Mackgurl's Musings

Oh the things you see when you're out walking. Case in point, check this out.... Sitting all alone in the grass? What do you suppose he's doing there? Got tired of walking and took a break? Waiting on a friend? Meditating? (okay, so I thought maybe this when I first saw him)   NOPE!! Turns out it's a statue! Pretty cool, huh? (Sidenote: I am really digging the camera on my mobile phone. Takes really great crisp clear pictures. Seriously, just point and shoot! No muss, no fuss. Okay before this turns into a plug for a mobile device 😃...) So not a man reflecting on the days spent and the days yet to come. Not a man who just said, "whew, it's too hot and I'm too tired to keep walking...not someone down on their luck seeking monetary blessing (though it does appear that someone bestowed upon him a few coins...interesting...) A statue! I bet this statue had quite a few people thinking it was an actual person...at least from the rear angle. Someone

So the other day, I was out walking and saw this:  I don't know what made me stop and look at this...okay, maybe it was because it was random, lol. I mean it's an apple... ON A TREE! But it's not hanging from the tree - it's perched ever so carefully in the outstretched "palm" of the tree. (Do trees have palms? Okay, maybe arms would be a better word choice here...)  Someone took the time to do this. Why? What were they thinking about when they did it? Was it for a class/project? Was it just something they thought was funny/cool? Who did it? Does it have deeper meaning? To them? Is it supposed to mean something to us, the casual observer? Whatever their reason, it struck me as photograph-worthy. So I took a few shots. What do you think?   🤔Hmm, maybe I should take up photography. I already have quite a few hobbies (piano, reading, guitar, foreign languages...) But is there even such a thing as having TOO many hobbies?  I think not! Peace,

It's my tenth anniversary!!! Okay so, I'm off by a couple of weeks but nevertheless, 10 years ago this month, I wrote and published my first blog post. I don't really recall what prompted me to let you take a peak into the psyche that is moi, but I did. It has been an interesting 10 years - some good, some bad, some that fall under the heading of "how the HELL did she survive that" - (no, I haven't told you all of those stories - maybe I will one day. Stay tuned.) I've missed writing and have been thinking about jumping back in head first (I mean any other way is just boooorrrrrrrrriiiiiiiinnng).  One of the 2 posts I made 10 years ago (ooh so prolific, huh) was about Addiction . No, not drugs, or alcohol but something just as easy to get addicted to: TELEVISION!  Here's a flashback to April 2007 (cue flashback fade out and wonky music)  Addictions (excerpt) CRACK! Okay so I've never actually been exposed to crack but I hear it's pretty b