“Flour Power” It is funny to me how I chose to respond to today’s prompt of “hobby.” For whatever reason, I don’t think of any of the things that I like to do as “hobbies.” They are just things that I do. For that reason, I had to really think about what I was going to photograph today. The first thing that came to mind was knitting. Of all of the activities that I do in my spare time, this…
“Sweet Rest” No resting was happening at our house today. Late this afternoon, with no idea was I was going to photograph for today’s prompt, I took a stroll outside. Looking at the closed buds on the irises, I decided that they were resting; there was my picture. “Awake!” As I made my way back around the house, a glimpse of purple caught my attention. Amidst all of the green stems and tightly closed buds was one early bloomer. On…
“I’ve Been Framed” It is amazing how much you can get done on a Saturday when you get up at 6am! We were up early because I had a 7:30 dentist appointment. (This appointment was original at 9, but Erin needed an emergency root canal and rather than make her get up for the early time, I swapped with her.) After we had both endured having our mouths tromped through, we went shopping for some accessories to go with her…
“A Tree Begging To Be Noticed” I am fortunate to be able to walk the mile and a half to and from work (school) each day. This way I get some exercise and am able to do a little to reduce my carbon footprint. As I am walk, I am usually thinking about my destination – what do I need to do when I get to school or what is waiting for me when I get home. On the edge…
“Dandelion” Though the temperatures around here have been fairly mild during the month of February, it is still winter; nothing is blooming yet. When I read today’s prompt, “color from the garden,” I knew that I was in for a challenge. I figured the best I would be able to do was to photograph the bright red berries on the holly tree. Ever optimistic, I decided to take a stroll around the yard. As I suspected there wasn’t anything ….
“Contrails” I went outside this morning to say good-bye to Weber as he left for school. I looked up to the morning sky and saw the beautiful contrails left by jets flying in and out of Love Field. Remembering today’s photo prompt, climbing, I headed inside to get my camera. I love the morning sky with its hints of pink and orange. I’m glad this image presented itself. My only other thoughts for the day’s prompt was to catch…
I had a fun walk on my way home today. My school day was short so I was able to head home at lunchtime. It was warm, but not too warm, and there was a gentle but definitely present breeze that caused the newly fallen leaves to skip along like happily dancing children. The animated leaves made me want to join in the dance; I exercised a little self control and just walked. A few minutes into my walk that childlike spirit…
Today was an awesome fun-filled fall Friday. Weber and I both took a “mental health” day, which translates to he took a personal day off from school and I did not teach my normal Friday knitting class. We have been planning this day for a month or so. Our schedule has been such that we haven’t had any time to just have fun together. Our plan was to go to the Dallas Arboretum to see the Chihuly exhibit. First though,…
The weather front that is supposed to drop our temperatures thirty degrees today is looming in the background. A sky full of gray clouds is heralding its arrival. As I walked home from school today at lunch time, however, it was still quite warm. I passed this tree on my way. For some reason, I found this image beautiful and comforting. It just looks like fall to me even though it doesn’t have all of the wonderful colors of changing…
Anyone who knows us knows that Weber and I are both suckers for God’s furry creatures. We have a particular fondness for strays. We are the ones who share our home with a cat who was plucked off a busy street on a 106 degree day in Dallas and a dog who was scooped up from behind a shopping center on a 17 degree February day. Needless to say, we don’t like to see any animal hot, cold or hungry….