The colors of Mexico, that is. Everywhere we went there was color. You couldn’t miss it. Blue. Red. Green. Yellow. Vibrant; alive.

My footprints in the sand in Cancun.

I thought these gulls made a lovely picture on the pier at Dreams Resort in Cancun.

My “A” is for Alex in the ABC-Along. Alex is a funny dog. Even as a puppy he liked to stick his head in and under things. It’s not uncommon to find him head first under a throw rug. Here he wisely chose a cozy afghan that my Mom crocheted. He looked too sweet to ignore. More photos of Alex with his head in various things can be seen here.

I’m so excited! I’ve just signed up for the ABC-Along 2008! What is that you ask? Well, you can read the details here at (Vicki) Knitorious or I can give you a quick explanation. A group of knitters and fiber freaks got together a few years back and came up with the idea to post a photo every two weeks that corresponds with a letter of the alphabet. The photo should mean something to you and doesn’t have to include knitting or fiber in any way. I was a little concerned about joining because my blog is rarely about knitting. I love to knit and always have something on my needles but it’s just one of the things in a long list that I might blog about.

I needn’t have worried as I was accepted in the fold quickly by Vicki who has answered all my questions and got me started in Flickr. This is going to be fun! If you are interested in joining you need to email Vicki on her blog (link above) for an invitation to join by January 19th.

Now I have yet another reason to get more creative with my photos. I hope you will look forward to seeing what I come up with every two weeks. I know I look forward to coming up with something as I try to be inventive as possible.  I already have my “A” photo ready to post which I will do in the next few days.

I also found another very cool site from reading Vicki’s blog: Photojojo. I immediately subscribed to their newsletter. Lots of good ideas and helpful hints for photographers of all kinds at this informative site! Check them out and you’ll see what I mean. I started browsing their archives and before I knew it I had spent an hour there. I want to make several of the Photo Journals as gifts! Such a great idea.

Anyway, I have several excursions into NYC to tell you about if I can just get started. I’ve been dragging my feet long enough. I need to get back into the groove here! I’d better get busy because I don’t want my “A is for

”  to get buried underneath all that. Maybe tomorrow ...