The photos of the hundreds and hundreds of people participating have been quite a variety - many absolutely fantastic and beautiful, some very professional although the persons posting some of these professional-looking shots have said they are playing with new apps on their cell phone or their new camera. Some have obviously taken quick snapshots, such as myself. I have tried my hand at composing some of the photos, but I have found the idea of the challenge - which is to take a photo centered on a theme or prompt that changes for each day - to lend itself to the impulsive snapshot rather than a composed photo. Some of my best pictures are momentary captures that I was lucky enough to have my camera along to take.
This Photo a Day Challenge has encouraged me to have my camera in easy reach, all the time - to constantly be on the lookout for that unusual or interesting image just asking to be captured and shared.
Here are the first week of January prompts and photos I took (along with a caption for the photos).
Day 1. (today)
Today is the first day of the new year and I wanted to do something traditional to start the year off, so I made Æbleskiver - a Danish delight (which some people would equate to pancake balls but are really much better) generally made for Lille Juleaften (Little Christas Eve).
I was unable to make this for Little Christmas Eve, Christmas Eve, or even Christmas Day but January 1st is still during the 12 days of Christmas so all was well.
Æbleskiver is made with beaten egg whites folded into the buttermilk batter and cooked in a special pan. My two skillets were given to me as bridal shower gifts. One is wrought iron, the other is a teflon coated modern pan. They cook quickly and are served hot with butter and a choice of toppings from plain white granulated sugar, to applesauce or syrup or even jam. Æbleskiver means apple fritter but no one ever puts apples in the batter. But if there are leftovers, they are sprinkled with sugar and stored in a cold place and eaten cold like a donut.I like to serve my Danish food on my dinnerware that is also from Denmark. Need I say that all eight of my great grandparents came from Denmark?
Day 2. (new)
I work at a library and here are some of the books we just got in on this day -
New releases and
New to our collection.
Day 3. (Heart)
Five years ago next month, my
husband ended up having quintuple bypass surgery. He spent nearly two weeks in
the hospital and came home with this pillow which he was supposed to hold
against his chest if he had to cough. The pillow shows all the blood vessels
the doctors replaced with pieces of a vein they took from his leg. I am so glad
he came out of the hospital as good as new and remains healthy as we approach
this anniversary. He has been MY heart and my best friend for over 35 years.
Day 4 (The View From Here) two photos:
#1 I took this one early this morning #2 is My view from the sofa of my dog,
just after sunrise through our front Franklin looking over my cat Peabody's head...
window of my dormant Hydrangea if Peabody views something interesting outside
and fronds from its neighboring Franklin MUST have a chance to see whatever
Holger Juniper. "it" is (I call this photo "Whatchalookin at?").
Day 5. (movement)
I had a hard time choosing
photos of movement.
I had some from a while ago
that I really liked as well as
the ones I took on Day 5...
#1 Driving through a fast moving
very bad thunderstorm just
outside of Wheeling, WV
at twilight.
And #2 - I play flute in an
Alumni Marching Band
and each year we also
perform concerts.
Our band front performs
with us on stage for a
couple songs. Here is a
flag squad member
during practice for
our most recent concert.
Day 5. (movement) Continued:
I took many photos today
but
none really conveyed
the theme very well.
So I am resorting to a couple
photos
taken previously,
at Christmas in fact.
#1 Peabody playing with
his brand new
mouse toy.
And #2 Franklin playing
Tug-of-War with his Wubba toy.
(Franklin's pic yet to come)
