Getting Offline for a Few Days

My final exams are coming up, and I have been so distracted. The stress is finally getting to me. I can't seem to sleep well, and I've been reading and checking things online too much. I think my emotions have been going crazy. I'm graduating next month, this week is the last week of classes, I have one exam starting Monday, and family duties have been bogging me down. Put my own personal, self-diagnosed ADD into the pot, and one can see how little I'm actually studying! Consequently, I have been shopping even more (part as "revenge", and part because it makes me feel better)! I broke another rule to myself. I said that I would keep my D80 until I got better at taking photos. Then what did I do? I turned around and bought a D300 from Ebay! S is going to kill me. Seriously. It seemed like such a good deal. Actually, I think it is a good deal, but I have spent too much, and there are other things I need more urgently (like a car!). I shouldn't be getting more toys!

Since I can't seem to control myself when my stress level is high, I'm going to have S hold on to my account to stop me from spending. In the same way, I will get offline for a couple of weeks. I can't study well when I'm online anyway. I keep looking and looking for people I know, or thinking of photos, or reading reviews, and ending up spending money! Oh how horrible!

Oh..this all makes me sad! :(

Unexpected Treasures

 

I saw a bird's nest in the tree right beside our house this morning. I was able to take a shot, and smiled happily all day because of it. I captured a picture of something so wonderful, so close by. I know it's not the perfect angled shot,with the leaves hiding part of the bird, but the fact that it occurred right here, right outside, made it all the more exciting. Special things are all around us, and sometimes, they appear right in your own backyard!

Later, when I looked out again, the nest was gone. Only some leftover twigs remained. I was sad that the bird felt that she had to transfer her nest, just because she had been discovered. She will never know that she had made someone very happy.

I love that I had been able to capture it, even if it was just for a moment. Spring must be the best season of the year!

The Cherry Blossom Parade

Last Saturday, April 4, I dropped by to see the Cherry Blossom Parade. It was a lot of fun, and I was able to take a lot of pictures. Unfortunately, the high noon light just wasn't cooperating, and I didn't use my flash in most instances. Ah. we learn from our mistakes! Anyway, I will post some pictures when I have the time. School is almost over, and I really have to finally buckle down and study.

I finally got my Tokina 11-16mm 2.8. Hurrah! I will post some pictures soon! A friend of mine told me to visit the C&O canal this spring. I will definitely do that! And maybe the zoo, too. I will do my rounds of DC soon!