I really SAW today. I walked a short distance to the market and back home, and saw beauty everywhere I looked! I found so many things to photograph. The light was just perfect, and my eye was seeing the shot before I even looked through the lens of the camera. I have so many great photos, it was hard to choose just one. I'm thinking of posting them all on facebook as an album, but that will take some time. And it's late, so probably not tonight.
Anyway, the one I chose is my favorite. I love that it tells a story. I love that each man's face has a different expression. It is so intimate and spontaneous. I hope you like it as much as I do.
My heart is lighter today. The kitty is doing better. Her fever is down, and she's eating well today. She has been a little more playful, and "talking" to us, which is more like her old self. I had to stop blogging just now to rescue some flowers, which she was beginning to destroy. Yep. Things are back to normal.
I also had a long time of devotions today. I don't even know how long. I wouldn't let myself look at a clock, trying to just stay still until I felt finished. It was good. I need to do that more often.
I still got most of the things done today that I was hoping to. I mostly worked on editing promotional photos I took for the restaurant. The owner is going to the US tomorrow, and wants to take a CD of photos to her board. I need to prepare some mail to send back with her; guess that will have to happen tomorrow morning.
Besides that I washed dishes, played with the cat, and made lunch. I had the last two birthday cupcakes for dessert and gave myself a sugar buzz. Stupid. I finally have decaf coffee at my fingertips, and I go and OD on sugar. The effects felt quite similar. Pounding heart, jittery, anxious. Don't want to do that again!
Mr. and I had supper with some old friends, and then stopped by and visited newer friends. It was a nice evening.
Oh, and one really funny thing happened. Since it's Chinese New Year, a gate downstairs is locked, which is usually open. I have a key, so it's no problem, and I let myself out to go to the market. It's an old lock, sort of rusted and difficult. They keep oiling it, but it doesn't really seem to help. Anyway, I had that great walk to and from the market, and visited with some of the employees there who we kind of know. I arrived back home the same time as the landlord's wife. Yes, the one I laid into a few days ago.
She was struggling with the lock on the gate, and I was happy to let her do it. As I waited I noticed that I had rusty oil on my hands from my own earlier dealings with that lock. She finally got it and we both walked in. After exchanging pleasantries about new year's plans (she has some, I do not) she asked me what was on my face. I looked at her blankly. She indicated that I had something smeared on my upper lip and down my chin. I was mystified. She actually tried to wipe it off for me, which was unexpected and much more familiar than I expected from her.
She laughed and said I'd have to work on it when I got upstairs to my house. I thanked her and headed up. As I climbed I realized that I had probably smeared the grease that was on my hands (from the lock) onto my face. I had walked about 8 blocks with a smudgy face. Oh well. Ignorance is bliss, and I enjoyed my outing. I suppose most everyone else felt uncomfortable for me, but I was oblivious.
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