My 365

A time for endings...

The roses are coming to the end of their days. Along with the budding relationship that they came from. It's hard watching as a parent, but it's part of the cycle of courtship at this tender age. Poor kid.

Ice

It's nice when you can just go out on your porch and get your photo for the day. This ice has made travel a problem today, but it's not as bad as in other parts of the country such as in Arkansas and Kentucky.

The Path

Another view on the way to my office. This is a railway bed area that's been converted into a combination bike/walk/horse trail.  As with the tree in the previous post, I often pass by this path and "see" a photo but never stop to take the photo. As I drove into work today, the promise of snow in the air, I was again wondering what I should look for to create today's photo.  As I drove by the trail, I literally found myself saying "Ahhha!" I left work later than I hoped so it was getting dark. That means I've Photoshopped this one within an inch of it's life! Thank goodness for RAW.

The Tree

This is a tree that I pass by daily, usually on my way to work. I've watched it change from season to season throughout the years.  In the early morning, the sun shines directly on it.  When it's clear, the sky behind it becomes a beautiful blue.  Some mornings, when there are low clouds to the west, the sun's light creates an amazing intense sky behind the tree. I can't tell you how many times I wish I had my camera and/or time to stop and grab a shot. As I drove my son to school today, I took my camera along. I wanted to use the little extra time I had this morning to get my POTD done. I wracked my brain trying to decide what would make a good image for today.  Then, I popped over the hill and saw the tree standing there in all his glory. A quick U-turn and a few minutes later I had the shot.  

I have a feeling The Tree will be seen again this year.

History in the making

Today's choice of photo was very obvious. I'm sure I'm not alone in my subject matter!

Monday is a good day to start again!

What's the 'ol saying? 

"If at first you don't succeed...try, try again!"

So here I am trying again!  This is much harder than I expected it to be. 

This photo is a reminder of my triumph of the month. I need to get to the gym. We have a gym membership. I *like* going to the gym. But getting this to work with our schedule always proves to be a huge challenge. I've long said I wish I could go first thing in the morning but that wasn't possible with when my husband normally leaves for work, my daughter leaves for school, when I need to be at work and when my son needs to be at school.  With my husband out of work, I realized that I could finally do this! But could I actually get up @ 5:00am and get out the door? 

I did today!

Day 15...Pool time = Happy Boy

We belong to a gym. It's a great facility. Like many people w/gym memberships, we don't use it as much as we should. I'm trying to correct that. My son and I take the most advantage of the gym's facilities, but it takes ME to get us there. Last week, I got him to the pool 3 times.  He *loves* it even when he has to amuse himself. When he finds a friend? He's in his glory! 

Happy Couple

Arrgh! This is much tougher than I anticipated!  This is my darling daughter and her beau before last night's Snowflake dance at the high school.

I will not be defeated!

I may have already blown my 365 by missing Days 6 and 7 but I will not let this stop me! Lack of preparation (i.e., not having the camera ready to go out the door) was the cause of my failure.  I am correcting that now.  Although, I may take the advice again from The Daily Digi and put up representative photos for two days I missed.  

Today's image is courtesy of Judy's desk. Judy is our candy queen at work. There are several people who contribute to the candy jar (myself included) but Judy is the queen and it's her desk they sit on. Yesterday, I could not stop thinking about the yummy candy cane kisses.  The only problem was that each time I went back for more, OTHER flavors had been placed on top and I had to dump everything all out to get to my favorites.  I finally fixed that by moving the candy cane kisses to the top during one my raids.

I cannot wait until they're all gone. I can't be tempted by something that isn't there!

A plate full of yum!

I do not like to cook. I do not enjoy it. I would much prefer to eat out. Unfortunately, tough times (husband laid off work) call for tough measures. One of the few meals that I make that I do thoroughly enjoy is my spaghetti with meatsauce. Technically it's capellini pasta not spaghetti.  I don't like the thickness of normal spaghetti.  And one more tibit for the day? I don't eat spaghetti out in restaurants. I do not enjoy the normal sauces that are served.  I love Italian food...just not plain plain spaghetti. 

I hope I get more inspired soon!