Day 104: Silence is Golden

As you can probably tell, today's picture was a "uh oh it is getting late and I need a picture" kind of image.  There wasn't anything too exciting in my day, so I didn't have much to capture.  I left school early to go to the doctor this afternoon.  It turns out I have a sinus infection.  At least I can take antibiotics and start getting better.

After the doctor, I ordered myself a pizza for lunch.  From there I did a little cleaning, but not much.  Hopefully resting my voice will allow it to heal soon.

What you see in the image is a shelf with a bunch of collectibles from trips.  There are things like sand, bottles, and tins.  There is even a styrofoam cup from the Waffle House full of sand from the Gulf.  Some may think that is kind of tacky, but they go together well.  

Day 94: Zen Moment

Planning a field trip is tiring.  Somehow, each year I forget this.  Once I came home I decided that I would give myself the night.  

When I got home from my trip I set out my sand and shells form the Meditteranean to dry.  Since it is now Tuesday, I figured they were probably dry enough that I could bottle them.  I spent about 20 minutes picking the shells to place in the jar and trying to fit the sand in the small mouth of the bottle.  I bought the little bottles in Arles for 2 euros each.  I enjoyed "playing" with the sand.  It is very soft and much darker than other sands I have collected.  I can see how people enjoy keeping zen gardens where they rake the sand.  There is something theraputic about it.