“Faulty Fireworks” No, there was nothing wrong with the fireworks that we saw. They were pretty good. Our city had its fireworks display last night. It was a fun comity celebration with music and fun. And best of all, it was free! I was excited to try and get some decent fireworks shot. I have not been very successful with this in the past. Now I know why. This morning, after I had taken a bunch of less than impressive…
“Contrast” So what is it that makes someone think that taking a photograph of a sprinkler is even remotely interesting? I’m not sure what the answer to that question is. I do know, however, that as I walked up the sidewalk to school this morning I was immediately struck for some reason by this image. In reality, there was more of the “rainbow” visible; that may be one of the aspects that drew my attention. Another may be the shape…
“Discount Whiskers” What is it about beards that they are the first thing to go gray? Weber’s gray beard is good for getting us senior discounts from (very young) food service workers. Some of these discounts he, not me, is eligible for, others not so much. His whiskers look even lighter here because they are lit by the screen on his laptop.
“Ready to Dig In!” Today marks the half way point through 2013 and my first year of Capture Your 365. I am proud to say that I have taken and posted a picture every single day for the past 182 days. I wasn’t sure that I would make it this far. There have been days and nights where I have barely had the time and or energy to do that things that absolutely had to be done yet somehow I…
“Welcome Home” The only wings that I saw today were the wings of planes as we made our way from Minneapolis back to Dallas. And, I never even had a good shot at a photo of these. I love airports – people watching, and photographing the travel experience, but it just didn’t happen today. The prompt was intended to inspire photos of insects. I didn’t see any of those either. I guess that I should be thankful that I didn’t…
“Franciscan Spirit” I have been at a gathering of Franciscans all week. There is been much serious discussion, most of which about the Doctrine of Discovery. But tonight, we had an evening of Franciscan fun. Three of our former Minister Provincials went head to head in a game of Jeopardy in which all of the questions pertained to St. Francis. The categories were Francis’ Biography, The Principles (of the Order), The Devotional Companion, The Franciscan Calendar and Cast of Characters….
“Liturgical Dancer” This beautiful woman was a member of a group that took part in a little almost spontaneous liturgical dance. She was portraying Brother Sun. I love the yellow wrap on her as well as the sparkle of her jewelry. I’m going for fruit of the spirit here because there was nothing fresh from any garden in my world today.
“All Saints Episcopal Indian Mission Altar” This evening I had the opportunity to visit the All Saints Episcopal Indian Mission and share a meal at their First Nations Kitchen. All of the food was locally grown and organic. We had buffalo stew (a first for me and it was a little “chewy”), cornbread made with pumpkin, wheat rolls, salad, and a berry cobbler. Feeding people is a mission of this community. What a blessing it was to share a small…
“Extra Sturdy” With each of the daily Capture Your 365 Daily prompts also comes a photo that either inspired or represents the day’s photo task. Today’s image was that of two obviously strong boys’ feet on a trail in hiking boots. So, the subtitle to the “footwear” prompt was “sturdy.” I am at a conference with a bunch of Franciscans. Nobody is wearing anything that resembles a sturdy shoe; we are all wearing Birkenstocks or something similar. When I saw…
I am out of town and posting from my iPad so things will look weird here for a few days. “Food With Friends”