TheMAN is a HUGE fan of succulents.
So, this little garden full of them, was a real treat for him. I could almost see the wheels turning when he laid eyes on it.
All Buttoned-Up
The feeling of accomplishment you get when you finally have something all “buttoned-up” is empowering.
At least, that is what I hear.
Lately, it seems like I have enumerable unfinished tasks to attend to. It sometimes feels overwhelming — especially when I am faced with the unfinished business several times a day.
Take my inversion table, for example. Although I love the feeling of release it provides, I haven’t used it in some time now. I decided that I wanted to sell it, given it takes up a good deal of my family room and I now have a yoga sling to provide me with the same relief. After toying with the idea for months, I finally go the equipment moved to the garage. I took pictures of it, and even posted to FB. I got a nibble, but when my follow up went nowhere, I got discouraged. It all stopped there.
Now, the inversion table takes up room in my garage (instead of my living room) — reminding me that I need to get serious about selling it and post some place where I can stir up more interest.
Juxtaposed
As is usually the case, the return to work set alongside the fabulously freezing trip to Yosemite was striking. The juxtaposition of the two was not as extreme as the juxtaposition of me doing Bakasana (Crow Pose) on the edge of Half Dome and certainly not as fun playing around with the app that allowed me to “pull off such an impossible task”. It was enough to make me want to go back…soon.
Michael Frye, one of my favorite landscape photographers/bloggers recently provided a nice update on the forecasted conditions of the famed Horsetail Falls. Minutes after reading his post, I was on the Yosemite website looking for lodging over the timeframe where the falls will be lit up (fire-like) by the setting sun. This magic happens once a year and is quite spectacular. Years back, theMAN, YaYa and I tried to photograph the wonderful event — but the low rainfall that winter made the event not as captivating as it could have been. Since El Niño has been showering us with rain, there is a good chance that we will have a nice flow of water falling for the setting sun to light up.
The only other factor would be if I can drive up there safely, as theMAN is not as keen on making this trip as I am.
Mr & Mrs BOP
My photography skills have been slow to develop. When I 1st took on the Daily Photo Project (2010), I got really creative in my picture taking. Back then, I remember having a number of photos to choose from for my daily posts. These days, I’m lucky to have one worth posting. 
Therefore, with photos that I am not all that excited about, there isn’t much in the way of creative writing happening either.
But I am not giving up. I hope that you won’t either.
This Bird of Paradise is blooming in front of the house next door. They are miniature BOPs, I am told. They are pretty big and colorful either way.
Now, I don’t know these neighbors too well; they are pretty keep-to-themself people. But I know the neighbors, in all of the houses all the way to the corner, on the other side of me. They told me that they will be putting their house on the market soon. The Missus has lived here for 40 years and doesn’t want to leave. Unfortunately, we sometimes have to do things that we don’t want to do. I hope Mr & Mrs BOP will find happiness in their new home too.
Under Cover
At 5 AM sharp, I popped out of bed, turned off my alarm, and got back under the warm covers to wait for the heater to kick start my morning. 50 minutes later, I woke up with a start.
Ugh!
I had fallen back to sleep.
…and because of it, I arrived to yoga 1 hour later than usual.