A cautionary photo from my kitchen . . .

There's an adventure that surrounds my photo of the prime rib we had for dinner tonight.

I was cooking it in my normal way and it was time to take it out. What I hadn't expected was an oven full of smoke that emerged!

Too late I realized what would happen and then it happened! The smoke alarm went off and off and off. Too late I shut the kitchen door and turned on the fan.

The firemen arrived, complete with sirens and lights. My husband explained what had happened and they left. The adrenaline kept going on. I finally calmed down and we had a nice dinner.

If it happens again, I'll know what to do. ~whew~

It was delicious!

A day at the beach . . .

Can I cook chopped up asparagus in a stir fry dinner?

Normally I would use some zuccini, but I'm out.

The other ingredients are chopped onion and sliced up tri tip beef.

Oh, and a new potato!

Thanks!



Check post #15 for what it looked like!

Gabby Gifford's video celebrating 10 years of fighting gun violence: 2 minutes & 20 seconds long.

This is most likely the last moon shot I'll get . . .with my current lens.

All 12 months are now covered.

Some of the folks who volunteered may have reasons to step aside and so this list is provisional.

My profound thanks to all who responded to my urgent call.

These contests are at the heart of the Photo Group. They give us a chance to show all of DU our work and our ways of seeing our individual worlds.

Here's to a great 2023!

OK! We are now well started into 2023! I am still looking for hosts for photo contests!

AndyS, Grumpy Old Guy and myself have each signed up for 2 months, which covers half the year.

Today, urbanhermit helped out by signing up for December! Many thanks!

Here are the months remaining to be covered:

February--Thanks to Callalily!

April--Thanks to Tom Kitten!

July--Thanks to Mira!

November--Thanks to Tom Kitten again!

I want to remind the Photo Group that any month that doesn't get a host, will not have a contest. I really hope this will not happen. Our photo contests are very popular in DU as a whole. They are a bright happy spot for all.

It would be wonderful to see our contests continue to brighten DU. I hope all will give this some thought, and I am always available to answer questions.

Highly experimental photo: a new earring . . .

A preview of what we'll be drinking . . . on this coming New Year's Eve!

We had a wonderful Christmas Day celebration with our family yesterday: