Project 365 December

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When I started this project at the beginning of the year, I was hoping it would improve my photography and give me a great record of what I knew would be an epic year in the life of the Butz family. It was a lot of fun at first and I got some good shots from it, but there were a lot of days when I would sit in a chair and think, “Is there anything I am currently viewing which is picture worthy? No? Then forget it.” As you can see from below, I have resorted to standing on my deck many nights to capture the back woods. They’re an easy target.
I confess I’m feeling lazy and don’t plan to put these in any kind of order. Suffice to say they were taken some time this month. Ta da! Done. 🙂
The view from our driveway looking south. Ish.
Love the light through the pines
Yeah, you’ve seen several of these. This is the lake two blocks from  the house which I posted a few days ago.
Scout found mud on her flight of freedom.
Oh, so THAT’S the color of the driveway!
Fling me daddy!
Sunrise on a morning run (obviously I had stopped running at the moment)
The house! You can see it better now that we cut down the tree in the middle.
Fun with the power washer
Her new playground
Christmas dinner with the Brennas
The aftermath of family Christmas
So this is what it looks like if you walk into the woods and look up
playing around with a long exposure shot so our kids look like ghosts
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Nope, it really wasn’t warm enough
Haircuts! Three of them
Golf cart parade. Yep. Seriously.
The moon likes to rise right behind our woods
See what I mean? This was a long exposure shot
And another one. Moonlight through the trees.
Why do homework inside in your clothes when you can be outside in your pajamas? In the hammock no less.
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Project 365 November

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Ok, so this month I wanted to try harder to take a picture every day again, but at the same time I had to pack up all our belongings, including everything of ours that’s been at my parents’ house for over a decade while we were overseas, and drive cross country to our new home. So I focused on getting “everyday” shots and managed to get one most days.
My experiment with homemade laundry soap
A country road on the way up to the Cities
Ethan taking cover with his new Nerf gun
cozy and peaceful
An almost daily sight with Megan hamming it up
Which stain do I want?
My bedside – notice the library stack!
The last blooms
Read aloud
Baking with my sister
The heat was broken so school was often here
Or just bundled up
But then we had a glorious 70 degree day
One of my many books this fall
A special treat
A familiar sight – dropping Erik off to go to Orlando
Minnesota
Our cake pop adventure
My sweet grandma
Too many road trips!
Preparing the van
Leaving bright and early from Milwaukee
Another early morning
Trees on the grounds of Graceland
Early morning fog
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Project 365 October

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So it appears I forgot where my camera was for most of the month of October. What I have is a sad little offering of the few pictures I did take, mostly in Florida because my camera really wanted some sun and surf. Who wouldn’t? Anyway, I blame transition.

the cloister at the local convent
tomatoes ripening on the windowsill
Homecoming at my high school
playing in the leaves for the first time ever
we found a turtle!
a joyful reunion
sunrise
waiting for waves
intercoastal waterway
our lemon tree
sunset
I heart Trader Joe’s (and Milwaukee because two of my favorite people live there)
a walk in the woods
that time of year
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A day at the beach

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 It’s hard to know why Ethan wanted to crawl into this hole.

Or stay in it when this happened.
 A further mystery as to why he decided to let his dad and our friend bury him in that position.
 Completely.

Why he waited for this with excitement.

As it swarmed around him.

And crashed over him.

While still really enjoying it.

 But he did.

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Project 365 September

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rainy days
A fitting last shot of China
Up early with jet lag
And NOT having to fight jet lag anymore
Freedom!
The backyard, instagram style
Evening practice
Most mornings one of them is here
reflection of the house
fog rising off the lake
ripe for harvest
driving the boat
pondering
boating at night
I’m in love with Minnesota countryside
Seriously, I am
bonfire
My first time at IKEA in the States!
hard at work
contemplative
Loki loves laps
Sibling wrestle time, with a side of dog
He had fun but boy was he cold afterward!
art class
bridge in the woods
I did not enhance the color of sky in this picture
Ethan’s creative shot of Megan
She OWNS that ball
Look familiar? I thought I’d get each season
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