SPC - Patterns #5

I had a few minutes a couple of Saturdays ago while Christy was running some errands, so I drove around a bit in the small town where I work to do some location scouting. Conveniently enough, I found this wall and liked the contrast that I saw here in both color and the patterns (natural vs. manmade). I went back one day later that week and included myself for this final week of 'Patterns' at SPC.

First Day of Kindergarten

Hannah started Kindergarten today. She's been pretty excited about it for quite some time now. Each night at bedtime for the last week or so, she would verify exactly how many days were left until school started. She woke up this morning with a nervous stomach, but was a real trooper and set aside her nerves for the excitement of it all. We were so proud of her -- when the bus came she just marched right on and never looked back. She waved at Christy and Harrison when the bus went by the house.

Details are always a bit sketchy from events that Hannah attends without either of her parents, but she summed it up when Christy asked how her first day of Kindergarten went -- Hannah's reply was, "I had a GOOD day."

SPC - Patterns #4

When the 'Patterns' theme was announced for Self Portrait Challenge, I was hoping to find a wall like this to use as a backdrop. Want to know where I found it? On my normal route to work.

I'd passed it probably thousands of times and never noticed it. It's interesting how sometimes we use patterns and routines to keep things simple and predictable, but often, these same patterns and routines prevent us from seeing beauty right under our noses.


I didn't mean for this to fit thematically with my previous entry for Photo Friday, but I guess it does, huh?

...and I generally consider myself to be a reasonably observant fellow.

Photo Friday - 'Old'

This is only about a half-mile from our house. I had barely noticed that most Arby's restaurants had converted to a new and improved, modern-looking sign, even though only one of the three in Anderson still have this older style with the neon lights, etc.

SPC - Patterns #3

2-second exposure -- spinning with tripod -- liked this effect.

More patterns here.

Photo Friday - 'Oddity'

Photo Friday - 'Wet'

SPC - Patterns #2

I'm still having trouble with this theme. I may have come up with one decent idea. This isn't it:

See others' efforts here.

Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007)

R.I.P.

SPC -- Patterns #1

Since I'm posting this in July, I guess it should be done using July's theme, but the majority of the week will be in August, and there are only four elements and I've done one of each.

The theme for August at Self Portrait Challenge is 'Patterns.' It'll be interesting to see what people come up with for this theme. I didn't really have any great ideas spring to mind yet. We'll see how the month goes.

We found this shell when we were digging up a small garden in the Spring. It exhibits what I believe is a pattern called a Logarithmic Spiral. Hey -- two spiral SPC's in a row. Is that a pattern?