Day 24 Almont I had to go to Gunnison for a blood draw for some minor surgery I'm having on Monday. I took a shot of the nurse drawing the blood, but wondered if people would be freaked by it so I did this instead. I like how the clouds turned out! No needles in this shot. - TippiePics - Candid, casual family and children portrait photography in Crested Butte, CO

A Self Portrait a Day for a Year

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This gallery is now rearranged and the new photos were added to these days: Day 103, Day 293 and Day 362 Much of the numbering is off in the captions, but the photos are all in the correct order now!!

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TippiePics > Day 24
Almont

I had to go to Gunnison for a blood draw for some minor surgery I'm having on Monday. I took a shot of the nurse drawing the blood, but wondered if people would be freaked by it so I did this instead. I like how the clouds turned out! No needles in this shot.

TippiePics > Day 26
Gunnison Valley Hospital

(Once again, copying Kate. I had put my gallery in regular order, but it's been driving me nuts... that's why it's switched. Ha ha! Oh, I did actually do this at first, but it seemed dumb. Not so much.)

Anyway, here I am sitting in the bed waiting to be wheeled into surgery. For those of you not aware, it was minor girly surgery to make sure everything is fine.... And so far, everything looks great! :) Yay!

Although Chris looks bored, I think that's actually worry on his face. Or maybe annoyance at all my photos... Hmmm, I'll have to ask him!

TippiePics > Day 28 (1 of 2)
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One of my major obsessions is www.steepandcheap.com. You can get some AMAZING things from there - mainly technical clothes. (You know, the ones for us outdoorsy types.) I got this AWESOME sweater (Mountain Hardware) for about $28 - and it has thumb holes! Another obsession! (I have LONG arms so I could never pull most of my sweatshirts or sweaters down like this.)

The second I got this sweater, I thought of this photo as the one for today...

TippiePics > Day 29
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I got my new bike! My family and Chris' family got together and donated to Andi's Bike Fund for my birthday.... And I got a new AWESOME mountain bike! I can't WAIT to ride it!

Of course, I left the clips for my shoes (I clip in rather than have regular pedals for more control) at the store. DOH!

TippiePics > Day 30 (2 of 3)
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Same setting. Color. My cat, Maelstrom. He's awesome. He keeps me company every night whether Chris is here or not.... Chris isn't his biggest fan because he could care less about Chris. But I love Maestrom no matter how scarce he is for others. He snuggles with me all the time!

I love it when you take photos and they come out better than you expected. This photo a day project has really stretched me a LOT and I'm LOVING the changes I've seen in my photos in such a short time - just by not caring what others think, I'm feel like my photos are getting better. Odd that!

Oh, and a rousing thanks to Mom for the borders! They're cool, eh?

TippiePics > Day 30 (3 of 3)
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If someone had told me I would have two photos of myself that were similar, but different that I really loved AND that I would have trouble choosing between them.... I would have thought they were crazy.

But it's true. I'm still not sure which I like better. Weird. Maybe I need my eyes checked!

TippiePics > Day 31
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Curls. Everyone tells me how much they love my curls. But do you know what a pain they are? I look slightly crazy when I wake in the morning and it's impossible to get my hair to look normal. Let's hear it for headbands!

TippiePics > Day 32
Slate River Road

Welcome to mud season.

That's the season between winter and spring here in Crested Butte. As the snow melts, everything gets covered in mud. Mud everywhere. Roads, yards, sidewalks, inside, on your pants, shirts, skin, car... EVERYWHERE.

But for some reason, I still enjoy it! I like the squishy sound and the way it feels under my feet. Oh, and taking pictures of my girls playing in the mud puddles!

TippiePics > Day 33
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Do you ever have a day where you feel invisible? Like everything is going on around you and you're barely noticed? Or you just don't want to be noticed? That was today.

(Yes, I'm in this photo - several people asked!)

TippiePics > Day 34
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I was in a snacky mood for lunch and made this plate. It looked so pretty and yummy. Very different, though, from the plate I would have made 2 months ago. That would have had salami, cheese and some veggie. Instead, it's guacamole, carrot, quinoa, mushrooms, organic chips and snap peas. It was yummy! I like being vegan.

TippiePics > Day 35 (1 of 2)
"Deconstructing a POTD"

Each day I wake up thinking about what my portrait will be.

Sometimes it's just there. I think about it, I take 3 shots and I have it. Day 31 was like that. So was 27.

Sometimes something happens to trigger an idea. Days 33, 32, 28 were like that.

Sometimes I have several pictures I like and just post them.

But sometimes, like today, I have NO CLUE! I go most of the day and try to take several photos and NOTHING feels like it depicts what I want to show that day. Like today. Usually something pops out. (Like the next shot - I took that much later than these and had planned on the "moving to the light" shot for today.)

It's odd how things strike you. Sometimes it's the composition that I fall in love with. Sometimes it's the message. Sometimes it's the colors or the idea behind it. Sometimes it's intangible. This is an amazing learning experience.

I love it!

Day 24
Almont

I had to go to Gunnison for a blood draw for some minor surgery I'm having on Monday. I took a shot of the nurse drawing the blood, but wondered if people would be freaked by it so I did this instead. I like how the clouds turned out! No needles in this shot.