I took this image this past Sunday morning on my way to coffee and marked my 60th birthday. Birthdays have not been a big thing for me over the past few years, however, this one had a different feel to me. I don’t feel 60 and in my mind I don’t think of myself as turning 60. A 60th birthday seems like something still in the future, a day yet to come. But it’s here. I admit to mornings when the body lets me know of tired muscles and joints. Burning the midnight oil is a thing of the past. And, I admit to rising from my bed slower and more deliberate than in the past. But, hopefully, I’ve attained more maturity, understanding, and experience that can be passed along to those who are receptive to me. For my birthday I celebrated coffee with a friend then bought myself a Dairy Queen Blizzard: Peanut Butter Oreo. 🙂 I also upgraded to Lightroom 3 which has to make me a better photographer. Anyway I played with Topaz Adjust in this image to bring out some of colors and loved me day.
15 Comments
QPB (Mary Ann)
Happy Birthday, young man.
Mary Ann
Monte Stevens
Thanks and way cool to see you drop in again!!
Earl
Monte, Happy Birthday and of course you know 60 is the new 40 — whatever that means. Wonderful photo, love the colors, and that Blizzard sounded good to me.
You know I believe my copy of Lightroom 3 was defective, I’m still taking some lousy photos. 😉
Monte Stevens
Thanks! And, you’re probably right, Earl. They will address issues with lousy images in their next update. They gotta get the bugs out. Or maybe there’s a setting somewhere in preferences we don’t know about yet.
Ray K
note to self: need to buy the “don’t suck filter”
I am right behind you on the years Monte, I don’t get older on my birthday anymore though. I get older on my sons birthday now.
Monte Stevens
LOL Okay, Ray, I’m gonna need your help: Where can I find a “don’t suck filter?” I looked all over B&H’s website but no where to be found.
I like your approach on birthdays. I read today of a woman who celebrates her sons birthday as her birthday because that was the day she become a mom.
Ray K
Ryans birthday reminds me that I shouldn’t have kids that old since I think I am his age most of the time.
Don
A Dairy Queen Blizzard: Peanut Butter Oreo, living a little on the wildside are we?
Belated Happy Birthday
Monte Stevens
Thanks! When you’re my age, ya gotta live on the wildside!
Steve Skinner
I once heard that the older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune. Hope it was a great day!!
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Steve. I like that saying. Gonna have to remember that one.
sabrina
A belated Happy Birthday Monte. That’s a beautiful sunrise and a wonderful reminder that each birthday is a gift even if we don’t celebrate them.
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Sabrina!
Melissa
Think of this, Monte. If nobody ever told us how old we were, would we behave differently? I think so! We’d enjoy our child-like playfulness forever! Oh, you already do that, don’t you? One of the things that make you such a great photographer and an even better friend!
Monte Stevens
Thanks, Melissa for stopping by and for your friendship!