Skip to main content

Wishful Thinking


I don't mean to complain, but I just don't like to be cold.  On days like today, when the wind blows and the shutters rattle, I think about warm weather and sunshine.


 I don't take photographs as much this time of year, either, and I am thinking of ways to try and rectify that problem.  I mean, how many bird pictures can a person take from their window?


So if anyone has any suggestions for finding motivation to get out in the cold, please let me know.  I'm looking for my muse - has anyone seen her?
Labels:

Comments

joyce said…
I don't much care for the time it takes to get ready to go out in the cold, especially when my dog wonders why i can't just go out barefoot and naked like he does, but once you are out, with your camera, it is worth it! Love that little birdy in the window!
January 2, 2013 at 10:00 PM
S. Etole said…
If you find her, send her this way please.

Hope you have a great new year.
January 3, 2013 at 5:24 AM
Jeanie said…
Perhaps your muse could find something indoors to photograph! (Your window birds are lovely, though!) I am so not a fan of winter, and I feel a bit shabby complaining because face it, this isn't a real Michigan winter. It's barely worse than last year which was really not winter at all! Good luck with that -- I feel your "pain."
January 8, 2013 at 8:05 PM
Dagmar said…
Hello dear Sandy.
Well as far as I can tell, I love the pictures of the birds at your window. But yea I know the feeling. It seems that your own environment just doesn't do the trick anymore. Well do like I did. Wrap yourself in good warm clothes and boots. And conquere the elements because as my cousin Joyce says above it is so worth it.
Look at my latest pics and go for it too. I can't wait to see the outcome.

Be well and sending warm thought to you Sandy.
Hugs Dagmar
January 20, 2013 at 2:48 AM
Relyn Lawson said…
Sorry. I can't help. I LOVE the cold. Hope your winter is warmer than usual. Ours sure is.
February 5, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Jeanie said…
I've been spending a good deal of my time looking at photo of the lake this summer -- boats and sunsets and green -- all that green. Winter. This too will pass. Not soon enough. But soon enough.
February 16, 2013 at 10:18 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

100 Blessings

It's funny how a project takes on a life of its own. I started out making a list of things I'd like to take pictures of - piles of M&M's, rocks on the beach, license plates hanging on an old garage door. Then I decided it would be interesting to find 100 items about "me," celebrating my 100th post with items about me/my life/etc. This way I could tie my compulsion to blog in to my theme. So, I started THAT list. And when I was done I decided all the things I was collecting, ideas as well as items, were actually blessings. Things about my life that make me who I am and allow me to keep striving to be the best I can be at what I do. Each activity isn't necessarily a blessing, it's my ability to do the things I love to do, and be with the people I love to be with. This became an introspective activity, and that's probably where I am in my life right now. If the shoe fits..., so to speak. So, welcome to my 100th Post ! Without everyone I've met thr...
23 comments
Read more

Hidden Gem

Thank you, Georgia , for helping me focus on the hidden gem, the place we love to go and not be found. Not far from home...it IS home. We call it "out back," and once there we are transported to a private place, not visible from houses or road or the casual observer. I couldn't choose just one photo, so I created a collage of this special part of our world. Enjoy.
11 comments
Read more

Restoration in the Works!

  The Ammi Wright House.  Built 1888.         Our town has some pretty remarkable older homes and businesses.  Many have already been restored and are residences and/or businesses.   We went to a meeting the other night which focused on how to go about restoring a beautiful old lumber Barron's home - the Ammi Wright house, just off the main street. It has been empty for a great many years and needs a lot of work to bring it back to life.  But this group of people can do it.   The building itself is already purchased as part of an agreement with the Gratiot Area Historical Society.  Located in a nearby town, they have purchased it and Alma will be part of this system.  We are now forming committees for all the areas which need to be addressed, including historical research, fundraising, publicity, etc.  Lots of work, and lots of interest.  There is a steering committee in place, and we all signed up for an area we feel...
Post a Comment
Read more