(1/52) Alternative Energy

(1/52) Alternative Energy, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

So for my first week, I'm back to my old tricks from my 365 project (e.g., I'm using lots of restricted light). I'm looking forward to experimenting more in the weeks to come.

Announcement

Announcement, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

This is more than a simple statement of mathematical certainty. This is an announcement of an impending project, one that I hope you will enjoy.

I tried my hand at a 365 day project back in 2010, and I did pretty well, but the reality of teaching in the Fall semester at my school was too much to handle, and I couldn't finish it. I think limiting myself to one photo per week next year will allow me the space and flexibility to actually finish what I started, this time.

So check back here in the first week of 2012. I'll have more to show you then.

A Wedding Day

Down the Aisle, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

My best friend got married on Saturday, August 20th. Kayleigh has been my longest standing, closest friend, and this was the first wedding I *very nearly* cried at. She and Greg are an amazing couple, and I love them both!

Congratulations!

Presentation, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Newlyweds, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Cake, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Curious, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Cut the Cake, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Love, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Happy, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Dress, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Sorry for the Delay

The Fam, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

These two photos were from our trip to Letchworth earlier this summer. I meant to upload them soon after the rest, but totally forgot! Enjoy :)

4th of July, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Engaging

Engaging, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Kathleen and I have been engaged for about a month now, but we just got the ring today. We decided to forego diamonds in lieu of something more symbolic - our birth stones.

I think pearl and amethyst looking smashing together, don't you?

(Also, this is white gold, but the wood table makes it look more yellow)

4th of July 2011 (post 1)

Letchworth upper falls, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Over the 4th of July weekend, Kathleen and I went camping with Kathleen's parents and sister at Letchworth State Park in NY. The main feature of this park is a massive gorge, often called "The Grand Canyon of the East." It's not quite as deep as the Grand Canyon, but it's pretty impressive. I'll post some more gorge-like photos later on. Here are the first three in this set.

Letchworth middle falls, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Vaguely Troubling, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

This last one was just too awesome to pass up :P

Gardening

The corn is as high . . ., originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Kathleen and I have planted our first garden together, and this is the first time that I've done any kind of gardening in more than a decade! Crazy. I'm having a lot of fun with it, though. This year we've planted corn (pictured above), tomatoes (flowers below), an onion patch (below), hot peppers, cantaloupe, zucchini, summer squash (none of which are pictured here), and we're trying to get some spinach and swiss chard to come up, but the spring was so wet that we didn't put the seeds in until two weeks ago, so we may have to do a late summer planting and try for a fall crop of that stuff.

Anyway, I'm delighted by our progress so far!

Onion Patch, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Tomato Flowers, originally uploaded by RLHyde.

Oh, and Scout is our supervisor while we're gardening. She does a marvelous job at it . . . also, she eats a lot of grass.

Task Master, originally uploaded by RLHyde.