Sunday, May 24, 2009

Carolina in my mind


I woke up the other morning before my alarm, which is always a wonderful thing. I stretched my arms out and enjoyed the sun that was streaming into my bedroom. As I was stretching I smelled for my coffee that had already brewed itself. As I found the smell I smiled because this was an amazing morning for no other reason except for what I just told you. I put on a little James Taylor and drank my coffee, forgetting for just a little while that I had to start getting ready for work. Why did I put on James Taylor? When I am relaxed and calm I start to hear James Taylor in my head. No joke. But, it always sounds better when he sings it through my radio than when I do in my head.


This photograph is from another recent James Taylor moment. James starting playing in my head while sitting over the water watching the sun go down behind the clouds at Lake LBJ. Carolina was in my mind during this one.


May we find a little James Taylor in every day.

*James Taylor wrote Carolina in My Mind while in Spain. He said even though he had a home in Spain, he was a little homesick. So he wrote about what he missed so he could remember it.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Hopkins hiatus


The blog is a little thin these days. I'm spending a bulk of my personal time finishing my fellowship paper for work, which will actually be self-published in book format. I am studying the evolution of Johns Hopkins Hospital and Medicine. It is an incredibly facinating story but also a lengthy one to tell. So what time I usually can spend photographing has been limited lately as I've been pounding the keys.


Just so you know, I'm going to post at least once a week until my fellowship is complete in June.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Two is better than one


This is a brilliant idea. A double chair. No, not a love seat. A double chair; connected but not one. I love these slat chairs, but I'd never seen two together like this. They are like chairs for friends. I think it is Ecclesiastes that says two is better than one to which I absolutely concur.

Monday, May 4, 2009

Hey there little billy goat


This is my buddy "Baby Goat". We met down in Marble Falls. He is very sweet and loves the camera. He may have thought the camera was food, which is why he looks so interested in this photo. I took this photo during my getaway to the Outdoor School this weekend which is where Andrea works. There is no city to be found out there, and it is incredible. The Outdoor School brings in schools from all over Texas each week. During the week they teach them what they wouldn't truly learn or appreciate in the indoor classroom. I'm sure kids love being out there, I sure did.