P52 shadows

week 5 of the P52 challenge is shadows

It was a beautiful day so we headed to the dog park  I really wanted to get his shadow but he was to full of cabin fever to stand still and was off running  I really liked these tree shadows though so this is what I went with

p52 self portrait

last weeks challenge (yeah behind) and I struggled with this because I had a bad week and didn't feel like taking my own picture  so i bit the bullet and shot one today  

pretty much straight from the camera except a little cropping

am I the only one that feels younger then they look?  I look at myself sometimes and wonder who is that?  one thing I know I really need to dye my hair again hahaha  hmmm what color this time? 

P52 - the Dreamer

the dreamer

Its starts off with a burst of energy

You continue to pound away at it with your enthusiasm

knocking any loose stones out of the way as you go

there are ups and there are downs

And long flat parts that seem to go forever

you continue to knock those stones loose

you feel like giving up

but see the end in sight and just know you can make it

and knock away a few more stones

something inside you pushes you

its that finish line in your sights that gives you strength

until finally there are no more stones

for this is your dream

you have reached your finish line

Until your next dream

this weeks P52 theme is by life with my 3 boybarians (see sidebar for link) is I dream the dream this is my interpretation

edited to add:  I had this post already to go and poof gone grrr  so in closing I just want to say as a teenager I use to write a little poetry I thought I might try writing a little more now and again and came up with this bit using a runner as a parody

the steel statue represents a big race we have here called bloomsday  since it snowed and was a blah day I added some textures by french kiss and an overlay by shadowhouse  did a bit of light rendering and added a border  

Hello 2012

so here we are 2012 another new start.  a couple of days ago I asked you what your word for the year was and told you mine was challenge.

I am going to personally challenge myself this year to a few things and here are my top 10, or at least the 10 I can think of at the moment not in any order.

1. more exercise and do at least 2 1/2 marathons
2. be a better person (take that however you like)
3. finish more projects - to many ufo's in my life.
4. work more at learning more about photography
5. have a better attitude (goes along with #2)
6. read more - i miss reading and over the years have not done much.
7. be a better friend (more of #2)
8. learn yoga
9. take better care of me
10. be more thankful to the people around me and god.

to help me accomplish some of these things I have signed up to do 2 different photo challenges for the year:

kim klassens's beyond the layers  - 52 weeks of encouragement, motivation and inspiration centered around, but so much more than phtoshop.

my life with 3 boybarians p52 challenge -  1 photo once a week for a year challenge.

other challenge update:
still looking into a yoga class that fits my schedule but its coming,
working on my list of projects to complete at retreat in january
need to get back into walking (i so hate the cold need to get over that)
 



http://stampmousephoto.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-is-your-word-for-2012.html
And don't forget to link up to your word for 2012.