Susanne 365 and Beyond: England

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Twelfth Night

The Advent candles, which we enjoy fully-lit throughout Christmastide, are lit for the last time tonight, the Twelfth Night of Christmas.

At the Twelfth Night party at Victoria House, Father Acker, his wife Alice, and other Anglicans (the kids tossed theirs on first) toss greenery onto the fire (inside tonight because of the raging storm) to symbolize the light of Christ going out into the darkness of the world. We prayed the Evening Office of Prayer before the "bonfire" and enjoyed sherry and trifle -- oooh-so-British -- afterward. (Alice makes the BEST trifle -- I've been looking forward to it all winter.) A lovely way to ring out Christmastide and welcome the season of Epiphany!

Monday, September 24, 2007

Leeds Castle....

I love this painting that Keith's mom painted from a photograph Keith took of Leed's Castle in County Kent during our trip to England in 1988. The watercoloring are so soft and gentle -- the pinks of sunset against the ancient stone walls, the vines and flowers clambering along the medieval stonework. I remember that as we toured the castle grounds, peacocks followed us, thinking that Keith's lens paper was popcorn as they tried to get into his camera bag.

I loved that trip to England, and several other souvenirs from that trip grace our home, constant reminders of the country of my ancestors, the country of the greatest writers and poets, the country I fell in love with nearly twenty years ago....

About Project 365

Project 365 started in January of 2007 with about fifteen online friends from the United States and beyond who resolved to post "A Photo A Day." The goal was to learn about photography through daily practice and looking at and commenting upon each others' work.

Several devoted photographers kept going in January of 2008 while most of us resorted to less-rigorous schedules of posting our photographs. But in January of 2009, about ten (perhaps more!) of us were back in the saddle, ready to shoot, post, and learn. Most of their blog sites are listed further down the sidebar if you'd like to view their work.

I took another break for 2010 but am back for 365 for 2011 with a new Facebook group of friends, many of whom you'll find in the sidebar.

I am using a simple point-and-shoot camera, an Olympus Stylus 740. Many of my fellow photographers are using far better cameras, so the quality of my photographs will in no way equal theirs. However, I still hope to "learn to see" better this year as I jump back into Project 365.