Where analytic and creative thought collide and all kinds of weird stuff can happen.

Jack Frost, that is.

Doesn’t this poor car just look cold?

Brrr

We had a pretty heavy frost here yesterday. It was 26 degrees when I left the house to walk the dogs.

I’ve been slacking a bit lately in the two-walks-a-day department. I was determined to get out there with them this morning, but it was one of those days when I checked the work e-mail around 7:30 and barely stopped until my project went out the door at 6:00. I really intend to get back out there tomorrow.

Frosty Bridge

See the frost on the bridge? It was so thick, it actually crunched a bit when we walked across.

Let's Face It

Even in the cold, I enjoy getting out there and walking. Although everything is brown and dreary, there is still interesting stuff to see if you just take time to look.

Like that building. Don’t you think it looks like a face?

Frosty Grass

You can see how white the grass is in that shot.

The Greenway

And the sky was quite a nice shade of blue.

Intersecting Lines

By the time we got back to the bridge about half an hour later, the sun had melted most of the frost away. But look at all the interesting lines in that picture.

Hubby said they’re calling for some sort of snow event tomorrow. No significant accumulation, just enough to make the morning commute treacherous and long.

Lucky for me, I’ll probably be walking on the Greenway during rush hour. It may be cold, but it certainly won’t be congested.

I’m not a huge football fan, but I do enjoying watching games occasionally. If I have nothing better to do.

The Super Bowl would have been so much more exciting had the Ravens made it. But I watched anyway. I like to see the commercials, and I was hoping to see the Patriots lose. They got lucky beating the Ravens, so I didn’t want them to walk away with the title. It was a close game the whole way.

This morning, I just happened to see a link somewhere for SI’s “Best Shots of Super Bowl XLVI.” I like pictures, so I had to check it out. I literally laughed out loud when I saw this shot…

The expressions on the faces of both the ref and Tom Brady are absolutely priceless. (Click on the image and you’ll see a slightly larger version.)

Lots of cool commercials. Several stand out, but I think I liked the M&Ms the best. And the “Here We Go” rescue dog. The sling baby was cool. So was the “what happened to the cat” one. Oh, and the Chevy apocalypse.

I like the ones that make me laugh, can you tell?

As far as dramatic messages, the Clint Eastwood commercial gets my vote in that category.

What was your favorite commercial? How did your team fare?

Purses aren’t something I typically get excited about. But I really like this old patchwork bag I have. Problem is, it’s sort of worn out. I tried to buy a new one last year in a real store, but they all had huge badges on the side featuring the designer’s name. I think that is just dumb. So I didn’t buy any. I’ve been using my plain-Jane brown leather bag instead. But even it is looking frayed.

So I turned to Etsy and lookie what I found…

My New BizzieLizzie Bag

Isn’t it cool? Don’t you just love those colors? It is very well-made, too. And it came with a matching key fob. The lady who made it does far more than just patchwork stuff. If you’d like to see her line of products, visit BizzieLizzie on Etsy.

The girls were less than thrilled, as usual, that I stopped to photograph my purse instead of getting them a treat and/or letting them outside.

Impatient Bitches

Actually, that would be letting them outside and then, after they came back in, giving them a treat.

Whatever.

Blue-sky, 70-Degree, February Day

Our very abnormal winter continues. It was 70 degrees yesterday. And the day before that, too. in February.

How Much is That Doggie in the Window?

Strolling down Main Street in Warrenton yesterday, I just HAD to get a picture of that.

I hope you’re having a good week.