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I went back to the doctor yesterday and was a bit disappointed that things didn’t go as well as I had hoped, which means that I have to have more test run on Monday. I still have a drainage tube on me, I’m beginning to feel like it’s a part of me now. I came home and sat in my garden, it’s nice and peaceful but there’s a lot to be done and I’m hoping that Lee would be able to help me more this year.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/500sec, ISO 200, focal length 140mm, evaluative metering
My garden attracts many types of birds, the yellow bird is one of my favorites. This one perched on my string bean trellis.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/1250sec, ISO 200, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/1250sec, ISO 200, focal length 200mm, evaluative metering, closeup cropped
Fighting for a spot, this is next to the birdbath.
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/1600sec, ISO 200, focal length 168mm, evaluative metering, closeup cropped
Canon T2i, EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/1600sec, ISO 200, focal length 168mm, evaluative metering, closeup cropped
Lee wanted to attend a book play and a book signing by one of her favorite authors this morning. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to attend, I still have the extra backache to carry around with me. She insisted that I go since she wanted me to take a picture of her with Deborah Wiles.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/2sec, ISO 3200, focal length 47mm, evaluative metering, hand held
The play was nicely done by college students. I haven’t read the book and this is the next book on my list.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/6.3, 1/40sec, ISO 3200, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 105mm, spot metering
Debrorah Wiles thanking her readers.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/6.3, 1/100sec, ISO 3200, exposure bias -0.3step, focal length 105mm, spot metering
The moment that Lee has been waiting for, she finally get to meet Deborah Wiles in person. Lee had 2 books with her, one for herself and another one for her cousin that didn’t get to attend.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/500sec, ISO 400, focal length 32mm, spot metering
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 35mm, spot metering
They had a good turnout and the weather was still a bit chilly this morning.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/8, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 24mm, spot metering
The campus has many flower trees in bloom, but I’m not in any condition to roam freely as I used to. These are the pink dogwood trees.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/1250sec, ISO 400, focal length 67mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/1250sec, ISO 400, focal length 67mm, evaluative metering
Bo and Lee taking picture with the bear. Bo is not trying to make a fashion statement by the way, that’s Lee’s bag for her books.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/640sec, ISO 400, focal length 32mm, evaluative metering
I don’t think I’ll have enough energy to make it to see the tulips at Biltmore this year, and this might the the closest to seeing one.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/1000sec, ISO 400, focal length 90mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/1000sec, ISO 400, focal length 105mm, evaluative metering
And more tulips at my dad’s house.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/320sec, ISO 400, focal length 47mm, evaluative metering
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/250sec, ISO 400, focal length 105mm, evaluative metering, cropped
I see more bees now, I guess the blooms started too earlier and the bees didn’t know about it until 2 weeks later.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/640sec, ISO 400, focal length 105mm, evaluative metering, closeup cropped
My dad’s seedlings are getting bigger now. We should be able to plant them by the end of the month.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/5.6, 1/400sec, ISO 400, focal length 45mm, evaluative metering
And I’m glad that I didn’t miss the cherry blossom.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/4, 1/1250sec, ISO 400, focal length 80mm, evaluative metering
My mom orchid is in the 11th week of blooming now.
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Aperture Priority, f/8, 1/13sec, ISO 800, exposure bias -0.7step, focal length 58mm, evaluative metering, hand held
Canon T2i, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, Manual, f/6.3, 1/80sec, ISO 3200, focal length 84mm, spot metering
It’s good to be out and about again, and a long day for me.
One of my goals is to read more this year, whether it be a professional publication, photography book or book for enjoyment which most of us don’t have much time these days. My first book this year is War Remains by Jeffrey Miller. I ordered the book for myself as a Christmas gift back in December and finally have a chance to sit down and start on it. So far I’m loving it and can see this made into a great action movie. My dad would definitely enjoy watching, I used to watch war movie with him when I was little.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 1600, focal length 55mm, exposure bias -0.3step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
War Remains is Jeffrey’s first novel. More about Jeffrey from the back of his book: Originally from LaSalle, Illinois, Jeffrey Miller has been living and working in Asia since 1989. He divides his time between Korea and Laos where his wife Aon and two sons, Bai and Jeremy Aaron live.
Aperture Priority, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens, f/16, 1/20sec, ISO 3200, focal length 55mm, exposure bias -0.3step, white balance auto, evaluative metering
Jeffrey is also one of my blog friends, I love the photos of Laos that he shares on his blog.
Have you ever been in a place or situation that it’s so tense and the air is so thick that you could cut it with a knife? I’ve been there and living it. I think many people don’t think before they speak, or maybe we just don’t see it coming, but as for me, I have to say that I am thinking more than I speak this day.
This made me think of a book that I read in December of last year, it’s called the Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. It’s over 200 pages, and I read it in one sitting because it’s that good. The book is about a lady by the name of Kathryn Peterson who took a job as Decision Tech’s CEO, she faces the ultimate leadership crisis and has to unite a team that is in such disarray that it threatens to bring down the entire company. This book defines the dysfunctions of a team, but I think it can also be applied to any relationship, not just work related.
The first dysfunction is absence of trust. Trust is the foundation of real teamwork, and so the first dysfunction is a failure on the part of team members to understand and open up to one another, great teams do not hold back with one another, they are not afraid to air their dirty laundry, they admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal, and the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.
The second dysfunction is fear of conflict, if we don’t trust one another then we aren’t going to engage in open, constructive, ideological conflict, and we’ll just continue to preserve a sense of artificial harmony. The conflict here is not the same as passive, sarcastic comments, and false harmony is a result of people holding back their opinions and honest concerns, and I agreed with the book that I’d trade that false kind of harmony any day for a team’s willingness to argue effectively about an issue and then walk away with no collateral damage.
My youngest sister and I are a big fan of Anne of Green Gables, and she emailed me these pictures, and said, “Just in case if you’re wondering what they look like. I don’t think anyone else would know who I’m talking about.” But I bet that there are many out there that are also a big fan of Anne of Green Gables, who could forget Anne, spelling with an ‘e’.
Watch the original Anne of Green Gables
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