So what are they???

Hello dear bloggers and fellow 12 of 12r's, as you all know by now I did a guess what this is theme for my first 2011 12 of 12 photo blog post. Now, many of you took a stab at guessing what the partial photo was related to a larger whole. I will say that some of the photos were probably a bit difficult to decipher and others you made good guesses. Anyway I promised I would post the larger pictures in a few days and this is the post to do just that. so enjoy and see how close you were to the real thing...

So, number one ends up being the bindings of a set of books. There's nothing special about the books being the Twilight series. They just happen to be the ones that I chose to take a picture of noting more and nothing less.

Now this is a glass which is handblown the top part actually sits in the base so all you pick up is the blue coane we have a set of four when we have a special dinner. they were a birthday present from the hubby.

The close up of the fabric that covers the chair is special in that this chair waas damaged in transit on our move back up to Sydney. It took us six months to have the removal company to have the chair re-covered and get it back to us. Anyway, we chose the fabric and we personally like it.

As many of you guessed the close up was the control panel of our microwave.

Also you had no trouble guessing that this was stairwell

I don't have to tell you this was a bottle and the picture of course was just a close up of the condensation on the outside of the bottle.

Next we had a picute of part af the grill covering a fan

Then next we had a close up of the grouting that connects the tiles on our floor.

This one had many of you guessing and of much interesting. Well now I can reveal that is was a close up of a glass paper weight.

Now this next one is another very special birthday present from hubby. As you can see the small photo was a close-up of the glass rod that sits in the larger of the two items. These are also hand-blown from the same man that created the blue glasses. So, what are they you ask? They are glass spinning tops and when you take the glass rod out you can actually spin them, but make sure it on a very safe, flat, and non-abrasive surface. I, as you might have guessed, am an avid collector of hand-blown glass items. If they can make it I'll try to buy it.

Along with glass items we also collect pieces of art. You know that are is subjective and some people will like this painting and some people won't. I personally do and I picked this particular piece out. It is by an artist by the name of Christoper Orr. I just really like the colours he uses. So we added this little piece by him to our collection and if could get hubby to let me I'd buy a few more.

And last but not least it is not the most inspiring item and at the end of the day it's just our dirty clothes hamper. I wonder if it says anything about this blog post or about my 12 of 12 pictures. Who knows? I just hope you enjoyed this months 12 of 12 and I look forward to next month's and let's see what I can come up with to keep you entertained.

Hmmm???

Lookey, lookey, I've found my typing fingers. I once again realised I missed 12 of 12 this month. I'm a bad man and have no excuse. I really need to make a concentrated effort to do December's 12 of 12 as it will be the last. I have decided that for the new year I will try my hardest to continue with some sort of monthly photo blog post in the same vein as 12 of 12. I will start the year off in January with a best of 12 of 12 for the past year 2010 and will post it on the 12th but will call it "12 out of 12". I will pick, in my opinion, the best shot out of each previous months 12 of 12's and for those months that I miss will make up the difference from the other months.. Starting in February I will hopefully have my new photo blog idea ready to roll.

I can't believe how quickly the years fly by now. It was only yesterday that we moved back to Sydney. I suppose as they say my how time flies when your having fun. I just wished it didn't fly so fast because at this rate I'm going to run out of time in which to have fun. Christmas is just a few weeks away and once again it was just a year ago when I ended up in the ICU but funny how that seems like years ago. I guess when it's bad things we don't want to remember we can make the time span that much bigger than it really is.

I guess the only other really exciting thing going on in my life is my new new diet and weight lose. I have only been on this diet which consists of drinking only fresh squeezed fruit juices, for a week. I have already lost 5 kilos (11 pounds). I'm stoked as this is the first time I've actually lost weight and felt great at the same time. I'm going to adda small amount of solid food this week but will continue with the juices. They are very healthy for you and tasty at the same time. Oddly enough they are also very filling and quiet satisfying.

Well, that's it for now I'll be around so check back every so often. You never know when I might find something to put in the sorry excuse I call a blog.

I can't believe it...

...I just can't believe that the the year is almost over. I mean it seems like it was only yesterday that we moved back up to Sydney and that was in January. I just don't understand it. Maybe in some small way as we get older we become more aware of time where as when we were younger time was quite irrelevant. Anyway, it really doesn't much matter because like it or not faster or slower time will keep moving on and I will just go along as I always do.

With that said I just wanted to check-in. I know I basically use this blog as a photo blog now and then only for 12 of 12. I'm sorry to say that 12 of 12 will end at the end of the year. The man responsible for creating the concept behind 12 of 12, no longer wants to keep up with the program and as such will stop it at end of year. The last 12 of 12 will be in December. Now there is nothing saying that I can't do 12 of 12 on my own, it just wouldn't be linked to the other 50 some odd other people that participate each month. I will say that I have made a few new friends since I started doing 12 of 12 and I would hate to lose sight of them. They are all very nice, funny and kind in their own way. They are also very good photographers and I will miss seeing their pictures every month. So what all this grizzling is coming done to is this; where should I go from here once 12 of 12 finishes?

Yes, as I said I could do 12 of 12 anyway. I could start my own version and call it like I did last month 17 on 14 but that just seems like a copy cat version of the original and as such not very original. I'm not sure I could trust myself to just put up photos when I take them because I'm not that disciplined, which is a problem all unto itself. I liked having 12 of 12 as it was a project I HAD TO DO each month. Left to my own devices it could not bode as well. So as I said if there is anybody still out there reading this tripe and if they would like me to perform like a circus elephant then just leave me a idea in the comments or send me an email for those of you that have my email and we shall see what we can come up with and go from there. I will say that I may have one new project on the burner I'll let you know how that goes shortly. Until then take care, stay safe and enjoy..life that is as it way to short...