Mono Monday
Another week has rolled by and its Monday morning, and for me that means a Mono Monday post, with a set of varied shots I thought worked well in mono, well all but one Mono one has a touch of color.
Starting with this image looking down a ramp to one of the piers at the port, you may notice rain drops on the railings, I was lucky that morning the rain eased off just as I headed out and I was able to get a walk in.
Sony A7iii 33mm F8 1/3 Sec ISO 100
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Think about Mondays, many used to talk about the Monday Blues.
The 'Monday Blues' describe a set of negative emotions that many people get at the beginning of the workweek if they're not happy at work.
I am not sure I totally agree with that description as I know of people who used to struggle to get going to work on a Monday even if they generally did enjoy their work.
Do you suffer from the Monday blues?
I think I can honestly say for the most part I never suffered from the Monday Blues, I was generally very happy in my work and used to be ready to get to work on Mondays no problem at all.
Why do I say for the most part, well for two reasons, for many years I worked in the field and seven days a week, so Monday was no different than any other day, and secondly, when I was winding down ready for retirement, my workload slowly dropped off and I was counting the days till retirement day and perhaps wasn't so motivated to end the weekend and start a working week.
But one thing I used to always do when I was working and what I noticed many didn't do was the following.
Many on Fridays are winding down for the weekend, and put off any tedious or annoying/frustrating tasks on a Friday and leave them for Monday, which of course made the thought of doing them on a Monday morning bring on the blues to some degree or other.
I remember discussing this with a colleague a few months before I retired, and as we chatted with it and asked why I do those tasks on a Friday even if it meant staying a bit late, I explained it as my way of preparing for Monday on a Friday.
So if you generally enjoy your job but suffer from the Monday Blues, consider doing just that prepare for Monday on a Friday, not only doing frustrating tasks on a Friday, but if you have to put of something to Monday make it a task you enjoy.
Not sure how that first photo or the next photo triggered these thoughts, they weren't in my mind when I started preparing this post, But I guess I could post this as a Thoughtful Daily Post hosted by @wesphilbin
Sony A7iii 96mm F13 1.sSec ISO 100
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Well I guess this last and next photos could be two viewpoints people may feel when gettign ready for work on a Monday
Sony A7iii 28mm F8 1/5 Sec ISO 100
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And I mentioned earlier a touch of color in one photo here it is, the flags at Fort Tabor
Sony A7iii 38mm F8 1/60 Sec ISO 100
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the Mist over the water gave this photo a nice moody feel to me
Sony A7iii 150mm F8 1/80 Sec ISO 100
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And finishing off with a recent shot looking over the icy pond in Buttonwood Park
Sony A7iv 28mm F11 1/6 Sec ISO 100
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And that’s all folks
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