Jeremy's Granny passed away, the IRS told us that we owed them a lot of money due to the employer reporting money to the IRS but not telling us about it, I got the flu of all flus, Alexis fell while snowboarding and messed up her hand pretty bad, and our washer broke.
Thankfully Jeremy's granny passing away was a blessing, the IRS will get its money as its tax return time, I got better, Alexis's hand was only badly sprained, and it only cost $35 to fix the washer.
The darkest day of winter is behind us and the light stays longer and longer each day.
On Monday the temperature reached nearly 40 degrees, so I decided that Ariel, Oscar the dog, my camera, and I were going to take a walk.
For the most part the sidewalks were clear as we made our way through the neighborhood. We took photos of the ice, of berries on bushes and then we saw this tree.
Neither one of us could believe that not only did this little tree have all of its leaves intact, some of them were still green.
In a wintery world of gloom and snow, that bit of green really perked me up. My lips cracked from the cold and my large smile.
If this little tree can keep her leaves and part of her color through out the cold and wind and snow, surely I could keep my head up through out the bleak months as well.
She inspired me. She rejuvenated me. She made me want to keep on exploring the outside world when the temperatures started to drop.
Now I am sure that this isn't the prettiest photo that I could have chosen for Greeblemonkey-January Greeblepix contest, but it is the photo that has inspired me the most lately. And do you know that for each entry that is made to this month's photo contest Aimee will donate $1 to UNICEF in support of Haiti relief efforts. And that, my friends, is truly inspirational as well.
Maybe you don't consider yourself a photographer. You don't think you're worthy to enter a contest because you only have a point and shoot. But your one inspirational photo can bring so much hope and inspiration to someone in need right now. So if you can and its before 10 PM Mountain time on Jan. 21, 2010 get a photo up at your place or flickr and join us for the Greeblepix January Photo contest.
1 comments:
That little tree with her green still hanging on is definitely an inspiration. And I think its the perfect picture to choose. I love that the days are getting longer. I have missed seeing the sunset because I am still at work. Now, I get home just in time to see it dip below the horizon. Spring will be here SOON.
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