“First Day 47” Today was my 47th first day of school. Every year since beginning kindergarten at age 4, I have had a first day of school. Some were as a student, some have been as a faculty member and then there were those as a graduate teaching fellow where I had one foot in each camp. Since our school color is green and the campus map shown here was a big part of life on campus today as our…
“A Tisket, A Tasket … … a shadow and a basket” I wish that I had had more time to look for things for this prompt. It is a great mental challenge to try and find interesting perspectives and parts of seemingly uninteresting things to photograph. This is a laundry basket casting its shadow in the afternoon sun.
“Saturday Sunset” What does this have to do with steps? Umm … they both start with “S”? Finding an opportunity of a photo that included steps wasn’t happening today. This is what was happening and thus is the picture of the day. I learned that sunsets are hard, at least for me, to photograph such that they are as beautiful in the photo as they are firsthand.
‘Summer Parked” There are lots of great things about Dallas, but its beautiful landscape is not one of them. Cityscape? Maybe, but definitely not landscape. With today’s prompt being a local landscape, I was at a loss. I finally decided, almost too late in the day, that we do have lots of parks that provide a nice respite from the concrete and glass that covers most of the city. I took several photos of this expansive park. In the end,…
“Lots of Loaves” The girls are trying to test their recipes in preparation for starting their own baking business. For now they are taking orders from their friends. Today Brooke made several kinds of mini loaves to offer as samples. They look good and they smell really good but they don’t see the need to add a taste tester to their staff so I have not had any of today’s product. Today’s breads are oatmeal and cinnamon raisin. The truth is…
“A Swiftly Spinning Skein”
“The Ears Have It” Today’s prompt was to look at something from “the other side.” You know, the grass is always greener on the other side…Harley has the sweetest little face, but it definitely her ears that give her “her look” no matter the side from which you view them. I like how the light shines through her ears. Below is a picture I took while photographing on the square in Carrollton. It is not technically great, but it was…
“Black and White Movies” This is the Plaza Theater in Carrollton, TX. It was built in 1949. The door that is in the foreground, the one blocked by the bench, was the “Negros only” door. It led straight to the balcony. Some days it feels like we have come so far beyond that time and on others it feels as if time has stood still and we are still right there.
“No Need to Measure” There is really no need to say anything here other than it is late, school (at least for teachers) starts tomorrow and we went out for a superb French meal with some spectacular friends to keep from thinking about the reality that summer vacation is officially over. I am fond of foods that I can eat as much of as I’d like without having to worry about measuring anything. Hooray for fresh green beans!
“Obvious Pink” I have a button that reads, “The obvious escapes many.” It is hardcore evidence of my judgmental side. I bet none of you knew I had one of those. So, this morning as I was looking at the day’s prompt on my iPad, I spoke aloud my concern about what I could photograph that was pink – and not a flower. Between you and me, I am getting tired of photographing flowers. Anyway, my beloved family asked if…