(19) something orange :: For one, maybe two months out of the year I get to partake in one of my favorite Halloween candies - the mallow pumpkin. It's full of sugar and all sorts of manufactured crap and I love it. Candy corn is fun too, but for some reason I just love these little guys ...

(18) my shoes :: these are a cute pair of flats that I got in Stockholm, Sweden a few years back. I love, love, love them. Those Sweds are so stylish. It's the one thing I really noticed while walking around Stockholm. People of all ages were dressed so naturally stylish - lots of great jackets and scarves. Young and old!

(17) technology :: sorry for the somewhat crap photo, but it's been two extremely busy days!! I was lucky to get anything in at all!! So anyway... I am a gadget girl. I embrace technology and am tech support for pretty much everyone I know. Out of all the gadgets in my life, none can rival the iPhone. At this point, I could simply not live without live without it. I am so excited for the new one - supposed to be out within the next month! I will be there day one for sure!!

Outtakes from last nights' long exposure... sat the leica on the dash to see what I would get. Sometimes things are fun when not in focus.

(16) long exposure :: hello chicago! 27 sec exposure watching the clouds overtake the city and the rain begin to fall. Only fired off about 10 shots before it got too wet, but I think this one is a keeper!

Took this shot east of Montrose Harbor. Not a whole lot of people out since it was raining, but I did see a raccoon diggin' in the rubbish bin for tonights dinner. Eew!!  Oh and I think my 8 gig CF card is on it's way out.  Been acting funny lately and not wanting to create folders.  Which brings me to a question for you photographers out there... do you "erase" images after each shoot or do you "format" the card after every shoot?? 

(15) silhouette :: this was as good as I could do given the super %^&*$ day that I've had ... looking like a rough week ahead my friends.

(14) eyes ::  "The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides" Audrey Hepburn

(13) me with thirteen things :: This was easy - I love the website The Burning House.  It's a feed of people from all different ages, countries, interests that take a photograph to represent what you would take with you if your house was burning down.  Super hard to pick amongst my belongings because I like 'stuff.'  But when it comes down to it, there are only a few things that I would really need if the house was burning down.

[ from top left ] wallet . water bottle . (ignore the cat toy ... only way to get the kids in the shot) . Phoebe . camera bag full of equipment . Lucy . laptop . back up drive w/photo library . iPhone . passport . photo albums.  What would you take?  

(12) sunset :: The weather didn't really cooperate with me today and was all cloudy and merk. I was lucky to get any peeks at the sky because most of the day was cloudy! Since we're on the west side of the lake, we only get sunrises over the water ... Gotta be in a boat to see the sun set behind the city.

It was pretty cold by the lake, so it was just me and this little guy .... he was checkin' me out.

(11) something blue :: Tweaked my back something awful from running around the city yesterday carrying way too many bags. Called for a last minute appointment for a massage at Asha tonight. And thank goodness they had an opening and a pretty good massage therapist. He did all sorts of stretching and twisted me in every which way. I feel better, but this one might take a few days to work itself out. I guess it's time for more lower back exercises huh...

So ladies... here's my question for you.  Birthday suit or bikini for a massage?  I never know how far to go...