Day Twenty-Three: Sunset

Hipstamatic: Bettie XL lens, Ina's 1969 film
Naturally, sunset came up on a night I had something that stuck me indoors for the entirety of the time the sun was setting. The above was taken as I was on my way to a 6:45 meeting last night. The "horizon" is actually the high school as we drove by. (No worries...hubby was driving.) I played with it a while in SwankoLab to try to bring out more color but...you know...this will do. I even looked back to see if I had any sunset pictures on my phone already. Nope. Lots of sunrises, but no sunsets. I guess that might say something about me, but I'm not sure what.

Now that I think about it, one thing it says is that I went to a beach where the sun doesn't set in the right place this summer. (What's up with that, Myrtle Beach?)

Day Twenty-Two: Trees

Hipstamatic: Helga Viking lens, Kodot XGrizzled film
These gorgeous trees stand in the fountain courtyard at my office (I think they are some type of birch tree). Even during the winter when they have no leaves, they are so pretty with their peeling bark. The courtyard is really a lovely place and I would probably eat lunch out there if it werent' for the fact that it's in the center of two buildings whose entire exterior is glass (as you can see above). That means that you sit in a fishbowl where anyone walking along the four floors of hallways that look into the courtyard could be watching you. Not exactly a relaxing thought. It's a shame...but it is a nice view as I am walking those halls! Another shame is the fact that a few of these trees have been marked to be taken down because some of them are leaning precariously close to the windows near the top. They look like another good storm could lead to broken glass and other damage. The company already had that happen a few weeks ago on the other side of the building, so I'm sure they'd rather practice some prevention this time around.

Day Twenty-One: Pretty Pattern

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SwankoLab: Vinny BL94 (twice)
Wow. Here's one that was hard for me. First, I'm not really a "pretty pattern" person. At all. Second, the one type of pattern I do really love, a good art deco one, I don't own anything of! What's up with that? The above is a pic of a Frank Lloyd Wright Saguaro artglass panel I pulled up on the internet. I credit my love of Frank Lloyd Wright patterns to my architect father, who is a fan. I remember buying him ties, coasters, and just about everything else the Museum Store had in a Frank Lloyd Wright pattern growing up. Clean. Bright. Organized. That's what I like about these patterns, I think. Especially the organized part.