I'm joining in the group above for this weekly challenge.
Chosen by Kathy.
It was tough to find images that fit this theme. Halfway through my images, I realized I was searching for
Now What's That Doing Here? Then I realized it's slightly different. I expect to, say, walk into a room and have it look like it always does. So, these pictures reflect things or scenarios I didn't expect to be there.
For my header, I chose this image:
I fully expected to see college books lying around my house, and even on my kitchen counter. I didn't expect to see that molecular model sitting there, though. I guess that's a toy for a biochemistry major (required for his Quantitative Chemical Analysis course--I can barely type that, let alone try to say or describe it!).
Here are some more
unexpected scenarios...
Walking into my family room, I fully expected to see Jacob in his spot on the couch, on his laptop. I did
not expect to see a huge Papasan chair with Thomas lounging in it, his bruised ankle (twisted in a football practice injury) hanging off the end of the chair. That chair took up the entire family room!
While making a large batch of tomato soup which I planned on canning, I didn't expect the hot soup to shoot through the little pouring hole in my blender as I pureed it. And, neither did I expect to look up and see the splatters of soup all over the ceiling above. I mean,
I had the lid on the blender. Sheesh.
For last year's Labor Day parade, I expected to see parade-type things--
not Jacob with a sign taped to his chest. The sign came from my friend, the homeowner, whose son-in-law had posted it on the coffee pot in the kitchen that morning. She figured the sign would get put to good use on Jacob.
One day last October, I heard a loud
CRACK as I sat at the computer. I thought the lawn mowing service for the church property behind us had kicked up a rock which hit our window. I checked all the first floor windows on the west side, but nothing. I shrugged and went back to my day.
Later that evening, after Danny had come home from school, I heard a, "Hey, Mom? What happened to my [bedroom] window??" I knew before I even saw it. The industrial lanwmower had kicked up a rock to the second-story window, which shot through both the screen and the outside pane of the double-pane window! I took several pictures, while dreading calling the company to see if they'd replace the window.
Before I could even finish my story to the owner of Prime Cut Landscaping, he told me to get the window and screen fixed and send him the bill. I was impressed and amazed at their integrity--and thankful we didn't have to pay for repairs!
The below is the Christmas tree in Daley Plaza downtown Chicago; it's a familiar landmark of this city, along with the Christkindl market at Christmastime (you can see the booths of the market around the tree). Danny performed in the UIC University Choir's Christmas concert that night, and honestly, we found the building, walked in, and enjoyed the concert, never bothering to look at our surroundings. When we exited the building, there it was! I expected a street full of skyscrapers, and lots of people since it was a Saturday night.
While Fernando and Danny walked to the parking garage to pick up the car, we had about 15 minutes to enjoy the tree and our surroundings. I even had several people lined up at one point, handing me their smart phones to take their pictures in front of the tree, lol! How did
that happen?? I guess they saw the Canon around my neck and figured I knew what I was doing. It was a ton of fun.
Thanks for visiting! I
expect to see some great, interesting, and fun photos on your blogs, too!
Treasuring life's moments,
Christine
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