Dec 23

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 52

I’m happy to report that this post (finally) wraps up my Photo-A-Day project from 2013! It only took me almost an entire year after 2013’s completion to get it done — but done it is. Week 52 is actually a nine-day stretch from Dec. 23-31. If you’ve traveled this long pictorial road with me, thank you. Hopefully it was enjoyable — I know I enjoyed living it! Finally — and for the last time — to see any of the images here (or in any of the Photo-A-Day posts) at full size, simply click right on it.

23-DEC-2013: Portsmouth, N.H., has this holiday thing figured out.

23-DEC-2013: Portsmouth, N.H., has this holiday thing figured out.

24-DEC-2013: The Boston Pops on Christmas Eve. As good as it gets for holiday spirit.

24-DEC-2013: The Boston Pops. Christmas Eve. Talk about holiday spirit.

25-DEC-2013: Merry Christmas, baby.

25-DEC-2013: Merry Christmas, baby.

26-DEC-2013: A little post-Christmas dusting in Newburyport.

26-DEC-2013: A little post-Christmas dusting in Newburyport.

27-DEC-2013: Cooper cousins reunion in Maine. Great fun!

27-DEC-2013: Cooper cousins reunion in Maine. Great fun!

28-DEC-2013: Celtics-Cavs from high above the TD Garden floor. Top row, as a matter of fact.

28-DEC-2013: Celtics-Cavs from the top row of TD Garden.

29-DEC-2013: Back at the scene of the crime, one week later, before heading back to L.A.

29-DEC-2013: Back at the scene, one week later, before heading back to L.A.

30-DEC-2013: Our first chance to celebrate the engagement at home. Perfect weather for some champagne on the roof!

30-DEC-2013: Our first chance to celebrate the engagement at home. Perfect weather for some champagne on the roof!

31-DEC-2013: One last night on the town in DTLA. What a wonderful year!

31-DEC-2013: One last night on the town in DTLA. What a wonderful year!

Dec 21

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 51

By the end of the week of Dec. 16-22, not only would I have arrived in Boston for the holidays, but I’d also be engaged. So, for a week that started out relatively quietly around the house, things got pretty exciting. Let’s take a look at the images (and remember, to see any image at full size, simply click on it)!

16-DEC-2013: She seems to be holding up pretty well after a couple weeks.

16-DEC-2013: She seems to be holding up pretty well after a couple of weeks.

17-DEC-2013: The Kings dropped Edmonton, 3-0, in this one.

17-DEC-2013: The Kings dropped Edmonton, 3-0, in this one.

18-DEC-2013: Whiskey. Ice. Glass. Perfect.

18-DEC-2013: Whiskey. Ice. Glass. Perfect.

19-DEC-2013: The last day before the holiday with our L.A. tree.

19-DEC-2013: The last day before the holiday with our L.A. tree.

20-DEC-2013: After a red-eye to Boston, a snow-filled sunrise over the city from a Charlestown rooftop.

20-DEC-2013: After a red-eye to Boston, a snow-filled sunrise over the city from a Charlestown rooftop.

21-DEC-2013: Ready to root on the Trojans in the Las Vegas bowl from snowy Massachusetts.

21-DEC-2013: Ready to root on USC in the Vegas Bowl from Massachusetts.

22-DEC-2013: About 45 minutes before this, she said yes.

22-DEC-2013: About 45 minutes before this, she said yes.

Jan 02

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 31

If those of you who’ve followed along have been wondering if my Photo-A-Day project was going to peter out and be left unfinished, the answer is a definitive, “NO!” Though the past few months have been unbelievably busy and some technological limitations have kept me from uploading and working up the photos from the year’s final four months, I am planning on pushing forward and making sure that all 365 images will make it on to this blog by the end of February.

To get started on that goal, here’s the next week’s worth of images dating from July 29-August 4. Remember, to see any image full size, just click on it!

29-JUL-2013: Pretty sweet wall inside the green room at the Hard Rock Hotel's appropriately named Vinyl nightclub. Vegas site checks can be fun!

29-JUL-2013: Pretty sweet wall inside the green room at the Hard Rock Hotel’s appropriately named Vinyl nightclub. Vegas site checks can be fun!

30-JUL-2013: A perfect Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium for a visit from the Yankees.

30-JUL-2013: A perfect Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium for a visit from the Yankees – and a different seat location upstairs.

31-JUL-2013: A special moment as Yankee legend Mariano Rivera faces Hanley Ramirez in his final appearance in Los Angeles.

31-JUL-2013: A special moment as Yankee legend Mariano Rivera, in his final appearance in Los Angeles, faces Hanley Ramirez.

1-AUG-2013: Hanging roses are just about dried and ready to return to a friend who was recently engaged.

1-AUG-2013: Hanging roses are just about dried and ready to return to a friend who was recently engaged.

2-AUG-2013: An incredible summer sunset sky looking down Broadway in DTLA.

2-AUG-2013: An incredible summer sunset sky looking down Broadway in DTLA.

3-AUG-2013: Found this somewhat old and foreboding sign inside the Alexandria Hotel on 5th & Spring in DTLA after having drinks at The Gorbals.

3-AUG-2013: Found this somewhat old and foreboding sign inside the Alexandria Hotel on 5th & Spring in DTLA after having drinks at The Gorbals.

4-AUG-2013: A very special throwback Sunday night treat.

4-AUG-2013: A very special throwback Sunday night treat.