000-04:002005-06-22T11:13:05.533-04:00<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/20912240/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://photos17.flickr.com/20912240_45e864080f.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/20912240/">Our Little Parakeet</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/caripolena/">morning monster</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Christopher picked out our newest family member on Father's Day. Pema is quite active and playful! I think Christopher and Pema are going to be best friends. <br /><br />Amazingly enough, our cat, Carl, doesn't seem to really care about Pema being in the house one way or the other. Maybe this is because we have just recently moved and everything is new for the cat? I'm sure she'll become more interested once we start letting Pema out of the cage to fly!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111945318551425195?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1113319861319115172005-04-12T11:10:00.000-04:002005-04-12T11:31:01.320-04:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/9218182/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos5.flickr.com/9218182_b66c03218f_m.jpg" width="300" height="220" alt="Branches" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Winter branches</strong><br /><strong>Naked arms</strong><br /><strong>Carrying nothing</strong><br /><strong>Reaching out.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Spring branches </strong><br /><strong>Budding dreams</strong><br /><strong>Creating itself</strong><br /><strong>Joining life.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Summer branches</strong><br /><strong>Hidden under</strong><br /><strong>Color green</strong><br /><strong>Fluffy full.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Autumn branches</strong><br /><strong>Rusty shedding</strong><br /><strong>Falling down</strong><br /><strong>Nothing left.</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111331986131911517?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1112806013751398222005-04-06T12:43:00.000-04:002005-04-06T23:01:24.096-04:00<a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/8257589/"><img height="212" alt="High in the Dunes" src="http://photos5.flickr.com/8257589_69422bcc28_m.jpg" width="290" /></a><br /><br /><strong>It's been a whirlwind of social affairs here lately! The weather has been gorgeous and we are very happy about it. I found flowers in the garden last night.</strong><br /><br /><strong>I had to buy some more RAM before I could start to use my digital camera. I'm some of those will start showing up here soon.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">What I've been reading: Random Acts of Kindness , Poemcrazy, and Tying Rocks to Clouds</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111280601375139822?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1112246122615353172005-03-30T23:58:00.000-05:002005-03-31T00:15:22.616-05:00<a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/7226721/"><img height="244" alt="Morning Monster" src="http://photos7.flickr.com/7226721_53dbb50dec.jpg" width="298" /></a><br /><br /><strong>I had the worst time getting up this morning. Finally woke up when the dentist office called to remind me that I hadn't set up my six month cleaning yet. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>Dentist = icky. </strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>For fun and joy, I'm going to share what I've been reading or watching at the bottom of my entries. Yippee!</strong><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">What I've Been Watching: Finding Neverland and Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111224612261535317?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1112112169141290022005-03-29T11:00:00.000-05:002005-03-29T11:02:49.143-05:00<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/7688490/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://photos8.flickr.com/7688490_1a2ed7e2f5.jpg" width="336" height="188" alt="Eyes" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Don't my husband's eyes look like Al Pacino's? I never realized this until I took this picture and my father pointed it out. Crazy!</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111211216914129002?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1112036124756980322005-03-28T12:58:00.000-05:002005-03-28T13:55:24.756-05:00<a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/7632841/"><img height="210" alt="Shoreline" src="http://photos6.flickr.com/7632841_49bd4d34e1.jpg" width="305" /></a><br /><strong></strong><br /><strong>It's 50 degrees outside, the ice has melted off of Lake Michigan, and there's sunshine to boot! Life is good and it's only going to get better. It's amazing how much the weather can affect your mood!</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111203612475698032?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1111939960730872622005-03-27T11:11:00.000-05:002005-03-27T11:12:40.733-05:00<a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/7574836/"><img height="318" alt="Hoppy Easter!" src="http://photos7.flickr.com/7574836_f7ad48eb76.jpg" width="279" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Husband is such a good sport for wearing these!</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111193996073087262?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1111771910322154612005-03-25T12:25:00.000-05:002005-03-25T13:49:30.570-05:00<a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/6944778/"><img height="242" alt="Momma" src="http://photos6.flickr.com/6944778_4e8ed3961d.jpg" width="326" /></a><br /><p><strong>I guess I'll have to buy a digital camera if I want my pictures to show up on here with decent resolution. It's always something, huh?</strong></p><p>UPDATE: I just bought an Olympus D540 digital camera from Ebay. Clearer pictures are sure to come!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111177191032215461?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1111678329328724612005-03-24T10:28:00.000-05:002005-03-25T12:34:54.000-05:00<a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/6957121/"><img height="184" alt="Tree" src="http://photos5.flickr.com/6957121_41d9c3136c_m.jpg" width="290" /></a><br /><br /><strong>We went down to Lake Michigan yesterday. It was a tad chilly, but not too bad. I think the fresh air has helped me get rid of my cold. I love this tree that sits on the edge of a dune overlooking the lake.</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111167832932872461?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1111598540434806872005-03-23T12:22:00.000-05:002005-03-28T13:57:30.763-05:00<div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/7055855/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="" src="http://photos6.flickr.com/7055855_c85621a350.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="flickr-frame"><br /> </div><strong></strong><div class="flickr-frame"><strong>Two of us are smiling. One of us is not.</strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111159854043480687?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1111505149195408352005-03-22T10:25:00.000-05:002005-03-25T12:36:30.350-05:00<a title="Photo Sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/6944780/"><img height="198" alt="Sunrays" src="http://photos7.flickr.com/6944780_6e8ba1299d_m.jpg" width="310" /></a><br /><br /><strong>The sun is shining today. I can see some blue sky in between the clouds. Some of the ice is melting and it's in the 40's. Now, if I could shake this icky cold, I would start to believe that spring may be coming sometime soon after all!</strong> <p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111150514919540835?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1111418324294809552005-03-21T10:18:00.000-05:002005-03-28T13:56:44.370-05:00<div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/caripolena/6945057/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="" src="http://photos5.flickr.com/6945057_9074c79e2d.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="flickr-frame"><br /> </div><div class="flickr-frame"></div><div class="flickr-frame"><strong>We were married four years ago today in Vegas. Then, we honeymooned in Cabo San Lucas. Love!</strong></div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111141832429480955?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11577161.post-1111354579011172662005-03-20T16:36:00.000-05:002005-03-25T12:38:02.250-05:00<div class="flickr-frame"><a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/69467070@N00/6943563/"><img class="flickr-photo" alt="" src="http://photos5.flickr.com/6943563_1a61002825.jpg" /></a> </div><p class="flickr-yourcomment"><strong>I'm so tired of shoveling these stairs! It is spring, isn't it?</strong></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/11577161-111135457901117266?l=pictorialtutorial.blogspot.com'/></div>Carihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13096966449074169917noreply@blogger.com2