weather report

sky blue(ish) ~ 05.08.08

"There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind." ~Annie Dillard

pink

05.06.08

05.06.08

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world." ~ Margaret Mead

kitty club

orange kitty tries to talk his way in ~ 05.07.08

time to play

sometimes you just need a sign ~ 05.01.08

pocket full of posey's ~ 05.01.08

“We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” ~George Bernard Shaw

041508

spring rain ~ 04.15.2008

in the heat of the moment

11:15PM
Should I have offered help? Should I have asked some questions? These are the thoughts running through my mind as a result of two kids (14-16 yrs. old) who opened our gate, and ran through and around our yard.

A hot day resulted in open windows tonight, which is how I heard the gate. Since we weren't expecting anyone (and it was after 9:30PM), I thought it was the orange kitty jumping over the fence. A few minutes later I hear one boy say to the other, "let's go" and then run down the side of our house. I looked out the front window and saw that the gate was open (I know it had been closed because I had been outside an hour before checking the mail). I closed the gate and then ran through the house to the back and looked out the window, one of them saw me and started to run back to the front yard. I ran to the front and turned on the light, when he got there I said, "what are you doing? get the f*** out of our yard!" And he did, leaving the gate open behind him - of course. As he ran, I yelled behind him something about seeing his face and he'd better stay "the f***" out of our yard - blah, blah.

Meanwhile, when I was in the back (looking out the window) Jeff wanted to know what was wrong. I told him and he ran out the back door and yelled something in that direction. I don't know what he yelled because I was too busy yelling to hear him yelling.

In hindsight, I wonder what they were up to. Was it innocent? Were they just hiding from friends? Playing a game? Or were they running from trouble? Could it have been trouble they caused, or danger trouble? If it were danger trouble wouldn't he have asked for help? He didn't say a word, he just looked surprised, ran out through the gate and then East down the sidewalk. His friend met up with him in the yard next door and one said to the other, "let's get out of here" (oddly, in a calm tone of voice).

Anyway, I reacted in a surprising (to me) way. I didn't think before reacting. I was angry that they had been in our yard. I suspected that they had been standing in our yard, looking through our window - invading our privacy and possibly stealing items from our property in the back. That's a big issue and I won't tolerate that kind of situation. Still, after the fact, I felt bad that I had yelled at them (I mean, what if they were in need of help?), and used bad language to boot. SIGH. {rolling my eyes}

seasonal dance

tada! ~ 03.29.08

pretty, prickly ~ 03.29.08

ducking out for lunch ~ 03.29.08

hippity hoppity

flower power ~ 03.22.2008

trademark bark ~ 03.22.2008

drain on a grass plain ~ 03.22.2008

"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men." ~ from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

hurtling through life ...

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then, do what you need to do, in order to have what you want." —Margaret Young

rainy day

02.29.2008

02.29.2008

on sowing

"Keep sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow - perhaps it all will." ~ Eccelesiasties

Merry Christmas!

"I heard the bells on Christmas Day

Their old, familiar carols play,

And wild and sweet

The words repeat

Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

night lights

leaves & lights ~ 11.13.07

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." --Paulo Coelho

evidence

vines ~ 11.02.07

vines ~ 11.02.07

"Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives." -- Charles William Dement

I remember my dreams fairly regularly, so it's a common thing for me. But last night the dream was more literal than most. It was almost as if I were awake, it just didn't seem like a dream. I was frustrated, every turn left me looking at a dead end. One after another, after another. I kept waking up, turning over and returning to my frustration. It's odd and interesting, because I was dreaming about trouble I've been having with creating a website. I'm not a web designer (nor do I play one on TV). What I know about web designing could fit in the palm of my hand. Still, there I was tossing and turning - dreaming about it. Which left me feeling a bit insane.

spur of the moment

spur of the moment flowers ~ 10.31.07

On my way to shoot photos of ghosts & goblins this evening, I saw these flowers on a bush. Thought they were pretty, and not a sign of Fall in Fall.

lost in translation?

Rain hitting the windshield, seems to shift the shape of the scene ~ 10.24.07

You can view a short video here. It was quite interesting (to me) at the time, not sure it translates all that well. Then again, I suppose it all depends on the perspective from which you choose to view it (or something like that).

i am

"Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire." ~ Jorge Luis Borges

somewhere in between

Fall growth ~ 10.19.07

Balls of light through a dirty windshield ~ 10.16.07

Reds ~ 10.19.07

foggy + sunrise

Along West Snoqualmie Valley Road on Tuesday, 10.16.07 @ 7:26AM

sleeping beauties

Stanley ~ 10.11.2007

Walter ~ 10.11.2007