POTD: It's the little things

This is the life — watching Worlds on my old laptop during my lunch break. (I left the charger for my Mac at home this past weekend.)

A bug's life

He hopped on at the light and jumped off at 7-Eleven.

Growing wild

Last weekend I drove out to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to look at the wildflowers. It had been almost 10 years since I had last visited, so I was excited to see what it would be like now. The bluebonnets along the side of the road haven't been as impressive this year, but the bluebonnets at the center did not disappoint. It was wonderful to see them and the other wildflowers in bloom. After I left the center, I stopped at Chuy's for a late lunch/early dinner and then drove home.

Zimbabwean Money System

I saw this article on Yahoo! and it reminded me of my family's experience at a Zimbabwean market three years ago. While we there, the shopkeepers preferred to take U.S. dollars or South African rand instead of their own currency. (They even preferred pens to their own currency.) Now the Zimbabwean government has made U.S. currency legal tender in the country. People exchange the money so much that they have resorted to machine cleaning the bills to keep them in circulation.

Oh, Zimbabwe. How I hope things can change for your people soon.

Photos Revisited

Over the last few days, I've been playing around with the edit function in iPhoto. It's really a lot of fun and much easier to use than Photoshop. I thought I would share a few pictures that I've altered.

I think Sammy looks like a feline movie star from the 1920s or 30s.

Washed-out, antiqued Easter eggs

A secret garden, perhaps?

Parker and friends

Ice Princess