More polas and some inspiration

Yesterday turned out to be much longer than normal, and it wasn't as productive as I hoped, so sorry no pola love on Earth Day. The weather has been gorgeous, though. 75-ish, blue skies, puffs of clouds. Busy as I may be, I've fanagled at least a half hour or so of sitting in the sun. Very important recharging happening.

Right now I'm so incredibly bowled over and blown away by Andrea of Hula Seventy. (Actually, I should rephrase that, because she is an almost constant source of inspiration, due to the colors in her photostream and the honesty in her blog, and once she let me interview her for a paper on online self-portraits and women. She is so very cool.) But she just started a project where she is going to photograph one stranger a week for a year. (See her post on it here.) One thing that I love about the internet is how you can use it to push yourself creatively - you're giving yourself an audience (or rather witnesses to your commitments), and I think it helps you push past the boundaries of fear that exist in your head. Andrea seems to do this time and again, and I thank her for it. (She also made a list of 37 things to do before she's 38, and I think I'm going to make a list of 27 things to do before I'm 28. Because I'm a follower and need to keep doing the uncomfortable so I don't get complacent in my life.)

Here are some more polaroids, because I know you've been wondering where they are! (You can see all of the ones posted for 'Roid Week here, and all of mine here. I'm having a hard time deciding which to post, because six is a little much. The three posted here are some of my submissions from yesterday and today. Enjoy!

Comments

[Sharon]

good luck on creating your list and striving to make the list a reality. Good luck. The pics are great, I especially love and appreciate the tulips--we midwesterners have suffered serious color deprivation this winter, it's a welcomed antidote.

[Adorable Girlfriend]

Good luck with the list!