Day 23/365

 

     I was feeling more indecisive than usual, so I posted both a video and a photo from today's adventure. My mom, brother, and I went down to the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse in Cleveland this morning to check out all the flowers and plants that were in bloom. It was really cool; I'd never been there before. I definitely recommend going - especially with today's random snow dusting, it was nice to pretend it still felt like spring. 

Day 22/365

     Today was a long and crappy day, to put it mildly. I worked a ten-hour shift at the portrait studio, encountering some of the rudest adults and the most tantrum-prone children I've ever met. Anyways, I came home and thought that I'd record some video of one of our dogs, Kilee, doing some of the crazy stuff she usually does. At least a few times a day she chases her tail until she gets so dizzy she falls down, snaps her teeth as if she's talking back to us, and constantly tries to dig no matter where she is. Of course, as soon as I turned a camera on her, she was stone still... I just have to laugh at my luck, (or lack thereof), sometimes.

Day 21/365

     Today I really didn't have much time to plan out my 365 post, so I had to settle for a quick shot of some of our colored Easter eggs. I was literally either helping my mom setup for our family's Easter party or visiting with relatives the entire day. I have a few things in mind for posts this week, so they should be improving from this past weekend's lackluster attempts. Either way, happy spring!

Day 20/365

     I was out running a few errands this morning and decided to take the scenic route back home. I ended up driving down Heisley towards the Headlands and alongside Mentor Marsh. I liked how the sun was hitting the tall grass and decided to pull over for a picture. At least I get to enjoy the nice weather for a few more hours before going into work at the portrait studio!

Day 19/365

     For today's post I did a time lapse video of tonight's sunset. I was hoping for some more dramatic colors than what I ended up getting. I haven't done a time lapse project in a long time, so it was at least a practice in being more patient. It's definitely a practice I think I'll come back to throughout this project, just with a more interesting subject matter next time.

Day 18/365

     I've been wanting to get some pictures of the moon for a while now, and tonight I finally got around to actually photographing it. I believe this Friday/tomorrow is the next full moon, but I wasn't sure if the sky would be clear enough for shooting it, (and I haven't had the best luck with the weather this past week anyways), so I decided to use it for today's entry to be on the safe side. Definitely not a difficult shot to get, but I still had fun getting it all the same! I read somewhere that Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn are all supposed to be visible this month; I'll have to try and look for those on another clear night when I have a longer lens.

Day 17/365

     My friend, Lynn, and I went out to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Akron today to check out the nests at the great blue heron rookery. There were so many nests and herons inhabiting them, and the sounds were amazing. I've always thought that the noises herons make sound so prehistoric, and I tried to record some of their calls today but with the rookery being right on a pretty busy road, all the cars going by right behind us drowned out anything my mic picked up. 

Day 16/365

     Today's been mostly overcast with the sun trying to peek out once or twice, but we did have a mild five-minute storm with a bit of rain and thunder earlier this morning. I had just enough time to record some of the thunder, but by the time I went up onto the balcony at my mom's house to take pictures, (or video, like I was originally going to attempt), the rain had already stopped. 

Day 15/365

     My mom and I went out to her cabin tonight so I could try to attempt a shoot idea that yet again didn't work out the way I wanted, (I'll get it eventually; the weather just doesn't seem to want to cooperate with me). On our way back home she suggested we stop at Headlands Beach and check out the sunset, which ended up having some pretty nice colors to it. 

Day 14/365

     For entry fourteen I got my mom and brother involved, much to their dismay. I wanted to do a triptych of our portraits in order to see what similarities there were in our facial features. This idea first came to mind when I went into work with my mother this past week and a coworker commented on how much she thought I looked like my mom. My brother and I have always gotten varied opinions when it comes to which of our parents we look like more, if at all. Everything from looking just like our dad or just like our mom, to looking like a complete blend between the two, or not looking like either of them; my brother and I have heard it all. Personally, I tend to think Ryan looks more like our mom, (same eyes, same mouth), and I look more like our dad. I've always thought that looking and comparing people who are related to each other and seeing the traits they share to be interesting.