It has been a great many fortnights since I have thrown my hat into the ring for a PhotoFriday challenge. This shot is one from the High Speed collection that I have been building up with my fellow photographic geeks. This shot was a man made projectile (threaded shaft wrapped in electrical tape) fired using 80psi of pressure out of an air cannon. There was some green food colouring in the water when it was hit, but the Black and White looks so much better.
The candle has definitely been burned at both ends, and it also spent some time in the oven so it barely looks like it's former self.. This morning the radio buzzed the sleep from me, and as I lay in bed contemplating a smash of the snooze, or actually liberating myself from my bed, I could not help but listen to the radio personalities chatter. Today is the first day of Summer.
Five months, twenty days and (for me) eight and a half hours into this year and I can't believe that it's summer already. We've almost reached the half way point of the year. These thoughts rolled over my foggy mind, and I couldn't help but wonder where the year has been going.
A lot has been going on, as usual. My certificate cource is completed, and I would recommend it to anyone that is looking to manage time limited endeavor to create a unique product, service or result. I learned a load from the various instructors that I had during the five and a half months it took to complete. Some of the ideas have even followed me back to the work place, and I am definitely better armed with the vocabulary to speak with other Project Managers.
Landing on the same weekend was the Company Picnic at the Zoo, as well as my Mother's trek to southern Alberta. Ma made the voyage to bring down a share of some AAA beef. The meat hasn't even spent a week in the freezer here, but already it more proved its worth. A little worry was dancing in my brain when I knew that the Mother unit was coming into town. Usually when she resides in the house, some sort of project manages to make itself happen. Bathrooms get renovated, fences get replaced, and entire buildings get painted when she's in town. Even though her generosity keeps everything moving, and more than lessens the burden of whatever we are doing, inevitably her visits cost a lot of money. Mother nature decided to throw some rain our way, so we our activities were limited to some much needed yard work, and a pile of shopping. We hit a great deal of stores down in the furniture district, until finally settling on a five piece dinette set. The dinette set is much needed, because the one I have currently is a more dangerous trap than a tree full of ninjas. The legs barely hold the top above the ground, and perhaps now my Uncle can eat dinner without running the risk of bodily harm. An evening of movies, popcorn and some chit chat even managed to find it's way into this visit, proving that we can have a visit, and just relax. Ma, I'm so proud of you.
Up coming in the next while is some camping for the weekend, some dreaded plumbing to fix a long time leak, and a pile of one-on-one meetings to straighten out some business. That stampede is coming to town again, and I'm sure the world will just zip on by until I wake up one morning and wonder what happened to July.
I have noticed that as the days become longer and warmer, I have been spending more and more time outside and as a result less and less time inside. As a result I run a higher risk of memories not being imprinted on the Internet, and being lost in the cloud of forgetfulness.
Spring brought me a shoddy yard that needed a lot of TLC, and I've moved earth, seeded, watered, planted, constructed and cut my back yard and I'm starting to see the fruit of the labor poking above the topsoil. I have been pushing my reel mower over my small yard, and the dandelions have been beating my new grass upwards. The grass is finally starting to thicken up and with my help it may win the war with the weeds.
I've reached the end of my journey completing my certificate course though U of L. It's been time consuming, having to sacrifice a couple of days every second week. Although, a lot was learned during the last few months and I'm sure this weekends wrap-up simulation is going to be a lot of fun.
Coming down the pipe, we have the company BBQ at the Zoo on the same weekend as Ma is coming down with some beef. Getting prepped for her arrival, getting a project out the door at work, and finding some time to relax is going to fill up the rest of this week.
