331/365-2 Give Thanks for Family

"Him and His Coffee"

When your day begins with a cup of coffee this big, you have to think hard about whether or not there is anything else for which to be thankful:-)

I am thankful to wake up and share every morning with him and his coffee.

329/365-2 Give Thanks for Dessert

"Pignolis for Two"

The more appropriate quote to accompany this picture is, "If at first you don't succeed, eat dessert again."

I spent a lovely day with fellow photographers Michele and Peggy exploring  Delaware's capital city of Dover.  We walked, talked, listened and took a few photos along the way.  We ate a tasty lunch and then made our way to a quaint little coffee shop to have dessert and accomplish today's photo prompt.  Dessert was indeed delicious, but my photos were a colossal failure, not just those of dessert but the whole day.  I don't even know what went wrong, but every image was blurry and just plain bad.  I don't know if it was some kind of equipment issue or user error.  I'm really hoping that it was user error because that is easier to address than having to send my camera or a lens off for repair.

The upshot of this was that Weber and I had dessert tonight too so that I had something to photograph.  It was for the sake of art!  Oh the sacrifices...

328/365-2 Thanks for Enough to Share

"Tea For As Many As There Are Cups"

We are beginning the overwhelming task of figuring out what to keep and what to find new homes for  at my dad's house.  Actually, it was my grandparents house and much of what is here belonged to them rather than my parents.

My girls want these tea cups that belonged to their great grandmother.  There are enough of them to share and both girls still have plenty.  The cups have a few different patterns, all of them pretty and colorful.  As I was photographing the cups and thinking about my girls having them, having "enough to share" is not really about the cups themselves, but the fact that they represent hospitality.  My hope is that my girls will always be willing to open their hearts and homes to others, to share the literal and figurative cup of tea with as many people as their are cups.

I chose to process this without color to take some of the focus off of the beauty of the cups themselves.  Perhaps I am being a little too introspective with my photos right now.

327/365-2 Thanks for Unfamiliar Places

"Road to..."

We are back in Delaware for the week.  It will be strange not to be at home for Thanksgiving, but we needed to make a trip back east and this worked out to be the best time.

I took a walk down the road in the late afternoon.  I have been walking on this road almost all my life yet it is beginning to feel a bit unfamiliar.  On "our' end of the road, the houses date from the late 1800's.  Now there is all kinds of new construction going on further down.  Needless to say it is a little shocking to move from the colonial period to the 21st century in just a few steps.  I don't know why this seems so strange to me when I saw this very thing all over Europe - Gothic Cathedrals next to modern buildings.  Maybe my uneasiness is because this was at one time a very familiar place and now it is not so much.

326/365-2 Give Thanks for a Dramatic Sky

"Amaryllis"

There were no dramatic skies in Texas on Saturday.  It was gray, rainy, and just plain yucky.  The only dramatic anything in our world this day was the blooming amaryllis.

325/365-2 Give Thanks for the Unpredictable

"Disco Leaf"

Nothing says unpredictable like the combination of me and a Lensbaby.

And, thank you Jim for sending the photo of the Virgin America plane that reminded us all of those disco days.  Just the mention of "You Should Be Dancing"  sent me right back to the seventies:-)  I'm not sure that's a good thing:-)

324/365-2 Give Thanks for Companionship

"Purrfect Pals"

There is no shortage of furry companions around our house.  There was, however, a shortage of those furry companions willing to be photographed today.  I managed this candid shot of Brooke and Frankie.  The cat loves it in the evening when everyone settles down and she can find a cozy spot next to someone where there is the real possibility of a little attention...but not too much.  Frankie did not want to sit on Brooke's lap, or even share the chair with her.  The feline preference was for her own chair, but her own chair that was in reach of her sissy's hand so that continuous head rubbing could happen.  This worked for Brooke as well in that she had a quiet companion while she read.  A win-win situation...the best kind!