Day 189: Back to the files ...

On Day 189 of this random collection of days,

I am paying bills, collecting tax info ...

definitely not blog worthy.

So it's back to my photo files ...

searching to find something ...

that might be worth ...

a few minutes of your time?

Not your everyday fare?

Taken in San Diego's ...

Wild Animal Park ...

in a lesser visited area.

But just as beautiful, don't you think?

Definitely better than tax forms, right?

Day 188: I got mail!

Do you like getting real mail? I do.

I am always surprised and thrilled to get a human mail.

Today, like most days, I wasn't sure what to blog.

But then, by mail,  I got this ...

Imagine opening an envelope to this ...

A work of art!

From Emi.

A very special friend.

A handmade 

thank you

of such 

beauty

and grace, 

I had 

to take

photos

to share.

I knew

I would

not be 

able

to

re-do

it.

As I 

opened it,

I realized 

there was

a kimono 

figure 

and 

a fan

within the 

exquisite 

folds and

layers.

On one side of the fan

was Arigato and Thank You

in different languages.

Mizuhiki cord and back view of kimono.

Folded inside, a handwritten message.

I am blessed with such kind friends.

I need to get busy and write a thank you ...

for the thank you!

Day 187: So not me ...

Today 

has 

been

a 

difficult 

day...

kind of a balancing act between ...

two yukky (technical term) medical appointments

and a business meeting...

This is so not me, but a better visual, right?

Day 186: Sky watching/Costco waiting.

 I got in line for gas.

I save about 22 cents a gallon at Costco. 

But I was 13th in my line, so a wait.

So I shot out of my driver's side window ...

and through the passenger window.

Again, from driver's window ...

note the clouds moving in from right.

and through the front windshield, towards the beach.

Two minutes later ... clouds rolling in.

Again, all while waiting in line ...

it's good to have your camera ...

for a fifteen minute sequence.

This one was before leaving, after pumping gas.

What do you do while you wait?

And, the answer to yesterdays challenge ...

Did you get it? Did you care? Okay.

Day 185: What's in a letter?

I ran an errand on my way to the referee clinic today.

And on a store window I discovered ...

Isn't it gorgeous?

Even if you don't see the beauty ...

stayed tuned ...

there's a challenge!

Now, aren't you curious?

These letters make up one word.

Of course I am giving them to you ...

out of their correct order.

I am like that.

A clue?

Letters were more worn toward the end.

Just like real life.

Answer tomorrow.

Just like real life.