It's Almost Christmas!

I'm pretty sure Jamie brought this ornament to our marriage, or maybe it was a wedding shower gift, but either way it is one of my favorites. I love the smell of a real Christmas tree in the house, the fun of sitting by the lit tree with a good book and some Christmas music on. If only I actually enjoyed a cup of coffee, this would be a perfect time to drink it. My Christmas beverage of choice is actually eggnog, just the regular kind, nothing special added in. I'm really looking forward to relaxing for a couple of days off of work and enjoying time with both sides of the family throughout the next several weeks. Merry Christmas!

Aperture Fun

I wanted to do something photo related now that we have our tree up and decorated, I thought it would be fun to play with the aperture and see what the different sized bokeh (the out of focus aspect of a picture and the specs of light in the background in this case) looked like. I know the pictures aren't fantastic, this was a teacup that was sitting nearby, but the point was the background!

Aperture Setting: f/1.8

Aperture Setting: f/2.8

Aperture Setting: f/5.6
At this point it was getting a little too dark to not have the flash, but I think that would have messed up what I was going for!

Aperture Setting: f/11

I think I like the first one the best, the size of the circles all overlapping give it a fun quality. I also like in the second picture how you can see more of the heptagonal (seven sided) shape that the shutter actually is.

Roses

I brought home some roses for Jamie the other day and they've really opened up beautifully! I was able to get a few pictures in before running out the door for work the other day.

Time to Move

I've been absent here for a while as we have spent the last three weeks, taking a break for Thanksgiving in the middle, to pack up our current house. We've been working like crazy to clean up, pare down and pack and move boxes. We even got a little painting of the kitchen in the new place finished. We are excited to be renting a house that doesn't share a wall with anyone, has a second bathroom and is a little closer to both of our offices. I'm hoping to post some pictures once we get a little more settled.