My Day All Alone

      I finally got to enjoy my day all alone. My boss ended up taking Good Friday off work which in turn meant that I got a day off, AWESOME! Since my mom was home with Katie I felt it was a great time to accomplish my goal for April. I grabbed my camera and headed for this really awesome rusty old farmhouse that I've been wanting to photograph for years. On my way there it became apparent to me that my "Personal Day" was definitely a God given gift. I was driving up the road that the house is on when I was distracted by a Garage Sale sign. I thought to myself, "I've got ten bucks in my pocket and I'm getting my own place in a few months... Why not check it out?" So I followed the signs deep into the neighborhood and almost passed that sale right up, there was nothing I could see from the street that was interesting but I decided to stop anyway. I ended up being SO glad that I did. As I walked up the driveway the very first thing I saw was a pair of really cute black leather cowboy boots. I checked the size and sure enough, they fit! So I picked up the boots and headed for the homeowner figuring that they'd probably cost more than I had. Sure enough, they were exactly ten bucks!
     I headed back to my car, new boots in hand and a great outlook on what was to come in my day. I finally got to the little house I wanted to shoot and got some great photos of it, then I got this idea to pick some wildflowers and put them inside my boots. The images came out awesome!!! It was so relaxing walking around out there in the midst of this huge field of green. I've loved that house for so long and I'm looking forward to framing my favorites out of the shoot. After I left there I drove around for a little while looking for some more places to shoot. I didn't find much but I did stop and have lunch. Since Lent is finally over I got to have some fast food which just made my day even more amazing.
      After lunch I headed over to another bayou that I wanted to photograph and had another divine experience. I was walking around photographing things here and there and then all of a sudden I stumbled across a wooden heart in almost perfect condition. Its obvious that someone took great care in carving this wooden heart and you can even see the age circles in the wood. I couldn't believe it! Of course I kept the heart and used it in some of my photos before taking it home. Nick and I plan to paint or stain it and use it as decoration in the new apartment.
      All in all it was a really great day. I relaxed, enjoyed myself, and got some great shots while also enjoying the warm, sunny weather. I think I'll make it a point to do this at least once a month if not more. <3
     Oh and I'll be posting the photos as soon as I've got the chance.