What a day

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yesterday i had a job interview.  i’ve always thought i was fairly good at interviewing and maybe i am but yesterday i realized i *really* hate interviewing.  in my career i haven’t had to do much interviewing.  i’ve been lucky enough that i either wasn’t interested in moving jobs or i’ve gotten whatever job i’ve interviewed for.  my interview was in the middle of the day which meant that i spent all morning concentrating on preparation, then after the interview i was just exhausted.  by the time i sat down in front of the fire with a glass of wine, i realized i hadn’t picked up my camera even once the entire day.  so i picked up my camera and this is the result.  it is pretty much what you can imagine i’m doing at the end of the day after the kids are in bed.

It’s a wonder

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i grew up in the arid desert.  where it is hot. all year ’round, really.  how did i manage to find myself in such a place as this?  it is days like today, when walking along the river, just across the road from my house, when i think about how i could have missed this.  the beauty, the serenity of winter.  the quiet, oh yes, the quiet.  there is nothing like the quiet after a newly fallen snow.  don’t get me wrong, there are many, many days that i long for the warmth of the southwestern sun but for today this is where i want to be.

Awakening

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I woke up this morning feeling out of sorts, kind of blue.  When I walked out into the living room I was greeted by this amazing sunrise.  My spirits were lifted.

Return to sender

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Yesterday I helped my daughter send a letter to her friend.  She was searching for stamps and found some that didn’t have enough postage.  Somehow the stamp got stuck to my jeans.  The next day we went to the bookstore (oops, I wore the jeans two days in a row) and she noticed the stamp and said “mommy, I’m going to mail you to my friend.”  It was cute, but probably just to me.

Not quite the beginning

I began a 365 project on January 1, 2009.  I will make a photo a day for one year.  Come along with me.

I decided on day 14 to start this blog.  You can see the previous 13 days on Flickr.  I may end up putting them here too.

Prism

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It is cold, even for here.  The light outside is extraordinary.  There is sunshine and sparkles on the snow.  It is breathtaking.  I took plenty of photos.  This is the one that speaks to me today.  So many facets.  The blur of the background.

I hope your snow sparkles too.