Day 12 - YoYoJam

This is my Dark Magic II 67 gram yo-yo featuring a solid spin axle system with a responsive bearing allowing even a hack like me to do yo-yo tricks like a pro.

Day 11 - Rover Sunset

A winter sunset silhouettes the American Rover a 135 foot, 3 masted topsail schooner based at the Waterside Marina in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Day 10 - A Boy and His Dog.

A jar of dog biscuits bungee corded to a cast iron fence with "for all my pals from Roper" written on top.

Day 9 - An Acoustic Evening with Joe Bonamassa

Got to see Joe Bonamassa in concert for the 6th time tonight at the Sandler Theater for the Preforming Arts in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The all acoustic evening includd an eclectic group of professional musicians, including Tina Guo, Chinese cellist and erhu player whose repertoire stretches from classical to heavy metal; and Hossam Ramzy, Egyptian percussionist and composer who played with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant on their No Quarter: Unledded tour.

Day 8 - Collective Memory

Artist Luisa Adelfio talks about creating Slover Library's first art exhibit. From an article at Hampton Roads.com The exhibit, “Collective Memory,” is a forest of paper scrolls, wound into columns and covered with passages from the epic poem “The Odyssey.” The exhibit, with some columns as tall as 12 feet, will be on display until mid-January.

Day 7 - Pure Romance

Pure Romance comes to Norfolk.

Day 6 - Happy Birthday

Today was my brother Mark's birthday. Family and friends joined him at the Yardhouse in Virginia Beach to celebrate.

Day 5 - Jewel

Slover Library in Norfolk, Virginia glows like a jewel at night.

Day 4 - Cooper

Meet Cooper my new first cousin once removed. Five month old platinum mink tonkinese.

Day 3 - Frick & Frack

Frick and Frack a.k.a. Sasha & Sherlock in a rare awake moment in the middle of the afternoon.

Day 2 - Wunderkammer

The Owl of Minerva Takes Flight in the Dusk by Steffen Dam (Danish,b. 1961) was acquired in 2015 by the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia.

"In one of his most ambitious projects to date, Dam created a cabinet of curiosities, or Wunderkammer, and filled it with imaginary glass specimens. Then he perched a faux-owl on top, looking down over his collection. Such assemblages of natural and cultural curios became popular in the mid-1500s and, like minimuseums, were meant to delight viewers while increasing their knowledge about the world. Although Dam says that none of his fanciful forms can be found in nature, perhaps a life surrounded by the sea has summoned jellyfish-like creatures from his imagination." from Chrysler, The Members Magazine, Fall 2015

Day 1 - Hope

Hope's on clearance. — at Pier 1 Imports.

Day 153 - Smell the Flowers

Take Time to Smell the Flowers - Sasha loves it when new flowers come into the house. We could all take a lesson from my little girl, Olympus OM-D E-M1, 1/8 sec at f/4, ISO 100.

Safety - Day 149 #CY365

Some of my PPE. What's PPE you ask? Why its Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Specialized clothing or equipment worn by employees for protection against health and safety hazards. Personal protective equipment is designed to protect many parts of the body, i.e., eyes, head, face, hands, feet, and ears. Missing from this photo are my steel toe safety boots and my safety glasses. Definitely dressed to impress. iPhone 5s.

Soul - Day 148 #CY365

A case of Bronchitis this week left me coughing my head off. A visit to the doctor, antibiotics and this cough syrup with codeine was good for my body and my soul. Canon 5D Mark II, 100mm macro, 1/40 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 800.

Monochromatic - Day 147 #CY365

Tulips in monochrome. Canon 7D, 1/15 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 800, 100mm macro.

Twilight - Day 145 #CY365

The Rubber Duck at Twilight. The Chrysler Museum of Art in the background. Olympus OM-D E-M1, 1/5 sec @ f/5.0, ISO 800.

Finished - Day 144 #CY365

A line of shopping carts making their way back into the store at the end of a busy shopping day. iPhone 5s, Camera + App

Make Believe - Day 143 #CY365

What's more "make believe" than a collection of antique decoys? iPhone 5s.

Beauty - Day 142 #CY365

A rose in black and white, unexpected beauty. 1/400 sec @ f/5.0, ISO 800.