{"id":4258,"date":"2009-02-18T21:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-18T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4258"},"modified":"2009-02-18T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-18T21:21:00","slug":"a-bright-yet-gloomy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4258","title":{"rendered":"A Bright Yet Gloomy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I feel much brighter today, hey that\u2019s just exactly what I did with myself in photoshop and I\u2019m brighter because of it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx9qeqYu4I\/AAAAAAAACvY\/LGHugfKIF-0\/s1600-h\/Debbie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx9qeqYu4I\/AAAAAAAACvY\/LGHugfKIF-0\/s400\/Debbie.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304252629874424706\" \/><\/a><br \/>As much as I\u2019m feeling bright, the day is very dark and gloomy.  I took this photo at 2:30 this afternoon and it was already dark enough for this little light to be on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx9iHbC8BI\/AAAAAAAACvQ\/CtbxHE7H1YU\/s1600-h\/SnowDay.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx9iHbC8BI\/AAAAAAAACvQ\/CtbxHE7H1YU\/s400\/SnowDay.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304252486197112850\" \/><\/a><br \/>I headed over to my favorite grocery store to pick up a few things.  As I shopped, I found a few things that brightened my day.<\/p>\n<p>I thought these little cupcake boxes were too cute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx84cA4KEI\/AAAAAAAACvI\/St5CcZugeUE\/s1600-h\/Box.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx84cA4KEI\/AAAAAAAACvI\/St5CcZugeUE\/s400\/Box.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304251770169993282\" \/><\/a><br \/>Here\u2019s how they function<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx8tNqqEgI\/AAAAAAAACvA\/tHOFUI8cybs\/s1600-h\/Box1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx8tNqqEgI\/AAAAAAAACvA\/tHOFUI8cybs\/s400\/Box1.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304251577340137986\" \/><\/a><br \/>The bright flowers were so cheery as if they were passing out free hugs to anyone who admired them.  I received lots of hugs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx8h8flMGI\/AAAAAAAACu4\/2mt7_EVNGWs\/s1600-h\/Flowers.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx8h8flMGI\/AAAAAAAACu4\/2mt7_EVNGWs\/s400\/Flowers.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304251383751716962\" \/><\/a><br \/>This row of dishes seems to echo \u201cspring is just around the corner\u201d.  I just need to remind myself of that even though the snow is falling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx8XYENi7I\/AAAAAAAACuw\/nkXkxqYTlsU\/s1600-h\/DishesSpring.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx8XYENi7I\/AAAAAAAACuw\/nkXkxqYTlsU\/s400\/DishesSpring.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304251202174553010\" \/><\/a><br \/>And last but not least, these bright M&#038;M\u2019s truly made me smile \u2013 I\u2019m in love with all those colors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx8K0yQchI\/AAAAAAAACuo\/jlWKHvCKn-k\/s1600-h\/M%26M%27s.JPG\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SZx8K0yQchI\/AAAAAAAACuo\/jlWKHvCKn-k\/s400\/M%26M%27s.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304250986545574418\" \/><\/a><br \/>These are just a few things that made me smile.  I trust your day is bright on the inside even if it\u2019s gloomy on the outside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylivesignature.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54486\/282\/912326E072E0D684DBBFDF228FB0CE16.png\" style=\"border: none; background: transparent;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I feel much brighter today, hey that\u2019s just exactly what I did with myself in photoshop and I\u2019m brighter because of it. As much as I\u2019m feeling bright, the day is very dark and gloomy. 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