by Sarah | Feb 25, 2014 | All About Home, All About Me, All of Us, Photography
Three years ago I started on a trail like this, and didn’t get far. I wish I’d stuck with it, I might not be where I am today.
<<–Do you see that? Almost 30,000 photos taking up 67.2GB of space on my hard drive (external).
I’m fortunate to have a photo managing program that automatically sorts by month and year when I’m in management mode, but still. 30k worth of photos?
And do you know how many are ‘sorted’ in any way shape or form? Maybe 3%
What’s worse? Probably 10% of them are missing the META data…no date (or WRONG date), nothing.
When I want to find a photo, unless it’s been taken in the past few months, it’s a scavenger hunt with pictures and my undependable memory.
So today I bit the bullet and started to remove the clutter.
I now have images sorted by human/family pictures, and not so much. Then divided into years. In the process I did manage to remove 300 photos just by virtue of knowing they weren’t necessary.
Over the next month or two I hope to whittle down all of the blurry, duplicate, needless shots. Most especially of my family. Also, so I can find photos I can use for blog posts, or just for fun.
Then, I want to back them all up (Hello new [amazon_link id=”B003MVZ8NI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]DVD+R[/amazon_link]’s) on discs and store them somewhere safe.
Lastly, I want to print some out to have on hand.
My family deserves better than this disorganized mess. and my brain will be much happier in the end.
(Soon, I’ll be starting the same de-clutter concept on my house…it’s worse than my photos…we are such packrats)
by Sarah | Nov 6, 2013 | All of Us, Crap, Photography, Random
by Sarah | Nov 3, 2013 | All About Indiana, Blogging Life, Photography, Scavenger Hunt Sunday
We went to ZooBoo this week…and I used it for all my pictures. Some might be a stretch, but ya know. 😉
All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.
1. Dress Up
This little guy decided to be the most unique and elusive creature in the universe – a unigazelle.
This fancy-pants scoffed and said he was always dressed up.
2.Candy
Pink like cotton candy
I can’t be sure – but I don’t think he’s looking for candy.
3. Pumpkin
YAY! Elephants smashing pumpkins!
I really loved the way this pumpkin was decorated
4. Spooky
I think…think…these were supposed to be spooky.
Where this guy succeeded the way he skulked about and paced.
5. Orange
A peek of orange in the upper pumpkin.
Explanation not required.
Songography:
My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson:
Well, it stands to reason that my life would suck without them:
You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.
by Sarah | Oct 13, 2013 | Photography, Scavenger Hunt Sunday, Songography
I’m diving into Songography this week to mix it up with my Scavenger Hunt Sunday. To help with this week’s entries I had lots to do, I spared you 95% of my Haunted House pictures…but included one since I was desperate for a pink picture. Everything else was from our Harvest Festival and mine & hubbies anniversary.
All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS or LG Lucid 2.
1. M is For…
Molly, of course. Couldn’t do this prompt without my beautiful girl.
It’s also for Moon…loved the moon sitting amongst the sunset-lit clouds.
2.What you Saw Today
Pumpkins. Lots of pumpkins at the festival.
And a small plane flying low over the festival.
3. Corner
Another mantis paid us a visit this week, this time he hung out on the corner of my front stoop, posing for shots.
I shot this one “from the hip” and loved the cockeyed angle and the way it caught the corner of the bin of gourds.
4. Pink
I loved the pink silks I found on some of the corn in the maize-maze…most of it had turned black, but some were gorgeously pink.
And then there was this guy’s creepy pink mouth at The Children’s Museum’s Haunted Hollywood exhibit.
5. Hands
Kennedy loved that she could hold the little pumpkins in her hands.
After 11 years of marriage we still like to hold hands at dinner.
Songography:
Look Out Any Window by Bruce Hornsby:
Lyrics that moved me were: There’s a man workin’ in a field
See’s the rain and it’s burning
He’s saying this can’t be real
Oh as he sees the color of the fields turnin
This time of year there are any number of farmers working out in the fields around here. I didn’t have my camera with me when I happened to stumble upon it, but I thought these shots I got at the fall festival captured the essence of it:
You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.
by Sarah | Sep 22, 2013 | Photography, Scavenger Hunt Sunday
Oldest went into the hospital this week, so pretty much all my pictures are from there.
All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.
1. Something You Wore
Name blurred out, but we all had to wear these to travel throughout the hospital.
and new CDC rules stated even the families of patients in isolation had to wear gowns and gloves in the room.
2. Reflection
My favorite water bottle reflected in the window.
The reflection of the kids monitoring equipment in the door.
3. Inside Your Fridge
Our fridge is full of gifts from good friends who have helped provide for and take care of us all this week.
It is also full of medicine.
4. Daily Routine
Lung checks daily and often.
And many many monitors and IV’s.
5. Morning
First step of our first morning was an IV.
And loads of meds and fluids.
You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.
Scavenger Hunt Sunday is run by the beautiful Ashley. Head on over to see more Hunters.
by Sarah | Sep 15, 2013 | Photography, Scavenger Hunt Sunday
Our local town had their fall fest town fair this weekend. It signals the end of the farmers market and the start of fall. That one event provided most of my pictures this week…and due to unforseen circumstances, I’m throwing the pics at you without quotes again. Sorry, hope to get back on the ball next week. Really, really, hope.
All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.
1. Enjoy a Pumpkin Drink
I made a special trip to Starbucks just for this prompt.
and it was goooooood…
2. Read a Book
Books were a $1/bag at the library sale
and we all dug in.
3. Bake Something Sweet
I’ve been wanting to bake these for weeks, this prompt gave me that push…
They taste a lot better than they look. I swear.
4. Animals
I almost snatched one of these bugs up, they made me smile.
These guys were in a fun booth that I got some unnecessary items at, and all these animals were lying around.
5. Get Artsy
A stretch on artsy, but I loved the shot too much not to post it.
Milk caps used to be so much more artsy than they are now.
You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.
Scavenger Hunt Sunday is run by the beautiful Ashley. Head on over to see more Hunters.
Three years ago I started on a trail like this, and didn’t get far. I wish I’d stuck with it, I might not be where I am today.