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Patience Pays Off

Helena — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:05:34 +0000

Finally, my patience and persistence have been rewarded!

I’ve been trying for about 3 years now to get a decent shot of this guy with my little point ‘n’ shoot pentax.

It loses a little in the zoom, but I’m still pretty pleased that I actually managed to get him standing still.

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Have a wonderful day!

March Brings Change

Helena — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:37:09 +0000

Change of seasons, change of mindset … it’s funny how that seems to work, at least for me.

My goal to get off disability took one step closer to becoming reality yesterday.

I had a meeting with a business coach yesterday. It was the first time I’d ever talked to anyone outside my circle of friends online about what I actually want to accomplish. I was really amazed at just how far one meeting went to change my mindset from a “just trying to make money at home” to feeling like a real business person.

So to celebrate afterward I took a walk along the river. It was such a gorgeous day, and warm too… I didn’t want to come back home!

I found an awesome fallen tree trunk to sit on, that jutted out far enough that I could take pictures of the river in both directions…

This is the view of the Hunter Street Bridge, looking north…

And this is the view looking south…

And now today, I’m back inside and getting back to work.

I guess for today I’ll have to confine myself to looking at everyone else’s pictures of the great outdoors. Thank goodness for Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday so I can get my fix even when I can’t get outside myself. :)

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Through the Red Branches

Helena — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:42:32 +0000

When I took these, I was mostly interested in the ducks. I didn’t even notice that the branches were a lovely red until I got everything downloaded. :)

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Have an amazing day!

It’s Monday

Helena — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:46:00 +0000

’nuff said :)

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Hope your Monday was an amazing one!

Another Step Outside My Comfort Zone

Helena — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:37:16 +0000

So I decided that I’d try my hand at making videos. I really wanted to make the first one an introduction type video for my birthday giveaway, but that didn’t work with the camera I have. Instead, here’s a glimpse of what I get to see every morning when I’m out walking.

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think. This is so far outside my comfort zone it’s not even funny, so feedback is very much appreciated.

Tuesday Morning Nature Walk

Helena — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:32:19 +0000

I’m really loving this getting up early and doing my Wonder Woman Challenge tasks first thing in the morning. This morning, even though I got up a couple hours late, I went out and walked along the river for a bit. And of course I couldn’t go without taking a few photos. :)

Oh, and if you’re wondering if it’s as cold as it looks, the temperature according to the radio station when I got out of the car was -17C, which works out to about 1F.