photo challenge 1/7/16 . . . upside down

"Sometimes it's absolutely necessary 

to look at the world upside down 

in order to see things right."

~ Gia

I love the enthusiasm that children have.  I wish I had gotten a picture of her face when I asked her if she would mind me taking a picture of her upside down.  She was excited . . . and full of all sorts of advice on how we should set up the picture.

Nothing more fun that an upside down Lily!

me and my shadow . . .

“Why's it so sunny?" she repeated.
Zooey observed her rather narrowly. "I bring the sun wherever I go, buddy," he said.” 

~ J. D. Salinger, Franny and Zooey

 Lily . . . my little shadow every morning.  I must remember not to take these mornings for granted.  We have our routine before school starts and even though that routine is basically the same each day . . . there is also something special about everyday . . . if I take the time to notice.  I lifted my phone up to take this top picture of her this morning . . . and up came that little hand into a peace sign.  She is growing up so fast . . . my dear Lily.  

Yesterday's heart . . . my heart shaped post-it notes.  Maybe all post-it notes should be heart shaped . . . or smiley faces, or stars . . . you can't help but feel a little better using a post-it like that - right? Those pink hearts are much more fun than the plain old pastel yellow post-its . . . but then I have a thing for post it notes.  (just not the boring yellow ones).

Today's heart . . . 

It was a crazy, busy day with a long meeting at the end of the work day . . . hitting some tennis balls was exactly what I needed!  Sometimes I just need to run and play in the sunshine like I did when I was a kid . . . I think we all can benefit from that.

"Time is a game played beautifully by children."

~ Heraclitus, Fragments