Isn't it ironic?

At first glance, these photos look to be a sun setting across the ocean... kinda, right?

They remind me of our last vacation... 

The cedar trees act as palm tree's, silhouetted by the sun's beauty.

But no my friends, this is Wisconsin.  It's March.  And there's still a frozen bay covered in snow. Even though it's winter, the sun still has it's warm, inviting ambiance. And it sure does make me long for summer...  Or a vacation.  I'll take whichever one I can get.

Inspired:: Water Drops.

These photos are inspired by this post, that I stumbled upon about a year ago.  Now, Jaymi's blog is a daily read, and a place I run when I'm in a photography funk.  She's so talented and has wonderful creative mind.

I knew I wanted to try these Water Drops, but I didn't have the right equipment. Jaymi shot her photos with the following settings: f/5.6, 1/200 shutter speed, ISO 400 -- using a macro lens & speedlight flash. I don't own a macro lens, nor do I own an external flash, but I was determined to make it work. And for the record, I don't own Photoshop either :(

Zac helped, holding industrial spot lights & paper behind the faucet, and I started shooting Two hours later, I finally figured out the right settings combo to accommodate my lack of fancy equipment.
The photos below are completely unedited, and I was pretty happy with how they turned out.

The magical settings that worked for me? f/11, 1/4000 shutter speed, ISO 3200. Matrix metering and Incandescent white balance.

Flip your camera to Manual & give it a try! If you do, lemme know how it turns out... I'd love to see your photos!

A little Housekeeping...

I coined that phrase from an old instructor, my Logistics & Supply Chain Management instructor to be specific.  In the beginning of class, he'd go through odds & ends of FYI's and administrative stuff.
And that's kind of what this post is about today.  Housekeeping.
First off, the ever wonderful eShakti has graciously offered My Darling Day readers 20% off when you shop now thru March 20th.   Use the discount code MYDRLNGDYS at the checkout to jump on their customization bandwagon and get yourself a pretty little number for spring. I know I am.  Which beauty below is your fav?
Numero Uno?

They say Emerald is like, the color to have this year!
Numero Dos?

I love the vintage feeling of this dress, picture it with red wedges and a red ribbon in my hair? Yup, in love.
Numero Tres? I love the color combo here...
I just can't decide!

Second item of Housekeeping, can we just talk about Sara Bareilles, and this song? It = perfection. Give it a listen. Makes you feel like you're on vacation. Except when the song ends, you realize you're not, and it sucks. Sucks real bad.

I'm now stalking  following her on instgram too, we're basically BFF.

Next, I'm thinking a blog redesign is in my future.  You ladies know any good blog designers out there?   Do tell!
Lastly, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Peace & love.

Just write.

It's approximately 7:12 pm on Wednesday evening.  I've just finished 3 pieces of Tombstone pepperoni pizza and am contemplating grabbing a fourth. Do I realllllly need that fourth piece?  Feels like I do. Maybe I'll save my calories for a stack of girl scout cookies instead.  You know, those good ones.  I think they used to be called tagalongs or something? Why did they go changing the name of them anyways? I just got home from a busted Kohl's trip after work.  I got the golden ticket this weekend. The coveted 30 percenter. And this chick need black work pants like something fierce.  Do you think I could find ONE single pair, that fit half way decent?  Nope. None. Nada. Zilch.  I did walk away with two tops, sweater tights, and some underwear -- so I guess it wasn't a complete waste of time. I should probably be doing 10 million other things right now. Homework. Paying bills. Laundry -- to name a few.  But all I really feel like doing is writing. Probably because I just read this post, on Kelle Hampton's blog.  And she is the blogger of all blogs. Go ahead, read it.  I dare you not to spend an hour there. Oh, what's Zac doing you ask?  Changing the oil in my car. Good husband. Good boy. I guess it's time to end this random post of a post.  My fingers are nearly frozen... hmm, maybe that's because we keep our house the temperature of an icebox in winter. Oh well, good excuse to take a warm bath I guess.  You know, they say you're not supposed to leave a post picture-less.  It's like blogging faux pas # 1. Guess what? I don't care. Have a lovely evening chitlens.
Linking up here.

Things You Should Know if We're Gonna be BFF

This post inspired by the great, Little Miss Momma.  

  I brush my teeth with hot water.   I listen to Christmas music year round.   I hate mushrooms. HATE.   I do this 'clicking' thing using my nails and my teeth; my husband despises it.   I eat at least one piece of chocolate every day.   I might randomly be tap dancing in the asiles of Target/the grocery store/anywhere and not even realize I'm doing it.   I'll never own a white cell phone ever again, after this one.  It gets so grossly dirty.   I say the "Our Father" every time I see an ambulance or fire truck pass while I'm driving.   I hate my curly hair.   xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo   Now, tell me about yourself?