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Up, up and away

Posted by Mama's Empty Nest in looking up, US Space & Rocket Center, Weekly Photo Challenge and tagged with ,

What goes up must come down.  Or so the song lyrics say.

My first thought when I saw the Word Press weekly photo challenge “Up” was to take photos of the sky.  I mean how much farther up can you see than the sky when you’re standing on the ground and gravity is holding you down?

But the sky in my neck of the woods didn’t cooperate so well this week.  Every time I looked up, I saw cranky old gray skies or raindrops kept falling on my head and chasing me indoors.

So I headed back to my picture file on the laptop.  Searching through shots I’d already taken, I came across some photos I captured on a trip to the Deep South a couple of years ago. 

Our oldest daughter lived in Birmingham, Alabama for several years.  One fall, hubby and I took a road trip to visit her and the three of us visited the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.

The center proved an intriguing place for my ex-military husband and science minded daughter, but I truly enjoyed it as well and I took a ton of photographs.  I think a few of them symbolize the concept of ‘up’ quite nicely.  But I’ll let you be the judge.

Things certainly were looking 'up' when we got there!

Things certainly were looking ‘up’ when we got there!

Hubby and daughter got on this contraption that took them up - way up!

Hubby and daughter got on this contraption that took them up – way up!

Daughter is looking up and Mama is relieved this was securely held up!

Daughter is looking up and Mama is relieved this was securely held up!

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Color challenged

Posted by Mama's Empty Nest in color, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge and tagged with , ,
A tribute to colorful ROYGBIV
Red door at my church
Mmm…hot tea in an orange cup!
Yellow wreath on my front door
Green chair where I chat with hubby in his office
Blue quilt handmade by my mother
Indigo dress reminding me of our 3 weddings
Violet crocus reminding me color is on its way!

Color, color, I need color!!

The French impressionist artist Claude Monet once claimed, “Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.”

I am certainly not an artist, but during this time of year I do profess an obsession for color.  And while it provides cheer and much joy for me, it sure doesn’t torment me like it did Monet; I’m simply satisfied to view it.

I’ve written often of my desire for color in my world. Especially after a long, bleak winter, I find myself yearning for spots of vibrancy before my eyes.  I often joke that I feel color-deficient during this time of dormancy.

So when color erupts in the view from my window, my heart sings.  And I may break out in a song or too out loud also! So this week’s Word Press Photo Challenge elated me – Color!

Color proves a tad slow in showing its glorious face outside, so I searched inside and outside my home to shoot these photos.  Each shot I chose to personify this challenge is meaningful to me as well. Hover over each picture to read the caption and you’ll learn why.

I also decided to shoot each color attributed to the rainbow.  So here’s my tribute to  ROYGBIV – red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.  Let there be color….and let it be SOON!

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A Day in My Life

Posted by Mama's Empty Nest in photo challenge and tagged with , ,

This week’s Word Press Photo Challenge is to capture a day in your life with photos.  Every one of us has some days that are busy from dawn to dusk and chock full of exciting events.  Other days may seem hum-drum, mundane, the same old same old.

But that’s life.  Some days I awaken with a great sense of wanting to accomplish so much and I embrace the day like this quote from writer E.B.White:  “I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”

And often times I live my day just like the actor Cary Grant once said of his own life: “My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.”

But every day of life we’re given can be the best day of the year.  It’s all about the attitude we choose to have for each day as it comes.

So I’ve chosen to symbolize a typical day in the life of Mama’s Empty Nest – a work day with not much excitement.  Just an average, regular day.  But even average, regular days are days for which to be grateful.

P.S. Hover your mouse over each photo below to read the captions.

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Hot tea to start the day
Driving to work
At my desk
Any birds outside the office?
Lunch options — here?
Or here?
Lunchtime!
Homeward bound in snow flurries!
Mail in the box
She can’t wait to get inside!
Evening at church
Day is done