Thursday, May 17 (day 23) grape leaf at night - ordinary time

day 23 may 17 leaf at night DSC_0287
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 23 may 17 daily photo diary
when i come home we have to walk the dogs out to the garden - this is a grape leaf. after the week of hard freeze earlier this year we were worried it wouldn't revieve but it's looking healthy. (no flash, no tirpod, no energy.)
yes I'm embarrassed to post a not ver intersting photo for the third day in a row.


If the post time says 11:59 i probably uploaded the photo later in the week or even the nest week and backdated the post. If you want to know when the photo was taken go to my flickr page and look at the photos properties. It'll give the time and of course today's date.

day 22 may 16 DSC_0283

day 22 may 16 DSC_0283
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 22 may 16 yet

another night when i was too busy to take a picture -so I'm driving up and down johnson drive looking for something I haven't already done. what do you want when you get off at 9,/930 pm? its dark i forgot to put a tripod in the car. Days like this I wonder if this sort of photo misses the point of taking a photo every day - but it does make me carry my camera and look for photos wherever I go - so maybe even if some of the shots are worthless in and of themselves - the intention of taking a photo every day will still help me to look at the world aroudn me a little more closely for the comming year.

day 21 may 15 i waited until night and then the dog got up DSC_0279

day 21 may 15 i waited until night and then the dog got up DSC_0279
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

DAy 21 May 15.Photo Diary This is what happens when you wait until the last minute to take your photo -its dark your tired and you dog is laying on all your pillows - so of course she gets up when i go get the camera. too tired and lazy tonight to find another shot, I end up posting this sad excuse for a daily photo. In the interest of full discolusure - i did not upload this on teh 15th - blogger lets you change the date of your post - so I've backdated the post fot he date the photo was takent. If anyone ever suggests I've cheated at my prpoject 365 show them this photo as evidence - why would't I have used a better photo from one of the days i went to the market or the park and there were several photo opportunities.l

day 20 may 14 DSC_0278

day 20 may 14 DSC_0278
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 20 they have open hearts at the erotic toy store



First I want to make it clear - i have never shopped here - it's not a very good representative of what I did today - but I do like hearts and I like neon signs when they are not in my neighborhood. this store is on my drive home to work -and on such an ordinary day I needed a photo

Sunday May 13 (day 19 )lotus bloom with curves

day 19 lotus bloom with curves
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 19 lone goose island

day 19 lone goose island
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 18 sat night dinner

day 18 sat night dinner
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

surprisingly the market wasn't as great for photos as usual. this was dinner saturday night we americans eat way too well. yes, there was some left for lunch later in the week.

Day 17 May 11 Friday katie flower girl saturated

Day 17 May 11 Friday katie flower girl saturated
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Unitl I have my own children - Katie lets me borrow her as a photo model. Thisis my favorite outfit of hers right now -it's great for spring photos with flowers real and faux.

DAy 16 May 10 thursday lily pads at night

DAy 16 May 10 thursday lily pads at night
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

i love our little koi pond. although not entirely secluded - it is still soothing to sit and listen to the water, watching for jumping fish.

day 15 church only over corrected

day 15 church only over corrected
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

no time to write about this I need to go to bed but I just wanted to send it to the blog. this was taken on my way home from work around 930 pm no triopod of course - over corrected in elements

day 14 baby foot 2

day 14 baby foot 2
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I have to credit my hubby with the idea for this one. I was complaingin that I didn't have an idea for the day and wanted to take a walk - well he didn't have time for a walk so he says - the birdbath is all green - why don't you take a close up of the green water. so I did - and then I thought this foot made a nice abstraction. I think this daily photo will really challenge me to come up with some intersting htings - I'm sure there will be cop outs too - but I look forward to the photographic challenges of the comming year.
I hope some of my freinds will join me in this?

day 13 floorboard lake

day 13 floorboard lake
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

This isn't the prettiest picture I took today - but It gives a picture of what is going on in my life this monday. (I didn't acuatally upload unitl tuesday but lucky blogger lets me change the date.) so here is this rusty lookig lake in the floorboard of my car. the first itme there was moisture i thought I'd spilled some water - so i cleaned out my car and removed all of the floor mats. well, no sooner had it started to dry then we had anotehr rain - and another - well, obviously this isn't just an uncapped water bottle -this is a real problem. My car is 14 years old - the thing is - the engine is still good - its jsut the body that has it's issues.

day 12 sunday night empy streets kansasDSC_0106

day 12 sunday night empy streets kansasDSC_0106
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

sunday - photographically kind of a let down after the weekend. some days there isn't much to shoot - I can see that doing this every day and not just once a week for a year will be a challenge. It is so tempting to cheat and use sometihng from one of the days I found several shots.

Day 11 of 365 Pow Wow May 5 2007

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42037390@N00/485646128/
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Gratitude today: I am grateful for the beautiful weather and to this gentleman and a few others for letting me take thier photos. I am grateful to have the chance to observe the beautiful dancing today and for all of the nice people we met. I look forward to my next pow wow.

This gentleman was very gracious to let me photograph him. I am in need of much practice photographing people - but I was inspired by this excellent photographer whose work I saw at the Brookside art fair last night. I never get the lighting or setting right with people - becuase I feel so shy about the whole business.

It was quite warm today - and we were outside all afternoon so I am quite tired. I can only imagine all of the dancers in full regalia must be so tired and hot. I really enjoyed seeing the dances though.

day 10 beautiful

day 10 beautiful
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

my photo for today. Today I am grateful for sunshing a day off time to visit with my grandparents and my mom. I am grateful that my grandpa is walking more than he was. I am gratefult that both these lovely fluttery butterflies and katie were both willing to pose for me today. and of course for my sweetie.

DAy 9 THURSDAY May 3 orange pods

DAy 9 THURSDAY May 3 orange pods
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Today's photo. Taken between work and a discussion at church about "living simply, responsible consumerism &the like. More about that later. It partnered with a several themes that have beeen on my mind latel - budgeting and managing on less for an important goal (for us funding an adoption), then there is this other idea about in addition to purchasing less, purchasing more responsibly i.e. looking at hte imprint of what we purchase on the world beyond us. In church we have been talking about avoiding buying things made with slave labor - which is certainly both important and diffiicult to do in today's society. The other thing I have been thinking about is the whole environmental impact. NPR is doing a yearlong series on global warming - and it has me, and I hope others thinking a lot more about this fast approching problem. It is a problem that no one who really pays attention to teh changes that occur in climate can ignore or deny anymore. So related to this, they have talked recently about the concept in england about food miles and minimizing your carbon imprint. This partners some with what the speaker last night who is a buyer from whole foods was discussing, that we are so far removed from doing anything for ourselves and most of our food is shipped from miles away (florida, california, sometimes mexico & beyond) Take avacados I love avacados - and olives. And there are definitely healht reasons for eating these foods over other fats. But what about the rest of your food budget? I do feel good that at least buying at the local farmer's market not only do we save money - but we also can reduce the food miles in our family's weekly menu. Also, gardening - we only have a small garden becuase we have a small yard and little time - but some day I hope to have more land and larger garden. There is nothins so satisfying as hoeing the land - except maybe tasting the first of anything that you have planted for the year - first strawberry, first pea, first spinach - and later in the year first tomato. mmmmm

Day 8 Wed May 2 tree reflection On workdays my world is very small

Day 8 Wed May 2 tree reflection On workdays my world is very small
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Today I visited grandparents briefly before work - it's nice to have time to do that - even if only for an hour or so. Wednesdays I go in at 1 so I can visit or do chores and such in the morning. While I don't like having a different schedule or working late -the Wednesday mornings will be missed when I go to days.

I heard an interview with Ann Quindln on the radio this morning - I really am ashamed that I have not read any of her books - I must remedy that when I finish my 2 main knitting projects. She was giving a talk at a local church tonight -I wish I could have gone. I'm definitely putting her on my summer reading list.

Ok I just relaized htat (1) this is posting really small - you can make the photo out much better on flickr. & (2) the comments I've written under my photo don't post - which mean my gratitudes don't show up. So -starting today I'll remedy that.

"GRATITUDE: I'm grateful I could help hubby with something tonight as he does so much for me. AND I'm grateful for the feel of the weather today.
I love the feel and smell right after a late afternoon rain. It's not muggy like a daytime rain -its cool and the breeze lifts the scent and feel of water to my skin in a gentle carress, carrying me elsewhere for a few short moments, reminding me how an evening by the sea would feel. Thank you for the cool treat, summer rain!"

red butterfly girl uploaded on day 7

red butterfly girl uploaded on day 7
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I wasn't doing a photo a day when I took this photo - but I just uploaded it to my computer so that should count. I love these window displays and usually I'm not all that impressed with anything on the plaza - but of course - hard to resist a good butterfly isn't it.

Day 7 May 1 tuesday daily photo Katie climbing

Day 7 May 1 tuesday daily photo Katie climbing
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 7 May 1. It was late in the day i was tired and she was about to jump down so it's all out of focus. this is my cute neighbor. she loves to have her picture taken so i should have just asked her to pose again.

day 6 monday 4_30 SQARING A CIRCLE because there is little else to shoot

day 6 monday 4_30 SQARING A CIRCLE because there is little else to shoot
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 6 4/30/07mondays are hard - being limited in my time off to wantder - I stuck with my own yard. The important thing is that I take a picture every day and recognize something for which I feel gratitude every day. today I am grateful for the sun shining on my shoulders and I am grateful that i have a yard

day 5 4_29 sunday flox moth

day 5 4_29 sunday flox moth
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 5 sunday april 29. we went to church. we planted tomatoes and such. we visited with friends. it was a full lovely day.

DAy 4 4_28 hard working man picture a day001

DAy 4 4_28 hard working man picture a day001
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 4 4/28 we also went to the market today. this guy alwasy makes a good photo whenever he is there. I think I could make a whole collection of just him.

I love the market on saturdays. some day when we don't have a lot else going on that weekend -I want to get there first thing in the morning and not leave until the vendors all break down at night - with my camera of course.

DAY 4 first strawberry picture a day039

DAY 4 first strawberry picture a day039
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day 4 mmmm strawberries. cann't wait

DAY 3 upload of 364 4_27_07 405 pm rainbow leads to graveyard

DAY 3 upload of 364 4_27_07 405 pm rainbow leads to graveyard
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Day 3 of photo a day 4/27/07. This was taken when leaving a visit to grandpa in the rehab a storm came in and I knew about this graveyard on the way home -so I stopped for a few photos. Actually the last time he was in this same rehab - one or two years ago - i took some shots at this same graveyard on the way home one night - though not in the rain.

We also went to an art openign at the Liapold Gallery tonight - interesting; and we had dinner at Carmen's. Carmen's was overpriced and nto worth it. It was ok just not that impressive. We won't go back unless it's free.

DAY 2 upload of 364 4_26_07 629pm

DAY 2 upload of 364 4_26_07 629pm
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

4/26/07 day 2 of photo a day.. Taken in the parking lot when I went otu to mov emy car. fortunately the sky has been offering me some interest when nothing else in the day has.

DAY 1 upload of 365 4_25_07 435 pm

DAY 1 upload of 365 4_25_07 435 pm
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

on 4/25/07 I started a photo a day challenge for myself. I'm going to try to keep it up for a year - I won't limit myself to one photo a day - but I must take a photo a day even if I go nowhere and end up with an out of focus piece of lint in my house -it will hopefully train me to look and focus more.

from Friday.
This guy was trying to warn me off - his girl just laid an egg. It was neat to watch her pushing it around getting the nest just right.

even the grackles are pretty in sunlight

even the grackles are pretty in sunlight
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Today was nice. A day off (but I work Sunday) visited grandparents enjoyed the fantastic weather in the park then our department at work threw a dinner party - to some that may not sound good but the thing is that I really like the people I work with - so it was a good time.
After a couple of weeks of unseasonable cold - a late frost even - a nice warm day with the sun out was a treat and I was blessed to have the day off to enjoy it.

sparrow rain and peach tree

sparrow rain and peach tree
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

This was just a couple of weeks ago now everything is frozen. i hope we still get some peaches from this wonderful tree. I know we'll have more sparrows as we already hear little ones in our bird houses. thats april in kansas unpredictable

blue and green butterfly

blue and green butterfly
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

THis suits my mood. I scanned a notebook then adjusted the colors in paint.
A little blue becuase there was a baby shower going on at work right next to my office for the entire afternoon. It was loud so I couldn't avoid tinking about it. I had a bit of a sniffle for a time but I did keep on plugging unitl the work was done - so that was good.
On the up side hubby got a job offer - so starting in May our financial picture is more hopeful - and thus the hopes of our being able to afford whatever we need to do to get a youngster of our own.

grandpa's airplane

grandpa's flying beastie
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

As my grandpa has been in the hospital for some time & we thought he should have some photos in the room. My grandma dug these up and I enlarged them. It's amazing to see them so young - how they were before I was born I'm not sure but this shot may even be before my mom.
It got me thinking, if I could only have a few momentos of my younger life in a hospital or nursing home -what would I keep? I don't have any kids - so it would have to be my own selfiish pursuits. I suppose a photo of Wes and I kayaking -one of my butterfly shots - maybe the pups - shots of my family, especially lil sis being a ham. - and a couple of shots of wes when we are hiking. What do those selections tell about me? It's not the whole picture -there is nothing in there to indicate my time spent knititng - or anything to do with my work, or anything about food and cooking. I guess when it comes down to it either those things don't define me as much as I thought - or they just don't photograph well.

Fellow bloggers - what do you think you would choose if you could only have one photo board full of images & the few items that would fit on your bedside table to remind you of your life outside the hospital?

jw art journal butterfly front

jw art journal butterfly front
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I love this idea - there are 30 arj journals made by differnt people they will be available during churh for folks to respond to the sermon in whatever way - doodle, draw, write, just take a few notes. I like this sort of engagement it is one of hte things I really love about this church. Good idea Leslie! Thanks for letting me (a non-professional) participate with all of you art and design folks. One more layer of decopage glue and back it goes.

I do hope this inspires me to do some ATCs. I was able to collect up some things to use in a relatively short (for me) time and acuatlly come up with a concept I like.

missed opportunity

I missed the cutest photo this morning -and then proceeded to obsess about it for an hour - good thing I don't have to be at work until 11:30 today
I should have gone to pilates but my tummy wasn't cooperating so I convinced myself I'll go to the makeup class on friday -and today I enjoyed some tea.
So what fabulous picture did I miss? We have a bench in the back yard where we scatter seed for the birds - and on the bench a squirrel and a male cardinal were eating in harmony. It would have been a perfect shot they way they were positioned - but by the time I went in the other room for my camera - they were gone.
Now every morning I am going to hope for that picture to show itself again.....

..you're right..

..you're right..
Originally uploaded by thesparkthatbled.

I need to think about this and think more postively - something I've been lacking lately.

today I am grateful for: options, my co-workers, women who choose adoption, nights when my husband cooks, feeling loved, having a job, being able to help

The snow today was perfect....

it was perfect for snow people and sledding, snow forts and snowball fights. It was also perfect for a walk in the woods with my sweet. I am really glad hubby has 4 wheel drive -and that I have wool socks. We were able to make it to church today then go hike in the woods. If we hadn't gone to church I probably could have gotten some really fantastic tree photos but alas by the time we got out it had warmed above freezing and the trees had started to melt.

Since the weather turned cold and icey a few weeks back I had really missed my neighbors but today they were out working on a snow family. Notice how mama made herself somewhat anatomically correct.

It was a good day Monday will start the first full work week in a while- here it comes that time of year when its cold and there is lots of work to be dones so that when spring arrives we are oh so ready for a break. A bit more knitting tonight I think - and a little more reading in one of my nick bantock books (I finally got the second trilogy: the gryphon, alexandria and morning star) as they were on sale at borders. I love his work. I wish I had the time and organization to make such wonderful looking letters and book pages. I'll just enjoy these fabricated ones.

to much on the to do list and no energy for it

I long for a vacation - or even for one of my days off to be free of ice or snow - or biting wind - but at least we aren't getting the armagaden like gales that Europe is having these days. We have decided we are staying in Kansas for 1 1/2 years - so I must make the best of it.
I don't have anything really clever to say right now. I have a desire to do so many projects but not the energy for any of them.
What's my current list? 1. clean back room out so it can be a bedroom. 2. pick an adoption agency ( iwant to pick one what i don't want to do is wade through all of the magazines and web pages to accumulate the knoledge to decide) 3. exercise (to be fair I did sign up for classes but they don't start until february -and today it snowed and i don't feel like going to the gym 4. pray more thourally every day -advance myself spiritually - do the examen- be sure of my purpose. 4. knit terri's mits and my skirt. start on a sweater for wes. 5. write letters to the people i've been missing - i miss getting letters i should send some 6. make some ATCs or collage or altered book sort of thing 7. decide on the next stage of my career 8. advance my photographic skill - work on a photo porfolio 9. work on high maintenance diner blog...
ok there is more but the list is just depressing me there is more
the second blog - it seemed like a good idea but I don'ot know where I'll find th time or inspiration to write it - when i think about it I feel sorely unprepared - mostly because I don''t want to mislead anyone with acutal food allergies into thinking the choices I've made are safe - I haven't strictly interviwed the kitchen staff about keeping wheat out of everything or dairy - I've just done my best with the menu and a few questions to the wait staff about substitutions of ingredients.

Caugth in your cubicle:

Circular Reasons
Solitary child
played outside
till grown
with children she worked
then career change
midlife found you here
caught in my cubicle
dreaming to return
to the child again
outside at play
~Genevieve

so...a year ago maybe two - all of the counselors in our study wrote a poem called caught in your cubicle. I just ran across them. Being someone that always overdoes everything - this is one of the three that I wrote. Not good poetry -but the sentiment is there.

christmas portrait winter 2006

christmas portrait winter 2006
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I rarely like a photo of myself - but I really do like this one of us. We just set the self timer on the canon elph. Hubby has a good eye - he scoped out the spot.

I even liked this enough to give it to the family this christmas. I don't think I've given them but maybe 2-3 photos of myself (and one was a wedding photo) since I've been in my 30's.

Anyhow - here it is. December in Kansas and we hiking in a short sleves.

Today (december 30) it has been raining - just a light drizzle - I would have enjoyed the cool mist - but I've been under the weather all day my body not cooperating in many ways despite my restrictive diet

christmas card blue version DSC_0287

christmas card blue version DSC_0287
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Merry Christmas

This was teh card we sent out. If yours didn't make it in the mail - I apollogize for being a slacker. Things are busy at work this year - and home....well sometimes you have 4 days to knit christmas hats and mits for your entire family....

I hope everyone had a great holiday - ours was nice. Mostly quiet. And I mostly did ok with all of the pregnancies around, mostly.

At the Fair in black and white

At the Fair in black and white
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

This is one of my favorite photos to date. This guy just had the best smile and the best lines in his face.

today i took some fun pictures of katie in butterfly wings - but i haven't had a chance to look at them or make a copy for her mom yet becuase the computer was freezing up earlier - time to clean off some old files then take her in for repairs.

i'm so frustrated becuaes i tried to buy some discs with more memory for archiving photos but apparently my disc drive does not recognize thm as discs. money down the drain - and I'm at a loss to figure out which discs work for my computer and which do not - but it seems that the ones with more memory do not. grrrr.

dia de los muertos strummer

dia de los muertos strummer
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

day of the dead offering for the weekend

peacock costume contrasty

peacock costume contrasty
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

halloween season has started. first friday the lighting here was a bit of an accident.
i hardly sat down or took a breath this weekend. friday was my day off -and i slept in then ran some errands and visited my grandparents. then, in the evening first friday with wes and some friends. there were a few interesting sculpture artists - one guy who works with bark and other organics -very intriguing. dinner - and a few shots taken of a dia de los muertos display.
Saturday from 10-2 we worked at a health fair for the kck hispanic community with paula. It was kind of fun - but It really brought home that I need to learn spanish. i was embarrased that all i knew was "fuma usted?" I tried to make some survey calls the for the evening we stayed in made dinner i played with photos and wes studied. i wish i hadn't been so tired- would like to have attended the dia de los muertos parade ate mattie rhodes....well you cann't do everything
sunday ....church, work, dinner.
i need some rest - but next weekend is busy too - with entertainment rather than work.

sepia dia de lost muertos

sepia dia de lost muertos
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Today's dia de los muertos photo. Since I couldn' t get out to find one I made one.

ghost in the window

ghost in the window
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

Don't you hate it when...

...you dress up all fancy - when you leave the house you think you look oh so fine -then you get out and about and happen to pass a mirror or a window and realize you look really old. This poor gal she's having just that kind of day - though by the big grin she doesn't seem to be that bothered by it.

Dia do Los Muertos challenge.....I was so excited to find this and other day of the dead displays at the market yesterday. Well -it reminded me just how much I am facinated by Dia de Los Muertos. so...I am declaring this the Lunes De Los Muertos! That means I am challenging myself to come up with one day of the dead image to represent every day of the month of october. I'm allowing wiggle room here - for example today I'm sick so I didn't get out and photograph any -well lucky for me yesteday I got a few images - so one of them can count for today - Wednesday...I'll be at work 12 hours so again I can substitute an image from another day. I have a feeling it will be a challenge this first half of the month -but later in the month it should get easier. Now I'm not talking just run of the mill haloween displays - these images have to have something to do with Day of the Dead celebrations.

Anyone care to join me in the search?

literal butterfly bush - migration of the monarchs friday

I'm not 100% happy with how the photo showed in this blog . Well, go to the original flickr page to see it full size - it was really amazing to see so many butterflies all in one place - on one bush.

Friday - my day off I was sick so I couldn't visit my grandparents or borrow my nieghbor Katie as I 'd planned. I did however get to see this fabulous collection of butterflies as the monarchs migrated through. for this I am grateful. There were other photographic gems but I'm not sure yet if I will post them here. I'm thinking about putting together a show. That seems a little egotistical - but hubby thinks I have enough. I am also grateful this weekend for: my hubby, getting together w/ Paula & Enrique to hear Brazilian music, and still so grateful for having found a church which we are still getting to know.

bug on pink

bug on pink
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I had a rough weekend I was sick with allergies & a cold - so no recent photos - but I finally did uplaod these. A week or so ago hubby brought home this lovely orange creature. Some gals like flowers - but he knows the way to my heart is colorful winged creatures. I'm not sure what this guy is but he is pretty and very fuzzy. After a few photots i let him loose in the butterfly garden - I hope he's happy there.

I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself (ok understatement) becuase we're still not preganant but it seems everyone else at work is - there are 3 showers planned before december - one of them for tomorrow. grrrr.

I have more to chatter later but I need to give my back a break from the computer since I still have to work from 530/6 until 9 tonight.

Praying for Us! -- 7437

Praying for Us! -- 7437
Originally uploaded by Zamboni.

found thi sphoto in the flickr stream of "zamboni" I was searching the term prayer for a good prayer image to inspire my fertility ATC. what better image could this be? I will try to draw the shadows of his face - so beautifyl. a baby is my prayer too.

rights reserved very blue moon over boats DSC_0152 copy

rights reserved very blue moon over boats DSC_0152 copy
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

since my light meter was broken - i took this opportunity to play with some of my photos a bit.

the headless bride steps outside ...

the headless bride steps outside ...
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

There haven't been any butterflies in my garden for some time other than the white cabbage butterflies - so the next best thing is a headless bride.
I'm feeling a bit like the headless bride lately - only not nearly so slim. I feel sometimes of late that my head of empty of everything but wanting - wanting for my womb to be full with child. will it happen? that's still to be determined God and modern medicine.

Let me also mention that I am mad at Costco for once again messing up my prints. I only did it becuase i can get same day service by uploading the prints straight to their website. I'm having trouble with the CD drive on my computer - it doesn't want to recognize my blank cds. so I had to upload. Anyhow they did a horrible job of cropping there were flecks on some of the photos (and no they were not on the original). I won't be using them again - even though they are cheap - I will just have to plan ahead better.

I know there was something else...but I'm in a benadryl fog. I have to go matte my photos so tomorrow i may cook

blue wings only

blue wings only
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

I am so jealous of the people who have blue butterflies in thier area. none here - had to adjust the color on an orange pretty.
spent much of the day weeding the garden today. very sniffy itchy work for an allergy sufferer such as I. Still, it paid off -I got a few shots of this buttefly (seen in his natural orange on my flickr stream). Sweetie and I talked about art - he things I'm better than I think I am. Well, I seldom think I'm good at anything even if others think so.
Today though sniffly and tired - was still a good day becuase of the butterfly. Went to a nice dinner last night w/ some people from church. We were pleasantly surprised to find others who were as liberal as we are.
I don't want to jinx anything - so I'm trying not to talk so much about the fertility stuff it's difficulty -babies and toddlers everywhere I look. The toddler next door - she is one of my favorite toddlers ever. That reminds me - I need to ask her mum if I can pose her in my garden in fairy wings. She has fairy wings. Thats just one of the things I really like about her - that she likes to run around the yard wearing wings. Hubby is grilling - I'm being lazy after above mentioned allergy attack. Really I've been quite sleepy today - but we did stay pu a bit late. Tonight -to bed on time and plenty of vitamins so I start the week our rights.

first butterflies 2006023 yellow swallowtail tuesday

first butterflies 2006023 yellow swallowtail tuesday
Originally uploaded by GButterfly.

horray for the butterflies. I've been waiting for them. I waited all through spring. as summers starts I've watched the flowers start to bloom awaiting thier winged friends. a few cabage butterflies have been aroudn the garden over the last week - but this is the first day for these. How fortunate that this was my split shift so that I was home in the afternoon to see the.