Waiting for the patients...

No photo yesterday--I was going to take one last night, only to discover the battery was completely dead. Today: busy workday and I only had time for one shot--just the clinic room, as I was waiting for my first patient to show.

Breakfast out

My husband decided he should take me out to breakfast, so off we went, Wall Street Journal in hand. He had the business sections. I had the special fashion insert to look at. Don't those striped shoes look fun? (And incredibly impractical and uncomfortable?)

Some books I hope to get back to reading

Some Debussy, some Brahms, some Mozart... I have not kept up my piano playing, all these years I have been in grad school. Soon, though, my time will be freed up again and I can return to all kinds of pursuits I used to enjoy.

Drip, drip, drip

The sun was out, working away at the icicles. Here's a shot of some cute little icicles hanging from the bench of our wrought iron picnic table. And....a larger view of the yard, with some icicles sticking UP from the bench. (Would those be ice stalagmites?)

One less teenager....

My son is officially no longer a teenager--he turned 20 today! I took him out to lunch, then we WERE going to shop for some clothes for him --but he had more important things come up (involving a girl!)  Not the best picture--I forgot I wanted to take one and had to shoot it quickly before I dropped him off. (Oh, and of course, HE doesn't wear jackets much either.)

Gotta love Minnesota....

It was a long work day and I was pretty sure today would be my first day without a photo (or maybe I would take that picture of my pillow that I threaten). But then my husband and son invited me to go to the gym and I figured I still had some photo opps.I grabbed my camera and my gym bag and met them outside, where they were getting the ice off the windshield of the boys' car (which sat in our driveway during the snowstorm and had not yet been driven).

 My husband filled up the wiper fluid reservoir and still had the hood open, for some reason, while trying to break up the ice that was gluing the windshield wipers to the windshield.

My son, looking on, in that ever-so-helpful teenage way. (And no, it is NOT cool to wear a jacket when you are 17.)

Tulips

The outside world is one color palate again (white) and I refuse to post another photo of this snowy bleakness.  The other day a friend of mine (who knows how burned out I am with school) brought me a bouquet of tulips and then dragged me out to the Conservatory to see the plants and feel the warm humid air on my face! (Ok, she didn't exactly have to "drag" me there!) Here is a tribute to my favorite flower, the tulip, which is beautiful when it is closed, open and even when its petals are falling to the ground! Could God have created a more beautiful flower?