Home

Arriving home after driving behind a seriously inebriated driver tonight, I was grateful to have made it home safely. This person ran over a road sign, weaved from the right side to left then back again, drove completely off of the road several times and still continued to drive. I called the authorities hoping to stop this person before they were injured or worse still, injured someone else. When the driver pulled all the way over to the left, I passed quickly on the right. I felt a twinge of guilt that I did not make sure the person stopped or survived any accident that was sure to occur. Then reality hit and I satisfied myself with the fact that I had contacted the police and they were responsible for apprehending this person. Whew. Here is praying that no one was hurt.

So here is what Blip has done for me in the past few short weeks. It has allowed me a glimpse into others lives so that I may share in their world and see things as they do. It has allowed me to meet people on the other side of the ocean who remind me that in general, we are more alike than different. Most of all, Blip has given me a reason to pause and appreciate the moment. The very moment that I have captured on film that struck a chord in my soul. One moment in time that gives myself and others a snapshot into my life. I am thoroughly addicted to it. Blip has created an overwhelming desire in me to take a picture every day that will represent that day for me. It can be a difficult task some days. I have realized that I will not always have a good or even sensible picture but I will strive to post one picture each day. On the really good days, I will have an aesthetically pleasing pictures. Most days, it will just be a blip.

All of that is my way of explaining that today, I had my camera nearby all day but didn't use it once. Ten minutes until midnight and I still had no blipfoto for today. I looked at my house and realized that this was it. Home.
You can sort of see my orchids through the window. Along with a stained glass piece, and a batik painting that was a gift from someone I adore. This shot is of the sitting room in the hallway upstairs in my house - my reading room. It is not a very clear shot or a good one. But I know exactly what it represents to me - my favorite place in the whole world - HOME.