Maggie & more

I started my physical therapy or should I say torture. While waiting for my appointment, I had plenty of time to spare so my brother & his wife brought my photogenic niece over for some "fun with photos". Maggie was such fun to shoot ! She enjoyed sitting on Nannies floor getting all girly ! You can see her whole photo session by clicking on Maggie & more.

Now it's time for me to catch you up on my 365 project.
You have to keep an open mind and remember that I'm still stuck without driving so, some of my shots are from inside my humble abode. Unless it is therapy day and I get out.

This first one was taken while I was at moms waiting on Maggie to arrive. Mom has so many birds all throughout the year.This cardinal was enjoying the corn.
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A gift I received from a very nice lady from work. Helen knows exactly how to lighten someones spirits ! This tin was packed full of goodies !!
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Here's another therapy day. Blowing snow and 65 mph down the road, off we go ! Lori is a pretty good driver but man was I a nervous wreck. Oh yeah and her car has heated seats !! She was nice and turned mine on before she picked me up-needless to say when the control is on the right hand side and for now I have no right hand - I had a warm tush by the time we got to my house !
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Beautiful sunrise shining on the snow. I caught it just as it peeked around the tree.

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A light bulb without electricity? It is called light painting. I set up the tripod, turned my camera to bulb mode, hit the remote switch and started flashing a flashlight on the bulb. Wa-la !

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On the way to the grocery store I snapped this picture. To the eye this house it so empty and cold, but I'm sure it has warm memories.

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Pests! They are still here! I was told they eat fleas, do fleas survive in the winter too??

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Lights, camera, action ! I named this picture "look up".

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Hey, hey, I wanna be a rock star ! After Lori and I got back to the house from therapy- we had some rock star fun. The bad thing was the temperature- 24 !! We might have taken more if it was warmer. I'm already thinking up a plan for next week.

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Change has happened ! Jan.09 history was made.

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OK I always wanted to walk barefoot in the snow......I did ! Well I didn't walk, I only slipped my shoes off for two steps-it was a little cold.

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Now if you can think of any good ideas for me to take pictures of for my 365 project let me know. Here's a list that was compiled on another blog -http://365photosin2009.wordpress.com/theme-list/

It sounds good but being inside some are hard.

Keep your eyes open -I'm going to do "baby belly " photos of my niece soon.

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While driving down gravel roads, take the time to look for these beauties.

Look 'Em

Boy do I have some good southern humor to tell you.

I was giving Rick a break from cooking supper ( he has been taking care of me since surgery ) so I decided I wanted a good southern meal. I was going to make soup beans, ( pinto beans) cornbread and green onions. That sounded so good and he was looking forward to it to. Well in order to proceed I needed his help. ( again, I only have a left hand for now ) He was in the kitchen to cutting up deer meat for jerky so I asked him to open the bag and pour some out on the counter. He asked , why are you doing that? I then told him I had to look 'em. Look 'em he said in a weird tone. Yes look 'em ! Now he says he's never had soup beans until he met me but of course he also gets a shopping cart when he goes to Wal-Mart! Not anymore now we get a buggy !! I'm trying to teach him some proper southern talk and he ain't gettin' it to easy. Anyway back to the bean story. I told him you have to look 'em to get out the bad beans, rocks, corn, etc. Laughing he said , that's a new one on me then turned around and said he had to look his deer meat - smarty pants ! I got the beans looked and soaked and we had our delicious southern meal the next night.

Shoulder update- First let me say ouch ! My brother took me to my appointment Thursday and the Dr. took off part of my robotic immobilizer. I now just have the padded sling on and begin therapy Monday - tomorrow ! Still no driving, which is the toughest part but at least I get time to blog ! I bet you're wondering - A) if she can't drive how is she getting to therapy and B) how in the heck is she typing all of this !

A- that's where my mom, siblings,boyfriend and my buddy Bill are going to come onto the picture. Now Bill has no clue he is going to help out but he told me not long after surgery if I needed a ride or anything to call him - well Bill pick up your phone I need a ride home on Thursdays !! :)

My therapy will be 3 days a week for 3 weeks then I go back to the Dr. for a check up then on to more intense therapy of strength training. Yes I'm going to have strength in my right arm again-'bout time !

B) typing -I am getting pretty dang good left handed. I told someone the other day that my writing looks like I went from Kindergarten to 4th grade :)

365 project - My picture a day for every single day of the year is going pretty good. When you sit inside all day there's not a whole lot you can shoot so you will notice one picture is of mu ah :)

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Snow - My boyfriends mom keeps sending me pictures of the tons of snow they are getting - I told her to keep that crap up there ! We haven't had to much here and that's the way I like it. Being a southern gal, I don't drive when it's white out. By the way thanks MaryAnn for being my first blog-follower !

Marine in the family -My nephew graduated boot camp and is now a Marine -woo-hoo !! Way to go Trevor. This is a picture from his graduation in San Diego. Picture taken by Gina.

Photo shoot tomorrow at moms. Yes one handed !! Since I have to catch a ride to work with Rick then, a pick up from mom, then hang out at moms until my 2:45 appointment - I thought why not ! Maggie is coming over for a fun day of picture taking and getting all prissy. I will post those pictures next week. Until then from my PC to yours - ta-ta !

Introducing Red

So as many of you know, if you've been following my blog, that I had shoulder surgery Dec. 10th. Well with that said it was my right shoulder and I'm right handed :) When this is all over I will more than likely be ambidextrous ! Writing, typing and taking pictures left handed is getting easier everyday. I go back to the Dr. Friday and with all hopes I can get this immobilizer off ! Then I will no longer be robotic Tina.

OK now on with my story about movies. I think if my count is right I have watched 52 movies- some old, some new and several Christmas movies from Lifetime. Yes I have cried, laughed and now I think I'm turning into one of the characters from one movie I watched. The Cast Away - ever see that? Well if you haven't go rent it, it's a pretty good movie. You can read the plot here - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/plotsummary . Well, in this movie after being alone Chuck ( Tom Hanks ) makes a friend, someone to talk to. It is Wilson - a volleyball that he draws a face on and actually talks to ! Hey, don't laugh when you're lonely you will talk to anything ! I know, I have been out of the house 4 times in the past month and Rick has to go to work so I'm here alone.

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Today I made a new friend - I call him Red !

No, I don't sit and talk to it but I had a blast creating it/him and I did it left handed! See I'm working on that ambidextrous thing. Making Red has been fun and it will give me a picture for my 365 project I'm working on. Some people may say what is that ? Well in my flickr addiction that I have there are groups you join. I joined some and they challenge you to taking and posting a picture every day of the year - 365 to be exact ! Since I can't get out to take pictures I would normally take I have to make do with what I have around here. For instance so far - I have taken these.

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Rick and I got out to deliver deer meat to my mom so I took the point & shoot and got the barn picture. The others as you can see have been shot from the windows in my house. Until Red came along - I'm going to have some fun with him. I'm thinking of places I can take him - you know let him explore ! :)

Well enough for now - I failed to mention that since I've been cooped up I joined NetFlix ( like I've not seen enough movies already) so I have to go watch Definitely Maybe. After that I get the new Saw movie. No, I will not create or think like him so you are safe :)

I'm going to do a post weekly with my 365 photos and then some. Ta-ta for now !

Your Birthday Info

Not the usual post but here it is.I will post more tomorrow.

I got this very informative email so I thought I would share it with you. The information you are about to read is about me and the year I was born. You can also find out about your birthday Click here!

3 May 1965
Your date of conception was on or about 10 August 1964 which was a Monday.
You were born on a Mondayunder the astrological sign Taurus.Your Life path number is 11.Your fortune cookie reads: Hearts are not to be had as a gift, hearts are to be earned. W.B. Yeats Life Path Compatibility:You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 3 & 6.You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 9.You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2438883.5.The golden number for 1965 is 9.The epact number for 1965 is 27.The year 1965 was not a leap year.Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/2/1965 and ending 1/20/1966.You were born in the Chinese year of the Snake.Your Native American Zodiac sign is Beaver; your plant is Wild Clover.You were born in the Egyptian month of Epipy, the third month of the season of Shomu (Harvest).Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 1 Iyyar 5725.Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 2 Iyyar 5725.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.11.11.19 which is12 baktun 17 katun 11 tun 11 uinal 19 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Monday, 2 Muharram 1385 (1385-1-2).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 18 April 1965.The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 25 April 1965.The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 3 March 1965.The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 6 June 1965.The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 13 June 1965.The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Monday, 27 September 1965.The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Saturday, 17 April 1965.The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 2 March 1965. As of 1/3/2009 11:32:16 AM ESTYou are 43 years old.You are 524 months old.You are 2,278 weeks old.You are 15,951 days old.You are 382,835 hours old.You are 22,970,132 minutes old.You are 1,378,207,936 seconds old.Celebrities who share your birthday:
Greg Raposo (1985)
Christopher Cross (1951)
Doug Henning (1947)
Frankie Valli (1937)
James Brown (1933)
Sugar Ray Robinson (1921)
Pete Seeger (1919)
Bing Crosby (1903)
Golda Meir (1898)
Niccolo Machiavelli (1469)Top songs of 1965
Satisfaction by Rolling Stones
Yesterday by Beatles
Turn! Turn! Turn! by Byrds
Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter by Herman's Hermits
I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher
Help! by Beatles
I Can't Help Myself by Four Tops
You've Lost The Lovin' Feelin' by Righteous Brothers
Downtown by Petula Clark
This Diamond Ring by Gary Lewis & the PlayboysYour age is the equivalent of a dog that is 6.24305283757339 years old. (You're still chasing cats!)Your lucky day is Friday.Your lucky number is 6.Your ruling planet(s) is Venus.Your lucky dates are 6th, 15th, 24th.Your opposition sign is Scorpio.Your opposition number(s) is 9 & 11.
Today is one of your lucky days!
There are 120 days till your next birthdayon which your cake will have 44 candles.Those 44 candles produce 44 BTUs,or 11,088 calories of heat (that's only 11.0880 food Calories!) .You can boil 5.03 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1965 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.In 1965 the US population was approximately 179,323,175 people, 50.6 persons per square mile.In 1965 in the US there were approximately 1,800,000 marriages (9.3%) and 479,000 divorces (2.5%)In 1965 in the US there were approximately 1,712,000 deaths (9.5 per 1000)In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.In 1965 the population of Australia was approximately 11,505,408.In 1965 there were approximately 222,854 births in Australia.In 1965 in Australia there were approximately 93,546 marriages and 8,491 divorces.In 1965 in Australia there were approximately 99,715 deaths.Your birthstone is Emerald -->The Mystical properties of Emerald
Though not meant to replace traditional medical treatment, Emerald is used for physical and emotional healing. Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Agate, ChrysopraseYour birth tree is
Poplar, the Uncertainty
Looks very decorative, no self-confident behaviour, only courageous if necessary, needs goodwill and pleasant surroundings, very choosy, often lonely, great animosity, artistic nature, good organiser, tends to philosophy, reliable in any situation, takes partnership serious.There are 356 days till Christmas 2009!There are 4 days till Orthodox Christmas!The moon's phase on the day you wereborn was waxing crescent.





Now about my name - Tina Marie Johnson (birthname)


You entered: Tina Marie Johnson
There are 16 letters in your name.Those 16 letters total to 77There are 7 vowels and 9 consonants in your name. What your first name means:
Latin
Female
Name ending used as an independent name and in combination with other names i.e. Tinamarie.
English
Female
A diminutive of any feminine name ending in -tina, but is now also popular as an independent first name.
Your number is: 5
The characteristics of #5 are: Expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.
The expression or destiny for #5:The number 5 Expression endows with the wonderful characteristic of multi-talents and versatility. You can do so many things well. The tone of the number 5 is constructive freedom, and in your drive to attain this freedom, you will likely be the master of adaptability and change. You are good at presenting ideas and knowing how to approach people to get what you want. Naturally, this gives you an edge in any sort of selling game and spells easy success when it comes to working with people in most jobs. Your popularity may lead you toward some form of entertainment or amusement. Whatever you do, you are clever, analytical, and a very quick thinker.
If there is too much of the 5 energy in your makeup, you may express some the negative attitudes of the number. Your restless and impatient attitude may keep you from staying with any project for too long. Sometimes you can be rather erratic and scatter yourself and your energies. You have a hard time keeping regular office hours and maintaining any sort of a routine. You tend to react strongly if you sense that your freedom of speech or action is being impaired or restricted in any way. As clever as you are, you may have a tendency to make the same mistakes over and over again because much of your response is glib reaction rather that thoughtful application. You are in a continuous state of flux brought by constantly changing interests.
Your Soul Urge number is: 1
A Soul Urge number of 1 means: Your Soul Urge is the number 1. With a Soul Urge number of 1, you want to lead and direct, to work independent of supervision, by yourself or with subordinates. You take pride in your abilities and want to be recognized for them. You may seek opportunities to display your strength and usefulness, wanting to create and originate. In your desire to manage the big picture and the main issues, you may often leave the details to others.
The positive 1 Soul Urge is Ambitious and determined, a leader seeking opportunities. There is a great deal of honesty and loyalty in this character. If you possess positive 1 Soul Urge qualities, you are very attainment oriented and driven to success. You are a loyal friend and strictly fair in your business dealings.
The negative side of the 1 Soul Urge must be avoided. A negative 1 is apt to dominate situations and people; the home, the spouse, the family and the business. Emotions aren't strong in this nature. If you possess an excess of 1 energy, you may, at times, be boastful and egotistic. You must avoid being too critical and impatient of trifles. The great need of the 1 Soul Urge is the development of friendliness, and a sincere interest in people.
Your Inner Dream number is: 4
An Inner Dream number of 4 means: You dream of being a very solid citizen that people can depend upon. You strive for organization and predictable order. You want to be recognized as a person with a plan and the discipline to make that plan work like clockwork.

Happy New Year

10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1...........

HAPPY NEW YEAR !

I put this video ecard together on smileybox.com enjoy !

Here's to a fine 2009 !! Well I brought 2009 in sitting in the recliner watching the ball drop. Rick had gone to bed.

The year in review would take all day for me to type since I only have a left hand right now. I can say it had it's good and bad memories.Here are a few to recap:

Bad - The economy crashed,people lost their jobs,natural weather disasters all over the world,some of them right here in Iowa and the people voted for a change and now we are stuck with Barack Obama for 4 years.

For some good highlights - my family is all safe and for the most healthy,my nephew,Trevor is now a Marine,my nieces Megan & Amanda are expecting again,my sister Melissa gave birth to a handsome little man whom I still have not seen,Rick & I still have our jobs,one of my pictures got published in the Access Energy calendar ( hey it was 50 bucks ),I have made alot of friends, my Uncle Allen is all set up in his new home in Tennessee- now dad has family there,we traveled to Tennessee for vacation, I had 8 paying photoshoots including a wedding, and the list could go on and on.

I would like to say thanks to everyone who visits my blog - I hope you get a little joy from reading my posts. Please leave comments so I know you are out there :)

Now for some New Year resolutions - I don't want to set my expectations to high so here goes.

I want to put alot of effort into my photography skills and get out more- you know,venture to places I have never been. In saying this I mean hit a gravel road,travel to a different state or even country and shoot away. I'm seriously considering a trip to Ireland in 2010 so now is the time to start saving and planning. As far as the gravel roads - I'm bad about getting lost so I purchased a Garmin Nuvi to keep me on the right track. With it I can mark locations and go back to them in different seasons. I look for old houses and barns as most of you know from looking at my flickr page ( www.flickr.com/harleypass )

Speaking of the Garmin - I want to start doing a little geo-caching (pronounced geo-cashing) ! This is something new to me but what a great idea and a chance for some photo-ops. You can read more about that here.http://www.geocaching.com/faq/

Health- I'm going to work on this all around- watch what I eat and cut back on the cigs. No I'm not saying I will quit - that makes me an angry person

Family- spend more time with them.

Blog- post more !

That's about it,I don't want to set my goals to high. Hopefully everyone will stick to their goals as well. Let's all reflect on the past and move on to the future.Happy New Year!

Watch this amazing time lapse video of time flying by.http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=11327764