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Jan 31, 2015

January Shots

"The New Year lies before you like a spotless track of snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every mark will show."

Photo by Deb Rohne. Copyright 2015. All Rights Reserved.

My daughter's art teacher is an absolute gem! She has allowed the creative genius in my talented girl to emerge and take flight.

Photos by Deb Rohne. Copyright 2015. All Rights Reserved.

Goofing around at the coffee house one day, my daughter had the giggles and my constant snapping of pictures just fueled her silliness. I'm sure it didn't have anything to do with the fresh caffeine running through her veins...LOL!

The winter clouds and reflecting glow of lights from town made a perfectly eerie backdrop for the trees and silhouette of this castle formation.

Jul 27, 2014

Art Sail On

On Saturday, the hubby and I went to the Art Sail in Clear Lake. Seventy plus juried artists were showcasing and selling their arts and crafts in the city park including our long-time friends Art and Paula Ciccotti who were there with Art's fine glassware.

I do enjoy walking around looking at all the handiwork of the creative and talented folks from all over the region. I'm always inspired and feel the desire to go home and work on my own craft projects after I've been to an art festival...(alas, the desire quickly fades before I get back home).

With a name like "Art Sail," my mind immediately envisions a craft fair in conjunction with sailboat races. Unfortunately, that is not the case. However, it is a great segue into showcasing some of my favorite sailboat pictures from days gone by...

Photo by Deb Rohne. Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Hayward, WI - 2009

Duluth, MN - 2010

Jul 11, 2014

30 Day Photo Challenge - Day 18:SOMETHING YOU MADE

My first project - the infinity symbol on a pillow.

Rug hooking is my latest discovery! It's relaxing and quite fulfilling. I have made three projects since learning the art in late October. It is a craft that the Carolina relatives on my grandma's side did nearly 100 years ago.

My second project - a chair pad.

My third project - various stages and a detailed close up of a rug.

I just selected some hand-dyed wool for my next project--star ornaments. I will definitely post some pictures when I get going on those.

What's in a Name? Why Casual Day Images?

Once I made the decision to create a blog devoted to my love of photography, I needed a name.

After spending the better part of a morning trying to come up with a BlogSpot name that was not already taken, I gave up and went for a bike ride. Sometimes, getting up and walking (or riding) away from a problem can give the most clarity for discovering an answer.

About six years ago, I came up with an idea for creating one-of-a-kind jewelry designs using recycled denim jeans. The name I came up with for my line of jewelry was Casual Day Designs.

Upon returning from my bike ride, I typed casualdayimages.blogspot.com into the "Address" prompt of the "Create a new blog" window, and had a winner.

Through this blog, while I wouldn't mind sharing with the world (or anyone who stumbles on this page) my love of photography, I basically created the page for a personal recording of the passion I have for the craft.

I want to resurrect the images that have become buried in the archives of my pictures files as well as be accountable to myself through prompts and challenges to learn new techniques and keep taking Images every Day...nothing formal--just Casual.