Roxi's 365

The new blog

2009-08-05T09:40:00.002-04:00

It has a name, paparazzi roxi and you can find it at here.

Click on over to see the latest photo and why it's called paparazzi Roxi. I'm looking forward to seeing you there.

The next thing

2009-08-02T19:49:00.002-04:00

It's been a weird weekend because I didn't have to take a picture, or even think about what I would take a picture of. I still found myself thinking of what would be interesting to take a picture of and post. I know I want to continue posting photos of interesting things so I will start another photo blog, mostly because I think it is a bit odd to have a blog called "Roxi's 365" and have more than 365 on it. So I will continue to post photos of stuff I find interesting and post them.

The thing is, I've never been really clever with titles. If anyone has an idea, let me know. Sorry, there will be no prize for the winner, but there will be more photos and a link to the new blog.

365 Eleven Years

2009-07-31T22:36:00.002-04:00

Eleven years ago we gave each other these rings and our time together has been an incredible ride I've never regretted. I thank God for the gift that Rich is to me, and I thank Rich that he married me; my husband, my support, my soft place to land. Deo gracias.

And yes, this is number 365 of a 365 picture a day for year project. A couple of people have asked what is next and I'm thinking of another photo blog, but probably not one a day. Maybe a week in review. Maybe a series on a theme. Maybe I'll take a break this weekend and maybe I'll find something to shoot. Some days getting the photo in was a chore, but always have a photo ready to post was indeed a discipline. Reflections on what I've learned through this process will have to wait a day or so.

Thank you Maria for the seed of the idea. Thank you Rich for putting up with all the shots. Thank you Ryan for suggesting the blog format. Thank you to everyone who told me they read it daily.

364 Riding through the Fountain

2009-07-31T12:00:00.004-04:00

The PP&L Plaza in Allentown has fountain that is even with the sidewalk and squirts up through it with various heights and frequency. It's a bit of a dancing fountain which makes it interesting to ride a bike through. I am well aware of boys being drawn to puddles of water and what better fun than to actually ride through the fountain as the water squirts and dances.

363 Bikini Geese

2009-07-29T16:45:00.002-04:00

Every time I drive to church I pass the house with appropriately dressed geese, one on each of the posts at the end of the driveway. They are always dressed in coordinating outfits and since we finally have the hazy, hot and humid summer weather the geese are dressed for the pool. She even has sunscreen so she won't burn!

362 Fountain

2009-07-29T08:33:00.001-04:00

361 Something we should know?

2009-07-29T08:14:00.001-04:00

Is this a special announcement? Another little Waldraff on the way? If so it is news to us.

Actually, our mailman has a history of delivering mail to the wrong address. This magazine belongs to a family on the next block. Whew!

360 Mints

2009-07-29T08:10:00.002-04:00

359 Lemonade Stand

2009-07-29T07:45:00.002-04:00

The Sunday School worked long on a hot day selling lemonade at a family yard sale to support Alex's Lemonade. Their hard work resulted in over $300 of by the cup donations to fight pediatric cancer. At the end of the sale they were rewarded with pool time to cool off after selling the refreshing lemonade.

358 Sam's Photo Adventure

2009-07-24T18:00:00.006-04:00

Me by Sam

Sam by me.

This year's birthday present to Sam was a day of photography with me. We each had a camera and started our shoot at Monocacy Park. Then we stopped at Wawa to pick up lunch and headed down to Sand Island. After the shoot we came back to my house where we uploaded the pictures and created a book using Sam's photos of our adventure.

It was indeed a grand day out.

357 Lichens

2009-07-24T17:56:00.002-04:00

356 Cameras

2009-07-24T09:30:00.003-04:00

Rich was putting things back into the basement and showed me these two cameras. The one in the front was his grandfather's, the one in the back was his. We think they may still work.

355 Vacation Bible School

2009-07-23T11:04:00.002-04:00

This year's theme is Science Sizzles and the boys (the class is all boys) have plenty of experiments to do and observe. In this one, food coloring was dropped in a dish of milk, then a drop of dish soap was added. The result, colors swirling round and round.

354 All in a Row

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353 Our Dining Room

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The finished project.

352 Old Tub

2009-07-18T21:51:00.002-04:00

351 White Rose

2009-07-18T13:48:00.002-04:00

This white rose has the most beautiful smell and blooms throughout the summer. The first bloom is usually the best because by this time the Japanese Beetles pick up the aroma and have feast before the rose is able to bloom. This year, however, I haven't seen signs of the beetles and I hope it was because we've had a cool, rainy summer and the beetles won't be coming 'round here no more.

350 Tuxedo Baseball

2009-07-18T13:42:00.002-04:00

Tuxedos at a baseball game? It's AAA ball and there was a wedding at the park. I missed the pre-game wedding but to honor the event the team all wore tuxedo jerseys. The grounds crew wore tails and a red cummerbund with khaki shorts to drag the infield at the bottom of the 6th. Even the mascots dressed for the occasion with Ferrous in a Tuxedo shirt and FeFe in a red bridesmaid dress.

349 Bye-bye Beach

2009-07-15T13:16:00.004-04:00

It is our last day of vacation at the shore. Time to pack it up and go home. Bye-bye, beach.

348 Beach Reads

2009-07-14T20:57:00.004-04:00

Some people come to the shore to sit on the beach. Rich's sister Judy is one. Everyday she's up and out the door, sitting on the beach knitting. While the beach is nice, Rich and I find that getting ready to sit on the beach negates any benefits of being on the beach. Instead of sitting on the beach for 4 hours, we walk down the beach in the evening. I know it sounds incredibly romantic, but it really has a practical side; few people and no sunscreen. What do I do all day where we're at the shore? I read. A lot. I had started two of these books before we left home. The rest I read in the past week.

347 Making Music: The Page Turn

2009-07-13T19:59:00.003-04:00

I have several beautifully executed shots of Rich in the process of writing music. There is the view of him writing in the notebook. There are views of him playing from the front and from side, close in and from a distance. In this one, I caught his expression as the ceiling fan created enough of a draft to turn the page, as if a ghost did it. The focus is on the page, and not on Rich, but his expression is too good to pass up for the picture of the day.

346 Hibiscus along the fence

2009-07-12T20:38:00.002-04:00

345 Aloha, Daphne

2009-07-12T20:34:00.002-04:00

At 7 feet Daphne greets everyone who enters the beach house. Aloha, Daphne, and welcome to Avalon.

344 Skillet Dinner

2009-07-10T18:35:00.004-04:00

Chicken, onion, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, salsa and seasonings layered with tortillas and cheese. Yum.

343 Amanda & John

2009-07-09T20:44:00.001-04:00

Our niece Amanda and her finance John. Their wedding is October 3.

342 Hosta Flower and Bud

2009-07-08T18:58:00.002-04:00

341 Knitting

2009-07-08T18:52:00.003-04:00

Not my work, my sister-in-law's. Judy always has knitting at the shore, and works on her knitting at the beach. My Grandma Falkner taught me to knit and with some review I can still cast on, knit and pearl. I'd rather make quilt tops. It takes less time than knitting.

340 Spinning Wool

2009-07-06T18:41:00.001-04:00

339 Mia

2009-07-05T20:04:00.002-04:00

338 Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-04T23:15:00.003-04:00

Don't you just love the glasses? They are special 3-D glasses to watch fireworks.

337 Sunflower

2009-07-04T14:55:00.002-04:00

336 Tigger

2009-07-04T10:52:00.003-04:00

He sits at the bottom of the bedroom stairs. Always happy, and quite content.

335 Turkey Cheddar Sandwich Bread

2009-07-01T19:15:00.004-04:00

Turkey, roasted peppers, corn, cheddar cheese and parsley all rolled into bread dough. Once it's done proofing it will be baked then sold. If I'm lucky I might be able to buy one tomorrow at the farmers market.

334 Three Petals

2009-06-30T21:01:00.002-04:00

333 Mini Apples

2009-06-30T20:38:00.001-04:00

I got the mug in Minneapolis 20 years ago and the mini-apple at Wegmans last week.

332 Sam's Recital

2009-06-30T20:27:00.002-04:00

Today was Sam's first piano recital and he's been taking lessons for a couple of months. He played three songs with his teacher accompanying. Way to go Sam!

331 Yvonne in the Garden

2009-06-27T23:31:00.000-04:00

330 Rocker

2009-06-26T14:14:00.002-04:00

329 Sometimes They Think We're Sisters

2009-06-25T20:26:00.004-04:00

At one time or another Alison and Cheryl have been referred to as my sisters. This is rather interesting since I grew up in Wisconsin with two brothers. Alison (left) is an only child who grew up in Eastern Pennsylvania, and Cheryl (center), who grew up in Syracuse, is the only one of us that actually has a sister. It is rare that the three of us are in the same place at the same time since Cheryl lives in Syracuse and I see her two or three times a year. Today Cheryl and I dropped by Alison at work just to take this picture.

Both Alison and Cheryl are dear friends of mine and they are also the mothers of Sam and Sofie.

P.S. Thank you Sam, for pushing the button to take this picture.

328 Hidey-Hole

2009-06-24T15:03:00.003-04:00

" In the hidey-hole under the hedge behind my house I hiked my skirt, and hugged my knees.
Each bony knob fit in the cup of one palm,
and my chin fit between them."

From the poem, "Knees" by Cheryl Gatling

327 Fire Trucks

2009-06-24T14:53:00.001-04:00

326 Shrodinger's Newspaper 2

2009-06-22T09:42:00.002-04:00

325 Girl in the Grass

2009-06-21T17:58:00.003-04:00

"The girls on the sidelines pick handfuls of grass.

They throw it at each other, and they laugh."

From the poem, "September 15, 2009" by Cheryl Gatling

324 Fire Fighter

2009-06-20T21:32:00.003-04:00

I'm taking another photography class and this week's field trip was to Allentown's Central Firehouse.

323 Summer Feet

2009-06-19T22:34:00.004-04:00

I have always loved going barefoot. Growing up the shoes went off as soon as the weather got warm in May but Grandma Falkner had a rule for me. I could barefoot when the temperature was above 70 for 7 days in a row.

322 Bread of Life

2009-06-18T16:09:00.002-04:00

321 Chocolaty Goodness

2009-06-18T16:06:00.003-04:00

320 Red Wine

2009-06-17T22:29:00.004-04:00

What do pastors do at the end of a long afternoon on retreat. Well, in Easton we have a little happy hour.

It did taste good. Thank you, Bruce!

319 New Bathroom

2009-06-17T22:24:00.004-04:00

Odd, I suppose, to have a picture of a bathroom. But it is the new one in the basement and the plumber just finished hooking everything up. It is a small room, and I am proud of the tile work I did. A mirror, shelf, and towel bar and the room will be complete.

318 Grilled Garlic & Tomatoes

2009-06-14T22:06:00.002-04:00

317 Rainy Day Bench

2009-06-13T22:36:00.002-04:00

316 Fries at the Game

2009-06-13T22:34:00.002-04:00

315 Dried Wreath

2009-06-11T22:10:00.003-04:00

314 The New Computer

2009-06-11T22:03:00.003-04:00

Rich relented and turned to the Mac side. His PC gave him the blue screen of death too many times and today he got the new computer. File transfers follows and he is up and running.

313 Coal Bin Chaos

2009-06-11T21:53:00.002-04:00

So now that the basement is finished, where do we put the "stuff?" I'm talking about stuff like the power tools and other assorted things we don't use everyday. It is supposed to live in the coal bin. At least it will once the shelves are all set up. I'm looking forward to the day when the stuff comes off the back deck and finds its home in the coal bin.

312 Back Porch Rocker

2009-06-11T21:52:00.003-04:00

311 Schrodinger’s Newspaper

2009-06-07T19:36:00.003-04:00

310 Theater Chairs

2009-06-07T19:35:00.000-04:00

309 Dying and Rising

2009-06-07T19:32:00.004-04:00

^"3Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? ⁴Therefore we have been buried with him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life.
⁵For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his." Romans 6:3-5

308 Color and Texture: At the Quilt Shop

2009-06-04T23:36:00.002-04:00

307 Lace Curtains

2009-06-03T21:15:00.003-04:00

"The white gauze curtains hung keening

as they remembered the stroke of her fingers."

From the poem "Even the Nails in the Sheet Rock Missed Her" by Cheryl Gatling.

306 Bathroom Cubbies

2009-06-02T22:29:00.003-04:00

305 Pop Quiz

2009-06-01T22:24:00.004-04:00

I was asked to lead introductions for the synod's youth trip to Tanzania next year. Each person had to give their name, school, church then pop the balloon and answer the question inside. POW!!!

304 Tonight on the Table

2009-06-01T22:21:00.003-04:00

Stuff just gets put there and usually moved before dinner. It never goes away, though. Just moved from place to place.

303 Rosebud

2009-05-30T16:27:00.003-04:00

302 Birthday Girl

2009-05-29T23:11:00.003-04:00

The birthday girl with the best gift she ever received, my husband Rich

301 At the Game

2009-05-29T23:10:00.003-04:00

300 Rich Listening

2009-05-28T22:44:00.004-04:00

The newly configured living room has become a favorite place for Rich to turn on the stereo and simply listen to music.

299 The Music Room

2009-05-28T22:39:00.004-04:00

It still is the living room, but now that the basement is done we could at last move the furniture. The TV went downstairs to the family room, and the piano was moved to the living room. The stereo equipment stayed upstairs so this is now the music room, or the listening room, or quite probably the reading room. What ever we end up calling it, this is a very comfy room.

298 Super Hero Policeman

2009-05-25T12:56:00.002-04:00

297 Blowing Bubbles

2009-05-24T23:11:00.003-04:00

296 Badminton

2009-05-23T22:25:00.003-04:00

295 Water Fountain

2009-05-23T21:54:00.003-04:00

294 My Working Shoes

2009-05-23T21:48:00.004-04:00

Dust, paint, tile adhesive and more paint make these working shoes.

293 Ouch

2009-05-23T21:45:00.004-04:00

Ouch indeed, and this is not my car.

292 Brring, brring

2009-05-23T21:43:00.002-04:00

291 Brushes

2009-05-23T21:42:00.001-04:00

290 Self portrait

2009-05-17T22:24:00.003-04:00

289 Making Wishes

2009-05-16T16:10:00.002-04:00

Birthday wishes must be thought through very carefully, especially for the 9th birthday. Happy Birthday, Sam!

288 Stotesbury Cup Regatta

2009-05-15T22:16:00.003-04:00

Rich and I went to see the Cezanne and Beyond Exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Before we left the traffic reports said Kelly Drive was closed due to the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. So after the museum we wandered down Kelly Drive to see the races. This crew was returning their shell after their race.

287 Garden Nymph

2009-05-14T22:54:00.002-04:00

286 Work, or Something Like It

2009-05-14T22:52:00.003-04:00

Gotta love the laptop to work almost any place at any time.

285 Porch Swing

2009-05-14T22:51:00.003-04:00

284 Red Wine

2009-05-11T20:50:00.003-04:00

283 Brothers

2009-05-10T21:22:00.003-04:00

282 Work in Progress - Tile

2009-05-09T21:31:00.003-04:00

281 Steaming Asparagus

2009-05-09T21:29:00.004-04:00

280 White Azelea

2009-05-07T21:22:00.003-04:00

279 Eating an Orange

2009-05-06T22:07:00.002-04:00

278 Falling Water

2009-05-06T22:06:00.003-04:00

277 The $5 Cover

2009-05-04T21:25:00.004-04:00

Here's the deal. St. John's WELCA is covering a blanket with $5 donations to buy blankets for Church World Service.

276 In Our Backyard

2009-05-03T23:27:00.003-04:00

A little cool and a bit damp from the rain made this a perfect night to watch the fire in the backyard.

275 Dinner at the Game

2009-05-03T23:26:00.003-04:00

274 Inside the Peony

2009-05-01T23:14:00.003-04:00

273 The Painting Archive

2009-05-01T23:10:00.004-04:00

These pants have bits of color from every room I've painted in this house and splashes of stain from other projects.

272 Color & Texture: Denim Rag Quilt

2009-04-29T19:26:00.001-04:00

271 Bleeding Heart

2009-04-28T21:00:00.004-04:00

It is been unseasonably warm these last 3 days, in the upper 80's or low 90's. Flowering trees have started dropping their blossoms and flowers are popping. This is a macro shot of a Bleeding Heart in my garden.

270 Lilac

2009-04-28T20:50:00.004-04:00

I always associate lilacs with my birthday at the end of May. I remember Grandma Falkner cutting lilacs and I remember having lilacs in large vases on the table around my birthday. Eastern Pennsylvania is about two weeks ahead of NW Wisconsin, but I think this is pushing it a bit. Rich and ate dinner outside on Friday next to the lilac bush and there were only leaves on the bushes. I didn't notice any blossoms on Saturday or Sunday morning. When we came home from Sunday's game the bushes were in full bloom. Just like that. This white one was on the property when I bought the house. We cut down the original bush, and when this one appeared in it's place, I moved it to a different location. I also have a purple one in the garden because they remind me of Grandma Falkner.

269 Jeff's Rally Hat

2009-04-26T22:02:00.004-04:00

It wasn't much of a rally. The 'Pigs lost 7-4 to the Pawtucket Red Sox and the starting pitcher for the 'Pigs went through the entire batting order in the third inning.

The best part of the game was teaching Nick, who is 8, how to keep box scores.

268 MS buttons

2009-04-26T12:32:00.005-04:00

For the last four years St. John's MS Walk Team received the Gold Award from the MS Society for raising more than $1,000. In the past the team has been able to be in church through the prayers, come up for a blessing, then go and walk. This year the walk starts in a different place so the team couldn't make it to church and registration so the team came to Saturday night worship for prayers and blessings, and afterward we had a thank you dinner of hoagies, salad, and cake.