Either people lecture you about the corporate lunacy that is Valentine’s Day or swing to the other extreme and it is hard to talk with them since their heart sweater has flashing red lights on it. I don’t really care either way, each year I do try to tie hearts into the dailypic. I have added the earlier years below, even one that I shot 3 years ago, but never used because I just never liked it. 3 minutes of re-editing today and now I love it (all the squished heart). Around my house February 14th is just another winter day, I personally have issues with greeting cards in general, no matter the occasion… I will spare you my rant against Hallmark, I am not a big fan of chocolates or cut flowers. I do have plenty things I love, the family, wife, my camera… and doughnuts. I do love doughnuts. So much I do not eat them anymore, that is true love. I can not have A doughnut, a single doughnut is an appetizer for a course of doughnuts that ends with a doughnut or two for desert. So, I just do not have them anymore… and then all week I hear the commercials, heart-shaped doughnuts, cookie dough, brownie batter… blah doughnuts blah more doughnuts, give that someone special diabetes for Valentine’s Day this year. I broke down, bought 12 doughnuts. All heart-shaped, 5 cookie dough, 4 brownie batter, 3 cupid pink ones. They sat at my desk all day, I could smell them, but I never ate one. For hours they were within reach, but I had a plan and it involved all 12. Skewers and a vase, I was going to make a bouquet of doughnuts, it was going to be an awesome photo. Instead of flowers for Valentine’s day a dozen doughnuts on sticks, nice vase, ribbon around it… brilliant!!! Not so fast. The damn doughnuts just slide down the sticks, they would not cooperate. Here I am, manhandling all these doughnuts, they no longer were smelling good, they just smelled, I was getting sick of them. I am sure I could make it work, but really, I just do not have the patience or time to screw with doughnuts that have taunted me for hours. Lay them flat, add a light from the side and I am happy with the shot, done. I ate one, to be honest, it was not the best. I still love donuts, just not these. To be honest a plain one, toasted just a bit, with a touch of butter. There is no need to get overly cute with doughnuts. Just like there really is no need to get overly cute with Valentine’s day. Wow… it was like that was planned. Enjoy all the things you love, just be careful not to smell them all day, then manhandle them when you get home, or something like that.
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