August 31, 2010

today...edited

after kissing me good-bye
~
not being bothered by my rumpled~slept in~almost ready for good-will t-shirt
that hangs loosely from my shoulders
and
ignoring
the way my hair was all flattened to one side of my head
he
said
i love you more than anything
~
i think today
i can pretty much accomplish anything
*
OH
as if my morning hasn't been perfect already
now
i'm totally over the moon
~
WHY
because
not only does my hubby love me more than anything
i just found out that i'm
an honorary truffle girl
today
~my photo is already there, but check back later to see the amazing words that karey will add~
~
i think i should go buy a lottery ticket
*
august break
the
last day


August 30, 2010

shut the front door....

why is it that i thought pumpkins and gourds just magically appeared in fields
come the end of september
~
because
i'm a dork
~
remember
~
yesterday at my sister's house i walked with her to her garden
to watch her pick cucumbers and melons
but
it was the oranges and whites and greens of a fall harvest
that stole the show for me
~
i have a million photos that i'll share tomorrow
but
for now i just wanted to make sure that you all know fall is on the phone
telling summer she's been great, but that it's about time she packs her bags and leaves
~
seriously
it's 90 degrees here today
and
my sister has huge pumpkins in her garden
~
gosh
i love life
*

senior :: 2011


what can i say
i love taking senior photos
and
when they're as easy to work with as d was
well
wow
~
i love my job
~
there's a few more over here if you have time to take a look

August 29, 2010

lyrics can be delicious....

i've been listening to music lately instead of the news and now my thoughts seem to be better friends with each other and their tattered edges aren't as frayed
~
which makes me feel
hungry
for life
and
for love
and
for a really cute pair of boots for fall
~
actually
i just feel hungry for a really good pizza
*
august break
day
29

August 28, 2010

so in love...

i'm
in love
with the farmer's market
on the capitol square
and
in love with
the peppers and garlic and cheese and kettle corn and apple pie
and
onions and cinnamon bread and fingerling potatoes
we just bought
and
totally
in love with
this retro camera app
for my droid
what are you in love with
this glorious saturday
*
august break
day
28




August 27, 2010

hmmm....

i found a new camera app
on my phone today
~
and
i think i like it
~
but
now i have proof that my desk is a mess
*

5 hours....

just to laugh and share. eat and smile. acknowledge and learn.
~
three girlies getting together who have known each other only through blogging. she was warm to the touch and had eyes that i fell into. she had a smile and livelihood so young and fresh.
~
we talked about many of you
and
how you've become such an amazing part of our lives
~
how the blogging world is a delicious gift
and
how wonderful it is to share and understand
~
we talked about kids and food
and
a few dreams

did you know
she smirks when she smiles and can be a bit sassy
~and has a blog post about yesterday, too~
~
anyhow
my heart is a bit fuller today
all because of them. all because of five hours. all because of blogging.
*



August 26, 2010

i'm on the road today...

and
i'm totally giddy
~
that's how i feel when i get to meet a blogger in real life
~
but
today i'm meeting two bloggers
~
for the first time
~
faces to faces
hugs to hugs
laughs to laughs
so
i'm doubly giddy
~
oh it's ridiculous how fun this is going to be
~
i bet you want to know who
don't you
~
well
~
it's a secret
shhhhh
~
until
tomorrow
*


August 25, 2010

i'll have the strawberries, please

if they're baked in a muffin
especially one with a sugary topping
then i love them
otherwise
blueberries just can't seem to find their way into my heart
*
august break
day
25
*
4 months until christmas
~
~seriously with a comment like that my calendar should be taken away from me and i should be given a time-out in the corner while the other kids play~
::

August 24, 2010

name that song.....errr, um starfish

"get a room" starfish
"tattoo" starfish
"he's just not that into you" starfish
"i'm a swan" starfish
"hey, where did everyone go" starfish
"hide and seek" starfish
"pig pile" starfish
~
please please please
share with me
your names
for these starfish
~it's just too fun and you probably see something i don't~
*
august break
day
24

August 23, 2010

the proof...

that time really does fly
~
do you remember her
~
seriously
how did nine months slip by me so quickly
~
anyhow
this was a very last minute shoot
on a harsh sunny day
and
sweet little O
really didn't want to smile
or even look at me
but
i did my best to capture her little outside fairy spirit
~
hopefully
she'll agree to another little shoot in a month or two
when the colors are blazing with oranges and yellows
and
she can play in the leaves
and
i can promise her the sun won't blind her
*
more photos from her shoot are over here

August 22, 2010

sunday afternoon...

august break
day
22

August 21, 2010

hope floats....

i don't go boating or sailing
but
if i did
i think i would want to be in one of these
*
august break
day
21

August 20, 2010

i know you see it...

it's my running man
starfish
~
you see it
don't you
~
did you smile
~
i did
*
can you believe
that other than editing to black and white or softening with a polaroid look, i haven't had to edit any of my vacation photos, which means the light in seattle and oregon is about as close to perfect at you can get, which means that yes, this is sooc, which means that this starfish really is this purple, even on a cloudy misty day.

August 19, 2010

the difference between boys and girls....


enough said
~
i have two tiny posts with a few more wedding photos over here

August 18, 2010

and i would be green...

i'm not a starfish or a clam
i'm not a crab or an urchin
i'm a sea sponge
if someone asked me who i was in the ocean of life
~
soaking in everything around me
my feelings
the feelings of others
the little things that nobody else sees
the big things that overwhelm me
the way the clouds bring a sense of calmness to a day filled with prickly thorns
~
absorbing all the good
the grey when i thought it was white. the softness. the focus. the hugs.
and
trying to fight the bad when it wants to be absorbed
too
~
yes
i am a sponge
and
i can only hope that someday
when it's time to be wrung out
that all the good and beautiful stay
and
all the bad falls silently away
with no parade of fancy
like a low damp mist whispering while it fades into the rising sun
realizing it never had a room in my heart to begin with
but
only in my hands
as i questioned it's belonging in the first place
*





August 17, 2010

maybe tomorrow...

it's not that i want things different. i honestly don't love change. but i want things to change.
i don't want to move. but i want to move. i don't want to take the chance of what my hair might look like if i get it all cut off. but i want it all cut off. i don't want to paint my studio. but i don't want to look at the kalamata olive colored walls another day. i don't want summer to end. summer makes me happy and light and almost bubbly.
~
but
i want to wear my favorite scarf that smells like me and that my hubby will sleep with if i die tomorrow. at least i know i would if it was his scarf. and my fingerless gloves that make some people look at me with a raised eyebrow. that look of disbelief. that look of she's gone crazy now. her gloves don't even have fingers for god's sake. i want to wear those too.
~
today
i want to sit in a park by the water and watch people. people watching is something i'm really good at. not in a creepy stalking kind of way. just in a way of being thankful that we're not all the same. of course i'd want to take their photo. i would. i would ask first and they would say yes. they always do. but today i have appointments.
~
and
when i move. which will happen. we move often. i will go into the restaurant where this light fixture lives and beg them to let me buy it.
~
seriously
i will beg
*

August 16, 2010

nobody told me...

before we left for seattle
i asked a number of people
"we only have one day downtown....what should we do or see"
and
most of the responses were the same
~
space needle
pike place market
seattle underground
the aquarium
~
but
nobody told me about
the bubble gum wall
that we found all on our own
~
we had time to kill. the bridge to get us out of downtown was closed for the blue angels practicing overhead. the cobblestone street under the market called my name towards the water. we saw lots of people. it was dark at first and then daylight poured in. right before our eyes. bubble gum everywhere.
~
honestly
as gross as it was
it was truly extraordinary and amazing and beautiful
but
somehow
i'm not sure everyone would agree with me
while we were admiring the wall
a stock photographer was photographing this girl
and
during one of their breaks
i asked if i could take her photo
and
they both smiled and said
absolutely
~
i actually asked and photographed many strangers on this trip
~which you all know i love to do~
but
this girl
against this wall
~
well
for a photographer like myself
it was close to the most perfect day
ever
*

August 15, 2010

my new best friend....

or
more aptly named
"why i love seattle"
~
i didn't get his name
but
he was by far the best street performer we saw all day
while visiting downtown
and
i only thought it fair that i share him with all of you
~
PLEASE
watch my video
*

August 14, 2010

i have a winner.....and what's important

you guys are the best guessers
ever
~
especially jillsy
who works as an undercover cop and crime scene investigator on the weekends
~well she doesn't really, but she could~
who
totally nailed where we were
~
we were in seattle first for our nephew's wedding
~those photos soon~
and
then we headed south and over to the coast
where we spent two glorious nights
at the
stephanie inn
in
cannon beach
oregon

and
because you all played along with my little guessing game
the random draw winner
~after hubby pulled a name out of the hat~
is
deb
~
oh and now you're probably waiting for me to tell you what's important. well from these photos, what's important is to make sure that before you start digging your little piggies in the tide pools, you make sure your pink laced leggings are all rolled up and tucked safely under your skirt and if you have adorable little pigtails in your hair, too....well, then you're really set for an afternoon of exploring.
~
jillsy and deb....please send me your snail mail addresses


August 13, 2010

have you....

have you ever noticed
that the beach calls your name with a familiar voice
and
embraces you with a hug that feels like a long lost friend
when you finally arrive

have you ever noticed
that the beach never makes you feel lonely
even if you're all alone

have you ever noticed
that the beach makes you more playful and smiley
and
that after a day of even just walking in the sand
your cheeks are pinker
with a color that can't be bought
have you ever noticed
that the beach is as alive as you are
have you ever noticed
that the beach makes you a bit weepie
when you have to say
good-bye
*
i have
~
august break
day
13
~
have you thrown your guess in the hat yet
for where i was in these photos and the ones below
~
there's still time to play
*

August 11, 2010

i have a secret...

i've been gone for a week
~
did you know

could you feel it
~
could you tell i wasn't sitting in front of my computer everyday
anyhow
the first person
{and no you can't be anonymous~you have to have a blog or a blog profile}
to guess correctly where i was during the last part of our trip
based on these photos
will win a little prize
and
if you're a follower
you'll be entered twice
~just be sure to remind me you're a follower~
~
but
please
if you are a friend or a family member who knows where i just spent the past week
please please please
don't ruin the guessing game for those who want to play
~
okay
enough rules
let the guessing begin
while i unpack and do laundry
*
{i'll pick a winner on friday around 6 pm}
~
august break
day
11

August 10, 2010

i searched everywhere....

but
the non-pucker up lemons
just couldn't be found
::
august break
day
10

August 9, 2010

i'm so sorry....

i have been a terrible blogger
in regards to returning comments
and
thanking you all for
the amazing birthday wishes that you sent to me
all gift wrapped with gorgeous bows and ribbons
~
the birthday gods smiled down upon me
this year
and
they're still celebrating
making me feel like a queen
~
so in a few days
when the quietness returns and i find myself looking in the mirror
saying
"now what"
i'll be back to tell you all
"thank you"
and
show you how i celebrated
*
august break
day
9

August 7, 2010

and then my inflated head lifted me off the ground, and i flew away



Happy Birrrrthday to Youuuu,
Happy Birrrrthday to Youuuu,
Happy Birrrrthday Dear Beth,
Happy Birrrrthday to Youuuu!

A few years back, not so long ago, heaven and earth erupted into a major celebration with the news of your impending adventure into this very time and space. You see, someone like Beth doesn't come along all that often. In fact, there's never been a single one like you, nor is there ever ANY possibility that another will come again. You're an Angel among us. Someone, whose eyes see what no others will EVER see, whose ears hear what no others will EVER hear, and whose perspective and feelings will NEVER, ever be duplicated. Without YOU, the Universe, and ALL THAT IS, would be sadly less than it is.

Quite simply:

You're the kind of person, Beth,
Who's hard to forget,
A one-in-a-million
To the people you've met.
Your friends are as varied
As the places you go,
And they all want to tell you
In case you don't know:
That you make a big difference
In the lives that you touch,
By taking so little
And giving so much!

Beth, you are so AWESOME! For your birthday, friends and angels from every corner of the Universe, including buddies you didn't know you had, will be with you to wish you the HAPPIEST of days and an exciting new year in time and space. You won't be alone!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Beth!




these were the words in my inbox today
from
the universe
~
and
now you know why head inflated the way it did
~
but
i guess when it's your birthday
you get 24 hours for that to be okay
~
august break
day
7

August 6, 2010

kind of like this....

when i think of all of you
and
how you make me feel
it looks like this
~
hearts + all of you = me feeling loved
~
between your amazing comments
~reassuring me that i'm not dorky~
and
the birthday wishes
you've bestowed upon me for my "big day" tomorrow
~
well
honestly
i think of myself as incredibly blessed
and
without all of you
my days would be lonely
and
the house would be spotless
~since i would spend all of my time cleaning instead of sitting here at my computer~
~
and
between me and you
a spotless house
is so overrated
~
besides
i kind of like naming my dust bunnies and their babies
*
august break
day
6


August 5, 2010

you already know i'm a dork....

but
today
i'm a dork over here
and
since she lives like a million miles away
i'm not even sure what time it is there
but i know our morning and evenings are like a day apart
and
well
ummm
she might still be in her jammies
~
fine
it's me who's still in her jammies
and
she's probably out saving the world
~
anyhow
i hope you have time to come and visit me
and
see some of my favorite photos that i've been saving
~
oh
~and if i'm not her immediate interviewee when you get there, then i'm right below that one, because like i said, she's a day ahead of me...i think~
~
but
first
or
second
watch this
and
smile
~
60,000 photos
9,600 prints
~
i'm more than amazed
*
august break
day
5