Chrissy's Photo A Day

Today I napped and did some grocery shopping. I bought flowers to cheer me up. I also harvested some lavender from my garden and added it to...

Today we landed in Atlanta, then flew home to Charlottesville. It took over 24 hours to get home, what with the six hour loss of time. Exhau...

Today we got up and had breakfast at a cafe on the beach. I took pictures of some birds on the ground... ...then loaded up our rental car wi...

Today I gave my paper in the morning, then headed up to the North Shore for the afternoon. Dan went scuba diving while I shopped around the ...

This is what Diamondhead looks like from Waikiki Beach. I went snorkeling today and it was amazing. It felt like flying through the coral re...

First day of the conference, and I was inside the convention center all day. They served dinner in the exhibit hall, so I wasn't in need...

Today, after attending a workshop in the morning, Dan and I hiked to the top of the rim of Diamondhead Crater. This is an extinct volcano wi...

Yesterday we left the Big Island sadly. We arrived in Honolulu late in the evening and I went straight to bed with the migraine. This mornin...

Today we drove up Mauna Kea (14,000 feet, I think) to see the telescopes and the views above the clouds. All we could see was the top of Mau...

Today we ventured into the Waipio Valley. Luckily we had a 4-wheel drive, a new white Jeep to take us down into the valley. The grade was 25...

So many photos to choose from today. In the morning we went to the local farmer's market and the variety of flowers and fruits and produ...

Flying over Oahu and the Big Island on a clear day was amazing. Here is an image of Honolulu from the air, and another of my first glimpse o...

I brought Fran this Mocha and we had a nice talk out on her front porch today. I like the quote on the cup.

Dan's office. Needs a nice color on the walls. Any suggestions?

This morning I ran two miles with the 4-miler training group, came home and registered for the race, then fell asleep. Squirt left for Flori...

Freshly mown grass. Squirt is trying to earn some cash for his upcoming vacation, so he mowed the grass twice this week. We spent all mornin...

I always know things are better when I clean something. Today I cleaned the laundry room. I also registered for a 12-week training program f...

Today I took my son to get his drivers permit and he passed the test. Then we went to the blood bank so he could donate a unit to himself fo...

Today I met with my engineering professor to go over our workshop presentation and paper for the conference in Hawaii. After I got home, I h...

Today I turned my exams in, came home and tried to get rid of all the books and papers that had been piling up around my desk. It's not ...

Today I finished the last of my comprehensive exam papers, stapled four copies, and prepared to turn them in. Three months of hard work all ...

Wee Mini Van and Mini Van- together for one last day. Tomorrow Mini Van takes Jes to West Virginia to be a river guide and live in a tent f...

My camera, a Nikon D50.

My lavender is blooming.

Helping Squirt study for his Algebra II test.

This is a picture I took of the blue Honda Fit Sport I wanted, parked in a dealer lot in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Three hours later, I dro...

OK, I did NOT take this photo, so I get no credit whatsoever. But I found it today in a magazine that came to our house, and it's a ph...

Now THIS is my rosebush. It's huge. Years ago it was a tiny little thing in a small green plastic pot, a gift from a student. That stud...

This is a photo of my messy office. It's really hard to work in this chaos, but I manage.