Gates of Time - 9:01

Gates of Time - 9:01
Originally uploaded by blk3953

description from my flickr page:

taken at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. i was walking along the sidewalk and looked into the reflecting pool. seeing this image, i was struck with the thought of 9:01am being the last peaceful moment before the world was turned upside down for the people in the building.

getting caught up...

i've just now had the chance to visit the Flickr assignment for the 13 Things class. i've had a Flickr account for a couple of years now, but other than posting some of my pictures, i haven't really dug very deeply into exploring it much, other than tags, the map feature, and the Flickr uploader (on my home computer and laptop...saves a lot of time in loading multiple pictures). i was delighted to find out how ridiculously easy it was to configure my blog for posting Flickr pictures! this is a nifty little feature that i'm sure will get a lot of use from me on a personal level. at the moment, i don't see much of a need to use Flickr professionally, but i'm not necessarily opposed to it, if the opportunity arises.

the post below is my assignment for 13 Things...posting a pic from Flickr to my blog. enjoy! :-)

tags used for the picture: California; Marina, California; beach; ocean; sunset; birthday; present; sky

birthday sunset

birthday sunset
Originally uploaded by blk3953

this was taken on my 37th birthday on the beach in Marina, California. it was pretty chilly (my birthday's in February), but i wouldn't have missed this birthday present for the world. and it was only the second time i had ever been to see the ocean!