Rounder
07/03/09 07:37 AM | Projectile
July 2nd was a day of displacement. One of those days where everything aligns, but it doesn't matter. I had chores to do. I had Lots of time to think and imagine. I had no inspiration. Even though it was a scheduled day off, one of my alternating Thursday's off to be exact if felt all wrong. The weather was mild, the sky semi-threatening all day but that was just a meteorological head-fake for most of the State. I got up at 8:20, grabbed an over-shirt due to the mild temps, walked the dog, scoped out the yard and ended up staking Charlie and weeding the vegetable garden for 35 minutes before heading back inside. While weeding I made a discovery of sorts. tiny little spiders that to the naked eye looked like glistening jewels as the scurried away fro the place where the grass plant they inhabited was yanked out of the earth. I thought I'd try to photograph them later.
Inside I dragged around still with no purpose, the night before I scanned more photos so I formatted them for my Facebook site, and moped about a bit and before you know it it was 10:45 and I still didn't feel like making breakfast. I thought about lunch as an opportunity to get away from the hollow hacienda, but where to go? I went on-line to find out why my iPhone won't connect due to an exasperating error code, one that many people have been getting (and not seeing any solutions for them either). I thought I'll drive to the Apple store and see what they can tell me. Then I though I will e-mail Cigh, she works right there on Haverstick two blocks from the Fashion Mall and kill two birds with one phone. Her company was being sent home early to start a 3 1/2 day holiday so that quickly conceived plan was right out the window.
The new construction Round Barn in Henry County, noticeable from the Interstate 3/4 of a mile further south.
At 11:55 I decided to drive somewhere, anywhere. I grabbed the Indiana and Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer's and got in the car. I sat looking west on the maps, still no inspiration. Finally I started the car and headed east on US 40.
Lacking inspiration I thought I'd maybe grab a bite at Culver's and go from there. When I got to county road 525 W. I headed up to 200 N. and took a scenic drive instead of the highways, 200 N. turns into New Rd in Greenfield and empties out on highway 9 across from strip malls and the Home Depot. At that intersection and light I made a first real decision. I went to the Quiznos's in the strip for lunch, then the Starbucks right next to it.
After lunch I stepped up my game, I remembered a round barn that we saw when we were driving to Hagerstown a couple of weeks ago. I was determined to find it again, and did. I documented it's existence, realizing it is a new structure and not an old one after all when I arrived. it is in the middle of a soy bean field and a good job so for to this point in the building process.
Having found my mojo at the button of a camera again (like so many times before) I wound my way back home satisfied that I had wasted a day of in the most enjoyable way. Once home IO took some flower shots, weeded in the garden again for 3 more hours and did get a few shots of the "jewel'"spiders.
Butterfly Weeds, rescued from Paradise Kentucky over a decade ago.
An Asiatic Lily about the same color as the Barn I photographed in Henry County
Inside I dragged around still with no purpose, the night before I scanned more photos so I formatted them for my Facebook site, and moped about a bit and before you know it it was 10:45 and I still didn't feel like making breakfast. I thought about lunch as an opportunity to get away from the hollow hacienda, but where to go? I went on-line to find out why my iPhone won't connect due to an exasperating error code, one that many people have been getting (and not seeing any solutions for them either). I thought I'll drive to the Apple store and see what they can tell me. Then I though I will e-mail Cigh, she works right there on Haverstick two blocks from the Fashion Mall and kill two birds with one phone. Her company was being sent home early to start a 3 1/2 day holiday so that quickly conceived plan was right out the window.
The new construction Round Barn in Henry County, noticeable from the Interstate 3/4 of a mile further south.
At 11:55 I decided to drive somewhere, anywhere. I grabbed the Indiana and Illinois Atlas and Gazetteer's and got in the car. I sat looking west on the maps, still no inspiration. Finally I started the car and headed east on US 40.
Lacking inspiration I thought I'd maybe grab a bite at Culver's and go from there. When I got to county road 525 W. I headed up to 200 N. and took a scenic drive instead of the highways, 200 N. turns into New Rd in Greenfield and empties out on highway 9 across from strip malls and the Home Depot. At that intersection and light I made a first real decision. I went to the Quiznos's in the strip for lunch, then the Starbucks right next to it.
After lunch I stepped up my game, I remembered a round barn that we saw when we were driving to Hagerstown a couple of weeks ago. I was determined to find it again, and did. I documented it's existence, realizing it is a new structure and not an old one after all when I arrived. it is in the middle of a soy bean field and a good job so for to this point in the building process.
Having found my mojo at the button of a camera again (like so many times before) I wound my way back home satisfied that I had wasted a day of in the most enjoyable way. Once home IO took some flower shots, weeded in the garden again for 3 more hours and did get a few shots of the "jewel'"spiders.
Butterfly Weeds, rescued from Paradise Kentucky over a decade ago.
An Asiatic Lily about the same color as the Barn I photographed in Henry County