52Frames Shape With Light Weekly Photo Challenge

The subject this week for the 52Frames photo challenge was “shape with light.” I wasn’t thrilled about it because I didn’t have any idea what I was going to do. Luckily the sun was bright and the idea of putting objects behind the shade in the dining room came to mind. I tried a variety of glass objects but ended up liking my hand holding up a banana wine glass. Many photos were taken as the sun moved across the sky and created interesting transparent images. But the original image was quite dull. So a composite was created using two layers of the same photo, but jazzing up the top image to look more vibrant. The coarse texture of the shade also brought in some interest. The last addition was a spark of sunlight on the glass. The warm glow and translucency looked good. There was an alternate photo of the tiny stuffed borzoi standing in front of the window, but my husband preferred the wine glass. After last week’s spoon challenge I was disappointed that the photo wasn’t selected as a top 52 because I had spent a lot of time on it and also got so many positive comments. You just never know. 

An Almost Empty Wine Glass

We used to drink a half glass of red wine every evening before dinner. That stopped mid way through the pandemic. We just didn’t have a taste for it anymore. Now we have a small amount of wine on special occasions - which are rare - or every once in a while at home. But since my husband has started taking a new medicine, that has changed things up again. This medicine puts him to sleep and zaps out his energy. That’s why he takes it before he goes to sleep. But oftentimes there is a residual effect. And, we are also trying to figure out if there are any dietary issues that are exacerbating his problem. That could include wine, tomatoes, coffee, chocolate and a host of other things. So it’s not a great idea to drink something that can also make you tired. So every once in awhile - especially if there is a bottle open - we have a glass of wine. Except now I have the usual less than half glass, and he barely has a swallow. I’m not sure if or when he will ever be able to eat and drink the things that we always did. Things could be a lot worse. Right now it’s just a big inconvenience. 

Crate and Barrel Eddy Stacking Wine Glass

Our wine glass supply is depleting - mostly because something breaks. Some of  them are more expensive than the others. We have pretty much replaced any decorative glass with plain glass. The “in” thing these days is to have what looks more like a drinking glass. They work nicely and break less often, but they just don’t look - or feel - like wine glasses. So we drove out to Crate and Barrel to see what might be options. In the glass section were a few different choices. Three of them were varying sizes of a typical bowl shape of a wine glass turned drinking glass. The fourth option was sort of an in between shape - a wine glass bowl with a short and heavier stem. When we went in to the store, I was fixed on a simple glass version. But my husband liked the short stem model better. Actually it would probably work better because you can still hang it in the wine cabinet rather than clutter up the kitchen cabinets. So we ended up getting four of the short stem variety at a whopping $2.95 each. Now I will need to figure how much to pour in to it because the size is much smaller than the long stem glasses we usually use. Now if one breaks it won’t really matter. Although I am hoping that won’t happen.