I spend a lot of time in my home office. It is at the front of our home and I like looking out the window at our neighborhood. Cole can easily reach this window and I have found him looking out of it a lot as well.
It stands to reason, since this is my view for the majority of my day, that I would find many things out my office window to photograph. The snowplow that actually came into our cul-de-sac for the first time since we’ve lived here (hooray!), the Christmas tree waiting to go to the dump in our neighbor’s trailer, two neighbor kids using our paver pathway to walk along and play. Daily life happens right outside my window.
We have had a lot of fog over the last couple of weeks. It makes the air smoggy as well and we can’t wait for a little wind or a storm to blow it all out of the valley and give us our fresh, clean blue skies. When I go out for a run I come back smelling like a diesel truck and even have to wash my hat in order to get rid of the smell. Gross. I can’t wait for fresh air.
One of my favorite photos in my Project 365 book, however, was taken on a foggy day, through my office window. I see this picture all winter long when I sit at my computer and just glance to my right. Then I see the same view without the snow all summer long. This particular day it seemed so beautiful to me, with the fog and haziness. I think I captured the essence of the scene with this photo.
This is what I love about Project 365 – the freedom to take photos that might seem random but are the bits and pieces of our lives. For our Download Day, I’m giving you something wintery, just like the scene outside my window. You can craft while you stoke up the fire and make yourself a cup of hot chocolate.
Enjoy!
I love the foggy picture! I keep looking out my windows thinking the same thing, and can’t wait for the snow to take all the smog away & let me get rid of this sore throat! Now you just need to keep an eye out for the red-tailed hawk we have flying around as well as the owl. I saw the hawk dive for another bird the other day & felt like I was in the middle of the wildlife channel! Maybe you’d have better luck actually getting a pic of him becz I’ve tried & can’t do it!
We don’t have snow but it is raining today and we are so glad. Arizona can always use rain. I know what you mean about the view outside your window. I have a window that I sit in front of a lot. the scene doesn’t change much but I can watch the fruit trees bud and grow fruit, the neighbors wander up and down the street or sitting on their porches, and the birds and rabbits playing out in the yard. I’m thankful for my window on the world.
The download you made is so cute. I love the picture of Cole looking out the window.
Hi Kolette. Jeanna Christofferson gave me your blog address becasue I am in our wards RS pres. as well. I am so glad she did. Your blog is amazing! Every Needful Thing is the same theme we are using this month and I absolutely love the ideas you give us here. The design work is beautiful. Thank you so much for being so generous with your time and talents!