52 of 2013 - Week 49

52 of 2013 - Week 49. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Taking the Perfect Holiday Pictures'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'What do you Celebrate'. Christmas decoration to celebrate the winter season.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 48

52 of 2013 - Week 48. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Photographing Friends and Family During the Holidays'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Words Words Words'. This is part of my father's collection of 'neat stuff'. It's an arrowhead that his brother or a cousin or someone found when they were kids, in Ontario. Goodness only knows how old this thing is! Can you imagine the history in this one item? Who made it? How old were they? What was their life like? Did they succeed in the hunt with this arrow head? How was it abandoned?

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 47

52 of 2013 - Week 47. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'How to Group Your Photographs'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Alphabet Soup'. I didn't follow either theme, really. My father put this little car together for his model train set. It is so tiny. I remember him making it and being enchanted by it. I must have been 8, or younger. My dad gave it to me, several weeks ago, surprised that I wanted it. It means a great deal to me, not because of what it is, but because of who he is. I have such amazing childhood memories. I'm so thankful for having wonderful parents who gave me a fantastic childhood.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 46

52 of 2013 - Week 46. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'Posing Tips'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'One Dominant Color'. This is as close to poppies as Lego gets. Remembrance Day is Monday. Lest we forget.

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.

52 of 2013 - Week 45

52 of 2013 - Week 45. Picaboo's theme for the week is 'What to Wear for Photos'. My Focus 52 - Pixel Project theme is 'Halloween Illuminations'. I posted Halloween shots last week. So here is something a little different. As I understand it (which isn't saying much), this is a diya or divaa that my daughter was given at school. It's a little clay pot that is used in Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Zoroastrian religious festivals such as Diwali, which is a festival of lights, usually around Halloween. The lighting of small clay lamps filled with oil is used to signify the triumph of good over evil. Though we do not celebrate Diwali, we live in a city where are large number of the population does celebrate, so my daughter was learning about the celebration in school. Rather than ignore all religious and cultural ceremonies, our school leans towards teaching a bit about those celebrated by our students. It's pretty awesome!

Taken with my Canon PowerShot G12 (the fancy point and shoot), edited with Photoshop and PicMonkey.