7/365: Glass Slippers

7/365: Glass Slippers, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

My Goddaughter, Amelia May, turned Four today. But she has entered a phase where NO PAPARAZZI WILL BE TOLERATED. That's because Amelia May has become a Princess and she has informed me that "You can't take pictures of Princesses". (However, she did agree to document that glass slippers are, indeed, worn by Princesses.)

She also outlined these important Princess Rules:

1. A Princess doesn't scream.

2. A Princess doesn't fight.

3. A Princess doesn't call firemen.

4. A Princess doesn't put cheese in her pockets.

The story here: leftcoastcowboys.com/2013/01/08/the-princess-diaries-amel...

6/365: Revenge Through Photography

6/365: Revenge Through Photography, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

Just a warning: if you shove in front of a whole line of people at Starbucks, a snarky Englishman will give you nicknames like "Shovey McShoverton" or "Shovey Trollope" and his blogging wife will take your picture and post it on Flickr.

5/365: International Celebrity

5/365: International Celebrity, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

As we endured delay after delay and finally found out our flight home was cancelled, at least we had a celebrity sighting to cheer us. SANTA!!!!!!! Clearly enjoying a vacation in Cabo San Lucas after a tough holiday season.

The story here.

4/365: Water Mimes

4/365: Water Mimes, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

This is Alison and Sarah, our friends' kids whom we've known all their lives. They are in their twenties now and were part of our group on the Cabo San Lucas vacation. They were horsing around in the pool under a little decorative waterfall trying to get out of the almost invisible water box.

Usually I find Mimes quite creepy, but not in this case.

3/365: Cabo Sunset

3/365: Cabo Sunset, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

Okay, it had to be done. Actually we tried to find a bit of authentic Mexico in Los Cabos. It's long gone.

More about those adventures here:

leftcoastcowboys.com/2013/01/03/searching-for-mexico-in-g...

2/365: Bougainvillea in the Sky with Raindrops

2/365: Bougainvillea in the Sky with Raindrops, a photo by doglington on Flickr.

I love flowers and these looked particularly appealing right after a brief and light rain came through. I probably should have zoomed in more on the raindrops, but I liked the wrought iron fencing that was "holding back" the sea.

1/365: And the Deep Inner Meaning Is...

01012013: And the Deep Inner Meaning Is..., a photo by doglington on Flickr.

I've been obsessing about my first picture of the year -- given that it will be the one posted to various Project 365 groups. I just knew everyone else would take arty, beautiful, meaningful pictures. I've been running around this vacation villa in Cabo trying out various shots. Finally my friend, Keith, sick of my obsessing, picked up a dead moth and a spent top from a bottle of Veuve Cliquot, slapped them on a windowsill and said, "There's your picture." So here it is. What does it mean? The Widow Cliquot, a dead moth, the grey expanse of the Pacific. Discuss. Meanwhile, Happy New Year!