Today’s Capture Your 365 photo prompt is “Where I Work.” I was excited by this prompt because it encouraged me to take photos in a place where I normally am not thinking about my camera. The sad part here is that it is the place that I have come nearly every work day for the past 23 years and of which I have very few photos. As I walked in to school this morning, I was thinking about the possibilities…
What the saying? “Life is what happens while we are busy making plans.” I made the big pronouncement that my plan was to post here regularly. I guess the truth is that I don’t yet have enough of a trend to define “regularly” but in my head that meant almost every day if not every day. And here it is five days since my last post. So what’s been going on? Lots, actually. The biggest obstacle to posting has been…
My Thursday’s are incredibly long days, beginning with my first class at 7:30 am and ending at 4 pm after a final composition lesson. In between, I teach five different classes and two lessons. The good news? Unlike Wednesday’s, I actually have 30 minutes for lunch! The thing that makes this tiring day tolerable is knowing that it is the end of my work week. And, I have some awesome students. No one really wants to take (or teach) a…
Wednesdays are long days. The best I have to offer is my daily haiku… The season changes Year’s perfect end approaching. Where is the weather? …and today’s photo taken very late tonight. The prompt was “rushing.” I rushed to get a photo taken while trying to get several others things done.
One thing that I have learned, because the lesson has been shown to me time and time again, is that no doors ever really shut in life. Our existence involves continuous movement, an unchoreographed dance, through a constantly revolving door. The variables that impact where that door leads include how quickly the door turns, how we embrace our perspective at the present point of rotation, and who else is making their way through the door with us. Today was bittersweet…
The calendar says that fall will be here in two days, but for my creative self, it is spring that is dawning after a five month dormant season here. Unlike the plants and animals who know that they need fall and winter to rest and rejuvenate, I was unaware that my spirit was longing for that time. I have been doing other creative things, including other types of writing, but in the past few weeks, I have been hit…
“Twirly Skirt” I grabbed my daughter this afternoon hoping to get a few practice shots for the portraits class. She said, “Don’t you want to take pictures of me in my twirly skirt?” For a brief moment I was transported back to when she was three rather than twenty five. It was a fun few minutes that we shared. The photos aren’t technically very good, because neither one of us was being too serious about the whole thing, but we…
“Amen” Sometimes it is just a little comfort food and an “amen” to the end of a long day rather than “cheers.” Simple things like a good cup of black coffee and graham crackers are a perfect end to the day as far as I am concerned.
“Where I Stand” I am not feeling the camera love today, or any other love for that matter. I have a ton of stuff on my plate right. Life seems to be either feast or famine. Right now it is feast, but unfortunately the fare is not comfort food! And on top of that, I have done something to make my back really mad at me. It is retaliating by causing me great pain. Deep down I know that I…
“A Bunch of Good Advice” I love it when the wisdom that I need in that moment comes to me while capturing my daily photo. This little monkey is my inspiration for today.