Rando photos w/a wee bit o' rumination...

Earlier this week, thanks to Olivia  (@squidfan) at Beasts in a Populous City,
I've agreed to take a photo every day for 365 days,
as sponsored/inspired by 500px.

 Round robin (day 2)

AND I signed up at 500 px (as biobabbler),
where Olivia already has some lovelies up.

Catfish Upon Carp (TX)

Also learned this week to see if there's ROOM
in the fridge before picking TONS o kale...

Hence kale living as bouquet, this week...

Kale glamour


Kale karbunkle?


First day of photo phun was yesterday, wherein I TOTALLY SPACED
until, "Aw, pretty sunset!"

Then remembered.
DASHED for camera and raced outside to shoot rapidly fading sunset.

But, no go: battery dead.

eep!

RAN back inside, scrambled for backup battery, replaced,
JAMMED back outside, & shot a few before the sun was done.

Phew.

Day 1:
an inglorious beginning.
However, for me, that's part of the point.

Just take the plunge, elegantly or otherwise.

KerSPLASH!

Just shoot it!
(You know, with a camera…)

Please let me know if YOU have started some new campaign this year,
or are planning on it.

When pondering Yea or Nay,
I landed on: life is for the living.
DO IT.

The alternative is SO dull.

=)

xoxobb

p.s. haven't decided when or where or which photos I'll share,
but will probably not share them all. Just ones I think are interesting,
or provide a view into my-life-at-that-moment (photo-diary style).
Already flung several on twitter (@biobabbler). xo

Birds are animals, too!

Belly landing captured during this week's Bodega Bay visit

One of the most common errors I've heard people make

(including famously smarty-pants types)

is saying birds and animals, or even that birds are not animals.

My theory is they are thinking about MAMMALS,

and yes, birds are not mammals,

but, they are animals.

"Animals" is today's assignment for the 30 day photo challenge.

Figured I'd use the assignment to remind people that

birds are people too.

Oops. I meant animals. =)

Framed weirdly (landing, immature western gull) but I liked the lighting & detail

xoxobb

Gull face

Today's photo assignment is "A face."

Annnd I chose a non-human animal face, naturally.

A rather bold western gull

hanging out at the Tides restaurant,

where I saw numerous gulls cleaning out BIG crab shells.

He is eyeing me disapprovingly as I seem to be photographing him

and NOT reaching for fried calamari to fling in his general direction.

Tomorrow's assignment is "animals."

Hm…

I'm stumped.

xoxobb