Blackbeard - The Toy

12 February 2008
Edward Teach, the demon of the seas; the captain of the Queen Anne's Revenge; the scourge of many a sailor; infamously known as Blackbeard; a toy.

This is the only "modern" toy I carry at East Wind Games and I carry it solely for historical value (actually, I also carry Leonardo da Vinci and Anne Bonny). Right.
Cheers.

~KR (Written on 14 February 2008)

Listening to:
I Want You by Rock Runt Riket
from Absolute Music 03

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Tags: PIRATE, EAST+WIND+GAMES, TOY, DOLL, BLACKBEARD, PHOTOBLOG

Light Cluster

11 February 2008
My wife loves our little house. If you have ever visited, or ever do visit, it's obvious. But, it's obvious in the little things, like the decorations. Me, I don't have the skill or patience to do what she's done to make this house a home. But, I love just about every aspect of her work. This is a cluster of lights on top of a curio cabinet. They're shaped like grapes and provide beautiful ambience to the dining room:
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Just in the background there, you can see my blurry wife emerging from the kitchen.

Cheers.

~KR (Written on 14 February 2008)

Listening to:
Joan of Arc by Leonard Cohen
from Songs Of Love And Hate

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Tags: GRAPES, DECORATION, LIGHT, BLURRY, MACRO, BOKEH, LEONARD+COHEN, PHOTOBLOG

Valentine Retail

10 February 2008
Ahh, the glory of an Hallmark Holiday, wot? My life with my wife is darn near perfect and I don't need an artificially created holiday to prove that, or tell her that, or show her that. I'll bring her flowers, or chocolates or take her to out on a date any time I want to, not because some greeting card salesman or a chocolatier or a florist tells me I must. I despise artifical holidays, I really do. But, to appease the mini-challenge for this week, I took my camera into a CVS and took this photo:


Now you understand the above tirade a little better while at the same time getting a small glimpse of the tiny cogs that make my brain whirl. We'd gone to CVS to get some Ester-C at the insistence of our friend, Mary. I took several photos while there and while none of them are great, this is the best. I may or may not use it as my mini-challenge entry. We'll see what the rest of the week brings.
Cheers.

~KR (Written on 11 February 2008)

Listening to:
The Factory Song by Seven Nations
from The Factory

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Tags: VALENTINE'S+DAY, HEART, CANDY, CVS, SEVEN+NATIONS, LOVE, PHOTOBLOG

The World Within

9 February 2008
One of my wife's accomplishments of which i am most proud is her skill at glass blowing. Thanks to the wonderful tutelage of Shannon Morgan at Faire Maiden Glass, my wife has developed quite a talent. I've showcased some of her pieces in this journal before. Here's another one. This is one of the very first pieces she ever made.
It currently is in the living room and lit from underneath creating a beautiful nightlight.
Cheers.

~KR (Written on 10 February 2008)

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

Stack

2 February 2008
As you've likely gleaned at some point in this journalling, both my wife and I are readers. Some would say avid, I would say convenient...that is, I read whenever it's convenient. I read in the morning, I read in the evening, I even read while sitting at stoplights in traffic. What do we read? Everything. From newspapers to magazines to books. This is a stack of consumed magazines:
The magazine is, I believe, Design.
Cheers.

~KR (Written on 8 February 2008)

Camera: Canon PowerShot SD850 IS
Exposure: 0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire