Square 8/31: Goldenrod

A sure sign that autumn's here-- the goldenrod is blooming.

Square 7/31: Audiobook

Listening to an audiobook on the Kindle...  I still need to figure out exactly how audiobook files work on it, though.  Sometimes, it remembers my place just fine.  Other times, I come back to listen and find it's returned me to the beginning of the file.  (Which is very irritating.)

Square 6/31: Trixie ♥s Her Food Cube

We recently dug the "food cube" toy out of extended storage.  There was a scene of joyful reunion.  It's a love/hate relationship, though.  When there's a stubborn treat that refuses to come out (or sometimes when there's simply no food in it at all), Trixie likes to growl and otherwise mistreat it.

Square 5/31: Taking Notes

I'm working on moving the content from our "old" polymer clay website to the fancy new system (and design) Donald's fixed up for me.  As I go, I'm trying to make notes of things I should add, once the bulk of the site's moved over. 

Square 4/31: Flame on Demand

Matches-- one of those little things we don't think much about, but it's pretty amazing (not to mention convenient) to have flame on demand.  (And it's such fun striking matches, isn't it?)

I burned (most of) the pile of weeds, trimmings, etc. that had been waiting for the right time.  As I work in the yard over the next few months, I'm sure there will be more bonfires to come. 

Square 3/31: I KNITTED SOMETHING.

It's true.  I managed to knit something-- a square of fabric that I am choosing to call a dishcloth.  (g) 

I think I may be able to handle this knitting thing, after all.

Square 2/31: Needles

The crochet hooks are getting a brief rest period while I try to teach myself to knit. 

Square 1/31: Live Oak

...in Honeybee Park. 

September Wrap-Up, October Intro

I changed up my sepia-ifying (sepiaing? sepification? ;o)) process a few days into September.  (Well, the process stayed about the same.  I just changed the tone of sepia.)  Looking back, I'm not sure which I prefer.  The sepia of the first few days feels richer and more dramatic, but maybe it looks overdone compared to the cleaner, lighter sepia of the rest of the month... On the other hand, the less tea-stained sepia doesn't seem that different from black and white.  I like each in its own way, though, and it would be good for me to remember that sepia can vary.

...October.
I think October's going to be a month of square-cropped photos.  It's not something I have a lot of experience doing, and for most of my photos it'll probably be fairly pointless.  (I doubt I'll be diligent about composing every photo with the square-crop in mind...)  Still, it can't do any real harm, I guess.  ;o) 

Sepia 30/30: Phoning It In

Why not finish the month on a high note (creatively speaking)?  Look, it's another photo of Trixie! 

(Honestly, I don't tire easily of photographing my favorite subjects, so I'm not plagued by feelings of guilt over having three or four photos of Trixie per project.)