Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year thoughts & photos

There's something exciting about the idea of the new year and resolutions.

I stopped making resolutions about 20 years ago when my record for not keeping them became painfully clear. I decided that I would take care of things as I needed to and not let a date be my guide. So that has worked out.

This year, though, I'm thinking of taking a soft approach to resolution-making. Perhaps I'll go with a concept rather than a goal - one intangible I'd like to work on throughout the year. Some people choose a word to remind them of the area on which they wish to focus. Joy. Yield. Breathe. Accept. Smile. Lots of options.

I'm not sure how this will all pan out, but meanwhile I will share some photos. We visited a state capital this week. I forgot my camera so I used my phone.

It was a breezy day.


A restful vignette.


A basement level in which one could easily become lost.


Shiny marble floors.


Pretty elevator detail.


House chambers with beautiful ceiling murals.


House seats.


Another of many huge murals.


Even the restrooms are fancy.


Another restful vignette.


Lush Senate chambers.


One of many lovely stairwells.


Happy 2012!

1 comments:

Ellen said...

I've logged a lot of hours in that building. Love the antique elevator!