Red Hats

Harder than I Thought

Hmmm... only a few days into the project and I almost caved on my self-assignment. It was already dark, freezing cold outside and I had nothing of beauty to share today. So, I dragged myself away from the football game and started looking around the house.

This cheerful little sweet potato vine caught my eye, as it does almost every morning. It's a lovely counterpoint to the howling cold.

Cheers!

Year End

I love fog. A dense fog simplifies the world and makes everything quiet; much like snow, only you don't have to shovel it and it doesn't have to be cold to have a good fog.

On the last day of 2007 two of my dearest friends and I met to celebrate our successes for the year. Some events were deemed a success simply because we survived them; others represented real progress toward challenging life goals. The best thing about doing this with trusted friends is that they know your history and can see progress more objectively than you can. They cut through the distractions and simplify.

Like a good fog.

A Fresh Start

It's almost that time -- a new year, a fresh start. Two days away, 48 hours to review, rethink and look ahead.

My first goal for 2008 is a renewed commitment to sharing my view of the world... finding an image to share every day. My inspiration for this project comes from "Chased by the Light" by Jim Brandenburg. Jim's self assignment was to take one and only one image each day for 90 days. My assignment is to share something that catches my eye every day - to train myself to look at the world, instead of blindly rushing through it.

This caught my eye late today. Drops of rain hanging delicately on long needles; a fine portrayal of this soft, rainy Sunday.