When I first set up this divider, it was to create a visual barrier between the kids playroom on the left and the room on the right. Why? Because the room on the right is where the futon is and where we entertain certain friends 
Now? It’s coming in handy as a divider between Darling Boy’s “bedroom” and Princess Persistent’s “bedroom”, since this is where they’re sleeping while the bedroom floors are being refinished this week
18-105mm lens @ 52mm, 1/3 sec @ f/5.0, ISO 800
It’s a painters best friend, perfect for taping off trim molding that you don’t want to mess up
105mm macro lens, 1/13 sec @ f/3.0, ISO 200
But you know what really sucks? When you discover that the previous owners of the house did not use primer on the trim molding, so that some of the paint comes right off with the tape :-/
105mm macro lens, 1/25 sec @ f/3.2, ISO 200
What I said on Sunday about just asking if you have a photo request?
Challenges work well too
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I’ve got about 3 hrs of labor into repainting DBs room so far, and I haven’t even opened the can of paint I’ll be using on the walls yet. I think the most time-consuming part was cleaning and emptying an 11 year old’s room, what a mess!
105mm macro lens, 1/15 sec @ f/3.0, ISO 200
Our fence was in such poor condition, we finally broke down and had it replaced last week.
Doesn’t it look good?
(This is the same section as in the 3rd photo in the post I linked to above.)
18-105mm lens at 52mm, f/5.0 at 1/320 sec, ISO 200
Pressure washing edition
Our home faces east, as a result the garage end never gets any direct sunlight and mildew builds up over time. I FINALLY got around to renting a pressure washer on Saturday and damn was I impressed at how efficiently it cleaned, look at the difference!
It worked so well, I cleaned the wheels on my truck, the walkway, the patio, the deck stairs, the deck, the outside of my shed…
18-105mm lens at 16mm, f/4.5 at 1/640 sec, ISO 400
It wasn’t until I uploaded the photo to this post that I noticed you can see my reflection in the garage door windows.
First off, who read that title and had dirty thoughts? If I know my readers, at LEAST one of you did!
I’m just talking about the hole left in the ground after I ripped out a shrub! After this project, I started looking around the yard and what else needed a facelift – on Saturday 3 more shrubs are going to meet the same fate as the one that was here.
18-105mm lens at 40 mm, 1/15 sec at f/4.5, ISO 1600
Look around the bush and the air conditioning unit. Weeds, grass creeping under the bush, it just looked terrible. Pulling weeds and getting around the a/c unit with the line trimmer only did so much and something needed to be done.
35mm prime lens, 1/200 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100
A little over 2 hours, 1 trip to Lowes, $75 and some manual labor later, I think it looks MUCH better!
I even had some “help” from Princess Persistent and Darling Boy.
35mm prime lens, 1/800 sec at f/5.0, ISO 100
Waaaay back on Day 34 of last year I posted a photo of the frost heaves than came up every winter outside our garage door and kept us from using the side door for 3-4 months of each year.
Well, last week we finally had the concrete repaired and addressed the underlying problem. Too bad I forgot to take a picture of how it came out in the end before I left on my most recent trip. Oh well, I’ll do that when I return…
18-105mm lens at 18 mm, 1/6 sec at f/3.5, ISO 2000
3 1/2 years after buying the house, this and another hook are still in the ceiling.
I could take them down, but then I’d have to figure out how to patch holes in a textured ceiling.
Fuck it, they can stay…
105 mm macro lens, ISO 400, F/3.0, 1/125 sec
Time: 9:00 pm
Place: Living room
