Photography

I've been showing a real interest lately in photography. I don't have any formal training, and never really thought I was that good at it either. I'm sure that all of the real photographers out there will find flaws in my "work" but I've found myself stumbling on scenes that just scream to be photographed...mostly of objects, or perspectives. I only have a simple point and shoot, though I'm hoping to upgrade soon and maybe even take a photography class to learn even more. Here are some of my recent photographs, ones that I find fun/interesting/"good" whatever those things might mean to others.

Take me out to the ball game!!!

What a fantastic day!!! Citi Field...the new home of the Mets is gorgeous!! It was wicked windy which meant trash was flying EVERYWHERE, but that didn't dampen our spirits. And Big Papi (David Ortiz) got the "garbage man of the day" award for continually picking up trash as it blew onto the field. The highlight was when he stuffed it into the back pocket of former Red Sox turned Met, Alex Cora's back pocket...Hillarious!!

We scored 6 runs in the first inning against Oliver Perez, one of which was a grand slam by Jed Lowrie!! Varitek had a slow start, but hit a solo home run even after much heckeling by Adam Morris! He calls it tough love...I call it jealousy:) We sat in front of a sweet family with an adorable little guy who really knew his stuff...and let everyone know it! They're raising quite the heckler! I loved him! The Red Sox won 9-3 after our minor, minor, minor league got in! What a day....I can't wait for the rest of the season! Let's Play Ball!!! Go Bo Sox!!!!

Captain America...Jason Varitek

Sporting our necklaces made by Harper...one of my students! (mine is hidden)

The Jackie Robinson Rotunda

The New Home of the Mets...Citi Field

Baseball is here!!

Adam and I are off today to the new Citi Field in Queens for Game 2 of an exhibition outing between the Mets and the Red Sox!!! We are super pumped, though it's supposed to be wicked windy today....40 mph for some parts of NYC. Game time: 1:10pm, we are sitting 19 rows back from the Red Sox dugout, and I'm hoping for a glance at my favorite player...Captain America-Jason Varitek!!! I'll have pics to post later today!!! Go Bo Sox!!

Earth Hour

It's lights out here at 80 York Ave for the next hour in observance of Earth Hour 2009! The Empire State Building (which you can see from our office window) along with Times Square just went black in celebration. We have candles lit and the computer running on battery power only, everything else in our house is off!! We've been playing with the camera a little bit...here are some pictures from this evening.

P.S. It looks like the lights are on in some pictures, but they are not...the flash on our camera is super bright!

The Living room just after we turned off the lights!

Even our penguin is in on the action!

Adam playing with the candle lights and the camera.

Cuddling on the couch:)

Happy Earth Hour!

A garden full of beautiful things!

Adam and I had yesterday off so we took advantage of the gorgeous 65 degree weather and visited the New York Botanical Gardens. Our main reason for going was to visit the world famous Orchid Show. It takes place in the Haupt Conservatory which holds their rainforest and desert plants. The orchids are grown in a different area and then placed among the exhibits for the durration of the show. It is truly a breathtaking exhibit! Some of the orchids are so strange they don't look real, many are attached to hanging plants and you have to look up to see them, and some are so delicate they look like paper creations! Here are pics from our visit. Enjoy!

Missing the moments...

"For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

105 Years Young

So I had a plan to blog about basketball and how crazy it was today, but then I started watching the news and I changed my mind.

I'm instead going to say Happy Birthday to 105 year old Edith from Brooklyn, NY. She has children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. She has witnessed 12 mayors of the City of New York and 16 presidents be elected. She loves politics and baseball and plans on making it to her next birthday!

May we all get the chance to live such a long and healthy life! Take care, and may God Bless all of you:)