Well, today is officially Day One of not —errr — being employed – and it’s weird, but not terrible. Last week was busier with checking out, cleaning up and other commitments than I originally thought, so it was actually a pretty busy time.
Today however is a different story. There’s laundry and some phone calls to make, but it feels open-ended in a way that last week certainly did not. I was thinking about this space and blogging in general – and one of the things I’ve always liked was erin-carly’s Project 365, in which she takes and posts a picture every day.
I’d always thought this was a great idea, but with a short commute and a office-laboratory in which photos were strictly verboten, I never thought I’d have enough opportunity and diversity of subject matter to make a go of it.
So my idea is this. For each workday, I’ll take a photo – something around the house, the yard, the neighborhood, etc. If I go for a hike, I’ll take it along. Who knows what I’ll see… maybe it will inspire me to see good photos where I never thought to look before. I will start a collection here on the right as well to archive them. And while I’m not particularly stressy about getting another job and that it might take some time, I hope I won’t get to Day-365!
d1- Limes and Geraniums
We were talking this weekend about taking some photos of the backyard for our landscape designer (because things are in bloom), but the afternoon sun washes a lot out (yard faces WSW), so I took some this morning, while the light was on my side.
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Stevil 
I will be looking forward to some unique pics.
Can't wait to see what you post. 8:-)
Nice idea – in fact some people have predicted that the future of jobs will require more creative, flexible mindframes. Art is a nice way to practice that.
Lovely reds and greens!
I just read about your layoff. I'm sorry you are now a part of the "unemployed statistic." But at least you are taking it all in stride and are making the best of it! I look forward to seeing your daily photos. :)
Very nice shot. I love your eye and look forward to seeing your photos, but not too many!
First off, citrus in your backyard = jealous. (I'll soon have wine grapes, though.)
Second, I can't wait to get [more] glimpses into your daily life!
Limes = perfect for Happy Hour.
Good luck with the 365 project. I hope you're better at sticking with it than I've been in the past.
Silly boy – you are supposed to put the limes in the coconuts!John
Great idea! Btw, if you can't get up around sunrise for photography, just around sunset is also a good time. I'm looking forward to the pics!
Is that your yard? How cool!
so happy to see limes on your new tree…………….how is the lemon tree doing? MOM/PAT
It IS a little Christmas-y, isn't it?
bec — I'll be okay when I get to three digits, but not FOUR!!!
No need to be jealous — you can visit them anytime. Apparently, lemons are pretty easy to grow all over CA, but limes are trickier. I hope they survive in their pot!
I LOVED that song when I was a kid — it was the first "45" I ever purchased!
kelly — yep, that's in our yard — it's not very large, but last year we landscaped it in hopes of using more of its space. We added a lemon and a lime tree in pots.
Good news — the lemon is stable, with a lot of new leaves and fruit — whoever was "climbing" it, seems to have stopped. :)