May 31- Fun dog

I posted a picture of Hyena before, and today I saw her again. She is small and fun and I love her expressions.

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May 30 - Crested Butte

We came back to Crested Butte to be able to get better morning light for some pictures and it was worth it! A little bit of walking off road and wet feet totally made my day when I took this picture. Another wonderful sunny day in Colorado, with my wonderful boyfriend. How lucky we are!
For this picture I had a tripod, a patient boyfriend waiting for me, a Canon EF 24-70mm F/2.8L USM lens.

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May 29 - A picture for Denise

Today is my sister's birthday and I am in a tiny little town called Crested Butte, one of the most beautiful, scenery places I've ever seen. Mountains are around us 360 degrees, wherever we look.
We woke up again in a beautiful summer day, with blue sky and warm temperature. Stop many times around the dirty roads to take beautiful pictures.

Grande Denise:
Hoje eh o teu aniversartio e nao posso te abracar, mas meu coracao passou o dia junto contigo nesta viagem linda que eu e o Ethan estamos fazendo juntos. Estou dentro do carro, parada na esquina de um cafe que esta fechado,usando o laptop no colo pra te mandar esta foto. Montanhas estao por 360 graus de visao, e tudo eh lindo. Todo mundo anda de bicicleta e nos vemos gente caminhando, pedalando, subindo montanha, descendo rio de rafting e tudo o que eh esporte de montanha.
O dia esta lindo. Tirei muitas fotos hoje. E tirei pensando em ti. Vou por a foto do dia de hoje a que eu achei mais bonita pra te incentivar a vir visitar.
Grande beijo no coracao e feliz aniversario! Moni e Ethan

May 28 - Hot coffee

While having coffee this early morning, I saw the hot steam in back light and I loved the shapes it was taking.

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May 27 - Henry, the lazy cat

Sometimes it is just too funny to find Henry sleeping like a person.
I took this one just before going to bed, since tomorrow we are traveling and I am not sure if I will be able to upload the image of the day. It depends on access to internet in remote areas.

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May 26 - Pink toy

We had training at work again, and the instructors brought toys for us to take a break every now and then.

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May 25 - Magic flowers again

More than a month later, the flowers still decorate my dining table.
I told Mariah today and she found hard to believe, but here they are, the same flowers, showing some signs of being tired, but still here.

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May 24 - Ladder

I promised Lisi that I was going to show her the ladder I built with my own hands (and mami did too). I picked the wood,used a saw for the first time in my life, and built it for decoration. It feels very empowering to know I built it. Not bad for a first timer.

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May 23 - Shadows

We went to visit some friends today. In the sunset hour the shadows in the window were really nice.

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May 22 - Dancing with lights

My sweetheart challenged me to do a blurry picture, and this is what I came up with. I love the light effects of a long exposure in the outdoors porch.

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May 21 - Baby

I finally went to visit my friend today and met her baby, the sweetest little girl. she is my image of the day :)

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May 20 - Abstract flower

I confess I have my issues with abstract art. I don't have enough knowledge to appreciate it and my brain keeps trying to figure out what am I looking at.
Persistently, I keep trying to photograph a little bit of abstract, playing with color or textures. This way I force myself to explore areas where I know I am not strong, and just push harder to have fun no matter what.
The flowers Mariah gave me will be one month old tomorrow and they are still alive and well in the vase on the table. I got really close this time, with a 100mm fixed macro lens to capture how delicate and how soft is the texture of the flower now.
I decided to treat it as a monochromatic, in a warm, almost sepia like tone.

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May 19 - Green trees

After the spring rain, the trees and grass around the park turned really green.

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May 18 - Henry look

Mami and Edison have left us today. A foggy day, dark and cloudy, just as my heart when they leave. Very hard to say goodbye. Next year I will come back home to see them again. Henry meows around the house. I think he misses them too.

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May 17 - Mami and Edison

Tonight, before preparing dinner, we took some pictures together and I took some of them together.Tomorrow, Mami and Edison will go back home and I will miss them terribly.It was so wonderful to have them with me for a month. How grateful I am to have them in my life.

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May 16 - The cat in the farm

We went to visit a friend in a farm today, a beautiful spring day in Colorado.
The warmer so far, and the sunniest, perfect for visiting.
Randy's cat is called cactus, a female, short hair cat that was very playful and cute. Here she poses looking at me.

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MAy 15 - Lasting flowers

Mami set up the picture of the day today. Funny, all I needed was to tell her " I have to find something to take my picture of the day" and in the blink of an eye, she set up the flowers. In week number one here she found strange that I would take a picture a day, and now she reminds me of it. I guess we all get used to things.

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May 14 - Henry gets ready to sleep

My image of the day is Henry, the cat, again.
He was annoyed I was still not in bed and didn't really pose or cooperate for a picture today. I caught him walking away and I love the shadows and the movement in the image.

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May 13 - Magic flowers

On April 21, Mariah gave me some flowers at the office.I brought them home and they make my days colorful and pretty. Today, May 13, they are still pretty and colorful. We change the water everyday, cut the bottom of the stems, give them an uncoated aspirin a day, and the flowers are still gorgeous at home!
Magic flowers, long life to you!

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May 12 - Netbook

Today mami was playing with her new toy, the netbook, a distant cousin of the laptop. smaller and faster, made for the internet use, it was a fun time to see her researching sewing machines at google.

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May 11 - Wine glasses

Again, we had a great dinner, and this time with wine.
The weather changed ,a cold front is in the air and we expect the net few days to be cold.
With chicken fried chicken, white gravy sauce. mashed potatoes and salad, a red cabernet sauvignon was our choice tonight.
when we finished the bottle, a took a picture of the three glasses lined up together.
Another great night to celebrate family together.
Lovely, to be remembered night.

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May 10 - Mami laughing

From all the days mami and Edison have been here I have good memories. I think most of the time I will remember their laughs around the house. Both making fun of things and having fun with everything.
Tonight, after dinner, they were laughing at each other about how to "pose" for the picture of the day for my blog.
While I liked the previous picture in the second before this one this moment is much more remarkable to me.

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May 9 - Mother's day

Today we spent the day out.
Mother's day, my sweet mami here and we took a hike in Red Rocks Park.
We found a nice shade to take some portraits, and I took this image of mami and Edison under the shade.
They were brave, waking up hill most of the time. No bones broken, nobody felt on the ground and we all got some needed exercise!
We visited a nursery, and then we headed to Monument Valley Park to have a picnic!
And it was not over yet. Mami got her new netbook, and we went out for dinner.
A great day with my sweetheart, Eve, Edison and my wonderful mami!

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May 8 - Sand dunes

Today we visited the Sand Dunes National Park, in Colorado.
About 170 miles from home, they are the tallest dunes in United States, and a very important park to preserve the natural ecosystem that has worked for thousands of years in the area. Water melts from the snow and flows through the dunes, taking sand in the current. The water slowly deposit the sand far away from the source where it started, and then the strong wind blows it back, shaping those huge dunes.
A beautiful place, where our eyes feel happy to rest for some time.
Ethan and Evelyn crossed the cold water. My mami, Edison and I didn't have courage to get our feet into the water, but we appreciate the beauty of the place.

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May 7 - Flowers

We spent the day running around today, from store to store. IT was so much fun to see mami amazed by all the overwhelming things she's never seen.
In the morning, while I finished editing images from a volunteer project, mami dis some sewing, and I took pictures of the flowers at home.

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May 6 - Dinner

Mami and I cooked together. Shrimp, rice, cheese balls(bread made of cheese) and salad.
We all loved eating and it was fun to take pictures of.

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May 5 - Pink tree

We went out shopping today and we saw lots of pink trees all over town.
This one was one of the most colorful we saw this week and I could not resist to take a few images.

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May 4 - Henry is sleepy

The cat is annoyed when his bed time is delayed. He meows and wants attention.
This was his look when complaining.
It is a little blurry,at 1/25 shutter speed. But that's what I get sometimes. I still love his expression.

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May 3 - Mami e Edison

When I got home today Mami and Edison were watching tv, resting from their walk (and shop).

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May 2 - Spring snow

This morning, before leaving Santa Fe, NM, we had the privilege to get snow in spring.
Mami and Edison loved it.

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May 1 - San Francisco de Assis Church

We went to this beautiful church today and I prayed to thank God all the blessings I am happy for.
The light was perfect and I enjoyed seeing this church with my sweetheart and my parents.

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