Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy

Things that make me happy.

Closeup of Dusty, a yellow Labrador Retriever

Dufus Dusty

 
Unconditional love

A hand-made fabric wallet and the packaging it was mailed in

Contents not included

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A snail mail package with a hand-made gift (a Wonder Wallet) from a friend.

My vehicle odometer with 202,203 miles

Keep your fingers crossed for another 100,000 miles.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A paid-off vehicle.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Two hummingbirds at a feeder

Got room for one more?

Hummingbirds.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Closet door, leading to a messy closet

Not the dreaded closet!


 
 
A clean closet floor. Oops, that doesn’t exist.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
My WordPress home page showing that someone liked a post

Thank you for “liking” my post!


 
 
The star showing up when I logon to WordPress, letting me know someone “liked” my post.
 
 
 
 
Weekly Photo Challenge:  Happy
 
 
 
 
 
WordPress unveiled a new photo gallery feature for this Weekly Photo Challenge. I couldn’t get it to work. These photos use the default display for this theme. And when I figure out how to get the photo gallery feature to work, that will make me happy.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine

This Weekly Photo Challenge had many possibilities. There’s my parking space at Whole Foods Market (at Lamar, in Austin, Texas). I hardly ever get to use it because someone else is already parked in it when I arrive; even so, it’s mine. Then there are my fabric scissors, never to be used for any purpose other than cutting fabric. I hide them from hubby to ensure their safety. I could have posted a photo of any of my dogs, but as soon they chew up something, hubby inherits full ownership; then they are his.

The window from my cubicle overlooking the Texas Capitol building

Small, but sweet.

So here it is, what I consider “mine.” It’s the view from my cubicle window. My ownership is temporary, as one of the guarantees of this job is that individuals,  units and departments get moved around our agency all the time. I’ve worked on eight different floors in four different buildings, including the basement of the main building, which we unlovingly called “the dungeons” due to its smell.

The statue on top of the Texas Capitol is the Goddess of Liberty. She holds up a star that a pair of hawks commonly use as a perch. Sometimes I’m lucky enough to see both hawks sitting on the star at the same time. That’s when I really appreciate the view that is mine.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine

End of an Era

Yesterday the space shuttle Endeavour flew to California to be retired; the end of an era. It flew over Austin, Texas around 7:45 a.m. I was fortunate enough to be outside waiting for it. It was quite impressive.

You reached the stars
Taking our dreams with you.
Your last landing is bittersweet.
In our memory, you will live forever.

I waved good-bye.

Space shuttle Endeavour flying past the Texas Capitol dome

Gone, but not forgotten.