February 26, 2021 - Thursday (143/365)


Day 143 of my 365 Photo Journal

I was just itching for something different today. I felt like I was going to crawl out of my skin with the same old watching the kids destroy everything around them kind of day ahead of me. I'm very thankful for Brit, who heard my complaint and came to visit me! It was a nice break from the norm for me. And I actually ventured out to Bible study tonight, rather than Zooming in like I have done for a couple of months. I'm usually pretty content to just be here with the fam, but I really needed some company today. 

I decided a while ago that I would try to recreate this picture in the same spot every month to show the changing of the seasons and whatnot. For some reason, it was much harder than I expected. I tried really hard, but there are still some annoying differences. The snow is almost all melted now, so I don't want to try again today. I really wanted some snow around in this one, since January's photo was just cold and dry. Ben thinks it's my perspective that was off. Like, maybe I was standing or just crouching a bit when I took the first one, but in February's (today's) I was squatting to the ground to take the photo. Well, at least I have many, many more months to try and get it right. I hope to pick a more creative spot than just our street for next year, but this is where we always are right now. 

January's Photo

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