P52 46/52 Chrysanthemum

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The few Chrysanthemums I have in my yard are in bloom! The yellow ones looked so lovely in the late afternoon light that I grabbed my macro lens, and camera before the light faded.

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The plants are super old, so the blossoms are much smaller than in past years. I think I need to add new plants or rip these out and start anew? Anyone know which would be best?

Speaking of plants.  We’re having the front landscaping done finally! It should be done by Tuesday. I’ll post images when done. I’m so excited!

Nikon D700| Nikkor AF-D 105mm macro lens| Lexar Professional Digital Film|

 

P52 45/52 Rain drops

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We had a real good rain this past week here in Silicon Valley so, I grabbed my camera and took several images of the rain hitting the patio. I managed to catch a few drop images in the process.

I hope this is beginning of wet winter. Or at least a drought busting one.

It’s raining again today!

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 300mm| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| CS6

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P52 44/52 Chicken Noodle Soup

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Project 52 44 of 52 Chicken Noodle Soup

It’s getting chilly here in the morning and evenings which makes me crave comfort foods. One of my favorite comfort foods is Soup! I had some left over chicken in the fridge so while #1 Grandson napped I deboned the chicken, and chopped up all my veggies then made my soup.

Earlier I took #1 Grandson for a run around the block looking for Spooky stuff and he ran 3/4 of the block before slowing down to a walk. When we got home he asked for cold juice then cuddled up next to me and promptly fell asleep. He napped long enough for me to get the soup done! 🙂

My soup is semi-homemade. The chicken was a store bought rotisserie chicken, and I bought Organic Chicken Stock to speed up the prep time, and cooking time. From there it’s a pretty basic Chicken Noodle Soup.

Nikon Df| AF-S 50mm f1.8g| SB910 camera left front @1/4pwr| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| CS6

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P52 43/52: Golden Gate Sunrise

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I rose this morning at 2:40am to be on time to meet with a group of Photographers at 5:00am in Marin County to photograph the Sunrise over San Francisco Bay, and Golden Gate Bridge. We hoped for fog on the deck of the Golden Gate Bridge, but it looked like there wouldn’t be any fog rolling into the city when we met, but as we waited for others in the group to arrive the fog began to creep in.

Once the group assembled we drove over to Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands to shoot. Then several of us broke off from the group to move higher. We drove up to Hawk Hill and photographed the rest of Blue Hour, Dawn, and the Sunrise from there.

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The fog never did make it to the bridge, but the colors, and light of the sunrise this morning was glorious. Well worth the O’Dark Thirty wake up call.

Nikon Df| AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8@f/11 | 0.3s| ISO 100| Singh Ray 2 stop REV Grad| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| CS6| Tripod

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P52 42/52 Snack Time!

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He-Man bought a bag of Sweet Potato & Beet Chips early in the week, and I’ve been snacking on them since.

P52 42 of 52 Sweet Potato and Beet Chips

The colors are the colors of fall; deep purple, and orange. My favorite of the two are the Sweet Potato chips, they’re crunchy, and salty/ lightly sweet, the beet chips are chewy, but tasty. I just wish they were crunchy.

Nikon Df| AF-D Nikkor 105mm| SB600 camera front| Hoodman STEEL Ultra High Speed Digital Film| CS6

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