Where the Hell is Matt?

A friend of mine sent this to me this, and I thought it might be good inspiration going into the weekend.

8/5 Instagram Love!!!

Back in March or April, I got an Ipad. (I hate to admit how much I love this little piece of technology, but that is a subject for another post.) One of the first apps I downloaded was Instagram. After seeing all the examples my friends were posting on facebook, I knew I had to have it. Vintage photo borders, cool retro effects, tilt-shift options. Why wouldn't a self-proclaimed photo nerd love this App. Oh! And did I mention the price....FREE!!!! Love that!

So after several months of playing around with the app, I have noticed a strange phenomenon.

What is it about Instagram that compels me to photograph what I eat and drink?

I mean seriously. Do I think anyone really cares about this? No, but I still do it. And so do lots of other people.

It's kind of weird. Harmless but weird. I just don't get it.

Okay maybe food isn't the only thing I share on Instagram.

8/4 Bianka 4 Snakes 0

Today it was so humid out, that my lens fogged up when I tried to snap a photo of Bianka Dog and her latest catch. Funny. It kind of works though. :)

8/3 breaking beans

8/2

Remember my little buddy Riley? Well, he's two and half now. This face just about says it all. :)

8/1 my favorite tree.

August Break 2011

So last week, when I went to post Bianka's latest snake statistic, my mouth hit the floor. The most recent post on my blog was from Mothers Day...MOTHER's DAY!!!! As in two and a half months ago! I knew I had been slacking in the blogosphere but I didn't realize it was that bad. I needed to something to turn this around.

Coincidently, my personal hero, Susannah Conway, put out on her blog a call to join her in her August Break. Although the concept of the August break is to just post a photo every day for entire month no pressure, no words required, and no rules, I am taking a slightly different approach. (There are no rules after all.) I am hoping to use this as a chance to get back in the blogging habit. We'll start with photos and hopefully the words will follow. ( PS A lot of things have happened in the last couple of months. It's time to get caught up. I'll be doing this same project on my photography blog as well, so feel free to check it out too.

Welcome August!!

Why I was late to work today

This is why I was late to work this morning.

After twenty plus minutes of heavy negotiations, she finally relinquished her prize. Sigh....

For those keeping score. Bianka 3 snakes 0