Passion should never be in moderation

It's been snowing all day. I pulled over on my way home from work (literally on the side of the road) while there was still some daylight. I'm still fighting this cold so I had no inclination to do anything elaborate. I really didn't consider doing a facedown here or somewhere else as much as I do love to do them. So, I danced instead. I don't know...standing out in the snow inspired me! Doesn't everyone twirl around and dance in the snow?

I'm so excited that I may be able to put a check mark next to #6 on my list of 13 things I hope to do this year. I'm thinking about taking a couple of days vacation and extending a short trip to NJ for work in a few weeks. I've only ever been to Boston on the east coast, so I'd love some 'must do' suggestions in the NJ/NY area. I'll be in NJ but can relocate when I'm done with my work thing. I'm trying to plan quickly before I book flights in case I'd prefer to fly out from another airport. Suggestions for things to do for 3 or 4 days very welcome.

I accidentally created this texture with the snow bokeh while I was taking my test shots. Unfortunately, I can only use it for this shot. But I think it qualifies for Texture Tuesday anyway! I've now been inspired try to make some snow textures sometime!

Tuesday's truth: Well, you know how I have this bad cold, right? Today the bad sneezing started. What I have to admit is that I'm one of those people who have those obnoxious, loud, long, uncontrollable sneezes. The kind where I find myself balancing on on one foot at the peak of the sneeze. I had everyone at work laughing and shouting, "bless you!" over the cubicles. One guy even walked over from the other side of the department to find out who was sneezing. It was that bad. It happened in Starbucks tonight, too, and everyone stopped! But I really can't help it! Honestly! Luckily for three of them, only one of my children inherited my propensity for loud sneezing. But he and I always have a good laugh over it!

Oh, and I was totally trespassing here. In my rush to setup the shot, I zoomed in and cropped out the sign. And y'all know that I don't shy away from trespassing, right?

Looks better on black. Thanks for looking!

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