tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60511733624985795382024-02-21T21:57:09.955-05:00Indiana Shutterbug's Ramblings and PhotosRandom thoughts and photos as I develop my photography business (Saddleback Hills Photography) in hopes of an early retirement. Wish me luck.Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-78384615328781013662013-03-09T20:21:00.001-05:002013-03-09T20:23:28.646-05:00Hard to believe it's been almost a year . . . Since I posted on this blog. Boy time really flys when you get my age. I'm still working at the same place, coming up on 20 years in July. I'm hoping to retire in a year or so. As far as my photography, still shooting an occasional session as they come up, as I say, my day job gets in the way. Once I retire I plan to "promote" myself more aggressively to help supplement Social Security. Without rambling on too much, I'll just post a few of my favorite shots from the last year.<br />
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Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-34226009590478282962012-03-11T11:29:00.004-04:002012-03-11T19:45:56.165-04:00Found a few minutes to postMy daughter and her crew dropped by yesterday after going to a friend's wedding for a new family picture. Try getting all 6's attention at the same time. Can you imagine being the only man in this house full of women? LOL<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718663758630876082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbmFZHY1Z0DUxr1JCleGosGOE5am6oCQfuCYNQrA4GGTUtP8zmjCbQ8c-6l9u9eBfxjBeGJo90MJLalJAWPfFvjZqVTUSEVEig9BbSHCb_S04XUB4RbwtzNMMOssxePhy_qEpslDS49I/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Ashley - 16</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718663761004963778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvw0iOVD01XusbWJ1jXtuOFpORHdP333HsCjjjzvMoNKi63dztKqi-R7jnLnSoq0DYExndvoWHC7Yq8Ys5BZ2TFq04V-quweqDdXj9aFKdetYVNUX236-Mv6VcDHt9HAEsDxqkgq18T1A/s400/Untitled-3.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Destiny - 11</div><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718665187189133154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1CylHAAIEeXOas4WLmM1Rw07mI0-4i-tUkV1OWYi6k5RuVsjF9TPQ10yYgLks1xu_aYNQXSFyuT_WJDe7wHw2jpS2cc7LbgTx4rNV3yzcDWITLETBRk6jwLSTq1O5kN3tXKPX-NM0eY/s400/Untitled-11.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Allyssa - 3</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhld7XRS3eoqNY26eUKw_EKw_Lhf3F9CqblicEEQOMVe3b-gsxjsopUl_AVoxblsi-sF-gGy4vM0beXxzXT9Gr8kRt2NWfMz96bCztBrwug9K8nQ94d0B21VZXkvmi5zf0zFhFPKjhQw/s1600/Untitled-10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718665183730288770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhld7XRS3eoqNY26eUKw_EKw_Lhf3F9CqblicEEQOMVe3b-gsxjsopUl_AVoxblsi-sF-gGy4vM0beXxzXT9Gr8kRt2NWfMz96bCztBrwug9K8nQ94d0B21VZXkvmi5zf0zFhFPKjhQw/s400/Untitled-10.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV8ZXi3i20_bwVSLZyrYqudNAooLhMBXxvgMqOxzUVF3WaYnh5shW8KspcaQz9FMkSAPZ37M-vvKBMlzv3A_RXG9-IEvsOpbKDOxxp-TuXoc56cHHvx7QXIkUquZrY-hiEcnfG3GcekQ/s1600/Untitled-9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718665179449015410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOV8ZXi3i20_bwVSLZyrYqudNAooLhMBXxvgMqOxzUVF3WaYnh5shW8KspcaQz9FMkSAPZ37M-vvKBMlzv3A_RXG9-IEvsOpbKDOxxp-TuXoc56cHHvx7QXIkUquZrY-hiEcnfG3GcekQ/s400/Untitled-9.jpg" /></a><br />Cheyenne - 20 months<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ia9VI3NnUctNdYkXMfMHmEQ6KWyrXzdewchYEtjw0cSfwG3u_hjD6-RP1WAxNWNCVRULvyLBfDCcPsZDRUXSt0jc3ypwI6M-ueObxNeV-C5CPaVYAyM1a6qoud4i1NDvtbBZWiPB68c/s1600/Untitled-8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718665171393519250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ia9VI3NnUctNdYkXMfMHmEQ6KWyrXzdewchYEtjw0cSfwG3u_hjD6-RP1WAxNWNCVRULvyLBfDCcPsZDRUXSt0jc3ypwI6M-ueObxNeV-C5CPaVYAyM1a6qoud4i1NDvtbBZWiPB68c/s400/Untitled-8.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAP6wVzfiamb0FHaULC69vl3jtYn0r4gtD24otwGI9LYI2SPPEJRA0K9Sr0D-nuQFxunCoJGafwc5IqrbeSmz5h1xewWC37o2_65oigUCN0lhEP3yJFITCqM5jPkyOLnOMZLlBMyrMTF0/s1600/Untitled-7.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718665167852163506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAP6wVzfiamb0FHaULC69vl3jtYn0r4gtD24otwGI9LYI2SPPEJRA0K9Sr0D-nuQFxunCoJGafwc5IqrbeSmz5h1xewWC37o2_65oigUCN0lhEP3yJFITCqM5jPkyOLnOMZLlBMyrMTF0/s400/Untitled-7.jpg" /></a> Ash and boyfriend Nate goofing around<br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718663764578551298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9K6WAG_yUKyVvYc_5bCD_-IWWugULABSgXIsLnJ8mVGAoYaG3lew0aGFQ7BY-mWDltA_tPHvo8sKnOA6umh_NyxE7VwWQ58qSgyi7evXkqrUI-Zil4kM5FvW23wwewUY3ve07sccmRsw/s400/Untitled-4.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718663771914978450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHMUc0uf5GT2Tm7H0iwsEhOWYNQehCj4q8gZka6InmTP6e1hE5jSLyxehURcTyYNM45KqvqTqHjBoKNBhPU7Xyn9qhHMfTSPgXT9SW6I1YFNSM8VvMab232Dwgyy7p676HIDmXtQ8es3A/s400/Untitled-5.jpg" /><br /><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718663780178214210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOvc4yo2X8o1LoXHWcxDp1naTT_KZESIaglmNl5WqBPh98BuYU0LpRyL97kaUfiF7yfLvdoTlNwI043doexClZ210dS3btTBQMZNVKovm81h3hLjOLf0zuF0ZZTKolpk-DRbJlXzsLwk/s400/Untitled-6.jpg" /> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-72094455633082552022011-05-01T20:19:00.007-04:002011-05-02T17:51:49.991-04:00William's Family SessionA couple of weeks ago I shot William and his family. Here are a few of the selections.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601909207473212002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyBnDxMHaTYign5BKP_rWhBnwvSHsdP3Xb0sCjSrfUqdsyve4xoTC2aBIiJZJDcoNRjxTA98p0gwvi25Vhjd0b32uGObo77cNiPB_QGM3IKNsgU4EF6LZuT4M89H55zNX0IQtEt1njqQ/s400/IMGP0293+4x6+edited.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601911341760284274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ5yjrn55WO9jhKQO-Bzfj6dLvMPf5rGFmboWup4oVTnJG4F6BsjcnaqKZa8isZr4HzrMUcVxtvB3QsxsOkZAz2Ep_KASjWISNNcJA609w9pVIWuSiMco6S-7FE_UK9g2u1S19s5z32Tg/s400/IMGP0180+cropped.jpg" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601912261693142194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoVQ5b1KMXfghKRSH4ez970IXEwwepta8wkopYrriaI2i9QsLL1GAqr7QMW2B4LgmqWbL9TLINgH2ShBz4rpFSodLuyyQmlqtqec7JpJ1aZd3zTzidT98owz1cyatKr-E83H5DDJf-QU/s400/IMGP0300+4x6+edited.jpg" /> <br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ibgPxEkCVit7YByEgeDZ6qyQE_RhL1iXpwVYQl38ekTckUJQMjBnmY3M9O9etxt9r2fjiBJle-DORqZmYnyLPa5-9ElC9TK5T7iLViW6GBX-xD1Rvcf5qdpZKQWmFjGFQ0zC-F6n1uo/s1600/IMGP0314+4x6+edited.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601909197284202082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ibgPxEkCVit7YByEgeDZ6qyQE_RhL1iXpwVYQl38ekTckUJQMjBnmY3M9O9etxt9r2fjiBJle-DORqZmYnyLPa5-9ElC9TK5T7iLViW6GBX-xD1Rvcf5qdpZKQWmFjGFQ0zC-F6n1uo/s400/IMGP0314+4x6+edited.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALVvjFfJ5F6GwEghPNkZfMkdBAiG_0zsCedm0Igj0SNcPo_ag5s4fw5U1lYofcwRkn5tpG3JoqR1c8CToYqTVkMdYGKDjnvHq88p03FW9O9GTuUDONQ0L096w_Ex_bBulUdUebUSmJrg/s1600/IMGP0232+8x10+edited.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601909193018251954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALVvjFfJ5F6GwEghPNkZfMkdBAiG_0zsCedm0Igj0SNcPo_ag5s4fw5U1lYofcwRkn5tpG3JoqR1c8CToYqTVkMdYGKDjnvHq88p03FW9O9GTuUDONQ0L096w_Ex_bBulUdUebUSmJrg/s400/IMGP0232+8x10+edited.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-62040971965375362602011-04-22T08:21:00.007-04:002011-04-22T09:43:08.441-04:00I'm still here . . .Just been busy with my day job and shooting sessions when I can. I know it's been quite a while since my last post but in that time I have been working on building my portfolio with a couple newborn sessions and a few family sessions before Christmas. I had another family session a couple weeks ago and will be doing a Senior session tomorrow. Here is one I took of my husband.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598397167358310018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRQ_rCYWD0r5yTt-z0NaoGqad3Yn9A_gD5aIHKu61i027tAPfASLMpSX-hrhpGw8sg6ixkGEahdCPsrRySUBvOqPAoMlWPC67W-1QOocJyQeNIysZVCg4HDwjNYbM4bgSTIqWpUI4Mk4/s400/IMGP1361+8x8.jpg" />The Senior I will be doing is my grandson who is finally getting around to getting pictures taken before he graduates in a few weeks. I'll post a couple after that session and try to post more often on here, what good is a blog if you don't say anything.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Here are a few samples from the sessions before Christmas.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598397160229020562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfH92aKNCIB79wQI5QuZRvsboI6DfJa1thCymjdST2-r56IzZQe4Scx744i3KkM1UpL5FHlfOQUyQAF7ZgMZaPGlz9B2MuMwFJiqRQ8e4ECTtIYxANh-jyOvmV2UWcQpbVjt4kzvlPDM/s400/IMGP2897+8x8.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598392384479433922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNENvvGVDNS5yk4BrvjbvtKdqPOkoqIvsEQnH0NtCfYT9EaS9MBu0uYdxflFTnn3erAOk56i8z3vhJGMY09PmyfPWfVZY2GGbt_oSep06ldnfiHla8kFLlwFBGN3wpuo6VIGbqr_rA4M/s400/Untitled-2B.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598394503797959122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuIbmaGARRRNq-hhUbYV147SFi7UZnxY43sF7TfAl43-_N3355tD_UyBr39IiQWrmRtc_yVFIv1PyZ6F8lhdO-SjYocxVqbAy3_ostuM-SlW-vtyYEatopjk7iKEuBHbo-zKgGbueZ_M/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598394496574275506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YtkWYA-M54ZML57_bFWiY0C-mp3P4I4X9pdOZiU8I5aOkFCrdqh4M3-VTkdmOekrxoOLVoXh3EX2QlqI59rTRoQ8SFE9pG4qU8uKzVdO4v_Q5Ho-z69RJ9-kQLRCxSA4mmGJyZeT4bU/s400/Untitled-18.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598394500547975570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0TJFCc0klAb3FKCzXgbdkMMw4r_nHQeEYMQUrCobkz9_dDCQExPWFu77ewrSaurgoi-VbUjd5LHXZqW5whlYZH5VASl-gaxsvBakzPDrv7r3Pw8m8srIHFkE_zZzjtGYQuw1M08eA7k/s400/Untitled-19.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598394494186739986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQAzxaSSAWyzbTb2CSfZm3aqKisQQ_8-SiG2w8PDS5L8I6dQjBF9YyevKO94DYGMvsmPU8nCg2PVvKaXWMk1fAnGTAH7vS-ih307J2ZwSumDR-BtDt9DpOwvaRqZheHyRR5-w5_OP8kQ/s400/Untitled-9.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598394489858609426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK55JLWKMz5YwNnqAPr3mrs2V-f8u8lN9d8oc05oH5CFD49xDORsrxOA194Sckt4QdKeGEDwrX1sb_Cqa6H0u2UtqF3XncnLGxTqQsRdN9_h-36-lA2_DCwRRNYyFqaOQGUQZRE4DQ6Hk/s400/Untitled-17.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598392388931099714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqZZ4eEDUCAU_c4dbXupemV9sdrW8JiM2nuRriAq6T2P0YpqPJgHLOJVJcW_s5Dw3m7fF4j9kkZFzn_X4OGHKIMx32IlHQ68nmbsXznBg5fCYcvyrzPHcmZ_QHjNBr3rDmshamcaCzJis/s400/Proof+1+Wallet.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598392394990352690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqod2LCfmUax5SHAVxh_x8ve5poXv6SgfTZE1IYoyecJ-Z5wi92FPXuYlpbkZy93OGiU0IGz7fhF0uc1n5QOATpXJFuytp5IEaXOFlhYc5nV1_iUsMdG7cC3QQeiXIPLPflTn9vqfsVAM/s400/Lawson+%25231+Wallet.jpg" /> All photos copywrite Saddleback Hills Photography<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-9111993430200263332010-09-13T05:31:00.005-04:002010-09-13T19:23:17.719-04:00The studio is almost doneAlthough I still have some finishing touches (trim, baseboard, base for my desk, etc), here's a sneak preview.<br /><br />My Office -<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516330639780803826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nikXfyhyphenhyphenfG70vB5V88FszBbWSczWqhbOQ8-vns4BcjCoC7B8dlW-s6HRLhddlsmxcWOrhP87mxJjY6lRmoFdgnFTASKEEBKDLGXbSCjtw5LU_m8jmK5ssUV4Dui3_gNfmc_tOLJDe20/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516330649765450882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNwt8IQjWpnvbuFoEsnDKA2WehcISFz2n7KJN656xC3mXUFPRb6r2GAVuq4zwNI9pfkEWaXQEnThdOs75UxyEWsNOmxlQV_YCJV3eNfLnXZ7huwM3I9LsUyC_1Dbu-FfemB_gvsBqfDM/s400/Untitled-22.jpg" /><br /><br />The Studio -<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516330662265659890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkUcXyNoqeis08_vgIy6Kh6Q8cPtolZDg4j9G88b67DkBGAYC3XPdAIWcvSLPmrE3Cm9166DapnkonasddS9idFdwqlHTBXag1tosBQ02ugVVSpibjoLzXzthm3eU9XdYxge5igG0A5o/s400/Untitled-7.jpg" /><br /><br />The Dressing Room -<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516330672121938322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCYqNrVeqpjmMo2QOpIqu3TlWuV9vfyWfeIGF1MCnBEy3HIoYKZ7O7uN5BcW23cWX8W3F9geFUXy8Mpp-AbO8G5BTHfIXVsuFCQb01FNJVm7sJTGsWgQg-quPIc_6pWYy_hmTFh9irLA/s400/Untitled-12.jpg" /><br /><br />The Prop Store Room -<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVjf47LeUPH_yLj0U2mu2omon1qb6X5xlVzTMZDxkdmdxlYkrL1Hh7zo9eE0Ak4Un1ROa0LFu4ZqxFFSg0lrzkT4JpqivSKPZFBDLixaUC8KI7T5XJotcKFLcFGVtU7kPkm-R2yrM2iI/s1600/Untitled-16.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516330676569929906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVjf47LeUPH_yLj0U2mu2omon1qb6X5xlVzTMZDxkdmdxlYkrL1Hh7zo9eE0Ak4Un1ROa0LFu4ZqxFFSg0lrzkT4JpqivSKPZFBDLixaUC8KI7T5XJotcKFLcFGVtU7kPkm-R2yrM2iI/s400/Untitled-16.jpg" /></a>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-45310499293338334292010-03-15T05:34:00.004-04:002010-03-15T05:45:42.375-04:00It's been a year already . . . . .<div><div>I showed you the pictures when she was born, now Allyssa is one year old today. We celebrated her birthday yesterday with family and friends. Here are a couple of the (300+) pictures I took - the before and after of the cake demolition. I've seen massive destruction of the baby cakes, but Allyssa was very delicate (albeit messy) with hers.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448793297598407218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ICV4TrbF3UC-HhBSrZi8kMW5F64Kb4m0JEix8ZQo_dpaEfPqtREkSpBA6yvTfZYcDw32pGCYUojHdp5azU9zK3mjbNjJmMnqXe2EU4czU-Ig91FcX6w27MS0SvVd3O0-NaBikykdEYU/s400/Before+adj.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448793301649761202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZPaDp9S_iMgJsf3naGmHVYaLvOsJ9vmIZyIiwnluq0Zyqs0GcXZDG6GgByVqqPYSVHyOh89KXUzL6af06TpUmIuaMLJeSXordpy5O_T-mFqzvU_hLXnVfULUforF9jSWMm5wBini8NE/s400/After.JPG" /></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-67455618361226258542009-11-08T08:44:00.012-05:002009-11-15T17:58:49.248-05:00It's been a while since my last post . . .We have been spending every possible moment working on our building and seems like it is taking forever. We are working on the steel now and getting what the 2 of us can do by ourselves. Sometimes on the weekend, we enlist some help. We pretty much have the interior framing done but can't finish it until we are watertight. The steel is going up slowly, thanks to the ever present wind we have. Seems like it is calm during the week but come the weekend when we have more time, the winds kick up.<br /><br />Every weekend we try to line up some help to get the roof on. So far, still no roof, going to try to get help again next weekend. I don't see any way that Dan and I can do it by ourselves. The last pictures I posted were taken on Labor Day weekend so I'll just date the pictures and you can follow our progress.<br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>9/27/09 - Painted Doors and and trim going on around garage doors<br /></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404456932269715490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqDhbZvADChJp0lqNznHNIJQmZ0I4T-EgaoILO8c7GTz3HPIgJFPt_mrCLP6f5o1iVX2_-YMcawF3Ik1BwiX0KlShHQz_1keWMkcDWiEF__99UitHo48RQ68Pd_Ll3qDbCi3pQYM63vU/s400/09-27-09+2.JPG" border="0" /> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404466329430598114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyN5dUL7DKreisw_plRfBssoOiUMZHWkntNaQxk6muhNDczh7DBBwo_STF1-abIx9Ao6dAR9Wt50mp0Ayd9g0cR0gJPMiuQTwFUK3uNh1KXqOBdM7uWX9IqvpY4lysxdJ4K8cx0_gUYg/s400/09-27-09+5.JPG" border="0" />10/5/09 - Interior Framing<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404457758582247154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglw62C-CadqTbnGc8I1ZjpMHw5bKvK-gjFZZE8CLlE0aXklWqYO0q57_ZL-4e5LmgLmNxymSBAMIWfBl8Yl1t0Js83PVvC5xQXyRE708ePfjaUa-_BP4G8bR7qAWUBWoqlfVkci-7K_jg/s400/10-05-09+3.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><p>10/21/09 - Stairs to Mezzinine storage area </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404459317712769074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZLkgPJgG_au5vTTnGLgHnkBIyIIo-Zv_zMWEwWOdZKmDgMvh4nOcrdVUmz2O77lLXyIKTxPB7OYtJ1kEXpdN6ugKEFRX6rIr-ApN_D0Op5tNnkHBhDpSj4UpjIwHZGanGV6LmhQWSgv8/s400/10-21-09+2.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404459320198897154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVI4MSHU9mOXSvbgCBhrc5Oy8AGU6zofw2wSlti6d0zBQ5rmK3V8g2YjIlggi_QcmjjRvoNMX0tq1H8I9Mr-3i3J6sUHaYnHlLaB2_NKQ-AZWfJSHqtF2v3HTfi23JaXjWB35KjKeZ9E/s400/10-21-09+4.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404459321459945346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VObHSaJer-p3-VfYE0627uTvz439cbateNHvypierZTrIIVvkxPKw8G9LahHoLsgLRiS596_-Kj1QKE_9oWwCxuQsN2wfExOB8z2cEi54SYx7P6Fu6tMfnxi9ENHSM8fuI9Db3ZNByM/s400/10-21-09+5.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div></div><p>11/6/09 - Steel going up</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404461235238243746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu5WnrbO12PX2s5_WxGZxUBVmD_KjCi1rSt4Egd5bgnxOEUAtD2qjZSv47PAX8LIKij5HGy6M08jJmLiA8qmIfPja352Trtkn8EyCBgrEOW1IE6iS7859RE8U76kHJWdFdpMzk7ljlho/s400/11-9-09+1.JPG" border="0" /></p><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404461242738203218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdsgXDni6Pitv8jdNWvuL4m0r4jdPQiP4QvoexYAETn8CyF-qKD8GAtprW3uXRjOgZD2zwTBo3AlKCQjeQtPbSfuqUftUKQQk8Y_FcDeVfwoj8Mpe5M85AOCe6Fyph0vj4AIhTu8vQpI/s400/11-9-09+2.JPG" border="0" /> </div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404464810804485410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Rm-28VjbEQkjkYQFDwOfnbg6ncrIcgWCFAjIzzBXgQx1E9dCXrCj8fzzoNAnBmW0ZCULQBLmp6z66w2WRotax_9XdzJP7p8GW3mmQZnmw8oYohcv6k_PScjOMcHWmxyVFNvzr5QxKto/s400/11-9-09+3.JPG" border="0" /> 11/15/09 - More steel but still no roof<br /><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404462924153441778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs63P1k-hKe_QvHKDrHmlXi-8iTXOUiga2xRCm5cd40jlnPKF6cSeBHd1H7XFDpIirLag_MsODQ154K37A1X9tDzJjAlDbd6utfTh1nSqVFghxpsPEgWQ1evfoTXXXrtVXZIDBFL9t6MA/s400/11-15-09+1.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404462929863640018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBshBp0XHTuJcHw49my_SiSMbTdc4-tKNKmwZv4AaiTYfdEoMXX9snaItwYH53Mt-LLHcSQDpawFSIFlbuFRbl-f-OLqkCp4P6VuT-F5EhSJEmE9TaKty7PZJJmFl2yaHDkMn7rf9-uY/s400/11-15-09+2.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404462935816758562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3-cz1YYzC60nKDYC9iCt6iOFKbWAio3OH9nMyO1ItHHsyXjWABDP3WMUifhHdM36_do4NaGjT4lkBZFfAQU5wFYLjLZnZ98bc0T3rR18RkcnLNGrzx_btqVgqBj-01gTwWYwgDc9y2c/s400/11-15-09+3.JPG" border="0" />Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-11368815523472968432009-09-20T16:37:00.005-04:002009-09-20T17:14:43.499-04:00We've been busy . . .I sat here 2 weeks ago and typed up the entire post with the Labor Day weekend update and then LOST the whole thing when I hit the "Publish Post" link. Frustrated, I walked away. I have spend another week in Mexico since and am finally getting back with the update.<br /><br />In the pictures, you will see a man named Harvey, he is my neighbor and a great guy that gave up half of his holiday weekend to help us. He enlisted his 2 sons, their friends and another friend of his, Seth. With my SIL, Matt, and his friend Joe, at times, we had 10 hammers in action. I'll let the pictures tell most of the story.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBeQn0p0l5IFQc-H1KDsWiQAkZdZxy3h4Ft44h_VltyRy82LGB008kEShENTWa3MHLBesT5bTr_Kj4qRY-GM7KQk0vthLK9935Tf5qG0YtCeL12D1kmih4GxBgt9_9knl3x89OpLYFXU/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383655202711689186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBeQn0p0l5IFQc-H1KDsWiQAkZdZxy3h4Ft44h_VltyRy82LGB008kEShENTWa3MHLBesT5bTr_Kj4qRY-GM7KQk0vthLK9935Tf5qG0YtCeL12D1kmih4GxBgt9_9knl3x89OpLYFXU/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" /></a> My SIL Matt getting ready to anchor a truss.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-GzMRcWHzYLub50obMZwGWx0TRNh38X-wpa3lU-ND9m0Rb-d9gyZixnS1MaF44rikwhpX0khyjVZQMJgNGvskjOrtL0QXXzMQbXovZYdudty02VzMyiMrDcO1KqshwJrn0Gd7x5HMB4/s1600-h/Untitled-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383655196130019074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-GzMRcWHzYLub50obMZwGWx0TRNh38X-wpa3lU-ND9m0Rb-d9gyZixnS1MaF44rikwhpX0khyjVZQMJgNGvskjOrtL0QXXzMQbXovZYdudty02VzMyiMrDcO1KqshwJrn0Gd7x5HMB4/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" /></a>L to R Harvey, Matt and Joe.<br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs-XyxNyT7YK90QxPADJT0gyzUBHEP8yJloqULyzGYIWfnNmjIQiSmz3FvcI2m9l-uqIGxVPOWKtubh82ZApVhnayRRH6vNPhM_sYd1DBsi8bCJ7qSuwTTFmhtBI8cd1cV79SzXQHbEM/s1600-h/Untitled-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383654630930232146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs-XyxNyT7YK90QxPADJT0gyzUBHEP8yJloqULyzGYIWfnNmjIQiSmz3FvcI2m9l-uqIGxVPOWKtubh82ZApVhnayRRH6vNPhM_sYd1DBsi8bCJ7qSuwTTFmhtBI8cd1cV79SzXQHbEM/s400/Untitled-3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Trusses up and most of the purlins in place.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTFDyfa2geNyMbTyNQ_G9h3dBI_YGEDYvHvfv4iJv0ynANMtIumkrfCSsY0lRImv2io26LG7KHqayEBQU1uVYw5Es8vNTjgOR7FveZRRVCFlgLvdMpgtWoQsdk-daN-dGlvQE5dXmUJg/s1600-h/Untitled-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383654624438257410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTFDyfa2geNyMbTyNQ_G9h3dBI_YGEDYvHvfv4iJv0ynANMtIumkrfCSsY0lRImv2io26LG7KHqayEBQU1uVYw5Es8vNTjgOR7FveZRRVCFlgLvdMpgtWoQsdk-daN-dGlvQE5dXmUJg/s400/Untitled-4.jpg" border="0" /></a>Harvey, Seth and Joe spend most of the afternoon in the air.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyoY79WCFlMCbBBt3ebqCuHnQ084xQwqAX0SO73bRJ6oBo5vQYeL5HlPxgt0aRAoUYwFdJ0w1DSvVfxYsHPLV0zlCrfSe2_3-F5DYS3w_688pe1mcWji__xO76f9NOnK87fktj9E50OA/s1600-h/Untitled-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383654617217578258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyoY79WCFlMCbBBt3ebqCuHnQ084xQwqAX0SO73bRJ6oBo5vQYeL5HlPxgt0aRAoUYwFdJ0w1DSvVfxYsHPLV0zlCrfSe2_3-F5DYS3w_688pe1mcWji__xO76f9NOnK87fktj9E50OA/s400/Untitled-5.jpg" border="0" /></a> Joe, Seth, Matt and Harvey taking a much deserved break.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6lL0zr6JpXQ0TJkwd555h2ejFJP2OmLZMBA5fGS795iV377YQfoOPDWZL0dM4-PaoOiRa9JkbxN173fGPVIixcze3r81mSEhjm-6ZPiyNQAmRp9jWoU1FRgBPzXy0NKoHXcLhitujvM/s1600-h/Untitled-6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383654606063771522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6lL0zr6JpXQ0TJkwd555h2ejFJP2OmLZMBA5fGS795iV377YQfoOPDWZL0dM4-PaoOiRa9JkbxN173fGPVIixcze3r81mSEhjm-6ZPiyNQAmRp9jWoU1FRgBPzXy0NKoHXcLhitujvM/s400/Untitled-6.jpg" border="0" /></a> By Sunday afternoon, the roof framing was almost complete.<br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8pvpWEaxZ_jMG1cWF6CkfZApXs3LLHElTcpFsP_lNfsixDhw1jrGR_AaqyF2OhTIGbF6zjDXYSi3dMTzRUrX9cs_expidO1ETPSsJCvK03kjhQbk85XAmxPic7pQcuKegLrC-6En9dg/s1600-h/Untitled-13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383654599683199442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8pvpWEaxZ_jMG1cWF6CkfZApXs3LLHElTcpFsP_lNfsixDhw1jrGR_AaqyF2OhTIGbF6zjDXYSi3dMTzRUrX9cs_expidO1ETPSsJCvK03kjhQbk85XAmxPic7pQcuKegLrC-6En9dg/s400/Untitled-13.jpg" border="0" /></a> This view is my studio end, the 15 lite door is for the studio and the 9 lite door beside it will go into the garage. The 2 windows to the right will be in the office part and the other one in the studio.</div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">Since Labor Day, we have been framing some of the areas that still needed it, painting doors and adding some of the trim pieces, getting everything ready to have a "Steel Hanging Party" Hopefully the same crew will show up and be ready to help. This project is taking longer that I had hoped but at the rate it's going, I'll have plenty to keep me busy this fall and into winter.</div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-80492103784886410632009-08-31T18:15:00.006-04:002009-08-31T18:42:40.398-04:00Ready for the TrussesMoving right along. Saturday was my birthday so I spent it doing exactly as I wanted, working on this project. My son-in-law was back to help out and with the help of a man-lift that we rented for the weekend, we got the headers in above the garage doors. Those bad boys were about 40-45 pounds each and there was 9 of them going 12.5 feet in the air. We worked out a system where Matt (SIL) and Dan (DH) were on the ladders on each side of the man-lift that I used to hoist the boards in the air, then we just slid them into place.<br /><br />On Sunday, I ran around in the lift marking and cutting the tops of the posts and setting the "hurricane" straps in preparation for the trusses. With any luck and the assistance of our neighbor (who sometimes gets to bring construction equipment home from work), next weekend's update will show trusses, windows and doors in place. Seems slow going when most of the work has to wait until the weekend. Once we are enclosed, we will have more jobs that can be worked on after work each day. You know, the "little" jobs like building interior walls, electrical, insulation, drywall, mudding and taping said drywall, sanding, painting, etc, etc. Now, I'm tired just thinking about it. What's really bad is when we are in the middle of a project like this, even in my sleep I'm "working" and wake up exhausted.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTTZyLaRTt0QrcjGUWOXRQbNJin6rFqzLdmkfrCkP0AK51b5OryCEYTsqyuG9JJoSsP9yTWpc7nqWAoMoM7C6blLg3EcyXgDz9sKbeiL8HPP4HeHMWim9-xyqFTdXh0QDzXliJpo7BLM/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376255645125858770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvTTZyLaRTt0QrcjGUWOXRQbNJin6rFqzLdmkfrCkP0AK51b5OryCEYTsqyuG9JJoSsP9yTWpc7nqWAoMoM7C6blLg3EcyXgDz9sKbeiL8HPP4HeHMWim9-xyqFTdXh0QDzXliJpo7BLM/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p> </p><p> </p>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-80270659634127444612009-08-23T20:43:00.006-04:002009-08-24T05:30:18.484-04:00I Missed the Concrete PourDue to another last minute business trip (second weekend in a row), I missed the concrete pour for our new garage/studio. Since I would be in Detroit, I asked my husband to grab my camera and click away to document what I missed. He took all except the last one in today's post.<br /><div><div><div></div><br /><div>Some friends of a co-worker agreed to float the concrete for us. Here they are doing what they are good at.</div><div></div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373325861152887842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgAgnkaN-dOe2x7cKKdvz1fGi5FX2wj-BTtOckrf8-O6SuhE4hpwwEdW7K07KNah0Uqj-JMz2FbuHSiqgyJQo9RErdFolAIykeZBiQqpgzD-0nuiInBUK-9E9hKj9FEW0XGgb8LG9IZM/s400/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" /></div><div></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373325871897053810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKhT2cFC2HNODWfET3jhpa19BmL479TSszKZDDdto6zrnpZ7xlE_32-W4OPFpCcxjMgrEHSiTomIE7nDHQZJY7uKpSt4wgcZVay6Wl09Fq4wyN7qZuj_R22UTms5ALlreX75RB0eM_NU/s400/Untitled-3.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373334627367277474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggp_Mr8UnEpWKTOIrX4iJXoENqOSGaRPPlCmyWuYoEQLwvr9g9VkzcWoElwk-rNOcVQGlUUrNecNaCupGoNG-Q1TOHfW01N7pIaLmepD3sYEc1bopBb1voMugHMJag7MroOggJuUJHpnM/s400/Untitled-4.jpg" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373330053033491426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibMhR2iVyU8Zt7e9InGltAbo-1570u49STTZB3zrRUIKCfRmucOG_D1xRQgVvV3w0sDYVMk52Y7rVSsNfyj5xvYALotC-dL2k5-CfJHSieWnlXwqgQKF0W1oGis-sp6rT-Ygv2THYn5BA/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373334636069785122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68JOIMf9Yrhbqp6sL8hSAxPIjuCu1HPGbwpZ0y5V4TSeyv8Pwb2RAg33aauEEPxj9FwnSVgm_DNAeyVNX2OWlGQ8FY6yBgb4wt1HdN3MSfNciEf8gkTvkqxluJtpHPyHgUTw9RvT_KIU/s400/Untitled-5.jpg" border="0" /></div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373327145267712866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNbEFxcjQWFRWgNk5h7QAs-7NAnv1ube88OHt10GOZ0WE0LXEicvgqKVHX2vu-IgWV2-6AfI59DDNk5HJhSSHOodSZ9hdpR6x-OmAhDJJT8_wMC1LhM_omUnqdfErtbGakSrEQXNb9jkw/s400/Untitled-6.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKknHTR-loSmrRL_gBBnhEeo_p5O14cCwwcnsqEnLWO-8aznubjaUGipzrutzY5e_Uvx1nUjR9GyxwCDSLARbG8IZCZ2b0LmLZADhfkqUTgZEz2MasWFLlB0076OKJec3B9HICCftMIQ/s1600-h/Untitled-7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373327147866890962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKknHTR-loSmrRL_gBBnhEeo_p5O14cCwwcnsqEnLWO-8aznubjaUGipzrutzY5e_Uvx1nUjR9GyxwCDSLARbG8IZCZ2b0LmLZADhfkqUTgZEz2MasWFLlB0076OKJec3B9HICCftMIQ/s400/Untitled-7.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373327156031907698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXlgFk4jVJ6dKID2Mo3Y4bDevS_VNXVxe2U3A5T_-G62WFo6AwxsHpulnNhMuEw6gZiiWYM3vgz_W9GW7rPw226jGzLXTKnpUXCObxRh0_n07eJf_YUNsp2TYoR-a1_ul4h0X9kwXkqXA/s400/Untitled-8.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373327163816706546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0MrC_bMIgIvkyJ-ueqpOYCWQcm8COLEWEQo590BmUEhVXMi0vU9900_CMoDPVuW4huAlLuJk251k0JbuzyTIW7cD-CaA47ykFsJp29e3czbV-JtNecnGU9N-x7H_F-VGo_-_8rKMF7o/s400/Untitled-9.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373327169073011618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOLTT10KnJQD2a2bL79qWYS5bnioaUjJPeo5YZ3bKnqvFbVtAjNWYCPAzxXx8-_1oIvYmRC8eWB0SMb5Kavah3sKLrWrR1xUYLxXA6JDt9dQiYQftkv1CBl_m9eol5yWb7AT_q6mfpi4/s400/Untitled-10.jpg" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div>Now, with the floor height set we could frame out the windows and garage doors today. That's my husband in the last picture taking a break. There's no stopping us now. It is just taking longer than we expected. I may still be putting finishing touches on the studio at Christmas. Hard to believe it is almost Labor Day, not to mention me having another birthday next Saturday. <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-30088996349302840122009-08-09T18:25:00.004-04:002009-08-09T18:39:02.594-04:00Garage/Studio UpdateJust a quick post but I wanted to update everyone on the project status. Below is where we are on our garage/studio. If not for my son-in-law (Matt) and his friend (Joe) we would be where we are now. Those two strong young men lifted and stood our posts (the biggest was a 24 ft 6 x 6) up in the holes while we braced everything a couple of weekends ago. They came back yesterday to help nail some of the girts in place. As you can see, we are not done with the girts yet but at least we are building now. With luck, maybe we'll be pouring concrete next weekend or the one after. Pretty much all my daylight hours after work in spent working on this project. Since my husband is home all of the time, he is working outside when he is feeling up to it. We would love to have it enclosed by Labor Day. Wish us luck!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ1mR4QAv98rgqqmZrCBRpyuxp8vgNmkaE07HUoA3-7kp2MB2qD_JjzToH-xAUG1HwHPmyTHGwxO4RebpebB0dYeFEqjXzZmSNF9QR4QZVV8EwxH5LXg4yOt6P_U-kt-kKuM8I_SPiiY/s1600-h/8-9-09.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368094142561325058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQ1mR4QAv98rgqqmZrCBRpyuxp8vgNmkaE07HUoA3-7kp2MB2qD_JjzToH-xAUG1HwHPmyTHGwxO4RebpebB0dYeFEqjXzZmSNF9QR4QZVV8EwxH5LXg4yOt6P_U-kt-kKuM8I_SPiiY/s400/8-9-09.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-55622342255860581432009-07-12T10:10:00.006-04:002009-07-12T11:30:33.869-04:00On the move lately . . .I know, it's been over a month since I posted. My posting seems to be getting worse instead of better. OK, here's why - my job - first on June 15th I flew out to San Antonio then drove on down to Eagle Pass to visit a supplier across the border in Piedras Negras, Mexico. On this trip I made sure I had my camera with me. Below is a shot I took in the Cultural Plaza in Peidras. You can see the rest from there in my Flickr set - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157619764283963/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157619764283963/</a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357578738414921410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyrQRM9c8KjI6QDn6cdovdgWEMlXIlaWIv00yP2Y2k-2l5I-gMZZD5DZLlYkJKS87uMOcqEetQ2yonKRO6w8tf831E8uhfuzQmsSHTaMJgn4Isj7zaRnx8vgLIuob0lcq_5q7520VNpw/s400/Untitled-5.jpg" border="0" /> Then, instead of flying home on the 19th as originally booked, I was asked to fly on to another supplier in Obregon (Mexico) for a week. The visit was tiring but the trip home was the real adventure. To make a long story short. I left the hotel in Obregon at 6:00 am on Friday and arrived home at 2:00 am on Sunday. I missed my connection to Atlanta, had to spend the night in Mexico City (due to weather my plane was late arriving). Finally made it to Atlanta and missed yet another plane (because the airline lost the tag on one of my bags and I had to get it retagged). I managed to get a seat on the last flight to Indianapolis and finally got home at 2 ;00 am. Here is a photo I took in a small town near Obregon called Cocorid. More from the Obregon set are here - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157620613988276/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157620613988276/</a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357578742939333826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7dX_DLJ8cgp5GpRseYku0BmPd0GUQPwYDpZ3aZpM9Ac_5a64wDeElArK3_Vr75gqunW5lYlfCasMA8xvy6hkfS2ZoRDWPT-xX41tEJajLa3D3VXku-H4DxN3HDa45T93BDWiW6pxuPg/s400/Untitled-15A.jpg" border="0" /><br />I spent the next week back in the office counting the days until our summer shutdown then was asked to take a trip to Canada to one of our customers. Since I would be driving on this trip I definitely wanted my camera at my side. The location I was going to was Milton, Ontario which was about an hour north of Niagara Falls so I decided to take the scenic route home. Here is a panorama of the escarpment at Milton. More at - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621100069337/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621100069337/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357586466154309410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37ZmhgWzqXKVf3g_apMWzrVDXmNPpQ1SQ2ChHcj3qFwRosM18taJNTX8INm1-BaUcKWfEM2Ep7X16PgzNpqmjoh8ByGtRkA1QxhM6q2mjsOUHrTwldodLBdgsR2u4tQp0NNTjAgXCekc/s400/Escarpment+Panarama+3_proc1.jpg" border="0" />I started back home last Wednesday morning, stopping by Niagara falls for a couple of hours. The skies were overcast then sunny so the light was constantly changing but I got some decent shots. Here is one of them and the rest can be seen here - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621238671012/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621238671012/</a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357578756862888242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hGybu92s6W2pdzW_kb7zAa0RN7Fi9OXfq2u3HlG5Ccs6Cdo73KrHL26Y2Z9xqTtdRqXyQliQMOpAV2zpdPupUpXb3LJSMQ1lhGjqipKKGNcWBNM7lqFKh3Ck9g-mVq2GSsIGzG33p30/s400/falls+2_proc1.jpg" border="0" />My next stop was the Naval and Military Park in Buffalo New York. Didn't take too many there, but here is one with the rest in my Flickr set - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621230302102/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621230302102/</a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357579768977128802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2DV0Y-V4SRN8SluAqqfGu8RuWMq0i8tS4mYIlouLm-lqtipca57voR9oHVA8AYdR5uDJ4K9_WP_Q3c7U9ZOtfKq0ANCCMEhom5WQAXbAE-U_Yd2adlRe5k0gceUGpeAN5bfcYqDOlOU/s400/Lighthouse_proc5.jpg" border="0" /> From here I headed west to Erie, Pennsylvania for a quick stop at the zoo. I love the face on this guy. His "friends" are shown here - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621230724056/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621230724056/</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQ5vaXyueJ7Q0rvOanynMy-_jfh4oHqvhbhgSz_4YrGqR_iNuKi9OXB_F09_WsW_-Fi_MLsRILLFqX4Swn9hv-qtGy-dJkN1EeMrzD8Is_VFKQbNf4PfUJ5kmEaqb4v2TuKjljbhf_es/s1600-h/Orangetan+3_proc8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357578760989060162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 383px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQ5vaXyueJ7Q0rvOanynMy-_jfh4oHqvhbhgSz_4YrGqR_iNuKi9OXB_F09_WsW_-Fi_MLsRILLFqX4Swn9hv-qtGy-dJkN1EeMrzD8Is_VFKQbNf4PfUJ5kmEaqb4v2TuKjljbhf_es/s400/Orangetan+3_proc8.jpg" border="0" /></a>I spent the night in Cleveland, Ohio and then hit the Botanical Gardens before driving the last 6 hours home. Here is one of my favorites from the gardens. There are plenty more here - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621233953950/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/indiana-shutterbug/sets/72157621233953950/</a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357579777569575410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnCJmtXUu4dnZ99-SNU9UPgr3Gr0ErDPS9gpycV_Qim_n4GpEYndjyzQFdg1SfFEw9eebK5_XO0yNB9x3weD1XYdtiAAIjNbr98xie5sM9hp7y1GEWz7NKdMlnUekkZJMi_XpcbvansI/s400/Untitled-24_proc23.jpg" border="0" />Now, I plan on taking the next 2 weeks off work to see how far we can get on the studio/garage. We still don't have the holes finished to set the posts and really are no farther than the picture in my last post. Hopefully, at the end of my "vacation" we will have more to show for our efforts. That's it for now, I need to gather some tools and go to my daughter's house to remodel a bathroom. </p>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-75950563548240272452009-06-06T07:09:00.008-04:002009-06-06T09:30:58.611-04:00We finally broke ground on the Garage/Studio.<div>I haven't posted in about 3 weeks since we FINALLY have gotten started on our building project. So, if I'm not at work, I usually outside playing in the dirt. On Memorial Day weekend, we rented a sod cutter to remove the turf and layed out the visqueen vapor barrior. Then Tuesday we had 20 ton of pea gravel delivered as a base for the concrete floor. The picture below is pre-gravel (that's my husband in the picture).</div><div></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 403px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 294px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344171770360879570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaX3NCcAL9ExmmhLBBSCZuQ7CV4zdIZMBlBHxIwxxEHSc1kPBe1vNSaos4TMY7pQFAajM5jyWpEvN_PhHZJBxiTdiu1OsGQokmLqmctOt5ItUS_kw4EZw8bVeoiFGvH2Pzsnxt4zH23W8/s400/5-25-09.JPG" />Last weekend we rented an auger to start the 23 holes we needed to dig. The problem is that the auger only got us a 36 inch deep, 12 inch diameter hole. We had a little over half of the holes done with the auger when my husband heard and felt his back go "pop". Now we had to return the auger on Tuesday morning and 9-10 holes to go so we called in assistance from our son-in-law. He was a tremendous help, after we finished with the auger then we needed to start widening and deepening the holes by hand. This is going to take us a little while. Just remember we are both in our mid to late 50's and doing most of this project with our own hands. To set the posts per code, we need these holes to be 52 inches deep and about 15 inches in diameter. We made decent progress last weekend but then the rain hit. Our area received 2-3 inches of rain over 2 days. I snapped this next picture with my P&S before leaving for work the next morning. You couldn't even see the holes anymore.</div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 403px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 328px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344202966312408802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgkpVUmxi1Ij4s__TDEYEv4eHR0Bk461gT_S94_HfGk1XRd0owe1nIsDgG590bs0nPPMh8yEg_0WBqKz34f0LII856lDCR4Ctg13T41xGLRpvhMix10gDHGSv4ZLctjTebvs94T5NweA/s400/Water.JPG" /></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Since then we have been pumping water out of the holes so we can get back to digging. It looks like it will still be a couple weeks before we can get the posts in the holes and get the inspector out here and get the OK to pour the concrete floor. Once that is done, the weather shouldn't slow us down too much.</div><br /><div></div><div>I did take a few minutes yesterday morning to relax and take a few pictures. The temperature was on the cool side so we had heavy dew and a tiny bit of frost as seen on the strawberry below.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZwH8XHBN9OmZQVphhVCnbWbHR_9z55_ITp4LyFKCC8gYsKSqL-0xrVbZ5nRRi17rggqk77lLd9KRg61uO_lJBMCG-MeRDcvduoMok9CsR8PCS-us7-c3Lqy1fSGcMIpy534a6HprlYg/s1600-h/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344171765898407874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZwH8XHBN9OmZQVphhVCnbWbHR_9z55_ITp4LyFKCC8gYsKSqL-0xrVbZ5nRRi17rggqk77lLd9KRg61uO_lJBMCG-MeRDcvduoMok9CsR8PCS-us7-c3Lqy1fSGcMIpy534a6HprlYg/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" /></a> I thought the dew drops on top of the tips of the strawberry leaves were interesting. What do you think?<br /></div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODQio-wS9sqJrqAYyr3NfosfdF9Oe6tK-z6w2g9HpHC725Zs_KFDMUEcCCnwDwSQPuM1OkZYfM_U6fbhlR8WrEcxKQ7BLAiSU2Xs0Eai_VquhBmeAFRqDsPW1Ml_ng3hV8Ze5LxNCrkI/s1600-h/leaf+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344171763692476530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODQio-wS9sqJrqAYyr3NfosfdF9Oe6tK-z6w2g9HpHC725Zs_KFDMUEcCCnwDwSQPuM1OkZYfM_U6fbhlR8WrEcxKQ7BLAiSU2Xs0Eai_VquhBmeAFRqDsPW1Ml_ng3hV8Ze5LxNCrkI/s400/leaf+2.JPG" /></a><br />The daisies are still blooming so I shot them also.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_Q9tBWXKvhmHG77So9DCCL_rGA3vnYTeN7DgvwOAIwRTWRQiPXz9vrYwVHLmjtxwLKoHP96mYFctA3tmjWhUrjDyXw40ksYw1NWbUcBBXOiMg6oo4co2gQbVrgkCL9RBStW_-wgvr4k/s1600-h/Daisy+Dew+1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344171760668810322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_Q9tBWXKvhmHG77So9DCCL_rGA3vnYTeN7DgvwOAIwRTWRQiPXz9vrYwVHLmjtxwLKoHP96mYFctA3tmjWhUrjDyXw40ksYw1NWbUcBBXOiMg6oo4co2gQbVrgkCL9RBStW_-wgvr4k/s400/Daisy+Dew+1.JPG" /></a>I'd better wrap this up since I have to run to town this morning and then get back to digging holes. It's not much "fun", in fact it's hard work but will be sooooooooooooooo worth it when my studio is completed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-30823945047881482962009-05-17T20:08:00.003-04:002009-05-17T20:20:51.791-04:00Playing with macrosI took off a couple hours early from work on Friday so I decided to play with some macro shots. Nothing spectacular, but not too bad either. What do you think?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlPKYKhwG6bfvoqlgWgHD193uwni7J0KvqBjFomPWJBjvZpzJdF1PGJJ1P77gn-RrArg5GRPNN-S9fcrtefjTaYaQ_NbGqRHHmrwfsRIVL1aBNWCjcNhnnrZboN7gkEPLQotSMDw_Oac/s1600-h/Untitled-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336950483318410290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlPKYKhwG6bfvoqlgWgHD193uwni7J0KvqBjFomPWJBjvZpzJdF1PGJJ1P77gn-RrArg5GRPNN-S9fcrtefjTaYaQ_NbGqRHHmrwfsRIVL1aBNWCjcNhnnrZboN7gkEPLQotSMDw_Oac/s400/Untitled-5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_rmloqOu8DXz-GkIP0Cpp3Kgv8mjo5GjW8eKMW38qQfUExP5Y783UBxwdYEiHP5G1jTO3oHFv7a2DlJQUayyjIQ88xsPjS_pyhr2-jdi5ZedJ8wJytACnenvcH8SLCN9UccBmT5mDZg/s1600-h/Untitled-14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336950484934700322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_rmloqOu8DXz-GkIP0Cpp3Kgv8mjo5GjW8eKMW38qQfUExP5Y783UBxwdYEiHP5G1jTO3oHFv7a2DlJQUayyjIQ88xsPjS_pyhr2-jdi5ZedJ8wJytACnenvcH8SLCN9UccBmT5mDZg/s400/Untitled-14.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336950491031633986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylXEZDl0S9x0VEorSgwzBNF6mqyPKAwJ3a6hqc21gwisq0KxRY9uyZDJgCNxQMdRlP7yHe7hU6ecSWKHPT8hRFRL53Y4cIg6WOG68j0kCbrTqdOzlylijV66p47Aegc-sTv-JpDsiN_E/s400/Untitled-13.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-53159411345037355812009-05-10T19:24:00.002-04:002009-05-10T19:53:48.056-04:00Allyssa's 8 weeks old todayHere are the latest photos of Little Miss Allyssa taken today at 8 weeks. My daughter and family came over for Mother's Day but my son didn't make it. I told him I wouldn't hold it against him. Both of our kids live within a half hour so it's not like we never see them.<br /><br />Just a short post tonight since I didn't hit Powerball last night (nobody did) so it looks like I have to go to work tomorrow. Maybe I'll have better luck on Wednesday. LOL<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhyphenhyphenWHVoUTUFOh6aGjpLzZtvclb5SZp8P4UJyslBFP9N9HTKxl11tXP7EJzPuku1p4Kv6IF6NsNw0kbJEsjs1VLhjWv1oUXnbnrcjJVPzU5JD_G_o9swS_RUX77wpHYWi59zHJWBGhfJ8/s1600-h/Untitled-1_proc1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334342228319425074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJhyphenhyphenWHVoUTUFOh6aGjpLzZtvclb5SZp8P4UJyslBFP9N9HTKxl11tXP7EJzPuku1p4Kv6IF6NsNw0kbJEsjs1VLhjWv1oUXnbnrcjJVPzU5JD_G_o9swS_RUX77wpHYWi59zHJWBGhfJ8/s400/Untitled-1_proc1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oQTgvsfWGwv2LR-dAITPLVUMUCZxBlkYLH0rO5hDKr0nFT75zJSo1q2wDAJTNTnR2cQvV721AlVvz266BLcjBOlyRLuF_xuX_QyFfIKFkFLM2FwsIcp35lj2x9AAtrYnDtpYntz0Eo0/s1600-h/Untitled-10_proc6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334342222643103682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_oQTgvsfWGwv2LR-dAITPLVUMUCZxBlkYLH0rO5hDKr0nFT75zJSo1q2wDAJTNTnR2cQvV721AlVvz266BLcjBOlyRLuF_xuX_QyFfIKFkFLM2FwsIcp35lj2x9AAtrYnDtpYntz0Eo0/s400/Untitled-10_proc6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-16569526969503503602009-05-09T20:30:00.003-04:002009-05-09T20:57:06.204-04:00Yes, I'm still hereIt's been about 2 weeks since I posted and I don't have a really good excuse, just very busy at work. I would love to say I've been busy on our building project but everytime we get the ground <em>almost</em> dry enough to break ground, it rains <strong>again</strong>. We have a utility pump set up to remove water from the area, but still can't get it dry enough to remove the sod.<br /><br />Yesterday I took the day off work to give myself a 3 day Mother's Day weekend and have been playing in the workshop. After seeing the 2 sided Senior sign that Marie was selling, I decided to make my own. I am almost ready to paint it, and will post a picture when I get it finished. I decided to go ahead and make it now since my Granddaughter called the other day and told me that she had a couple of friends that still hadn't have senior pictures taken. I told her that I would help them out, especially since they will be graduating in a few weeks. I am looking forward to shooting my first twins. I don't know if they are identical or not, but it could be interesting working with them.<br /><br />While I was in the workshop, I decided to start the other project that I have been wanting to do. That is make some oversized building blocks for toddler props. I want to do a set with A,B,C on one side and 1,2,3 on the other. I also want to make a few more blocks with interchangable letters to use as initials or a short name.<br /><br />After I put the tools away, I noticed the sun had finally come out and was lighting up the Irises so nicely. I grabbed my camera and took a few shots<br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZBd2sUuDd-duBzS_CUpsILwAGB-5gGPN6MPQungMTplbrtG1PJd1JmdrzRRtd20E2dzbSrNl7d32fRWNnFIL2kCEPYmH7XnQnICAzU3fJzR9rwBTNmZ2TP-_oZTKTMbIBm_h5xXodvg/s1600-h/Iris+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333986811096508354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZBd2sUuDd-duBzS_CUpsILwAGB-5gGPN6MPQungMTplbrtG1PJd1JmdrzRRtd20E2dzbSrNl7d32fRWNnFIL2kCEPYmH7XnQnICAzU3fJzR9rwBTNmZ2TP-_oZTKTMbIBm_h5xXodvg/s400/Iris+2.JPG" border="0" /></a> and then one of my gold cats decided he was going to cooperate for a few more shots.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333986810146041810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 396px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGQIeZpNyEpPJeVgV1Qq06Gc0Lodw6TgSGVmUlqsVMwfaY8rDW0vlUGNS4ioUFsSSc_bB0K2qKrAB5gEDlAEnBGA12S0V6ATBrdVii6gAHy1tZTHqcTSuXcNeWWZ-OhGW3cU3JI7hrkA/s400/Prince+2.JPG" border="0" />Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-69093693786301574832009-04-27T19:45:00.002-04:002009-04-27T20:05:32.184-04:00New PropsThanks to the email thread last weekend that mentioned the giant teacups at Walmart, I made myself go to town and look what I came home with. At $20.00 a pop, 2 is the most I could rationalize. They had several different styles so I snapped a picture on my cell phone in case anyone else was interested in seeing what was available. They also had the giant cups in a tulip style. There is another picture below of that selection.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxywcxNnSmfXAtkeqADwmrindXorYj90De78M0H_4kpdppGupiaMLts00rsXycDpaP85iRLMKo4-feEwQ2ahSli9IcBCk1cz6XpgZD8FuHI5dbyPWzs7KnSEhMACPwx-8E06O7JG6PSXg/s1600-h/Teacups.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329522680175533202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxywcxNnSmfXAtkeqADwmrindXorYj90De78M0H_4kpdppGupiaMLts00rsXycDpaP85iRLMKo4-feEwQ2ahSli9IcBCk1cz6XpgZD8FuHI5dbyPWzs7KnSEhMACPwx-8E06O7JG6PSXg/s400/Teacups.JPG" border="0" /></a> While still in the garden shop, some colors caught my eye and I ended up getting some "pre-school" sized props. I picked up a rake, hoe and shovel with matching gardening gloves.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKXO4w6SZCwBTVCyL6qFaZOASj46jqYQUbIINddEU04uzXcVP7qSENnORN8f4T0LkW8MPZvp8BXDEanH0abM-_y3XJ1KzKOCqqgsldSo1Xl-I6lbATV0vWzp2jGLmS5dsoihCxzVwbL0/s1600-h/Garden+tools.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329522672039674082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 365px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKXO4w6SZCwBTVCyL6qFaZOASj46jqYQUbIINddEU04uzXcVP7qSENnORN8f4T0LkW8MPZvp8BXDEanH0abM-_y3XJ1KzKOCqqgsldSo1Xl-I6lbATV0vWzp2jGLmS5dsoihCxzVwbL0/s400/Garden+tools.JPG" border="0" /></a> Teacup selection at Walmart -</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329522676606128722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigwMV1vwooSWh1AQZ-GDiJR298a8MXqzbBhB3VqDqQXg56O5UH46p9JGJztBea1v1fHd5_Zr9ukgY7_57aupKaovI_rvcKTK6KZN1dK86MEyGQPZq5RQiuBKEhbxFsCzQp4rC-TTvrAuQ/s400/Teacup+Selection.JPG" border="0" />Tulip cup selection (also $20.00) -<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329522683845628066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SbjJahRbZuOphK_1ZO02wCXh_4asCBKHa7nGUrtvfcb7bfhUuF1xcdCFKTXRt5rLlbgB-htzfIg6NGOQoeItHGibhEMwdMnu-5uufg_ntt28p6xFph6nd3THKqnLaz4sFHLMPHy-3uY/s400/Tulip+Selection.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-3292653367964437492009-04-25T21:57:00.003-04:002009-04-25T22:47:55.858-04:00A Funny thing happened todayIt's been almost a week since I posted but it has been a rough week. We <strong>finally</strong> launched our new program for the Subaru 2010 vehicles. The company I work for assembles the interior seats for the assembly plant up the road. My job involves all of the component parts that go into the seats and making sure they meet print specs.<br /><br />With the weather being extra nice today (low 80's) I spent most of it outside. Even though the ground is still too wet to start construction, I tried to remove some of the sod from the construction sight but the Bobcat started sinking into the mud, so on to plan B - get on the mower. I did get the 4 acre front yard mowed in the areas that do not have standing water, now the backyard needs done. While working out back, I noticed on of my cats about 12 feet in the air sitting in a tree.<br /><br />Upon closer inspection, we discovered that Prince (the cat) was actually duplicating a photo I created last fall for one of my Daily Challenges. Check out the first picture, the challenge was "Incongruent" so I digitally placed a cat in a bird's nest.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgALhOubHlw0hTWQseEPTjKuU-IT0p9uqKCGGBNLsQgfvsweqhZT4fRWT2bF-qGzMJSjdJV8zNAP_zSG-piip6r-eMrD_y6Lw4UvTgHFK6oFyTgUZfJRTtyrHiiPg2v480g2wTCrdLdA/s1600-h/Cat+Nest.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328820892193237058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgALhOubHlw0hTWQseEPTjKuU-IT0p9uqKCGGBNLsQgfvsweqhZT4fRWT2bF-qGzMJSjdJV8zNAP_zSG-piip6r-eMrD_y6Lw4UvTgHFK6oFyTgUZfJRTtyrHiiPg2v480g2wTCrdLdA/s400/Cat+Nest.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The next two pictures were taken this afternoon of Prince actually sitting in a bird's nest. I just had to head for the house to grab my camera. This was just too funny to miss. I don't know why he climbed the tree but I think it might be to stay out of the path of the dogs. We had let 6 Collies out to run and Prince might have thought it was safer up in the tree.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVN4B_cxYjFI_GOI7e2TawRxkVrHxSgM1HBMDoGGyfhSmR6brPAlYpcp-GW3OYOz4Nk2iBKxd49-248IU0_saJ2EwMC14AEM_19FzsTxgf3AHNcy3E_uUuc8hh5EukDhsQd6yTIza64M/s1600-h/Prince+Nest.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328814771325015314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpVN4B_cxYjFI_GOI7e2TawRxkVrHxSgM1HBMDoGGyfhSmR6brPAlYpcp-GW3OYOz4Nk2iBKxd49-248IU0_saJ2EwMC14AEM_19FzsTxgf3AHNcy3E_uUuc8hh5EukDhsQd6yTIza64M/s400/Prince+Nest.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328814775502195346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBmjCuEX2xWej7itIrWb_fhaa8IxYZQGu7yGkHpCLRmgVeoN1yihy6-3f__8GBcpGRgB_-xA8XGf6yh0Ypdfbfcngwj1ZrY8ggARkvWKgUOlvi5A-9E4SGdGgb1eCABacdkASGvpg7J8/s400/Prince+Tree+2.JPG" border="0" /><br />We had put the dogs back in their runs and as soon as I shot these pictures, Prince came down out of the tree and followed us to the house.<br /><div></div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-19110801070400539242009-04-19T10:22:00.004-04:002009-04-19T11:00:04.179-04:00Prom NightI got a call yesterday afternoon (about 4:30) from my son asking me if I wanted to run into town to take a few shots of my step-granddaughter and her friend before they went to the Prom. He told me that they wanted to leave at 5:00. So being a good Grammy and wanting to capture the ONLY time I've ever seen Krystan in a dress, I packed up my camera and strobes and headed for their house. I got there about 4:45 and had the lights set up in about 7 minutes. I never was really happy with the lighting, but didn't have any more time to play with it. So now I have about 8 minutes to try to adjust the lighting and get some shots in the living room. I told them I wasn't going to promise anything but would see what I could do considering the backgound was picture frames and DVDs in bookshelves. I did what I could to remove the background (there was no time to grab a backdrop and stands) and insert a digital background. So here is what I ended up with (not my best work but at least something to remember the night.)<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326412449481164786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhd4Lu75XRKk45HkBnBDpQrKrwoEEdGUsZZfzEGaYciA3-fwqGZHOzed_ZjukyYTPYaG9Qz-Biolhk8h3dwDhCiA35z0GmngzU-ncaPOa1_Cge3K9lg7MD_1Wdz4j926xib5WgieoujXE/s400/Krystan+and+Bailey+2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326412444399166402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzzIRcmTdN1tBxm6pItlueR1ISMNkJ3jiE8NGxpkm7IlF4dLlakFXmUVsKpQjD0U4NbQZY5Z9e7GWkloxfD0wv0UCTqWFGfMIe-DFfnZd0kv8s2Rr1o89TG6WQJyFp2xSoRgqGASH99o/s400/Krystan+and+Bailey+1.jpg" border="0" />Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-65941995399966273012009-04-14T18:14:00.011-04:002009-04-14T18:44:35.407-04:00Artscow Dog TagsI received an email a few weeks ago advertizing the Artscow Dog Tags with free shipping and since we raise Collies (both rough and smooth) we decided to order some of the tags for the dogs, just in case someone "escaped" the yard. Since there was a email thread today discussing Artscow and the dog tags were mentioned, I thought I would post a photo of them. They are just over 2 inches long, 1 1/8 inches wide and about 1/8 inch thick, at least for the double sided ones. We used a jpg of our logo on one side and added our address and phone numbers in text to the other side. In the picture, I cloned our numbers and address some just for security's sake. And as I said, for the price with the free shipping I thought they were a decent value. I have also ordered a door mat and playing cards with the second picture below on them. They should be here any day, so I'll be able to provide feedback on them also.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324677683036785330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDR5OWrJhH6Nb8xDbUTCvWIymCteDUZ1eEKCVnQJdPnf_-B88JPXFkb5Etlfb-SAL_bL1i2bXh134bx6Z-xpmRydNm08bfrXKxeXn84r_m-21VWpZB1PhXHOhmjBFu0XF3fjaXCTk8g0/s400/Dog+Tags.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324677690748263010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0t1mh0vuFtPLYJd2tl5MPF2lXfGVuLDSznXdCvPGE6dC5HCQimUM8H6mLuN4xlH7DOZxtJ2rjG_pCyJ7V63cvQ_DZUUtSKg1yd61RD1zKfhBFMtwe-iEZBUucliK_y_brWVMfh3NmFNA/s400/Rug+2.jpg" border="0" />Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-79585471597245139902009-04-13T21:36:00.002-04:002009-04-13T21:43:28.037-04:00Finally Blooming . . . .Just a quick post tonight to show everyone that it's finally getting to be spring in north central Indiana. I picked these yesterday and decided to shoot them this evening.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKl5Ak_wprRgaX-SnKGyCcOBqBcOqGEdigbZ5qAPjkXe149UmyE6ZJ4UdN6XsADjauavgA8x-1EQpPCzzCqPjs96mWV0j-LEouLPuOlQRGANFOAKiKeCW2aOxROL5aR6d2crW8_lzJVys/s1600-h/HDR+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324355665455403330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKl5Ak_wprRgaX-SnKGyCcOBqBcOqGEdigbZ5qAPjkXe149UmyE6ZJ4UdN6XsADjauavgA8x-1EQpPCzzCqPjs96mWV0j-LEouLPuOlQRGANFOAKiKeCW2aOxROL5aR6d2crW8_lzJVys/s400/HDR+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-41757219065645521682009-04-12T20:43:00.004-04:002009-04-12T21:05:34.020-04:00Easter Get-together Family PicturesMy "daily" postings have become more of a twice weekly but I am still posting at least.<br /><br />Last week I received the new strobes that I had ordered and then had to learn to use them since I had never tried strobes. Here is my daughter with her husband and all of the girls for their first official family portraits. The girls are Ashley (13), Destiny (8) and Allyssa (4 wks). Obviously all Steelers fans as you can tell by the second picture.<br /><br />My son and his fiancee, Becky, and all of their kids (5 total) were also here (but did not want their pictures taken) so I really couldn't spend a long time shooting. We also had a couple of birthdays to celebrate (Bailey, 13 on the 20th and Krystan, 18 on the 16th). We had a house full (6 adults and 8 kids) but I think everyone enjoyed the visit. At least the weather was about 60° and sunny.<br /><br />I know the lighting is not perfect in these but I don't think it turned out too bad. C&C welcome as always.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1UNY4bw520o_Htuthns6BSKGReH6hVKoaaxVK60uPap2yFbnykdvG73ON4EZekDFW_v1wpkTVS-ZUmgZ__CFt2QFAw-K2Ve3pBKzf4FlkhXLE8p-pchD45-A7CPcShVYg-zF7nklgk8/s1600-h/Anslover+4x6_proc1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323971027833752930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1UNY4bw520o_Htuthns6BSKGReH6hVKoaaxVK60uPap2yFbnykdvG73ON4EZekDFW_v1wpkTVS-ZUmgZ__CFt2QFAw-K2Ve3pBKzf4FlkhXLE8p-pchD45-A7CPcShVYg-zF7nklgk8/s400/Anslover+4x6_proc1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTfVd5_jjqkJ8OGr0JvpQLz9kkkzdg6dFsrNcbbhmEX4DiluMqc8ZovGx9fq4pHyyH0zPZ2PDR9kdMMktqHgMfs7wVWmewj6PcoszCtFVE7G62ff3LcWoeKcK992BRQLXG3pedS6nK9s/s1600-h/Anslover+4x6+proc1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323971023588109010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTfVd5_jjqkJ8OGr0JvpQLz9kkkzdg6dFsrNcbbhmEX4DiluMqc8ZovGx9fq4pHyyH0zPZ2PDR9kdMMktqHgMfs7wVWmewj6PcoszCtFVE7G62ff3LcWoeKcK992BRQLXG3pedS6nK9s/s400/Anslover+4x6+proc1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-91617893411754068002009-04-06T05:25:00.007-04:002009-04-06T19:32:24.780-04:00If only the rain would stop . . . . .<p>Then the ground would dry out and we could get our project started. Saturday we bought the paint for the studio and I went with Option 6. Like my husband said, if it doesn't turn out like we hope, we can always repaint.</p><p>Since it rained all day Sunday, I brought out my old buddy 'Woody' to keep me company and be the victim of my imagination. I also bought another one of those wooden puzzles - the motorcycle - so Woody could go riding. I found out the 9" manikin fits perfect on both the motorcycle and the horse. </p><p>I'll sure be glad when we can get outside and work so I can quite torturing everyone with the manikin pictures and switch to construction pictures.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3YWT3RHFdNwYPEbIz_4R7G-v_l9elORy3C4lCkwE31n_3_y1v5nprk6FhNmc3lK1MU4zWj_IGq5QMePL3jMgpRDQ7lXyGUSlL766hi8ChnVa_abe6QATTP7jtE0DfBJhcQ43SL0XtZU/s1600-h/Ride'm+Cowboy+Woody.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321523345934631378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia3YWT3RHFdNwYPEbIz_4R7G-v_l9elORy3C4lCkwE31n_3_y1v5nprk6FhNmc3lK1MU4zWj_IGq5QMePL3jMgpRDQ7lXyGUSlL766hi8ChnVa_abe6QATTP7jtE0DfBJhcQ43SL0XtZU/s400/Ride'm+Cowboy+Woody.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivA1eUVRbDzA_o1TY3jw3umyYXqf-e5fSOW-t3JivEDhiGM4A_HjhDvw1AXpQShBZkP80xcYsHq2qtLY0w917AgnWPU9VI1A2PoDwRr1r5qfa3IGIe4rvmKfSPK0W-y7Q0viBUee0GC2A/s1600-h/Easy+Rider+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321510667682253874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivA1eUVRbDzA_o1TY3jw3umyYXqf-e5fSOW-t3JivEDhiGM4A_HjhDvw1AXpQShBZkP80xcYsHq2qtLY0w917AgnWPU9VI1A2PoDwRr1r5qfa3IGIe4rvmKfSPK0W-y7Q0viBUee0GC2A/s400/Easy+Rider+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4q02jeyPeuUt1rpAXIfanQ_9Sp6MxWcGCfdoemrzhl0pQOB6dwLo-FkWHtZ7z89d1EpPjof_gfsBEC0HzFfJGzRGfBJPQ17WZP7glC4f_Bvmb8fPQ0KEb-qZ4WJ3PD57t1kN0bakWgA/s1600-h/Faster+than+a+speeding+bullet+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321508342239108738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4q02jeyPeuUt1rpAXIfanQ_9Sp6MxWcGCfdoemrzhl0pQOB6dwLo-FkWHtZ7z89d1EpPjof_gfsBEC0HzFfJGzRGfBJPQ17WZP7glC4f_Bvmb8fPQ0KEb-qZ4WJ3PD57t1kN0bakWgA/s400/Faster+than+a+speeding+bullet+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321718718777845154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJU3Vg68iICgdU-KoUtWtOnjM9w3GfPK7UeCwFJTfGpVvB19YkRkyUaAMavndQHfpvwZkxWr-fSfK71Frv-kQkz9YoYiu5qHQr2g5TjUXXwRheciR5cuQK0K-110lLJLUNcK6r6VDkVP8/s400/Taking+in+the+Beautiful+View.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-64379783345670373112009-04-01T20:24:00.004-04:002009-04-01T21:34:35.536-04:00Can I please get your opinion?Paint is on sale this week so I trying to decide what color I want to paint the office and dressing room in the studio. In the pictures below you will see the countertop I have bought to make a desk with the cabinetry/file cabinets below in black. The clock for the wall is also pictured. I have purchased the ceiling hanging light fixture which has a brushed nickle finish as does the door hardware. There will be 2 windows and a full glass door in the office. Whichever color I choose for the walls, I will go the same color in a lighter shade for the ceiling (12 ft). I plan to paint the studio walls and ceiling in pure white. The floors will all be a medium oak laminated wood.<br /><br />Now I would like your input, which wall color would you pick to go with the desk and accessories? I have narrowed it down to basically 2 colors in 3 shades each. Please help me choose.<br /><br /><div align="center">Option 1</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQfOe_Z6POMmZS-35Q1dqtqMkur96lIbw0EFkTHDoGTihhnU7LjXByE53276nQgW8aIGachkb-0sdXDVN52Jm6kNM4rMOO_yzyfmP6cJ_9QFK4FXQlU0CTDTrCq9oISq6LvhS2J2QTh0/s1600-h/Paint+Option+6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319892848936725874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQfOe_Z6POMmZS-35Q1dqtqMkur96lIbw0EFkTHDoGTihhnU7LjXByE53276nQgW8aIGachkb-0sdXDVN52Jm6kNM4rMOO_yzyfmP6cJ_9QFK4FXQlU0CTDTrCq9oISq6LvhS2J2QTh0/s400/Paint+Option+6.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> Option 2 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfaUuCGimseVNz2i1c-Uv_Ecj_aVYPJUOsrIxMUFMY7X2T4xJqUDa1S_ckoJfNlm7OyCHvc3tAW-XhYBdgjAkJIjYbJVCKDaF4vvMURf2OUoid3TMvr4F7GxVuqKDPuElADeAsQ8Bbx8/s1600-h/Paint+Option+5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319892845431040354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfaUuCGimseVNz2i1c-Uv_Ecj_aVYPJUOsrIxMUFMY7X2T4xJqUDa1S_ckoJfNlm7OyCHvc3tAW-XhYBdgjAkJIjYbJVCKDaF4vvMURf2OUoid3TMvr4F7GxVuqKDPuElADeAsQ8Bbx8/s400/Paint+Option+5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Option 3<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWldvno4pPop7t7QqunVU-eXxfBOiyJBQRf5sCKby4GppxZVjExM9jO5YVjHQsuyGMGIbhtkhX0k8WZQ5zKu6gMcNWQnYX72xw8e9yaMIgcNZcZU6vZ7ndgQESZSnwb8TZC9o6rgCtbD0/s1600-h/Paint+Option+4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319892840602947442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWldvno4pPop7t7QqunVU-eXxfBOiyJBQRf5sCKby4GppxZVjExM9jO5YVjHQsuyGMGIbhtkhX0k8WZQ5zKu6gMcNWQnYX72xw8e9yaMIgcNZcZU6vZ7ndgQESZSnwb8TZC9o6rgCtbD0/s400/Paint+Option+4.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Option 4<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Eb80-XH7lKP33xSOLt-Ku9pSjYlxxUO66t1C_vbS2rNdFu91htWGnjFJgxvO5t6IUGiJ-xlfFRIRcoXjCA2jhSWsZy3U_IabA45vBajtixph4dBSewEMmFdwyeGpDsBhCYIc4eOQGJ8/s1600-h/Paint+Option+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890104272453890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Eb80-XH7lKP33xSOLt-Ku9pSjYlxxUO66t1C_vbS2rNdFu91htWGnjFJgxvO5t6IUGiJ-xlfFRIRcoXjCA2jhSWsZy3U_IabA45vBajtixph4dBSewEMmFdwyeGpDsBhCYIc4eOQGJ8/s400/Paint+Option+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Option 5<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-Vp_Y3agqNzzbCvUhta55k7LpUSkhwQJBH5Ol3a0uvkCroV04OwKh2htTZRihupFqPyIpNhqlV4AVLzETRBpAzchdIovZB-PGJU3FwQXgMLvI9RhuAEDz2a5zTuw-ZIMnVXgk_ky5tk/s1600-h/Paint+Option+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890103055092098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-Vp_Y3agqNzzbCvUhta55k7LpUSkhwQJBH5Ol3a0uvkCroV04OwKh2htTZRihupFqPyIpNhqlV4AVLzETRBpAzchdIovZB-PGJU3FwQXgMLvI9RhuAEDz2a5zTuw-ZIMnVXgk_ky5tk/s400/Paint+Option+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Option 6<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96q1xCSU-NLEk2dh5PcEaYp7wiWaW0kxUngTaXjayein3lV901kvZk1tWvul_qkWc9oTJEKXqYF7DXBmrxUEyNVxJQ1pPFNQz1Wj4WBiiE9KKKsL4WGOOxFHw7urRSIinzQbyr6VzFxY/s1600-h/Paint+Option+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319890097735377090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96q1xCSU-NLEk2dh5PcEaYp7wiWaW0kxUngTaXjayein3lV901kvZk1tWvul_qkWc9oTJEKXqYF7DXBmrxUEyNVxJQ1pPFNQz1Wj4WBiiE9KKKsL4WGOOxFHw7urRSIinzQbyr6VzFxY/s400/Paint+Option+1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051173362498579538.post-89672650756764169742009-03-30T05:09:00.004-04:002009-03-30T06:52:08.722-04:00No Portraits YesterdayLast weekend I shot the one-week old portraits of Allyssa and this week I was all set-up to do the whole family, but due to some "bug" going around, my oldest granddaughter, Ashley, was not feeling up to par. We'll have to try this again in a couple of weeks. With any luck, the weather will be good and we can try some outdoor shots. <div><div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking of outdoors, my original plans for this past weekend was to hop on the Bobcat and start scaping the grass from the garage/studio building site, but that didn't go right either with cold, rain, wind and even snow flurries. Now we have to wait for the ground to dry out again. I'm starting to wonder if we will ever get started on this project, but then again I've been in Indiana all my life and should know how wet and unpredictable spring can be. We'll just watch the weather and wait and work when we can. My goal is to get this project completed before summer so I can spend my free time working on taking Senior Pictures. I've decided I really like taking portraits and would like to shoot both indoor and outdoor venues. So maybe "Saddleback Hills Photography" will have a future and keep me busy doing what I love.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>So, being bored this weekend, I decided to play with "Woody", the green screen and digital backgrounds. It just goes to show that there is always something to take pictures of. What do you think of these?</div><div> </div><div align="center">Swimming under Water</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318919357668579810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxx4tq7SS2vGy0q4C7xjex3t7Gbx99VLjzrIEt-XdC0LLJUd7AsaWXVCRemJ7cBXfr36Gd4Q11wNhbK5xFxNjfHVahlfbu4jdz2cuueckRBsvWC5fUBk6WL4WPYeRoFiBOlI2NmJloMgQ/s400/Swimming+under+Water.jpeg" border="0" /></div></div><div align="center">Going for a hike</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318919350840752370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vWuESiwGdiUsbbwVgZAqbEby57iHb0FXxeZ_MP3KG2gTOjmLvZBT-xfvkqBkq7v_fIBvyEsmpFHNX2dEUAB7aeh4tj8JiBMYg2v-MQCoLr0DBo8cc6UU0kOFxuKuU-hvtC6I5PHu2nk/s400/Going+for+a+Hike.jpeg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Getting Sunburned on the Beach</div><div align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318919378512959778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF6sLsGdexfXD6Bzbg2Rm_QRZjr5CVi7hDePZnQEZrFDZrSc53MXJm0ETo1G2bYeQSjpfixZzLC32G_e2ajXtHity_z_OV5OMut9JTl4LnpaoSxrDdkml807rXX7JxflA77IIYEIO2Eg/s400/Sunburned+on+the+Beach.jpeg" border="0" /></div><div align="center">A Walk in the Park</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318919366671784978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuVEEaBqzXX6XCzCOMOd_eX4Q8IAQpQKSlgArHcgrWf5O34184lTBBdQ87cr16sQjHuQlQ_dLzp40EZEBeXahCKELGwogwDKDOzP1Yo5Xswcy7z_Je4M5Dowm3MvQgDBOcPGH47xy5XI/s400/A+Walk+in+the+Park.jpeg" border="0" /><br /></div><div></div></div>Indiana Shutterbughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264944504001277618noreply@blogger.com2