Clutching at straws is what we sometimes do when we're short of a post for the day. I was doing just that when I took this photo in my son's kitchen. Although I later found the shot that I posted in my Doubletakes album for today, I liked this too much not to post it as my main picture... so here it is!
@aecasey I can't offer any words of wisdom April; I spotted the jar of straws in my son's kitchen, placed it on the floor by the French windows and banged off a couple of shots of which this is one! I did very little to it other than standard raw development in Lightroom and the addition of an Iris Blur in Photoshop! Call it beginner's luck.
I really admire your creativity - this turned out so well! The title fits perfectly and I, like so many others here, have found myself in the very same position.
FAV