Michigan Theater

We dropped Alana off to see Cassie tonight and then went to see "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" at the Michigan Theater. It is the only place I have ever been where there is an organist playing live before the show.

The Michigan Theater opened in January, 1929, during the age of the silent films, when live music was played to accompany the show.


Here is a photo inside the theater of the ceiling in the main auditorium. The gold leaf still sparkles. I had to laugh as the people next to us were staring at me so obviously, when I looked at them, the guy had to say "hi." It was pretty funny.

Flower

Friday is my day to volunteer at the Humane Society. It was pretty busy until the end of the day. I then pulled out my camera and got a chance to shoot a few pictures of Flower and other animals at the shelter.

Hooray, Mark and Alana are home.

Reflections

The last day before the skiers come home. Just another day of straightening and organizing. It seems that's what I do in January. Kevin now has under 15 hours of driving left before he gets his license. The big questions will be, whose car will have to sit out in the cold and snow this winter?

I played around taking photos tonight of the Christmas tree. I cannot decide which I like best, w in or out of focus. What do you think?

When I went to post last night, we had no internet again, so I had to post a day late and backdate it.

Who is that Masked Feline?

It's Sugar! Or Sugar Booger, or Suges, or Boogie, or Boogs.



Got a lot done today. That makes up for the 45 minutes I spent out in the freezing cold trying to get a cool shot of my evergreen tree. They were all rubbish! And it was grumpy day at the habitat at PetSmart; two out of six cats hissed at me. What's up with that?

Update on Tahoe: they just hung out for the day. Shannon was up half the night on the Hurl-a-whirl. I think this is the trip that should never have been.

Loving Animals to Death

Hoarders think they love animals so much they need to have more and more. But in the end, they cause them pain and suffering. One such victim arrived at our home today. The Bagpiper: suffering chronic, incurable respiratory infections.

The Bagpiper has been hiding in a basket all day, putting his head down because he then thinks we cannot see him. I snapped a quick shot when he peered up to see if I had left.



I am glad to have a new friend in the house. Kevin is back in school and Cassie returned to Michigan today. I haven't heard from the skiers, so they much be having fun out in California.

Shutter Speed

Diving back into manual mode on my camera; I really need to go back to the basics.  Today, I played with the shutter speed while photographing a moving object.  I liked the blur patterns the fan blades created and was lucky that one had the pattern perfectly placed. This was the highlight of my day. Other than that, it was 7 loads of laundry and some cleaning.


The Tahoe people are surviving, getting out early and heading to the top of the mountain. But down low, this is what they are dealing with. Definitely not the ideal ski vacation.

365 Again ...

I've decided to try to start taking daily pictures again in order to improve my photography skills.  Laura is joining me this time.  I'll be posting my photos on 365project.org and taking part in their weekly photo challenges.  My first challenge was to take my camera off automatic.  My first manual photo in years:



Other things happening today: Mark and Alana left for Lake Tahoe for 5 days of skiing. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of snow out there. Cassie is getting ready to return to Michigan and Kevin has been hanging out with Colin and Paul.