Photo Friday: The good ol’ days

March 6, 2015March 6, 20157 Comments

Today we revisit the summer of 2003, when I worked for the Reinbeck Courier with my bestest bud and was expecting a bubbly arrival:

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Here we are, dancing in the street as the first rain we’d had in a good month or so fell freely from the sky. It was a beautiful day, and unbeknownst to us (at the time), our boss was watching from the window, camera in hand. This picture ran on the front page. We laughed.

Man, I had a good time that summer. It’s hard to beat doing a job you love with awesome people.

And nothing beats a good rain dance. 🙂

Don’t forget to check out Charnele’s throwback post! 🙂

Have you ever danced in the rain (literally, as above, or figuratively)?

Photo 365 #210

March 5, 20154 Comments

It’s been a long week.

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Thank God I didn’t give these up for Lent.

Photo 365 #209

March 4, 20152 Comments

The sky was a lovely shade of blue this morning, and I couldn’t help taking pictures:

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There’s nothing quite as thrilling as the sight of a bright blue sky after a long winter. 🙂

Photo 365 #208

March 3, 20156 Comments

It’s particularly dreary outside today; the morning started off with freezing mist and a stiff wind, and it’s not expected to get any better as the day wears on. With that in mind, I’ve got a spot of sunshine to share:

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My coworker received these lovely tulips last week, and they’ve really brightened up the office. There were some purplish ones, too, that are also very pretty. 🙂

How do you cheer yourself up in the middle of winter’s drear?

Photo 365 #207

March 2, 20156 Comments

My cats like to swarm when we leave the house. I think they’re laboring under the impression that if they swarm us enough times, we’ll give in to their demands to be let inside permanently, and if Seymour weren’t so horribly allergic, maybe we would.

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They don’t play fair – there’s nothing more tempting than an adorable kitty cat. But I stayed strong in the face of such manipulation. They won’t stay mad at me for long, right? 😀

Photo 365 #206

March 1, 2015February 28, 20152 Comments

Here’s another picture from yesterday’s frigid excursion:

It looks like someone spent all night gluing glitter to my trees. It’s awesome. 🙂

Photo 365 #205

February 28, 20156 Comments

I was pleasantly surprised this morning to find I’d awoken in a winter wonderland. Forced to brave the subzero cold, I at least had the pleasure of watching the snow sparkle in the sunlight as it clung to the trees:

I may grouse about winter an awful lot, but I can’t imagine a prettier sight than this after all the gray days we’ve had of late. 🙂

Photo Friday throwback time!

February 27, 2015February 27, 20153 Comments

In honor of Bubbles’ well-received mention of Hoth, here’s a picture of him all dressed up for Halloween:

He’s four in this picture, and it was actually taken at Christmas – his grandma made him the costume as a Christmas gift and he wore it the following Halloween. He was so excited; he couldn’t wait to go trick-or-treating as Luke-from-the-third-movie-when-he’s-all-in-black-and-has-the-green-light-saber. 🙂

Over the years, Bubbles has become interested in many other awesome things, but he’s a Star Wars fan first and foremost, and I don’t see that ever changing. Yay! 🙂

Don’t forget to check out Charnele’s throwback post – it’s de-lovely. 🙂

Photo 365 #204

February 27, 20157 Comments

A gorgeous sunset capped off a gorgeous day yesterday:

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The colors in the sky were almost as pretty as the colors the fading sun cast out on the snow. 🙂

Photo 365 #203

February 26, 20156 Comments

Funny how much can change in a day, isn’t it? Driving into work yesterday looked like this:

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Meanwhile, this morning was bright and sunny, and the few clouds in the sky added to the scene, rather than detracting from it. If it weren’t so blessed cold (we’re talking record lows), I’d say this is the kind of day that makes a person feel good to be alive, but since it is, I’ll leave you with something Bubbles said last night:

B: “When I got off the bus, I thought I was on Hoth.”

Kid’s not wrong… 🙂