Say cheese

It is amazing how much a little sustained sunshine makes. We have had glorious days this week. Yes..it is still a little on the cold side, but after last weekends cold snap and frozen pipes run amuck, it is freakin' beautiful! We are in the mid 40's, bright blue skies and a puffy cloud here and there. I just love it. Soon we will see wildflowers popping up everywhere, pretty tulip buds will signal the changing of seasons and the Juniper's pollen extravaganza will have Kleenex's profit margin, on the rise.

Anyway, it always puts me in a good mood. And it puts me in the mood for pictures. Lots of pictures. I am already thinking of stocking up on memory cards, finding a good case to carry mine, a little more safely, so I don't have another accident with it falling out of my purse, and learning better ways to mess with the aperture. There is more to my camera, I just know it. I am tempted to get the one I have always wanted (Nikon D70) but can you imagine lugging that sucker around everywhere? It's huge. I read blogs of people that have them, drool over the kinds of shots they can take and read up on photo sites about what lens' do what. There are smaller, less complicated versions (Nikon D50) that are less expensive. I am a photography idiot, however. I don't know all the terminology and lingo, I just know what looks good to me when I push the button. And "Oh...I guess I should have used the flash on that one?" So, here is to making this little hobby of mine, part of the 2006 overhaul on my life. :)