October 2017: One Day at a Time
October’s photos…better late than never. A real look at real life.
September 2017 – A Month of Stories
And in the blink of an eye, or maybe two, 2017 is three-quarters of the way over. September was a full month, one of many ups and downs. It was a month that made me look at all of the blessings that I have and be grateful. My daily photos from this month taken as a group may make September 2017 my all-time favorite month ever since starting Capture Your 365 back in January of 2013. I still have…
Life In Black and White
At the beginning of each new school year, I feel like I need to justify my existence to my students, or perhaps it’s their existence in my classes. I teach the final three semesters of a four semester music theory and ear training sequence. Most musicians, unless you are super nerdy like me, probably would not take music theory if it weren’t required to get any kind of degree in music. I explain to my Theory II class that…
And June Is Over!
Here is what my June looked like in a picture a day… June is a few hours from being over. We are now halfway through 2017. And we are also closer to Christmas 2017 than Christmas 2016. You have 177 shopping days. The word that comes to mind when I look back at my daily photos from the month and I think about all the experiences that June brought with it is growth. The biggest event during this month is…
What Day Is It Anyway?
My world has always revolved around the academic calendar. I calculate every day and date around the start and finish of my semesters. I know what day of the week it is based on my MW or TR Thursday schedule. For the past several summers, I have taught summer school so my reference points have remained in tact all year long. This summer, however, I am not teaching and I realize that half the time I have no clue what…
Feeling Blue in June
In the eleven years or so that I have been blogging, I have written this same post countless times…the one about having gone missing for months and now being back. They always come with a promise to do better. And countless times I have failed, but I keep coming back and trying again. Before writing this tonight, I have given some serious thought to why I keep falling short with regular posts lately. It is easy to blame a busy…
On A Somewhat Positive Note
A friend recently texted to ask if I was OK because I haven’t posted here in the last week. I am as OK as anyone is who is sad and angry about what is happening in this country right now. I have not written because all I had to write about were things that I didn’t want to write about. Lol! More words about discrimination, families being torn apart, innocent people being treated like criminals, power and money prevailing over…
Looking for Inspiration
I am kind of in a creative slump right now, but I keep on keeping on, trying to work myself out of it. One thing that always helps is seeing this sweet little face…even when this face is up in my face at 3am because it needs to go outside. No matter what she does, it is impossible to get upset with Piper because she is such a happy and lovable little girl. Today’s Capture Your 365 prompt was open. You…
The Nature of Things
There is so much going on in this world right now that is not pretty that for the last few days, I have tried to stay away from the media, searching elsewhere for alternate truths. 🙂 It hasn’t been easy, but even in the midst of winter, the natural world is still full of beauty; it and my camera provided just the diversion that I needed! Seeing the movie Lion on Friday evening and the musical 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling…
One Down, Fifteen To Go
Week one of the Spring 2017 semester is over. Let me just say that re-entry was tough! Though I never really slept late over the holiday break, I was not up any day at 5:30 like I have been every day this week. This adjustment to my morning alarm would have been much more tolerable if I had made a similar adjustment to my bedtime, if it also had moved three hours earlier. I missed that step. The result? Three…