a breeze at spring point ledge
it was a wonderful spot for sitting.
Category: Photography
exploring
this morning was a wonderful morning of mini-adventures.
i sang happily at church
i treated myself to an apricot danish at a little bakery
i stopped into a used bookshop, just to browse
i noticed these doors.
these doors shield an abandoned children’s school from the outside world. inside, artwork can be seen peeling itself from bulletin boards, paled by the sun of many summers. on this cloudy day, the air was far too still, and there was something disturbing about those long-closed doors.
i took many pictures, but i haven’t captured the doors yet. i will certainly return.
perfect playground picnic
As classes were winding down for the semester, the sun managed to beckon Brad and I away from our studies for a little photo-picnic.
Chicken salad, the best Apricot iced tea in the world*, blackberries, and lemon pocket pies made the perfect picnic lunch. It was a beautiful day, sunny and breezy, and it was wonderful to escape our books for a short while.
But this wasn’t just a little picnic: it was a little photo-picnic.
You see, there are these swings.
They are tucked alongside the almost-highway that is Cleveland’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. We’ve driven by them a million times, and I just love the juxtaposition of the bright red and blue swings against the green grass next to the gray, noisy street. Such a peaceful spot next to such a busy commuter zone.
And I’ve always wanted to take pictures.
So we climbed, and swinged, and I snapped away.
The commuters crawled by, onlookers gaped at me and my camera… but it’s their loss. I was capturing colors; they were sitting in traffic.
Don’t forget to take breaks, even on the busiest days! It makes all the difference.
*seriously, this makes the best iced tea. after trying my first batch i returned to the store and bought the last four boxes they had. now that it’s available in bulk from amazon
