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Underdog Triumphs
Something in my mind had me thinking I would have more time to accomplish things like writing, with no one in the house to distract me. I may have more time to myself, but more writing doesn’t seem to be happening.
I did have a rare mid-week opportunity to catch Cyndie on FaceTime last night, which proved to be a very pleasant distraction. Guess what. Work is really hard, she is working late into the evenings, felt like quitting on Monday, and had some good results to report by Thursday. I think that is the same description I got from her last week. At least her reports are ending on a positive note.
But mostly, I think the time for writing, lately, is getting lost in the total freedom I have to watch any and every sports broadcast on television in the evenings. Somehow, the Gopher men’s basketball team survived a strong comeback attempt by the Hoosiers last night to upset Indiana, in Indiana! Going into the game, Minnesota was winless in Big 10 conference competition and the Indiana team was ranked #7 or 8 in the entire country. Sometimes team competitions defy logic. I guess that’s why they play the games, and why people like me enjoy watching.
It’s kind of like the posts in Relative Something. They defy logic. You need to check it out each day in case there is some big upset and the underdog triumphs!
So far, so good. This underdog is winning a lot more often than he is losing, in this game of life. I even have pictures to show for it. Here is one that turned out just the way I hoped it would when I composed and shot it. Dueling points of perspective:
Snow Flake
There hasn’t been much in the way of snow around here yet this winter, but I found this prominent flake holding its own against the record-setting high temperature that showed up two days ago. Gonna need a lot more than this if I’m to accomplish any igloos this year!
Favors Exchanged
There is no question about the mutual benefits available in horse-human relationships. I’m one-person removed from the actual activity, and I experience great energy when I accompany Cyndie on her visits to the horses. Here are a couple of shots I took while Cyndie spent a few minutes pulling burrs out of the mane of this appreciative fellow.
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After a while, he demonstrated an urge to do some grooming of his own, and reached out to return the favor.
Shadow Cat
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For the image below, I took advantage of the sun in my face to capture this friendly feline in silhouette, perched on the top rail of the fence. My first try, in the sunlight, ended up a bit too blurry, but then I got just the shot I was after…
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It’s Real!
We have it! Photographic proof that Santa’s Elves really do exist. When the digital images were uploaded to the computer for review on the full-size monitor, we discovered the miraculous capture that had been achieved. Unlike those shots of Bigfoot, which are extremely suspect and never seem to receive universal verification, I can personally vouch for the authenticity of this shot. I was there. It was very near the moment on Christmas morning when the freshly baked homemade caramel rolls (with nuts and raisins) had been set out on the counter to kick off the annual Christmas breakfast feast. Right there in plain view, as the camera was pointed to capture the beauty and splendor of the foods before us, a vision materialized for just that split second the shutter opened. The jolly elf appeared to be dashing off from one task to another, probably only visible to the camera for the moment stopped in time by that picture. The question remains unanswered as to whether the elf was involved in the delivery of the caramel rolls, or was simply slowing down to the speed which became visible to the camera in order to snatch a little taste of one of the sweet treats for itself. The image is a little grainy, but don’t let that distract you from the incredible evidence that is finally revealed. We have it! An authentic picture of one of Santa’s amazing elves:
A View
For some reason, as daylight filtered through the shade, it was the view I saw inside the room that caught my eye, rather than the scene out the window.
Relative Something 