This past week has been a long one in regrouping from the hustle and bustle of the holidays. Toss into the mix getting this blog up and running, exercising every day, trying to figure out healthy meal choices, catching up on work, attending book club, meeting a friend for dinner, and fitting the rest of my life in there, too. I’m spent! Admittedly I didn’t surface until nearly noon, and it would have been really easy to stay snuggled under the covers with a good book for the majority of the day. But when I looked outside and saw the sunshine, I knew I should file that plan away for another time. The sky was an incredible shade of blue and just begging to be photographed. I got dressed, pulled on some (non-cowboy) boots, threw on my parka, grabbed my camera, and headed outside. It was gorgeous!
The subject of the day was none other than the pine tree in my back yard. Conifers can be very accommodating that way. Had I not been so tired I would have ventured a bit farther, but it’s only the ninth day of the new year. There will be plenty of time to explore in the months to come.
The subject of the day was none other than the pine tree in my back yard. Conifers can be very accommodating that way. Had I not been so tired I would have ventured a bit farther, but it’s only the ninth day of the new year. There will be plenty of time to explore in the months to come.
I then shoveled the front walk, made a pot of vegetable soup, did three loads of laundry, worked on four files, planned my menu for next week, and did a bit of ironing while watching “The Holiday” (the last of this year's Christmas movies).
Isn’t it amazing what great motivators fresh air and a little sunshine can be?
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This is beautiful!
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