Welcome to the Photo a Day Project blog, where you can read about my adventures in my quest to take a photo every day for the whole year!
Old and Gone
Day 289
Old cemeteries fascinate me, they always have, I think it all started the time we went to Washington St Cemetery here in Geneva when I was in grade school. We brought paper and charcoal and did rubbings of the stones. I started to imagine the stories of the people buried there, what had they done in life, were there distant relatives still in the area? I mean some of these people died way over 100 years ago, did anyone ever visit their grave to tend to it? And it always makes me a little sad to see the graves of children who were only one or two years old, it makes you wonder...But I still like to wander a bit and make up grand stories in my head about these people from long ago, and even if no one has visited their burial place for years and years at least I was there, even if I didn't know them.
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." -Maya Angelou
Small Things
Day 288
That saying 'stop and smell the roses' is true, you should at every given opportunity. I had a super busy day today, I was up and out of the house bright and early, and didn't get home till dinner time, it was a warm day but gray and windy so I was wondering what I could get a photo of, I wanted to do it quickly because I wanted to get home, I was tired. When I dropped Sofie off, I noticed one of her roses was just blooming and decided to take a closer look. I mean how much quicker can you get, right outside the door, there it is. As I looked at the little flower I was amazed at how beautiful it was, I'm not sure I've ever really looked at a rose, but I did tonight. Look at the delicate patterns the petals make as they wind around each other, isn't it amazing how perfect nature is? Next time I have a busy day, either at work or at play I will make sure to stop and smell the roses, and look at the small details, they are the most interesting.
"Flowers...are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world." -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Busy Birds
Day 287
There were a bunch of these little birds, killdeer, zipping around the mud eating little bugs or what ever they eat, I watched them for a bit amazed that they never stop moving for more than a second, I think it was because they were so cold today. I know I was, I had the window open to take photos but had the heat on high to warm me up, now tomorrow it is supposed to be in the 70's, I hope our Indian summer lasts longer than one day!
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein
Cows in a Field
Day 286
Sometimes a photo is just a photo, I took it because it just looked interesting. Which believe it or not that is what I thought about today's picture. This bunch of cows were just hanging about in the field, I thought they looked kind of interesting the black cows against the green grass, I liked the patterns, but then when I stopped I noticed this one black cow with a white face, it kept looking at me, it cracked me up, the white pattern looks fake, I don't think it was the only cow with white markings but it was the only one standing by itself in front looking at me.
"Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place." -Mark Twain
Early Morning
Day 285
Another early morning, another beautiful sunrise, the sun came out and woke everything up with its warmth. Let me tell you it was cold when I was outside with the dogs, I actually got my winter coat out, and I was not happy about it. But if the days stay this pretty I will put up with the cold temperatures early in the morning.
"Bitterweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter." -Carol Bishop Hipps
