Happy Thoughts

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Happy thoughts. The featured image is the ceiling fan in my son’s childhood bedroom. I remember the day we brought it home and Kevin installing the light/fan. Adam’s room was themed with primary colors, so the light was perfect. Adam and I would lay on the floor looking up at the ceiling and talk. Just talk about anything. Good memories. Where did the time go?

The above image is my office desk. I have my three happy thoughts marked. Whenever I need cheering up, I look at one or all and remember their story.

1. My grand daughter. She’s talking now and I love the way she calls me, g’ma!
2. My cup. My son made this and wanted me to have it. Wow, this made me cry. A good cry. He’s very good in art. When his symptoms became unmanageable, he stopped- had nothing to do with any sort of art project. This included his photography, Photoshop editing/design and drawing. For him to show interest in the local pottery craft store was a very important moment in both of our lives. Makes my heart warm each time I look and use this cup!
3. My Edward cup. My daughter read the Twilight book series well before me. When she would talk about vampires and werewolves, I rolled my eyes. When Twilight became available on video, she conned me in to watching it with her. I was hooked. Went out and bought the book and as each next book became available, I bought them. Went to the movies to see on big screen and bought each video. Yeah. My daughter gave me this cup (as a joke). So each time I see this cup, my heart warms. What she’s not aware of is how much the cup is used!

Here’s a better view of the cup my son made:

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Beautiful Morning Moon

Beautiful Morning Moon
Beautiful Morning Moon

My morning began very early- 3:30 am. Car pooling is cost effective- however, it does have disadvantages and advantages. The not so good; having to extend the day to meet each person’s schedule. The good; seeing the day at different times than it would normally be seen. This image is the first decent moon image that I was able to capture on disk. On the drive into town, the clouds were floating across the sky. The moon shown brightly. Up high was the most beautiful cloud and moon I had ever seen in my life.

Once my car pool partner was dropped off at their work, I parked my car. Rolled down the window and propped my elbows on the door. No tripod with me. Settled my arms slightly apart, bracing my hands and holding my breath- I took multiple shots of the moon. Alternating between 800, 1000 and 1600 ASA with my f-stop at f5.6, in aperture priority mode I was able to get a couple nice images. A tripod will soon be added to my must take along camera bag.

I highly recommend picking a day to change up your daily routine. You never know what you will see and find!