I am currently working on backings. Let’s just say, I did the first one without trouble and screwed up the second one by not watching what I was cutting. ooops. Nothing major. Just a little more piecing than I’d hoped for.
My major accomplishment today was probably grocery shopping. I bought good things to eat. Even bought some gladiolas on the way home at a local farm stand. Sent Ron a page to say “steak for dinner if you’re interested.” And he showed up, cracked open some beers and ate with me for a change. Maybe I should send him page messages more often!
Which brings me to the “shots of the day.” They’re not really about local views, but more like the view in my kitchen today. But I am quite pleased with them so I posted them at photographica. Sometimes the view is all about seeing what you’re looking at.
I have always thought this – that much of the world is beautiful and worth looking at. But you have to look.
I think it’s interesting what Jerome wrote as a comment for these photos “She sees a photo while washing fruit… I love that. ” What happened was I was washing the nectarines and the sight of them in the white china bowl, in the sunlight was almost beyond belief. I could hardly break away to get the camera, but I knew I had to try and capture that beautiful set of colors and textures and light. And if others look at them and think – wow, how beautiful nectarines can be, or – look at the skin of those or – how the drops sparkle, I think it was worth capturing.
Jerome’s comment has given me a lot to think about. Especially since the idea of SEEING is what my grant is really all about. Seeing what’s in our own backyard. Or kitchen as it were.
