I went exploring in a back pasture the other day, taking pictures, and happened upon this really tough, intimidating-looking bush.


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Since I discovered a new editing program on my computer I've been going back through old photos and seeing how they turn out.

These are from last summer. I can't wait for spring and the return of the many delightful bugs/creatures that grace our backyard - a sampling of some of the odder ones:


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First, a few observations from my second day as an intern, doing what they call "breaking hearts" - stuffing rejection slips in envelopes ( Read more... )

Within the past few days, I rewatched Breakfast at Tiffany's with a group of friends and also learned of the passing of a very dear friend.


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I am alone, behind the house. Grasshoppers straddle the barbed wire and each other like funny acrobats. They are fascinated enough with each other and their slow dancing that I can creep up with my camera to catch them in a straight line, one hanging just below the other, staring at each other in a way that seems too intelligent for insects. Just a ( Read more... )

Well, I do. With family you really have no choice.

Yesterday I felt like Tumnus. It was about 5 o'clock - the light a little harsh still, but shade developing between the trees. My sister finally made it out of the bathroom, I grabbed my camera, extra batteries and a bi-colored umbrella for optional shade, and off we went to take senior pictures in ( Read more... )

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"So, in the cave of Aeolus, he prisoned
The North-Wind, and the West-Wind, and such others
As ever banish cloud, and he turned loose
The South-Wind, and the South-Wind came out streaming
With dripping wings, and pitch-black darkness veiling
His terrible countenance. His beard is heavy
With rain-cloud, and his hoary locks a torrent,
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Have you ever seen a turtle walk?


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The interview was fine. It was for a local Japanese restaurant where - get this - as a waitress, I'd have to wear a kimono. :D It'd be nice since I already know someone there, and heck. I'd learn all about sushi and, apparently, handling difficult customers. Only problem is - I have a heavy courseload in the fall AND a new job at the newspaper. ( Read more... )