It was Thanksgiving when I last wrote and now we are only seven days away from Christmas. Over these last three weeks there were days that seemed to go on forever – mainly those where I was so tired that all I could think of was a nap; but for the most part, time has whizzed by. Until the last week, I wasn’t sure that I was going to get my act together for Christmas. There were moments over these…
Over the past few weeks there have been different lists of retailers going around on social media, A list of those retailers that will be open for shopping on Thanksgiving Day and another of those that will be closed. This information has been shared and shared and shared in an effort to get us to boycott those stores that believe that consumerism is more important than time spent with friends and loved ones. Until this morning, I was on board…
Sunday began November and the season of Thanksgiving. I love this time of year – the falling leaves, the cooler temperatures, big pots of warm soup, and the flannel sheets back on my bed. I also like the idea of being intentional about giving thanks, but, it’s confession time, I don’t really like the Thanksgiving holiday. It always seems like way too much work resulting in way too much food for way too little enjoyment. By the time we…
“Easter Afternoon” Between six church services in the past few days, dinner last night with family, and lunch this afternoon with friends, there has been much gathering together in our life over the past few days, but none of it did I photograph. This afternoon, once Jesus was raised and all else was said and done, it was a quiet afternoon with just the two of us at home. I managed a few shots before Weber took a nap in…
“Good Friday” This has nothing to do with today’s prompt and everything to do with today.
February seems to have whizzed by and I have no idea where it has gone! All month I have been making lists of things that I need to do and I have actually crossed a goodly number of them off, but it seems that I am adding new things faster than I am removing accomplished tasks and the lists continues to grow. The good news in all of this is that I have gotten a lot done, both things that…
“No Dancing Shoes!” Yes, I forget to post this “yesterday,” but it was after midnight when I got home so technically it would have been today anyway… This is not the photo that I would have liked as my final image for the conclusion of my second year of a picture a day, but this is what my life was today. And the point of this project is to document my life, so here it is. My leg is not…
Stand Back and Watch” For me there has been nothing traditional about Thanksgiving this year. Because of my schedule and things that needed to be done here in Delaware, I have spent my first Thanksgiving away from home and away from the girls. Weber and I were graciously invited to my aunt’s house for the holiday meal. It was nice to be with them as we have not seen much of each other lately except under stressful conditions. Still, it…
“Fireworks” Today was bursting with friends, food, fun, and fireworks. In all of those “f” words, there was also favorite fail. I don’t even know what happened with this foto photo, but there is something kind of funky about it that my weird sense of aesthetics kind of likes. Some of my favorite shots of the evening were surprises. I think it is their simplicity that appeals to me. The next one reminds me of a sunflower. I loved…
‘Father’s Day 2014″ I warned dad that he had the honor of being the subject of today’s POTD. His response, “When did you decide to make it your mission in life to embarrass me?” My response, “Um…December 28, 1961.” I ended up taking paparazzi shots so none of them are very good technically or compositionally; however, this is perfect in the more important ways. Dad is sitting in his chair doing the day’s puzzles from the newspaper like he…