Tag Archives: postaday 2011

Today was such a pretty winter day. Sunny and still. I forget how warm 28º can feel when there is no wind. It was also the kind of day known as a weather breeder. Today’s high pressure system is going to suck low pressure right into its place as it moves out of here tomorrow. That means snow and high winds for us. I’ve heard a range of predictions for snowfall ranging from 2″ to 12″.  On the islands we’ll be prepared for boat cancelations and power outages. We’ll just have to take what we get because, “What can you do eh? Not much I know.” (A little nod to my Canadian friends Angie and Marly, that.)

I finished writing my column for next month’s Working Waterfront newspaper and went off island on the 11:30 boat to get my hair cut and stock up on groceries. I pass this road sign every time I’m on my way out of Northeast Harbor and it just cracks me up. I can’t even tell you how many times I have thought I should stop and take a picture, but in seconds I’m past the sign and dealing with the suddenly rough pavement 30 yards beyond the sign.  Today I remembered.

Blog, I mean. I may have to change my mind on this resolution…It feels like there is nothing to write about today. With a little stomach bug, I spent the day on the couch, reading. Not much to say about that. Not much to photograph either.

But I recently bought some lighted branches to put in my bathroom for a nightlight and they make me happy every time it gets dark.  I think I could put these in every room of my house and still not get tired of them.

It would be nice to have my own personal photographer to take 5 really good photos of each piece of jewelry I want to put up on Etsy. Yes, one of my resolutions is to have professional photos taken of my work, and I will do it for some specific pieces, but the cost just not feasible for all of the  jewelry I have ready to list. The answer is to continue doing it myself; knowing that I am moving along, albeit slowly, on the learning curve of digital photography. (I would rather spend my time making jewelry!)  Today, I dedicated some time to taking lots of images, so I could dedicate more time to editing and cropping them and then resizing them for Etsy. It’s not my favorite thing to do, but the more I do, the more I’ll learn, and I might actually start to get it done more quickly. And maybe I’ll even get to like it.