August 23::uncertain ordinary (and a list)

Hello there. I hardly know where to begin tonight. I’ve been playing tag with the delete key. Typing words, then flitting over with my pinky finger to delete them all, and again. It’s a peculiar choreography of indecision and exhaustion: the day was full of talking. Some days are like that, full with friends and [...]

August 10::Tuesday

I am permeable and split wide open like a summer melon overripe with the sweetness and sun and with all the things that are still unresolved. I am like a diver, on a cliff with a blindfold leaping on promise, daring to dare. I am girl caught in the morning light, caught by the beauty [...]

August 4::Wednesday

Humidity; swimming in the pond; watching airplanes land at the airport observation deck; cherries and chocolate; what it feels like to be surrounded by your favorite people in the whole world.

With grace

Good morning! We are just about to head out on a long bike ride (so happy) but I wanted to post these photos. I am loving the morning light this summer… and playing around with focus. I’m so looking forward to The August Break (there are a lot of projects around here that need some [...]

A studio glimpse + a way cool anthology

Here are a couple snapshots from photo booth earlier when T. interrupted me unexpectedly. I had just finished this update. I often use photo booth for editing actually. I read to myself out loud, then play it back, while following along and making changes. It helps me focus on the text, especially if I’ve been [...]

Today i need…

Today I need you to remind me that the many hours and the messy house and the hunched shoulders and the dark circles under my eyes will all be worth it. (It will, right?) Because I’m at that point with the proposal. THISCLOSE. I have a headache. It’s been raining all day. The birches look [...]

Then & now and yes

Yes It could happen any time, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen. Or sunshine, love, salvation. It could you know. That’s why we wake and look out–no guarantees in this life. But some bonuses, like morning, like right now, like noon, like evening. ~ William Stafford (Found this poem here today.) +++ Do you ever [...]

Self Portrait Sunday:: Challenge # 1

Challenge # 1: Your face, partly hidden maybe; partly out of the frame, out of the picture, in the shadows or turning away. Add your photos to the Flickr pool or leave the url to your photo here. I’ll be posting a bunch of your photos here throughout the week. Go take a peek. I [...]