A Daily Life

Somedays I’m tired of the limits of where I can walk during lunch and take my photos.  And then the light will glisten just thus and so, brilliant as it glitters in the water and presto!  I’m there with the camera, eager to take pictures. This was such a day back in October.  The photo […]

There was some excitement yesterday at work!  The footbridge going over to the island is needing replacement.  Construction has been going on for several months to put up a new one (I believe it is temporary, but am not certain) and yesterday was the day the new bridge was moved into place. I am thankful for […]

My favorite boy toy and I went to Colonial Williamsburg yesterday – yes, to chase more fall colors!  We enjoyed a beautiful day walking around taking pictures and enjoying the scenery.  The cast members portraying colonial life were in their costumes as usual, cooking, working the farms, driving the horse teams, and giving tours. I’ve […]

Apparently I didn’t get enough of the fall colors from earlier this week.  Yesterday I went both to our local park and the botanical gardens.  The trees are a riot of colors in central Virginia and although the air was cool, I had a great time walking all morning and taking pictures. Word for tomorrow […]

Henry David Thoreau once said, Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. I can’t believe it’s already early November.  2011 has flown by.  I’ve enjoyed my life this year, but each day goes by so quickly.   I look back over […]

As I was musing on how to use today’s word, I did a Google search and found the term, “sunk costs”, a term I have not used for a long, long time.  Wikitionary defines it as “a cost that has already been incurred and which cannot be recovered to any significant degree.” Which explains perfectly […]

My favorite boy toy and I were out all day yesterday to take pictures.  We hiked up and down hills and stairs, visited battlefields, and did some driving around the countryside. After a late supper, we went straight to bed, which is why there were no photos this morning for you. Today was a drive back the […]

I didn’t start 2011 with the goal of taking a photo every day.  It wasn’t until February that I started to do it, although when I checked my inventory of the year at that time, I’d taken a picture of something nearly every day anyhow. Here’s one I took shortly before I consistently took a […]

I walk most days during lunch.  I usually take my camera with for grab shots and have gotten a number of photos, from nice to really great.  This one though is just funny – I’d gone in this building to get a fast lunch at Arby’s and found several exhibits of Aliens From Outerspace, including this green […]

Bill Watterson (creator of the comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes), once said: Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. © 2011 dogear6 llc For my favorite boy toy and I, it’s going wandering.  We never know what we’re going to find.  One of our best finds (several years ago) was a large and gorgeous […]

We’ve turned a corner on getting the tax returns done.  We’re done to just a few left.  Unfortunately, they’re some of the tougher returns.  All of us took a break for a few days after the big deadline and are now working hard to get these done. The weather has cleared up too and yeah, I’m back […]

The local botanical gardens has this lovely stone sculpture in one of the gardens.  I love its grace, affection, and permanency; it reminds me of my favorite boy toy and myself. Word for tomorrow – SHOOT.  If you prefer to work ahead, see the list for the week under “A Word A Day”.

The weather has been surprisingly moderate since the hurricane blew through.  The humidity has stayed down and the temperatures have fallen to the upper 80’s as well. Rain is predicted for this weekend – anywhere from 20% to 50%.  The skies reflect it too.  Instead of the fair skies that I’d hoped for to take pictures, […]

Most afternoons, when the shadows start to lengthen, I see a great blue heron flying north.  The bird weaves in and out of the buildings, looking like a prehistoric Pterodactyl (actually known as a Pterosaur). During my lunch explorations, I discovered a public garage several blocks away (from work) where I could look down on the rookery.  They’re still pretty […]

My favorite boy toy and I have moved 13 times in our marriage, including our first apartment when we got married, and lived in 8 different states. It’s hard to explain quite how that happened.  The first few moves were setting up our household, then a small fixer-upper, then a medium fixer-upper and finally a bigger […]

Tuesday had a few scary moments when the earthquake occurred in Virginia.  I was at work, about forty miles from the epicenter.  Based on the Richter scale, it was a moderate earthquake which is defined in Wikipedia as: Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed […]

This was taken from my window at work of the parking deck on the next building.  Subsequent to taking it, multiple small brown birds descended and drove this hawk off.  I took a photo of that happening, but it was all a big blur. Word for tomorrow – PHASE.  If you prefer to work ahead, […]

With the lethally hot weather in central Virginia, my daily walks have been early in the morning.  That doesn’t stop me from wanting to leave my desk at noon and get a break.  Lately, I’ve visited the Hollywood Cemetery during lunch to drive around and see the various graves.  I get out of my car for some walking and […]

I love using quotes and sharing quotes.  So many people have such good comments, from Mark Twain whose sarcasm said truthful things such as: Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. to the thoughtfulness of Henry David Thoreau, who said things such as: Live each season as it passes; breathe the […]

I’m slowly reading a book called “Loyalty:  The Vexing Virtue” by Eric Felton.  It’s a fascinating book, discussing the good side and bad side of loyalty, how loyalties can conflict us, and how the ribbons of loyalty cannot be explained (my wording, not his).  In an early chapter, Felton talks about the role of loyalty in […]