This week I’m looking at stairs. I realized the other day that I climb stairs a lot; when you have pneumonia and crossing the room makes you breathless, you become very aware of stairs.
These are the stairs at my dentist’s office. I don’t know if it’s carpet cleaner or what, but there is a very distinct peppery smell as you enter this building. I notice it every time. 
His office is at the top, immediately on the right.
The funny thing about this picture is that I was trying to get a picture of Parker washing his feet, but he was getting annoyed with me; he rolled on his side and started pawing at the camera, which ultimately made for a more interesting picture.
The fun thing about working with a theme is it’s making me look at things from a different point of view, and I’m actively searching for a particular subject, as opposed to just hoping to spot something vaguely interesting. However, today I came around the corner of the staff offices and happened upon a pair of feet sticking out of someone’s cube.
It’s one of our floor staff, on her lunch break and lying on the floor while chatting on the phone.
I spotted the museum president walking around today with a new board member. I didn’t think it quite appropriate to ask if I could take a picture, but fortunately, they went and stood at the window for a moment and I was able to kneel down and get the shot before they turned.
that’s the president on the left, if you’re interested.
at our weekly organizational/logistical meeting today. there was only the briefest batting of eye when I asked if anyone would mind if I took this picture.
the floor staff graciously agreed to pose their feet in a circle for me today. they’re always up for a bit of silliness.
Today some colleagues and I went over to the Museum of Science to see how they are using some collections items we gave them for their butterfly garden. So of course, I took some pictures of butterfly feet. (it’s hard to shoot just the feet, without getting the whole butterfly in).
Then we went down to the Live Animal Center, my old stomping grounds, and saw a huge variety of feet!
There were skink feet, and flying squirrel feet, and meerkat feet and alligator feet! (among others).
then we went to take a look at Triceratops Cliff. He had the biggest feet of everyone, even though he’s dead.
It was a very footful day indeed!
The theme of the week is “feet.” No particular reason. I was just looking at my feet today; I’ve always kind of liked them, even though they are very hard to find shoes for.
We had an open house to meet our new neighbors and put out some light snacks, including this fruit place. I dipped some of the strawberries in chocolate to make them just a bit decadent.
I had tickets to see Chicago last night with the moms, and I figured I felt OK enough to sit in a theater. It was showing at the new(ish) Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts in Worcester, which I’d never been to. It’s professional theatre without the hassle of getting into Boston. It’s very beautiful inside with big chandeliers like this one; whoever rebuilt it a few years back to a great job.
and by the way, the show was terrific!