Today marks the 300th day since I started this One Photo a Day project. To be totally honest, there were days that I really struggled to continue with it. I’m glad that I didn’t give up. It’s been like keeping a journal and I wish I could write more and express myself better.
Thank you to whoever is reading this. This project is essentially for myself but it certainly is gratifying to know that I’m not completely talking to myself..
Usually my companion goes out to walk by himself. Once in a while he will ask me if I want to come along. So we went for a walk together this afternoon. His posture is better now; it must have been the result of the weekly physical therapy. Today the weather was beautiful. Chamisa was blooming everywhere. That’s the Santa Fe in Autumn I fell in love with before we moved here..
We spent a good portion of the day going through the stuff we accumulated over the years. How did this all happen?
While I was making curry for dinner, I looked out the French window and realized I forgot to finish setting up the solar-powered lights again today. Add to the to-do list for tomorrow..
Life is constantly evolving. Ever since my companion and I came to an understanding about our future, I’ve been doing things differently little by little. I’ve also started to let go of things – material things that wouldn’t matter when the day comes. It’s quite exhilarating as a matter of fact, to get rid of belongings that aren’t essentially necessary.
Today the time flew by so fast. It’s already dark out before I could finish setting up the additional lights for our porch. I have purchased these solar-powered lights before our last trip. It’s a bit late but I know that if I don’t get it done now, these lights will just be sitting somewhere in the garage and be forgotten..
When I left my motherland, which was almost three decades ago, I yearned to live freely. Free to be who I am. Free to love whoever I choose.
Both the country where I was born and the one I now call home are considered the most liberal in the world. Yet till this day, I still live in the shadow somehow. I don’t necessarily care what anyone thinks about me or us, but the fear of being harmed simply because of who we are is always there. We can’t put our guard down, especially in this current political environment.
I yearn to be free of fear. Is that so much to ask?
Captured this morning when the sun just rose and peeked through the clouds. It’s quite chilly out here now at night. Hard to believe that soon we will need to winterize our garden.
Nothing happened today. Somehow I felt melancholy after I captured this image. It suddenly hit me how long it’s been since we moved here. It feels as if it was just yesterday that we jointly decided on choosing this house in Eldorado. Although my companion left it up to me to make the final decision, I picked this place essentially because I knew that it’d have been his preference..
With the ground still moist from the rain yesterday, I went out for a run in the morning to start the month of October. It wasn’t too strenuous but I still felt the thin air. I started to wonder if that’s all in my head..
It was sunny the whole day, which was more than welcome after so many days of rain and gloomy conditions. So hello, October. Thanks for a sunny start to the month.
The flood watch warning seemed to have passed and we ventured out to do some necessary shopping earlier. On our way back the sky was still covered with heavy, threatening dark clouds. But there were slivers of blue sky.
All darkness will pass. A sliver of hope will only be the beginning.