day 1: favorite book

There is a book challenge going on on Instagram and I had to participate because I love sharing and hearing about books. I'm really squeezed for time right now, though, so, unlike when I participated in the movie and song challenges, I am not going to be able to photograph things to represent these books. I decided that I would share the books and some great quotes from each instead. 

First day is a favorite book: A Confederacy of Dunces. I need to reread this one sometime, but there are just so many books I've never read before, I rarely reread anything. What I do know is that Ignatius J. Reilly is one of the greatest characters (heavy emphasis on CHARACTER) ever written. And, as any good book set in New Orleans should, the wonderful city is a character all her own.

i shouldn't

I shouldn't take pictures while I drive, but this view compels me almost every morning during my commute to do it anyway.

zen

This is one view from where I try to practice a moment of zen...a place where I can live in the present moment, not reflecting on the past or the future. I don't always get there. My mind is too jumbled many mornings. But this is the place where I sit and try to just BE.