photo challenge #5: 10am

today’s photo challenge: photograph your 10am.

this morning was a bit more relaxed and easy. had a bit of a sleep in and woke up at 9:30, which was so lovely.

i was increasingly excited about this specific sunday morning, as i got to have my first coffee in 3 weeks. and what goes better with coffee than a spinach and capsicum egg-white omelette and gluten-free cranberry walnut muffins? :) okay…so that may be somewhat random, but it was so yummy.

after watching church online and enjoying 3 cups of coffee, i was ready to conquer the day…which included demolishing the church’s existing stage set and heading over to a super bowl party.

tomorrow’s challenge: dinner.

xx

 

strangers

February 4th challenge:: photograph a stranger

#febphotoaday

any and every time i walk into Whole Foods, i immediately feel better about myself…and life in general. it’s everything from the outdoor patio area, exotic cheese samples, brightly coloured organic veggies, freshly rolled sushi, multi-recycle bins, make-your-own almond butter, paper (not plastic) bags, and aisles of gluten-free products that make my head spin in health food heaven.

for being a large franchised store, Whole Foods has the atmosphere of a small family-owned corner grocery store. it’s the kind of place where i stare into other people’s carts wanting to know what they plan on making with that conglomerate of seemingly-unrelated yet amazing ingredients.

the people who work at Whole Foods seem to enjoy life more than your average cashier at a grocery register. this girl in particular is always smiling when i see her, which makes me smile.

xx

 

day 3: hands.

day 3: hands.

there are one set of hands that remain the same across every nation, language, people, age, and gender…the hands of time.

we are each given the same amount in each day—no more, no less. our lives are governed by time. in the constant on-the-go culture of America, time itself has become the most precious commodity in our everyday self-proclaimed busy lives.

hands. these universal hands of time…ever ticking away.

and with the next 9 hours of my ticking time, i’m going to sleep.

happy weekend :)

xx

day 2: words

today’s Feb-photo-a-day challenge was “words”.

lately (like for the past 2 years) i’ve been fixated with the concept of slow. over those 2 years, i’ve become more and more passionate about the subject.

this is a particulate facet of the american culture and lifestyle that i truly despise. it’s not necessarily wrong…just empty and robotic. it’s a characteristic that i oppose with all of my being.

and when i saw this phrase in a book, i lit up, “that’s it!”

while i plan to dedicate a blog post (or 2) to thoroughly communicate my thoughts and beliefs on this matter, i will at least let you in on the phrase that has eloquently put language to one of the ongoing contradictions between myself and the world i live in.

“life is so urgent it necessitates living slow.”

have a selah moment…

xx

#febphotoaday day 1

with weather like the South experienced today, no one would have believed it was the first day of february. a humid 70 degrees with thunderstorms…this is the stuff spring is made of. but regardless of it’s disguise, or seasonal confusion, february has arrived.

today i came across a little photo challenge for february where you take a photo each day of the month that corresponds to a particular topic. part of the fun is that  you can interpret this topic to whatever your creative imagination comes up with.

today’s challenge was your view today.

this may be a  different interpretation of the challenge, but in celebration of the fact that i received a wedding invitation from my favourite aussie/canadian couple today, february first’s photo is dedicated to jeff and mika—love you both. wish i could be there!

here is the lovely invitation that i viewed today:

xx

tomorrow’s photo challenge: words