It's been a busy summer, and I'm VERY sad to see yellow leaves starting to pop out in the trees. My parents will be leaving soon, and I am not feeling like I utilized my time very wisely ( Read more... )

I'm cheating with today's photo; I took it at the park two visits ago, with my good camera, and only just downloaded it today.


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Young Guppy and I went to the botanical gardens this morning - there was BLUE sky, and since I have a membership there, I now want to go every chance that I get. It was GORGEOUS, and I brought my camera. I am already in love with Lightroom, which I (reluctantly) bought for my photography class.


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We went to a birthday party on Wednesday, and Guppy discovered the joy of wading pools:


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It rained hard all night, and our bank washed out in two spots. Just surface damage - I can see that it's not going to go down much further, at least, but a bunch of my carefully transplanted violets and grass got washed down to the toe of the slope (where they will probably DIE). One section was between two of the previously washed-out spots, and ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I went sketching at the Botanical Gardens with laylalawlor, and it was perfect - I got four sketches done, took some photos, ate some lunch, and the weather was not awful, the mosquitoes were not awful, and the company was excellent. Torn World plotting happened. They've really expanded the garden since I was there last, and there were gorgeous ( Read more... )

It's done, done, done! I have half the packages for sponsorships packed and ready to mail - I just need to cut and sign and number a few more postcards and print one more $%&* soldierfish aceo for a set, and I can cross this off my list. The giant lobster isn't up at the site yet because the article hasn't been approved, but it should be soon.


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Has it been since MONDAY that I blogged? Goodness ( Read more... )

I have a new poem up for Sea Monster Month: Beneath the Shell. It is free to the public until the end of the month (unless sponsored for $5 ( Read more... )

Guppy decided that 5:30 was the time to get up this morning. She had a bit of a nap later in the morning (going down about the time she usually gets up!), but is FIRMLY resisting her afternoon nap. "GAWAGAWAGAWA!" she calls downstairs to me. "OyawahblayahYA," she adds. "Ooooo," when I don't reply. Then a few more "GawayagawaYA"s, some kicking, and ( Read more... )