...Challenging Assignment

Steve assigned a challenging homework project this week…...“Plan a morning to take 24 photographs BEFORE getting out of bed, six to be included in the blog.”...... Not an easy assignment for me. Just waking up in the winter months takes about all the creativity I can muster .

Winter Mornings are full of aches and pains and interrupted dreams and dreary gray windowscapes. I don’t look so good either. The night fairy inflates my eye bags, presses the wrinkles deeper into my face, then tosses , twists, and tangles my hair into a brillo pad. No, the last thing I want to think about upon waking is creativity. If I am going to focus at all it is on how to get the twelve feet from the bed to the bathroom.

On the other-hand, nighttime rituals are a relaxing, welcomed part of my day. I work a sudoku, read a chapter or two, fluff Annie’s “bed”.



With the rituals completed, Thursday night, I tucked the blankets under my chin . In the darkness I thought about the blogging class. How committed was I?. I pride myself on being up to a challenge. Was I up to this one? I paid good money to take the class. Besides, the only preparation I needed to do was place the camera conveniently on the night table by the books. Yes I could do it!


CLICK….the light.. Quick, down the stairs, get the camera…..and CLICK…..! Back in bed, re-tucked. I thought a little about which corner of the ceiling I would photograph then discovered the ceiling fan. I will shoot the four corners and two shots of the fan…..six, that’s all I need. Good-night!


Peeked at 7 a.m. NPR news started broadcasting in the cold morning air. NOT ALREADY!



Turned down the volume!. Pulled the covers tighter around the head….left one ear and the nose in the cold.

Peeked again at the clock……..7:50a.m. Picked up the camera. It was cold in my hand…….CLICK……..

Checked the view out the window….yuck………CLICK…… Pulled covers tighter!

Awoke from a dream 8:14 a.m….CLICK… O
Opened my swollen eyes.
and there we were eyeball to eyeball!! ......CLICK......

It wasn’t a dream after all. It was rather frightening....... She did not look happy!! . She wasn't happy!! Her piercing eyes and switching tail said it all….”Get out of that bed and get me breakfast!!” OH ……NOT YET ANNIE! …. FIVE MORE MINUTES……PLEASE ....

8:31 a.m ......CLICK……She hasn’t stopped staring…..




……. I looked at the floor……CLICK. I wiggled my feet. I must get up. Annie has been so patient. I CAN make it to the sink…..the warm water will wake me up. She wants her breakfast. She is usually such a nice kitty. She just doesn't realize I worked all night on my homework assignment!!