Sunshine

I awoke to thick dark gray skies. It was cold. Colder than I could remember it ever being in April in Southern California. I warmed myself with a cup of coffee in my favorite mug. Belle stayed closed by my side.
















The rain was not like Wednesday. It was dreary, trying hard to suck everything into its mass of despair. I didn't bite. I thought it was beautiful.

After a whole day of rain, I told myself I was over the sun and skies. I told myself I didn't need to take another picture of the sun falling down towards the earth. I told myself I had better things to do with my life. 

I didn't even give it another thought, until as I was driving to the store, the sun started breaking through, beating back the thick gray clouds that had blanketed the skies all day long. I never made it to the store. Instead I basked in the start of the weekend by enjoying what the sun had to offer as penitence for being away so long.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday (on Monday)

Last week was such a crazy-good week. I had such good intentions, to explore with my camera, to write, to be in the moment. It would be a week off in which I would really forget about work and take out my DSLR and use it as much as I've been using my iPhone.

Each week Ashley Sisk hosts a challenge in which she provides 5 words that we can interpret with our cameras. Here are my interpretations for the week.

1. New

A blank canvas, new with endless possibilities.

2. Life

A picture of me on a normal afternoon, on a normal day.

3. Fragrant

Driving down a country road in Apple Hills with the top down changed it from just a ride to an experience as the fragrance of the crops and the land filled our senses.

4. Pink

A lovely display of scarves in a store window on Market Street.

5. Obvious

This was the hardest one for me to come up with an interpretation and as I was leaving my sisters, I saw this display which I thought made it obvious as to where I spent most of my week.

To learn more about participating in the challenge and to see other interpretations, click on the link to Scavenger Hunt Sunday below.