Whoot!

Sundaes!

Oops

A moment of inattention leads to...art?

Players

Playing Field

A Tangled Web

Rum Pa Pa Pum

Christmas Cuppa

Snow Monsters

Slipper (He)Art

Or "Slippery Heart," as you prefer...

Enough Already!

Blah Blah Blah

As a writer, I can't think of much that is less likely to inspire good writing than this class.

And does anybody else see the strange shift to present tense right in the middle there? Some example.

Blame It on Calvin and Ginger

Ginger provided a link to a page full of Calvin & Hobbes snow creations. MJ and Chloe were quite inspired.

MJ also made a village of tiny snowpeople and then sledded down our little hill and over the top of them in one of our laundry baskets. I missed the chance to photograph that strange moment of carnage, however.

Shades of Glass

Dreams Come True

First

My first photo with my new Christmas Canon. Not terribly good photography, but very fun subject matter, and not bad for the first shot after slapping in the batteries and SD card.

He's drinking some of the "Ohmigod it's 6:30, aren't the girls ever going to grow out of this?" homemade cocoa he made for us.

Nous Sommes Pingouins

Happy Winter Solstice!

As Spring begins its approach, this is a good time to resume the photo blog. I have lost all credibility, so I won't promise it'll be a daily photo. But I have some for the last few days anyway.

Waiting for Handouts

Light

I think this is actually a pretty fun shot. I took it in the dark. Look at the lower left corner to see what it's of.

Holiday Dance Party

Garland Fight

Aside from the humor of the shot, I like this one for the surroundings. Frank dozing, decorations unfolding, Dr. Moore's story waiting, a Samurai ready for Christmas, the Obama/Biden sign tucked in one corner, the drum on the hearth, the mantel crowded with Christmas cards, the library books piled on the chest.

Family

Vanishing MJ

Three Chloes

Chloe Garland


Chloe Knows Nose


Chloe Smiles

Lightstreams

Playing with MJ's camera...

Filling in the Blanks

In September, we were in Europe. You can see photos here.

In October, we were recovering from Europe. No photos.

In November, we were... I have no excuse. But no photos anyway.

In early December, I was crunching a deadline. No photos.

Here's the Deal

Frank took my camera to Florida, so my routine is disrupted. As much as I love taking pictures with MJ's camera, it involves more effort to upload the photos. So I procrastinate.

I'll probably post a group of photos over the weekend to make up for my weekday slacking.

Besides, I'm Blogging Without Obligation! So there!

Shells

Visitors

These are probably my favorite bird. I love the way they arrive en masse, flit and hop about, and then scatter off to the next tree.
A bustle of joy.

Does anybody know what they are? Nuthatches? Titmice?

Game Over

Devotion

The Doge's Palace

Picture This

You'll have to use your imagination, because I didn't take the camera:

MJ, Chloe, and Ronnie spending the afternoon in the health club, trying out the toys equipment and getting their fitness groove on.

Weight training was especially fun, since we each had a cheer squad to help us through our reps, and running around the empty gymnasium as we refreshed our basketball and volleyball skills was a treat. (When I was a kid, a friend's school-principal dad got us into the school gym after hours with unregulated access to the equipment. It was thrilling, and this felt pretty close to that.)

Jessel of Voy

Max

The Eyes Have It

Hot Babes Triptych 3

Blues

Together Again

Tour

I took a little tour of our yard today, looking for photo fodder.

Egg

Already?

Burst

Tree Crop

Art Slithers

It's Coming

Non-Con to Non-Con North to RU Fun
Corvallis, OR, to Everett, WA, to Salt Spring, BC

Where Will It End Up Next?

(and how funny will it look when it gets there?)