Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without posting at least one ornament photo from my parents’ tree. Of course I picked my little ice cream spoon and construction paper angel. I have no idea how old I was when I made her, but judging by the way I wrote my name on the back, I’m thinking…
Category: favorite things
Dear Santa…
Me and my siblings, Christmas 1971 So today brought the last of our Christmas shopping for this year. Yes, we’d procrastinated. A lot. But after we’d run around picking up gifts and checked off all names on our lists, we settled back into the car with a sigh of relief. That’s when Tanner made a comment…
Sunday
A super cold race…Drew’s first (and FAST) 15k…to start the morning and a Christmas concert at the Fox to close a late evening. And a super long nap in between. I loved this day.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
This morning…well, it’s a beauty.
Halls are Decked.
As of last night, the contents of two gigantic tubs of Christmas ornaments were officially emptied onto our seven-foot tree. I seriously don’t remember when or how we accumulated so many ornaments. Or how said ornaments fit on our tree. But we pulled it off and I really love it. So many memories and fun…
What a Find!
Today’s blog post on Colossal provided a treasure trove of gorgeousness on multiple levels.* First, there’s this magical time lapse video of the 2013 Albuquerque Balloon Festival. My life’s “looking forward to it” list just expanded by one outrageously breathtaking visual feast. Geez, I thought OUR balloon race was awesome. It pales in comparison. Look…
Never Gets Old
A work trip to Northwest Missouri isn’t complete without a visit to the Benedictine Convent in Clyde. I’m convinced that their chapel is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. I don’t take as many photos as I used to, but it never gets old. Takes my breath away and brings tears…
A Day in the Life
Believe it or not, these seemingly random photos are actually related. These images reflect my day. From the time I got up to, well, now, I took one photo an hour (when it was possible) to document a “day in the life.” Not to say that my life is vaguely significant or even remotely interesting….
Sometimes…
….God smiles in color. And this year, God seems to be smiling a lot. In fact, I’d call it a full-on belly laugh. The trees in our neighborhood don’t even look real this year. It’s absolutely spectacular. A number of four-legged friends were out and about enjoying the colors and cool temperatures. Including this big…
Sunday
This view has become pretty familiar over the past year or so….the arch at sunrise, race spectators lining the sidewalks with funny signs (i.e., “You’re my inspiration, complete stranger,” “You’re running better than the government”) thousands of jittery runners packed into corrals waiting for the horn to go off… But yesterday was a little different….
Fall Sunday Fun Day
…And they’re off!! See Batman and the Riddler at the front of the starting line? Those are my guys, barreling out of the gate and running their first 5K race with reckless abandon. Pre-race silliness. I can’t begin to tell you how many people asked to pose for photos with them. It was hilarious….
Celebrating Craft and Color
I noticed today on my iPhone that I’ve taken a few photos this week that had something unintentional in common. They all represent crafts I admire and similar rich colors. Above was a woman dying clothes by hand at SKIF. Like the store, each piece is unique. Below is a small display at my favorite…
Because…
…it is National Dog Day. And because I cannot get enough of this photo. Photo credit: Loki’s Kitten by Rachel Hale (click here)
“Err in the Direction of Kindness”
So here’s something I know to be true, although it’s a little corny, and I don’t quite know what to do with it: What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded…sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly. Or, to look…
See?
Trying to get a decent training run in with temperatures hovering around the hundred degree mark could make a girl cranky…but someone in my neighborhood left behind some encouraging words. Love this so much.
And then there were…
THREE! Check it out! Country Bear Jamboree now has a family!
Up
As I rummaged through my iPhone photo library this morning, I realized something. Apparently I love clouds. And I look at the sky. A lot.
We meet at last..
Today, as a very brief detour on a work road trip, I got to visit the home of my favorite soap producer on the planet. After years of ordering online and admiring their catalogs, I was finally able to visit them in person. They proved to be a dog friendly workplace. Meet Daisy the Pug. They proved to…
Happy Feet
Christmas has arrived early for me. As has my birthday. And Easter. And Groundhog Day. This is one of the best gifts to myself. Ever.
Eat, Play, Love
One of the things I’ve thoroughly enjoyed about running is the portrait of my neighborhood that is painted every time I head out the door. A few deep breaths lets me know who’s doing laundry. Or barbecuing. Or smoking in exile on porches. A few extra newspapers littering the driveway is a good indicator of…
Balance…and the lack thereof
Today I was tickled to find out that my office has used five of my photos (including the one above) to create new thank you cards/stationary. You know, when I started taking photos a few years ago, I didn’t have any ideas of doing anything with them…which resulted in nothing more than a small blog,…
Charlie Brown and the Great Exhibit
For the longest time, I’ve wanted to get out to Santa Rosa, California, to visit the Charles M. Schultz Museum. At one point I thought that maybe I could find a way to incorporate a stop at the museum while meeting my goal of visiting California’s wintering sites of the monarch butterfly. I’d scoured maps…
Oh, how I’ve missed you…
Since late last year, I’ve rarely bothered to go into the cookie aisle at the grocery store. As soon as I saw the end-of-season hole in the shelf where my beloved Mallomars used to be stocked, the aisle lost its meaning. The other cookies perked up, straightening themselves up in the hopes that we would…
I love my enablers
Apparently my love for Hello Kitty is more transparent than I thought. I’ve been in my current job for two months and, as of today, I’ve been gifted Hello Kitty five times from at least three sources. I say “at least” because two gifts were anonymous — so I don’t know if it’s one or…
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