I have decided to do a Project 365 this year. Well, technically this year it is a Project 366. What is a Project 365 (aka Photo 365)? Take one photo a day for a consecutive three hundred and sixty five days of the year. Many people choose to have a theme or topic, but I have decided to go easy on myself this first year and have no specific topic.
I will be updating this post with the most recent photo at the top. Anchors will be provided to jump to the month of your choice… once that month begins. A brief description will be provided for each photo. All photos most likely will be taken with my Canon Rebel t2i, 75-300mm lens.
January 2012
February 2012
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February 22, 2012:Â This is Blueberry, a Border Terrier. Blueberry is going to a new home soon and her new parents wanted a photo of her.
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February 21, 2012:Â Buds starting to appear on a tree in front of the house. We have had no winter to speak of this year.
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February 20, 2012:Â Purple potted flowers.
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February 19, 2012:Â A robin landing on the roof of the house. Tin roofs are very common here in New Mexico and the southwest.Â
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February 18, 2012:Â A ceramic frog. Gribbit!Â
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February 17, 2012:Â A ceramic, hand-painted gecko wall decor. Very common here in New Mexico.Â
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February 16, 2012:Â A cutoff of a Portuguese Water Dog hanging from wind chimes.Â
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February 15, 2012:Â Fire and Ice. More photos available on my “Fire and Ice” posting. It was a very rare snowfall one morning.
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February 14, 2012:Â This is Dusty Rose. A beautiful Greyhound.
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February 13, 2012:Â Sun coming through the eye of a wrought iron hummingbird.
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February 12, 2012:Â A banty rooster protecting his hens.
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February 11, 2012:Â Several hot air balloons flying from the Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque.
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February 10, 2012:Â A three-wheeled covered scooter called the Auto Moto. It was blending in too much with the cars in the background, so I decided to change the background to black and white but keep the scooter in color to pull it out more.
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February 9, 2012:Â A reflection of the lettering from First Plaza in downtown Albuquerque.
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February 8, 2012:Â A yucca tree. I like the curlies so wanted to bring those out in this photo.
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February 7, 2012:Â Reflection of a building in downtown Albuquerque.
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February 6, 2012:Â Table umbrellas at the Galleria, downtown Albuquerque.
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February 5, 2012:Â My two “monsters” happily eating dinner.
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February 4, 2012:Â This is a photo I took earlier of the Sandia Mtns, and am currently using it as my desktop wallpaper. When I pulled up the image in my browser full size, it was the same proportions as my wallpaper. So I maneuvered the browser around until it matched up.
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February 3, 2012:Â I honestly do not know what this is about. This is a Native American Dancer that is holding a roller paint brush. ???
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February 2, 2012:Â Art mural on the side of a downtown building in Albuquerque.
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February 1, 2012:Â The Alvarado Transportation Center (bus station), corner of 1st and Central, downtown Albuquerque.
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January 31, 2012:Â A vine.
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January 30, 2012:Â These are bars put along the concrete garden benches so on 4th Street in downtown Albuquerque so the homeless cannot stretch out and sleep there.
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January 29, 2012:Â This is the store front above a The Library Bar and Grill in downtown Albuquerque. They have several books “punned” with types of liquor.
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January 28, 2012:Â Sandia Resort & Casino in the foreground with Mt. Taylor (elev. 11,305 ft) in the background. Location photo taken: Tramway Rd NE next to the Sandia Pueblo.
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January 27, 2012:Â Red wine vinegar and olive oil. I know… strange photo. But I really liked the color and how it looked, so I snapped away. ISO-6400, Exposure: 1/30 sec., f/5.6.
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January 26, 2012:Â A crescent-shaped sliver of a moon, which my family calls a “fingernail moon.”
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January 25, 2012:Â Water running down a fountain at the Galleria, downtown Albuquerque. ISO-800, Exposure 1/2000 sec., f/5.6. Click on the image then click to zoom in. The ripples in the water are really cool.
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January 24, 2012:Â The back side of the Hotel Andaluz. I love the angles of the fire escape. It is a 4-star, full service, luxury hotel. Hotel Andaluz has a rich history as a downtown Albuquerque Hotel. It opened in 1939 as the first hotel in New Mexico constructed by New Mexico native Conrad Hilton.
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January 23, 2012:Â This is the sign outside the entrance to the Sunshine Theater in Downtown Albuquerque. Typically bands play here which draw the local teenagers. It is just half a block from where I work, and on occasion when leaving my office at 5 PM, the kids are already starting to line up for that night’s band. Most of the time, they look like a cross between Rocky Horror Picture Show and KISS. I found this sign interesting not because the list has items rightfully banned, but more so because times have changed. When I was a teenager attending concerts, there was no need for such a sign as people just did not bring knives, chains, etc. Yes, there was smoking as it had not been banned 30 years ago, and many often did drugs. But it was just, well… different.
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January 22, 2012: Okay, I had some fun with this one. I met my friend Lyn, a professional dog groomer, at the store she is going to move her business into. The current business, which is some sort of sewing shop, obviously has not yet moved out all their equipment and supplies. I glance to the right, see a very large full-body mirror and a half-body dress form mannequin. I could not resist the urge to have some fun. This photo is more PG-13… I have some others that would border more on an R rating… Shop Name: Completely Gone to the Dogs; Location:  Tramway and San Rafael, Albuquerque NM.
I will be doing all the graphics and website for the store, so watch for my coming posts. It will be a month or two….
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January 21, 2012: Sandia Mountains bordering east side of Albuquerque NM. Location photo taken: Tramway next to Sandia Pueblo.
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January 20, 2012:  Reflection of the tower from the Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center (ATC). Location: Taken on Gold Ave. between 1st and 2nd Streets.
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January 19, 2012: Graffiti artwork mural on the wall of a “Hip-Hop Shop”, LA Underground, in Albuquerque. Location: Across from UNM on Central Ave.
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January 18, 2012: I have actually been trying to kill this plant for two years now. It appears that I have finally succeeded.
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January 17, 2012:Â Native southwestern style art above a storefront in downtown Albuquerque NM.
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January 16, 2012: This is “motor man.” A man made from old auto parts in front of my auto mechanic’s. Location: South Valley in Albuquerque NM.
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January 15, 2012: This is Sebastion, a champion Portuguese Water Dog. Very curly – and definitely NOT groomed here. Elk Run Kennels, Albuquerque NM.
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January 14, 2012: “Dork”, my totally deaf and partially blind “lethal white” Aussie. Deaf dogs deafinately (pardon the intended pun) get the BEST sleep in the house.
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January 13, 2012: “Mama”, my dog. A rescued Australian Shepherd lounging in the light from the window.
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January 12, 2012: Janie, a Border Collie, stalking the “pet” goose at my friend Lyn’s house. Location: South of Albuquerque near Isleta Pueblo.
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January 11, 2012: Water fountain shot at 1/4000 shutter speed, ISO 3200. Location: Galleria, downtown Albuquerque NM
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January 10, 2012: A 1968 Shelby Cobra original paint, according to the snobby owner when I spoke briefly with him. Location: Central Ave, downtown Albuquerque.
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January 09, 2012: A beetle with a mohawk. Location: Central Ave downtown Albuquerque NM.
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January 08, 2012: Full moon. Location: Me: My front yard in Albuquerque NM. The moon: In Space.
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January 07, 2012: This is Mack, a French Bulldog. I have been around a LOT of breeds in my time, but I cannot recall ever having met a Frenchie. Mack was really not wanting to have his picture taken, but I was determined he was to be my Project 365 Victim-of-the-Day. So thanks to Lyn for helping keep him in one spot long enough for me to focus and snap away.
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January 06, 2012: Moon rising over the city of Albuquerque and the Sandia Mountains. Location: 12th St just north of I-40.
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January 05, 2012:Â A photo of a reflection of myself in a downtown Albuquerque NM window.
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January 04, 2012:Â Abstract wall mural of a lizard. Location:Â Downtown Albuquerque NM
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January 03, 2012: Wall mural artwork 3-dimensional style. Location: Downtown Albuquerque NM
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January 02, 2012: A very loved dog toy monkey which was a Christmas present to my dogs. One of my dogs is blind in one eye, so I think he decided he wanted his new toy to be blind as well. I find the eyeless monkey a tad bit disturbing, ala “Stephen King” style. Would that then make this “Chimpanzee ala King”?
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January 01, 2012: This is “Dozer” who is a boxer-mix. He belongs to my friend Jason who made some Christmas cookies for me (he loves to bake – and I hate baking.) Isn’t Dozer just precious??? And, yes… his ears are always like that. I LOVE this dogs ears!!!
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