Project 365 - Days 221-223

I had a whole variety of memory cards to go through, so if these photos seem a bit random, well, for the most part, they are.  This week has already been busy (dog haircuts, the animal shelter, work, etc.) so I've just taken some photos here and there to make sure I got something each day.

Day 221 - Monday 9 August 2021

On Monday the girls got their furs cut.  They were getting a bit shaggy, so it was nice to have sleek, freshly laundered doggies back again!  And, apparently, the first thing one must do when getting home from the groomer is to see if you can get the New Dog smell off.

Rubbing off that New Dog smell.

And a nice shake for good measure.

And then the "dramatical" pose.

Speaking of random photos, this one amuses me - my shortened downward dog, because my snoozing down dog was hogging the mat!

She doesn't care that she's got almost half the mat. (Note, this was pre-haircut!)

Day 222 - Tuesday 10 August 2021

Animal shelter day!  I photographed 17 doggies on Tuesday, but there was one wee pup who almost convinced me that it was time to become a three-dog household again.  Meet Ziggie, a 10 week old Australian Cattle Dog/Poodle mix.  Just ridiculous. Cute, bouncy, floofy, and just silly.  But, he climbed into my lap and began chewing on my face mask, my watch band, and my necklace, reminding me that puppies are a lot of work.  So, I didn't stick him in my camera bag and bring him home, although the thought crossed my mind.  (And besides, we have to find room in the bedroom for another dog crate before we can add another dog to the family.)  The shelter posted these photos this morning (he was available for adoption today) and within 2 hours they had over 80 emails about him, and 20 people on a waitlist.  He was adopted by the first family that met him.  No surprise there!

I mean, if this photo didn't immediately make you want to take him home, nothing would!

A total goofball!

Seriously.  *squee!

Day 223 - Wednesday 11 August 2021

So, today I didn't get a whole lot of photos as I've got to make more progress on the shelter photos, but here are a few.

The close to freshly-laundered Lucy-Fur!

The makings of tonight's tofu stir-fry!

Project 365 - Days 214-220

This week is another with a lot of not-so-exciting photos.  It's been quite smoky the last few days, and earlier in the week I had just been busy with lots of other stuff - dog stuff, work stuff, nothing super exciting, but stuff that had to be done...  This week also promises to be quite busy, but the girls get their furs trimmed tomorrow, I go to the animal shelter on Tuesday, and there are going to other photo opportunities later in the week, so there might be more than just photos of me looking into the glass door!

Monday 2 August 2021 - Day 214

I had the revelation about my "reflection in the door" photos - the glass doors are double panes of glass, which is what is likely causing the "ghosting".  I haven't found any big panes of glass that aren't double panes of glass where I can test this theory yet.  But I haven't looked very hard, either!

It also rained on Monday (Yay!  Well, sort of.  It helped the grass but didn't do much for the much bigger drought issue.  There was also a lot of thunder, which did NOT make Daisy happy.  Many phone calls later and Daisy The Dog (as the pharmacy has her listed) has her Xanax prescription so she doesn't completely lose it when there is thunder.

Speaking of Daisy...

"Lady, why did it take so long to get me drugs?!?" "I don't know, Daisy, but it's all sorted out now." "Oh, okay, Mom."

And Lucy-Fur, so there's no hints of favoritism.

Tuesday 3 August 2021 - Day 215

A yoga photo because, well, why not?

And continued fascination with my reflection in the window...

And a random dog photo.  Like I said above, no rhyme or reason for these photos this week.

Wednesday 4 August 2021 - Day 216

Contemplative black dog.

And the youthful enthusiasm of the blonde dog.  Notice that the lawn has "greened up" a bit from the rain - well, at least it doesn't look quite as burned out as it had been looking.

Thursday 5 August 2021 - Day 217

A smoky walk, but not as smoky as it got on Friday.

Friday 6 August 2021 - Day 218

Don't ask my why I felt the need to take photos of me looking overly enthused at work, but there you have it.

It's always fun to see people that I've only ever 'met' via Zoom and have them not recognize me because I'm on my way to rob a bank.  Well, and I'm wearing something other than a t-shirt or a sweatshirt.  (Technically here I'm wearing a t-shirt and a blazer, but still...) The mask was also good for when the smoke moved in and it smelled like the building was on fire... (It wasn't. And no, I didn't rob a bank; the branch of the credit union in the hospital is closed while never-ending construction continues.)

Saturday 7 August 2021 - Day 219

Just a photo from our smoky morning walk - shortened because of the smoke.  The smoke was really bothering me yesterday, so I snoozed most of the day.

Sunday 8 August 2021 - Day 220

The Sunday Walk Photo.  More smoke.  More raspy throats, itchy eyes, and wondering why we were willingly exposing ourselves to black lung disease...

I think the smoke has turned the girls nutty....  Heehee! 

Some dogs are nuttier than others, but when you're a Demon Dog you just can't help yourself!

And there you have it.  

Project 365 - Days 208-213

This last week has been a very long week; the division chief felt the need to press forward on an August 2nd deadline for a manuscript (given that I sent the analysis off on Friday, and hadn't heard anything about the rest of the manuscript being written - and didn't hear back from the chief - I don't think we're going to make that deadline, but when the Big Boss says "let's try to make this deadline" you don't argue, you just work.  And yes, I had been sending data updates throughout the week, but when the driving force of the project keeps changing his mind about basic things like what value is the 'above this value is just unrealistic for this measure' on many variables, it took multiple runs of the data to come up with a final data set.  *ahem*).   Anyway, I spent almost every waking hour of this last week working on this project, so some of the days are less inspired than other days.

Day 208 - Tuesday 27 July 2021

It had been so dry that I was amused to even see a few droplets of water on these leaves.

Random ear-flappage.

Day 209 - Wednesday 28 July 2021

This was a day where the photos were of the 'I'd better snap something' variety.

The slightest hint of rain.

Lucy-Fur not sure about the light misting of water in the air.

Day 210 - Thursday 29 July 2021

Just something from the morning walk.

This photo isn't terrible, but I need to actually calibrate my 35mm lens.  It's got some front-focusing going on, so I need to break out the calibration docking thingy and get it sorted out.

And a photo of Gary's band.

Day 211 - Friday 30 July 2021

Friday is my day to physically be in the office (I figured it would be quieter and the commute not so bad), so after spending the day in the office, not actually talking to anyone and just trying to get the previously mentioned Project From Hell done, I came home and thought I should probably try to get a photo.

I actually don't know why I am blurry - the girls' reflections in the glass aren't blurry, so I'm not sure why I am, but it was sort of fun.  And yes, this is how I dress for work. I throw on a blazer so I look moderately professional (although my Dalek brooch might take away from the true professionalism, but I'm a statistician - no one expects us to be fashion plates - and the Dalek brooch is a one-item personality test - people either recognize the Daleks immediately, give me their best "EXTERMINATE" impression, and I know we'll get along well, or they don't, and I reserve judgement), but since I rarely see people, I dress to be comfortable.

Day 212 - Saturday 31 July 2021

On Saturday, I got a few more photos at Health Pets, part of their quarterly social media shoot (since Heide is my guinea pig, her first set of photos is an iterative process - but she'll have a bunch of stuff for her website and Instagram feed, and I'll have a better sense of what I'm doing for some of the other small businesses who are potential clients).  I haven't finished her photos yet, but since she's leaving for 3 weeks, it was now or in a month.

Day 213 - Sunday 1 August 2021

How on earth are we into August already?!?  Seriously.  Other than the weather, I keep thinking it should be May....

We've actually had some rain the past few days (finally!), and to Daisy's dismay, much thunder (she's really not a fan, and I can't find a ThunderShirt in her size - they all seem to be sold out - so I'm resorting to a combination of Xanax and the Healthy Hemp CBP oil dog biscuits).  But we do need the water desperately, and it made for some interesting low-hanging clouds this morning.  (Although it was crazy humid.  I know North Carolina would be happy for 70% humidity this time of year, but we aren't equipped for this!)

 

And speaking of Daisy, here's a gratuitous Black Dog photo.

Anyway, that's been the week.  Stay tuned for more excitement!

Project 365 - Day 207

It's been another long day in the data mines, so it was nice to get out and get a few photos of the girls.

Regal beast!

Sisterly love!

Clearly this amuses her!