12/365  Watching the Parade

So here in Abilene the Christmas Parade didn't start until 6:30.  Word was that there were almost 200 entries, so needless to say, it was a loooong parade.  When it started it was about 75 degrees, but by the time it ended it was much cooler and the wind was blowing, so not a pleasant end to the event.

I'm not a fan of nighttime photography but since my photo club decided it would be a good thing to attend the parade and try to photograph it, I tried.  But really, I deleted all the images I took because they were just plain awful.  All except this one of this couple watching the parade.  I don't love the image, but it's the only one that's halfway decent.  

 

 11/365    The Sink

I spend a god deal of time in this downtown building.  The upstairs now houses three photographers, a massage therapist a couple of offices and other business, but once upon a time there was an artist or two.  This sink is left over from those days gone by.

 10/365    Key Holder

I've always wanted a key holder.  Yup, how ridiculous that I've wanted one of these and never had one in my entire life.  When I moved into this house, I asked the caretaker to put it up for me and silly as it sounds, I'm really enjoying it.  No more wondering where the keys are, no more looking for them, and if my roommate needs to move my car for any reason, she knows exactly where the keys are.  It's definitely a win/win/win situation. 

I just love how sometimes it's the really little things that can give such joy.

9/365                The Mermaid

So...it's been such a long while since I've posted.  Unbelievably,  I've almost forgotten about my blog.  The days when I posted everyday or even once a week are long gone.  I've been concentrating on Flickr and Fine Art America right now.  Also, I still struggle with what to take photos of.  

Years ago when my friends and I challenged each other to post every day, I forced myself to photograph any ordinary things within my vision. I should probably just do that again instead of waiting for inspiration, which seldom provokes me to photograph these days.  There are about 34 days until the end of the year~~maybe that's what I'll do.  Take a photo of anything, post it and add a little text about why I thought that item was worthy.

But here's today's image.  I took a trip to San Angelo, Texas a few weeks ago.  They have a River Walk and this mermaid statue is one of the destinations along the way.  She intrigues me every time I see her.