this day.

this morning, i almost forgot me for a bit

life is full in this moment....which can be oh so very beautiful...

but also an invitation for overwhelm

and a current project had me in a full-on stop. start. stop. what is going on? start. stop.

so i took myself outside

and found yellow + wishes

and remembered

scenes from an impromptu eve of the fourth picnic.

it is possible.

falling . april 3, 2009

Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserve, but have never been able to reach. Check the road and the nature of your battle.
The world you desire can be won. It exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

Ayn Rand

eight places to go (and two girls, two clicks)

1. shedding (me) 2. holding on (geek girl)
photo collaboration with miss geek inc, week 10
two girls, two clicks

places to go:

kelly's post where you can make a really incredible difference in one family's life (and maybe win one of her paintings!)

jen's post about living your life in your way on your path

denise's new baby's photos (he is simply adorable)

susannah's and alicia's favorite things

dar's view of autumn

the world of skunkboy creatures

the dolls and creations of christine alvarado (i adopted isadora in the last update...she is gorgeous)

the very special intimates at under the root (have the bloomers and LOVE them)

nine glimpses into one moment in time in our home.

all photos taken from standing in one spot in our living room this evening.
(click on any photo to read more about them on my flickr.)

scenes from an impromptu date night

wednesday night poem notes...

photo collaboration with miss geek inc, week 9
click to see larger

circling, shifting, begging
seeking heat
yearning to be touched and twirled and taken
my face tips up
the sun warms my eyelids

yes

*****

in this spot, i used to share poetry on thursdays...i miss it sometimes (well, a lot of the time actually), so it made me smile when LK let me know that she is hosting a day of sharing words today. i am taking part in the fun just in time. to visit other participants, head over to LK's.

and, i also invite you to spend some time with the poetry of li-young lee. his poetry speaks to my core. you can read several of his poems here. ("persimmons" took my breath away one day in 2006. you should read it. right now.)

have any poets wandered into your world lately?

two girls, two clicks {week 7}

1. backyard sea, 2. wait...pause...breath
(click to see a larger size)

photo collaboration with miss geek inc, week 7

2 girls, 2 clicks

two girls, two clicks {week six}

1. bounce, 2. droplets

photo collaboration with miss geek inc, week 6

2 girls, 2 clicks

two girls, two clicks {week five}

1. listing, 2. release

photo collaboration (for this group) with miss geek inc, week 5

having so much fun with these.

two girls, two clicks {week four}

1. happy orange, 2. spoils of fall

photo collaboration with miss geek inc, week 4

two girls, two clicks {week two}

1. clear, 2. orange
(click the photo to see it bigger)

me (on the left), geek inc (on the right)

see more at two girls, two clicks.

rainy. sunny.

1. rainy day bike, 2. september 08 049
(click to see a bigger version of our diptych)

two girls, two clicks.
a flickr group started by andie and kristin.
two girls on two coasts.
one diptych each week.
starting this week, miss geek ink and i are joining in on the fun.

(PS does anyone know how to make the center of my blog wider so that i can use bigger photos or not have the photos crop automatically [like in the previous post]? help oh wise bloggers)