Of Jackets, Crayons and Eggs

Oh, I nearly forgot to tell everyone what my shot is from Macro Monday. I didn't plan to make you guess and then never tell!
It's a strainer spoon, kind of like this one.

And on an unrelated note, today is my one month blogiversary!
1 down, 11 more to go!

Happiness is...

Being able to wear my denim jacket.
This is one of my very few clothing splurges. (meaning I paid near-full price for it!)
I don't wear it a whole lot, but when I do it always makes me feel pretty and happy!



and

Robin's Egg Blue.
My favorite color is blue. And of all the various shades of beautiful blues, my favorite of them is probably Robin's Egg.  It reminds me of Spring and life, which are both happy things!

 

I actually have a story attached to this color...When I was little I found a gorgeous nest with the most beautifully colored eggs I had ever seen! I wanted to share this beauty with my family, so I stuck my little hand into the nest, started up the deck stairs with an egg in hand and
OOPS!
I dropped it.
This cycle continued until I had accidentally smashed all those poor baby bird eggs.
(It must be noted that I was an insanely clumsy and stubborn kid...and now adult, if you ask my husband.)

They hadn't developed yet (or maybe hadn't been fertilized? ...I'm not sure how that works with eggs) but now that I'm a mother, it still makes me sad.

...And now that I'm done with my story, I realize it's neither happy or lovely...




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It is completely coincidental that my next photo is of eggs!
I honestly did not plan this at all. I took the shot of these eggs early last week, before I took the shot of the crayon. And it was only after adding the crayon to my post that I thought of my sad little story.

Nonetheless, here's my shot.
It was a lot tougher photographing eggs than I thought it would be!

Light Bulbs & Barber Poles

Happiness is...beautiful stringed lights.



There's just something about light bulbs on strings that I find beautiful and surprisingly romantic.
These particular ones were hanging, oddly enough, over a playground at the Royals' baseball stadium.
Not an atmosphere I'd call romantic, but still surprising and beautiful!

I'd have loved to go back once the sun had set to get a shot of these babies all lit up and with all their gorgeous bokeh! But, with a very cold wind and two cranky kids who wanted to go home, I had to save it for another time.

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Happiness is...unexpected perfection.



This is another one from Saturday.
We stopped on a quick errand before the game and I stayed in the car with the kids while Seth ran into the store. As I looked out my window, this is what I saw! We had parked just at the end of the store front walkway, the lighting was gorgeous and there on the wall was a beautiful barber's pole! To make the image even better, the store next to it sold pottery and had those big, beautiful pots sitting outside!

To be honest, I loved the shot in color so much that I wasn't sure it would look as good in b&w...glad I gave it a go!

Here it is in color, too.
'Cause I know y'all were dying to see it!
;)

Happiness Is...

Happiness Is...

The impending arrival of Autumn and the cool weather that comes with it!






This was one of very few leaves on the ground, but the curled edges were gorgeous!
Not long now until all the colors of Fall emerge!

And I must give credit where due...my inspiration came from Betty Anne's fabulous leaf shot and Ashley Sisk's awesome shot, too!