“FB Profile Pic” This little elf wanted a new Facebook profile picture. He figures he’ll be meeting many new friends over the next few weeks. Earlier in the day I took the picture below. At 10 am this morning, after 28 hours without power and temperatures in the high teens, the twinkling on the power company truck was much more exciting than Christmas lights! And besides, we don’t have any Christmas lights up yet! After warming up a little, I…
We are anticipating the power being restored! I managed to get one picture uploaded to my iPad for today. So here is the photo that goes with my previous post. “Have An Ice Day!”
We are in the midst of one of Texas’ infamous ice storms. At 6:00 last night, exactly when the forecasters predicted, the freezing rain started to fall. It continued all evening long as the temperatures continued to fall. By 10pm last night, school had been cancelled. Immediately I started making a list of all the things that I could get done today. We went to bed, without setting the weekday 6am alarm, looking forward to a productive day at home….
“Hats On!” I have the honor of mentoring, through our school district, a little sixth grade girl. Despite the requirement of “standardized dress” in blue, white and khaki, this child always has a touch of hot pink somewhere – shoes, hair bow, backpack, something. It only seems fitting to make her a hot pink hat. I think she’ll approve of the purple accents; it is her “second favorite color.”
“Lifelong Journey” I can’t believe that I have been teaching at Brookhaven for 20 years! Time does fly when you are having fun. I do have fun. I can’t think of a better place for me to be.
“Second Chances” Brooke’s Kitchen Aide mixer decided that it had mixed enough bread and ceased to play nicely with her. Not to be defeated by a mixer, Brooke turned to the Internet to see if she could diagnose its exact ailment. Based on her findings, she decided that it needed a new gear. She found the parts and ordered them online. They arrived yesterday and today was surgery day for “Matilda.” Brooke managed to get everything taken apart except for…
“Contentment” After church this morning, we came home to a nice calm rest of the day. With the cold temperatures it seemed a perfect day for a nap and then a big pot of chili. Content does indeed describe how I have felt today. Despite that, I struggled with a photo. I’ll just have to be content with what I got.
“Life Touched” This month’s Inspired class prompt is hands. Yesterday while teaching a composition lesson I was stuck by the juxtaposition of my hand (top left) with that of my student’s. All I had was my phone, but with permission I snapped this shot. As I thought about today’s prompt, boundless spirit, this image resonated with me as being a perfect depiction for several reasons. Personally, it speaks of my deep love of teaching and of music. It also speaks…
“Not So Random Words” Why did I have such a hard time with today’s prompt? I am amazed that with as much time as I spend with my camera in my hand or my head in a book about photography I couldn’t come up with a meaningful image to document how grateful I am to have photography in my life. I’m feeling kind of like a loser. I finally settled on a photo of a collage that I did…
“Easily Entertained” Somebody at school decided that it would be a good idea to have dual monitors on our computers. I don’t need nor do I want dual monitors. I don’t multi-task. Period, the end. Someone who does not multi-task does not want to look at two different monitors. However, the screen saver that morphs across the two monitors is very cool! I am embarrassed to admit how entertained I was today as I sat eating my lunch and watching…