Thursday Thoughts

I had a day of vacation last Friday.
It's month end at work.
Business is booming right now...which means....long hours again...or should I say longer.
I was out ill on Monday.
It's month end. The everyday 'needs to be done' stuff was pretty much taken care of before I left last Thursday.
I was quietly reprimanded for being behind on Tuesday. Two days behind...which turned in to many days behind before Wednesday was over because of the booming business stage.

Lunch is at the desk again...not much out of the ordinary. I did try to walk today....cell phone rang....it was work and five minutes into the walk...I turned around.
My brain...is exhausted....literally exhausted.

I worked out extremely hard last week....as I did in June....then came July....a 'holiday' month, right? I take a day off at work....and get behind. I take a day off from working out...and get...more of a behind. lol!!!!

I didn't have the energy to do much of anything when I got home almost 13 hours after I left this morning. I wanted to attend Music on Main today...with the Reggae music going on. I didn't. Wish I had.

I stood at my back fence for a few minutes...camera in hand...wondering what would enchant me today...with such an exhausted state of mind.

The river.
Down the hill.
To the river edge.
Meandering.
Frogs jumping.
Fish jumping.
Reflections.

We sit.
We watch.
We think.
We wonder.
We....take a deep breathe, a sigh.

The magic...the peace...the tranquility.........

Up Side Down

I don't know....what made me do it. I was cleaning out some photo folders, preparing for flickr additions and hyperventilating over the fact that I hadn't been able to blog much lately....thus causing claustrophobia for my creative needs....and as I looked at this one....I clicked the rotate button...for whatever reason....and Voila!!!

This picture is UP SIDE DOWN. Truly. The brown sandy area is actually the bottom of a sloping hillside going down into a pond low on water....with reflections of everything else above it.

The pond...actually reflecting a full landscape....Wood Duck house and all.

What can I say. I am simply pleased by such small surprises!!!!

Drops

It barely rained this afternoon. Just enough to put some 'natural drops' on a few flowers in an attempt to make them more enchanting to photograph.

Instead...this time.....I just had to catch....a single drop...making it's way back into the ground. It was a challenge because it was getting late and the light wasn't much considering it was still overcast and very close to dusk. Open the aperture....put ISO a bit higher....increase your exposure....in order to bring in as much light as possible to be able to increase the speed just enough....to catch it.

It wasn't a constant trickle. I just had to focus...and sit...and hope I could anticipate just the right moment to 'Snap'!!!! Got it!!!

Reflections

Every chance I get.....every day it is as gorgeous as it was today....my Lexi and I go for a walk in the afternoon....to burn some energy (her's pent up from the day, mine built from daily 'challenges' in between 4 walls...different than hers), to ponder, to enjoy, to reflect on .....all the things in life....my life....my family's lives....Sometimes with my camera, sometimes without depending on the route I am taking....or rather whether I plan on walking....or somewhat jogging (as that is quite difficult sometimes with a camera strapped around my neck).

I was ssssooooooooooo glad I had my camera with me this day....and it is so true that this is one of the best times of the day to 'look through those lenses'....when the sun is setting...shedding it's quiet, peaceful aura across........everything.