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the witching hour comes
-- and the moon overcomes the sun
hiding it from view




--> Last evening we had an awesome view of the solar eclipse.
Truly amazing.

See links HERE
HERE
and HERE

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As a kid... I absolutely loved going to yard sales.
Course... I think alot if it had to do with the "thrill of the hunt"... looking for buried treasure and such.
I could always find something I could use... or make into something else... or find something that was just plain awesome.

I also got my dad addicted to going... and we had tons of fun going places... driving down some obscure dirt road to an old farmhouse... digging thru musty boxes... old tobacco cans of buttons... vintage linens...

Over the years... I stopped going.... mostly due to the fact that I just didn't need to be getting any more "stuff".... and money was tight. I also had tried my hand at having a yard sale on several occasions... and I am just no good at it. I tend to give everything away... missing the entire "let's make some money" aspect of it all.

Anyway.
This weekend was the designated "neighborhood yard sale" time here... and tons of people were having their hand at unloading their stuff. And so... after only an hour or so of sleep ( I just couldn't sleep for some reason)... the daughter and I headed out for Starbuck's (ya gotta have coffee)... the ATM (ya gotta have cash)... and ran the circuit.
We listened to music... chatted away about everything... and thought alot about my father... and how he would be having a ball right along with us.

We scored. We scored in some major ways.
We got a few interesting movies.... some cds.... some cool books!... some vintage (and not so vintage) toys that I hope to use in art projects... some 1960's paint  by number paintings!... and so much more.
We came home tired... a bit sun-burnt.... but happy.

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...a very Happy Anniversary to my dear BAJ (22 years).
I love you more today than yesterday... and not as much as tomorrow.

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it's ever changing
this landscape of my lifetime
becoming more ME.

------

This weekend... we have the opportunity to have a clear view of the solar eclipse.
Metaphysically; there is an interesting article HERE...

anyway... trust that I will be out there... meditating... enjoying...
rebooting.

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beginning to see
that no matter how deep in
there is still a light

-----

this photo was one I took a few years ago.
We (the daughter and I)... had joined some fellow photo lovers and gone into the bowels of the piping under the city here in ABQ
... just for the fun of the shoot.
Anyway... we saw lots of cool graffiti... and I was able to take some really cool shots...
PLUS.. it's always good spending time with my daughter :)

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the house is empty
no on lives here anymore
but the view is cool

-----

About 3 hours from ABQ is a little village called Cuervo.
It was probably booming at one time... being a stop on the railyard
... and now there are about 6 people there... and some cows...
and some VERY cool old buildings.

Every time I go back to PA... I make sure I stop...
and take some photos.

You can read more about Cuervo
here
here
and here

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I've been up all night
pondering life's big questions
-- I have no answers

~~~~~~

But I do love burgers... especially with green chile...
so I am indulging in one for lunch before I try to take a nap. 

I did the dishes, swept, harvested some parsley from the gardens to dry for winter...
listed a couple things in my Etsy store...
paid some bills ( we now OWN the washer and dryer we were renting from Aaron's )...
And I worked some more on weeding out crap photos from my laptop files. 
So far, I've deleted about 23,000 files. eeps.

I think the moral of this story is... keep on pluggin' away...

((the photo is from the trip BAJ and I took to Aztec, NM back in March...
 we had stopped in here-- while in Cuba, NM-- for burgers... and they were fabulous!))

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your roses burst open with
a fragrance so sweet it hurts
-- they must miss you too.

~~~~

I took this photo right after the rains let up yesterday.
These roses were nurtured and cared for by my friend Sally for years.
Although she has passed on, I think her spirit continues
(for so many of us)
through the beauty of her flowers.

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a fierce rain came down
quenching our thirst; then softly
replenishing us

+++++

It finally rained here in ABQ.
It was wonderful.

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Remember Dick Clark
"It's good --- I can dance to it..."
American Bandstand

__________________________________________

I have always loved music... of (most) all kinds.
Even as a kid... our house was filled with music.
My father preferred "old" country -- Johnny Cash, Roy Rogers, etc
My mother... classical, opera, and "easy listening"... such as Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Doris Day.
My sister... Three Dog Night, The Carpenters....
My brother.... Pink Floyd, Firesign Theater, Alice Cooper...
Me... a happy mix... of it all... and more.

And our current house is no different.
This one is dedicated to American Bandstand, Soul Train, ... even "Name that Tune" game show... 
as they all influenced my musical heritage.


(( this photo... is one I took back in the mid 70's.
I took it just as we were all gathering round to sing songs at the campfire))

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bird up in the sky
never misses a chance to
shit on my window


*****

some days are like that.
You think it's going OK... and then you get crapped on. 
It's LIFE.... and I wouldn't want it any other way
(at least most days)

It's been an interesting time.
All our phones have been disabled for about a week (a mix up with the bills)... and it may be a few more days.
It's been quiet. I find that I LIKE not having a phone on 24/7... and yet; I realize it's necessity.
Same with the internet.  I logged off of Facebook for several days... and while I do miss some of the aspects of it
(like seeing so much cool art and news from my friends)...
I find that I get way too sucked in... and HOURS later I raise my head from the computer.
It's such a time-suck.

There are so many things I want to do... so many places I want to see.... so much art to make... and more.
I need to make more time in my life for these things.
as always...


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winds blow through here like
a tornado on a twist
but the sun shines on


+++++
the windy season has arrived here in ABQ like a roaring lion...
 it's quite amazing really... once you get past the fact that you've gained a small ton of sand in your house.

I've been seeing the chiropractor regularly for a couple weeks... and it seems to be helping.
And hopefully... the majority of the trauma from the past couple weeks has passed.
And I am trying to take care of myself...
with the exception of the bag of potato chips I am currently munching on...
sometimes you just have to indulge.
+++++



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the day is over
dusk is settling in to sleep
waiting for the moon...


((and in other news...
Happy Beltane and Happy Cinco de Mayo...
Both of which I somehow forgot about
what with all this other stuff going on.
Hope you had a good one))

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barefoot in the woods
listening to the birds sing
is my kind of church


(( it's been a rough week, and just when I was thankful for the weekend... and thinking it was over... more hit. 
However.
I will survive. We will survive. 

I've been going thru my photos... deleting some of the more crappy ones... and I've deleted around 15,000 digital files so far. The good news... is I am discovering alot of cool photos. The more "bad" news... is that I am also going thru alot of memories associated with things that have happened in the past several years as well. It's been alot.
I think we all have our trials we go thru... and we choose to let it make us stronger; or not. 
How we choose to let it effect us.. and how we choose to react... well... that's up to us.
--- I have faith in all of us. ))

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 softly, tenderly
she cupped the earth in her hands
--mushrooms for dinner


(( I took this photo when I went out to California in February this year. 
This is one of those photos that I absolutely loved the minute I pressed the shutter...
and was trying to think of how to incorporate it into a post.

I love foraging for fresh berries and such. 
As a kid in PA... I often would lunch on the 'shrooms and berries of the season; 
making tea from fresh mint, etc.
I need to get back to it. ))

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I'm backing away
ever so slightly into
the shadows of me



((it's time to take a break. I find that lately I've been overly sucked into the likes of Facebook and such... losing SO much time and energy to things that do not bolster me...  And it is effecting me in a negative way.
I find that I am more vulnerable, more sensitive... 
I find that I have an overwhelming urge to be a hermit. To run away from it all. To hide out and never talk to anyone again... never trust anyone again. Just run into the woods and live free. Be a wild child.
Realistically... I know that I would want human contact at some point. So I am taking a breather of sorts. Relaxing. Reflecting. Going back to what is truly important to me. 
I need to get back to my art. I need to MAKE time to do it.
I need to understand that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of it... 
or me... or anything.
It's all so temporary anyway.
Life is short.... Eat pancakes))

** I will still be posting on my blog every day**
but the rest if it is taking a vacation for now.