"Flowers is a Vase"
It was nice to see that the day's prompt was "still life" because still life is exactly what I had planned for my day! We had nothing on our calendar that had to be done. Yay!
We slept late - really late. Considering that most of our mornings begin at 6 am, anything past 8:30 seems late. Past 10 constitutes really late! Oh well, it is the last time that we will get to do that for a long time. We savored every moment of those sleeping hours.
It was nice to have the time to cook a big breakfast at home. Breakfast is my favorite meal to eat and though I don't mind cooking it, if you have a big breakfast, it becomes labor, dish and clean-up intensive. Today, none of that mattered. We had awesome breakfast burritos -filled with potatoes with hatch chilies, scrambled eggs and a little cheese and pico de gallo. All I can say is YUM!
After all the hard work of preparing, eating and cleaning up after breakfast, we watched a few episodes of 30 Days. If you have not seen this or aren't familiar with it, it is one of the few TV programs that I think is a "must see." It is a little dated having begun its three season run in 2005, but the message is still fresh. If you are interested, it is available on Netflix.
Despite a lazy day, I did manage to get all of our laundry done, the rest of last night's party stuff cleaned up and my preparation for school this week done. I consider today to be a successful day!
I also had time to play a little with today's photos. I am fond of the picture above because of its blue and orange. That is a no-brainer in my world. But, I tried some other shots as well. I really like the photo below. The single flower in a recycled jar as a vase has a simplicity about it that speaks to me. Compositionally, it is a little odd, but still, I like it for some strange reason.
'Flower in a Jar"
I am trying to learn more about conversion to black and white. It seems like it should be simple. It's not. I did convert the picture above. I like the way the jar converts; the flower takes on a whole different character. The jury is still out on this one.
"Flower in a Jar 2"
I am thankful for this low-key day, especially since it will be Thanksgiving before we have another one like it. How depressing! Forget I said that.
Have a great week everyone!
