Do you know what Roy G Biv is? I didn’t. It stands for red, orange,yellow,green, blue, indigo, and violet, the colors of the rainbow. Yesterday I went over to my local nursery to find examples of those colors. You can see other interpretations at the original post, or see a few of my favorite shots here, here and here. And don’t miss this one, it’s wonderful!
Reflections
It’s Monday morning, sometime before 7:00 a.m., and I’m up and out the door. Only as I’m backing down the driveway do I remember all the past Monday mornings when I’ve headed out about this same time on my way to work.
Early morning.
But this morning I’m not going to work.
I’m headed out to a hillside I’ve noticed over the years. Yesterday on our way to somewhere else I noticed the grass was a beautiful golden brown and I knew I had to get back with the camera soon before the farmer turned it all into hay.
As I park on the side of the road, pausing to let commuters zoom by, I begin to smile. I smile because it’s a beautiful day, the sun just topping the trees, small puffy clouds in a blue sky, a cool breeze gently tossing the grass.
Field of grass.
And I smile because I’m not on my way to work.
Driving leisurely back toward home after capturing the field I stop at a local park to enjoy the glassy pond.
Swimming hole.
Sigh.
I’ve got to say that even weeding is looking pretty good to me right now.
Summer arrives
Do you know what these are?
Deep in the basement these wait for their season; one filled with snow drifts and cold. But that’s a long way away. I hope.
You can see other interpretations of off-season at the original post. Or check out a couple of my favorites here, here and here.
If you’ve ever taken a train across a state or a country you know you’ll see a lot of small towns on the way. Specifically you get to see the backs of a lot of small towns.
And that’s what I thought of immediately when I read the WordPress Photo challenge for this week which tasked us to find a photo of something ‘on the way.’ So here’s the back of my own small town. You’ll have to imagine that I’m on a train.
You can see all the interpretations at the original post. Or see a few of my favorites, here, here and here.
And this one made me go ‘oooooooh!”
Take a moment and go enjoy their work, leave a comment or two here and there to let them know you enjoyed their choices. One of the best things (other than going out on the hunt) is seeing photos from all over the world, seeing things you’d never get to see without everyone’s contribution.
What do you notice on your way to somewhere else?
A family is broken.
On this Memorial Day weekend I think of this family whose life as they knew it was broken by a drunk driver.
Once upon a time there was a little girl who watched the planes overhead and wondered where everyone was going. She imagined them landing in some exotic place like California or Arizona or Florida or Hawaii. Places away from here.
Turns out that little girl grew up to be an adult who watches planes overhead and wonders where everyone is going. And she still imagines them landing in exotic places like Paris and Rome – – or less exotic but away from here places like Kansas or South Dakota.
And even though she’s been lucky enough to see all of these places she still wishes she was on the plane or the train or just the road going somewhere away from here.
Today’s post is part of Carol’s challenge – Five photos, five days, where you post a photo and tell a story, fiction or not, maybe even poetry. And each day you nominate someone to play along. Today I nominate Lassie and Benji…sort of a two for one. Because their mom takes fun photos and I’m sure she will have some stories to tell. Not on Lassie or Benji, of course, just about Lassie and Benji!
This is part of Carol’s challenge, Five photos, five days, complete with a story; truth or fiction, or maybe some poetry. And you’re supposed to nominate someone each day to join in the fun.
Mom’s new babies!
At Kensington (the park, not the palace) it’s all about babies this time of year. Today mama swan’s eggs began to hatch. There was a huge crowd of paparazzi, cameras clicking as each egg hatched. Mama swan ignored them all and paid exquisite attention to her new little ones, shielding them from the cameras with her wings.
It’s a special time and we’re lucky to be witness to it.
Today I’d like to challenge Karma of Karma’s When I Feel Like It, because I know she has a new camera lens and is just itching to get out and use it!
Mama up close before the little ones arrived.
Change Is Hard 