Sigh. I used to go for a daily morning walk, often with camera in hand. Which was great, because I always had lots of photographs to post.

But these days, I spend my mornings helping my husband with his morning routines, helping him dress, preparing his breakfast. Then I often need to take him to a doctor appointment or to physical therapy. My morning is gone, and frankly, in the afternoon it’s too hot to go for a walk (I live in Arizona, and the temperature in the summer is often over 100 degrees). So I’m taking a lot less pictures.

On Tuesday I decided to see if I could capture ordinary items close to home. Here’s what I came up with:

And then I stepped outside.