eel river.... found objects

we had arrived in the redwood forest.... still had a couple of days before we would attend a wedding in the middle of the eel river....

this rock had miraculously turned into a heart...

these miniature plants were somehow surviving in the sand alongside the eel river... doing just fine it seemed...

in a redwood forest...

eel river... humboldt redwoods state park

mikey standing along the eel river...

on a huge fallen redwood.... mikey is at the other end.... way behind me...

to the right...



to the left....

right

left

flowers blooming.... rain raining.... everything looks pretty in this light...

read frankenstein!

if you haven't read this book.... do.....

just finished it and it was incredible.... so heart wrenching!

the sympathy you feel for the "miserable wretch" is undeniable

love this book cover too...

Love Life: The Tale of Steve Fugate

Love Life: The Tale of Steve Fugate

i was listening to this man's story today at work on "hearing voices" which is on npr..... i was just about in tears standing there at my die cutter doing the most monotonous work.... this really touches my soul and inspires me in an indescribable way.... it's unbelievable how many amazing people are out there in the world.... makes me feel guilty that i don't try to get out there and meet them... you know?

(click on the link above and watch the video)

lighten the load...

gave myself a haircut today.... looks exactly like the cut i got at a hair salon, which cost me thirty bucks! i'm never doing that again... i forgot how easy my hair was to cut.... it's curly enough so you can't really see the mistakes.... well at least i can't

i put it all in a ponytail in the back and cut that off... then i put most of the rest in a ponytail at the top of my head and cut that off.... worked pretty well

only had to fix it here and there....

making the flash take away some of the wrinkles....

back top...

back bottom...

happiness...

happy happy happy..... i'm pretty darn happy.... last friday mikey and i walked downtown just to get out of the house.... we then wandered over to duffy's, a local pub.... the pub scouts, a group of musicians that play traditional irish music play every friday without fail and it was perfect timing.... got there before the crowd.... not one but two melodeon players were there....we sat down with a couple of pints and proceeded to have one of the loveliest late afternoon/early evenings ever.... i feel that being able to recognize moments of bliss and really enjoy them takes carefully honed senses.... i'm getting there... slowly but surely