Painfully Hopeful

Unpacking Bored of Ordinance

We got to meet our first Realmian Elf! I’ve been hinting about their attitude for a while in my “unpacking” posts, so finally getting to meet one was a lot of fun for me. Let’s unpack. Driving in a Sauna Pretty much everyone has some experience with being forced to sit in a location which…

Fiction Tuesday – Bored of Ordinance

Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes After Sindy’s verbal explosion, the rest of the trip to The Empty Throne passed mostly in silence. The Steam, which continued to pour from her ears, probably contributed to the silence. The heat in the transport turned the passenger compartment into…

Spring In My Step

Today is the first day of spring, so I decided to head out on the town with a new lens 1. A few months ago my neighbor picked up an old Quantaray 28-92mm AF lens. Unfortunately, when I mounted it on my Nikon I got the dreaded “fee” error. The lens has a manual aperture…

F8 and Be There

Today is the last full day of Winter, and the temperatures have rebounded from our week of ice and slush. It was Sunny, hovering around fifty degrees, and the ground is poking out from the remains of the snow. It was time for a photo walk. My recent experiences taking some drama photos inspired me…

Understanding Mental Health Days

Every now and again I take a “mental health day.” These are typically needed in one of two situations. After a major event in which I’ve been heavily involved. During a span of time in which my official time away from my vocation work are spread out 1. I treat mental health days as mini-sabbaticals,…

Habitat

A pastor is a public figure. This is an aspect of the calling with which I’ve never felt comfortable, but as I’ve grown older 1 it is something with which I’ve come to terms. So when Habitat For Humanity reached out to local clergy to participate in a dedication I swallowed my introverted aversion and…