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and today I am sick... 
but yesterday!... I went thru the whole inside of our house, 
and cleared out a bunch of stuff that I gave away on Freecycle.org... 
AND... I organized and cleaned up the studio space 
(also known as "the garage that doesn't house a car").
It is wonderful to have things more organized. 
I feel greatly inspired... and hope to work on some new ideas soon!


 (you can click on this photo collage to see it bigger)

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I am absolutely in love with the weather these past couple of days. 
High in the 70s... somewhat overcast skies at times.... and the occasional sprinkles of rain.
Perfection.

I've been feeling guilty for postponing my trip to PA... but it turns out my "gut" was right all along.
So many things have been happening lately that just confirm my decision to wait a little
... it's really amazing to be able to trust in your instincts.
I always did... but things have just been reinforcing it lately. 

My leg is still sloooooowly.... but surely healing.
I've been working around the house and yard to really clean up and get rid of some more stuff...
and hopefully, can sell a few things to bolster our finances a bit.

But what does this have to do with the photo for today? Nothing. I just liked it.
 And the fair is going on ... which always makes me happy.

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red candy apples,
the smell of cotton candy
rides on the wild side

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I love the fair.
As a kid... I went a couple of times to a local county fair... which was really small.
Fun... awesome... but small.
After BAJ and I married... we ventured into State Fair territory (so to speak)... 
in Nebraska, Ohio, and now in New Mexico for the past several years. 
It still makes me feel like an 8 yr old. 
I love all the food... the bright colors... the games... 
just looking at all the crafts and critters and such... gets me all giddy with excitement. 
I don't care much for riding the rides... but I sure love to watch them
... and to photograph everything.

Officially, the State Fair started yesterday here in Albuquerque.
I am not sure if we will get to go this year or not... but we'll see :)

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staircases coming up
or going down, as you see
... it's all in your thoughts

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Lately, I've been watching my thought patterns.
I try to be optimistic (in general)... but every now and then a wayward worry or negative thought rears it's ugly head. It's interesting to sit back and take a moment... and see where these thoughts come from. 
Are other people putting these notions in your head... or does your "inner critic" take over at times and beat you down? For me... it's a bit of both I suppose.
Anway... so it was fairly clear what the subject of the Haiku would be when coupled with the photo above. Then... I looked on GOOGLE... to see if there were any references for "staircase Haiku"... 
and this came up:


daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang.

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pox... pox everywhere...
pustules and eruptions and
diseases galore!

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I know. Not your average subject for a Haiku...
but I was glancing through some old  photo files, and came across this one.
I took it at the "Old Tuscon Studios"... just outside of Tuscon, AZ back in Feb of 2011.
Lots of movies and shows were/are filmed there... such as "Little House on the Prairie"...
and more recently... "Chopped: GrillMasters."
Anyway.
I love the shot because I dearly love the wagon. It was parked beside the courthouse in the "town"...
 and I was completely bewitched by the signage on it... and the light was just right...
and so... I challenged myself to think of a Haiku that (sorta) went with it.

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I've been feeling really "out of sorts" lately.
I'm not sure what is going on... but I am trying to listen to my body, which seems to want to sleep... alot.
And when I'm awake... I feel like I've been hit by a truck.
Today I am going to try to rest... take it easy...
and perhaps allow my body some healing time.

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windswept and white-washed
fading in the desert sun
but not in my heart

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One of the joys of taking alot of photographs, is that I can go back through them and sort of  re-live the experience. With photos, I can remember where I  was at that moment in time... what I was thinking, what I was feeling... the smells... the sounds...
Today I've been going through some photos from when the hubby and I went to Tuscon in 2011.
One of the places we went to; was the San Xavier del Bac Mission.
It is a fantastic place... and I highly encourage you to go if you have the opportunity. 
It is not only gorgeous... but a very spiritual place. 
A very peaceful place.