09 June 2007

june 9 day 45 burned DSC_0646


june 9 day 45 burned DSC_0646
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
I am grateful this night to talke walks with my sweetie - and not to have to deal with this sort of trajedy right now. a house fire is a horrible thing. i hope the people are ok

june 8 day 44 Brazilian bar - a good time was had by all

we had a really good time - stayed out late dancing. i tried to samba and everyone was so nice about the fact that I really don't know how to samba - as the night wore on really i just danced more how i felt rather than trying to do the right steps. hubby danced with me - which alwasy makes me happy.

june 7 day 43 church storm DSC_0616

we went to get some fish to grill and the clouds were so fabulous. my sweetie is wonderful about making a detour for me if i see a photo I want to take. there is something really powerful to me about clouds and a cross.

june 6 day 42 blue side DSC_0602 copy

i've enjoyed having afternoons free to plant and just relax and spend time with my sweetie since starting days this week. such a quality of life improvement like you wouldn't believe.

june 5 day 41 budhist center art class red door DSC_0598

went to a drawing class with my friend maria. it was figure drawing - i am so unexperienced yet i was amazed how in just the time of one class my drawings improved. maybe with practice there is hope for me i think i may try drawing class again.

june 4 day 40 heart boxDSC_0596

i waitied until the last possible moment ot take a picture -there were other opportunities but for shame i did not take my camera - sometimes i just need to engage in life without the camera which tends to serve as a bit of a buffer - though also lends a unique perspective depending on the situation. i hope i will learn about myself by what i am and am not willing to photograph. this is a set of celtic rings which hubby and i purchased thinking our original wedding bands (cheap silver i believe $11 for the set) would eventually break - but they ahve neither broken nor tarnished - so the back up set remains in this heart.

june 3 day 39 caitline DSC_0581

Immediate fam got together to celebrate my little sis caitlin's 15th bday - she used to post for photos and ham it up. now she hams it up but mostly she tries to hide from the camera.

03 June 2007

day 30 may 24 IMG_0470


day 30 may 24 IMG_0470
Originally uploaded by GButterfly
day 30 may 24 taken with canon powershot uploaded much later....it was more interesting live the lights moving...

day 38 june 2 saturday city in forest and clouds DSC_0578

kansas city city scape

day 38 june 2 purple dress cloths DSC_0544

he's smiling he's outside one of my happy places -planters seeds. i just bought sweet potatoes - he looks happy with his purchsae too

day 37 june 1 knitting progress baby throw

knitting progress on baby blanket

day 36 may 31 bunny on a walk 2 DSC_0525

taking a walk w/ my sweet

30 May 2007

day 36 wed may 30 bug before bed 1125 DSC_0524

day 36 wed may 30 ordinary time. this little guy likes our bath which gave me something....

29 May 2007

day 35 tuesday May 29 back to work, nothing to photograph day SC_0519

day 35 tues may 29. back to work after memorial holidlay - nothing to photograph - took this on the wya home. nothing else to say - but it's obviouse why i forgot to post this one on my blog - not really fine photographic anything. I wonder if any of the photographic greats had this kind of day? propbably not.

28 May 2007

day 34 monday may 28 653 monday bunny DSC_0518

Day 34 monday May 28 memorial day.
our friends' bunny.

26 May 2007

Saturday May 26, 2007 (Day 32) Contrary llamma


Hubby wants to have llamma's I'm partial to alpaca's but really, I just hope some day a petting zoo fits into our lifestyle. These fiber artists who own llaamas were at the farmer's market today with 3 of thier llammas -they drew a crowd of interested bystanders - mostly kids -and us. We can be kids at heart sometimes I suppose......

I was reading an article in concieve and it was talking about nurturing your relationship during infertility treatment - it said some couples go a whole day without touching once. I can not imagine this in our house. My husband and I hold hands when we walk - we sit close when we can. That sounds like a sad day to go 24 hours without touching the person you love. I guess the point was intimacy outside of TTC - but to me that is a given - how would you make it through such a difficult struggle without the comfort and nurturing of your partner/spouse? I am grateful that is at lesat one thing I do not have to work at in my life - nurturing intimacy with my partner. Of course I would work at it if necessary - I'm just grateful I don't have to.

25 May 2007

Friday May 25 (day 31) Plaza Tower behind water

one of the photo groups had an assignment of posting a photo of a belltower or clocktower - so here is mine - the plaza belltower behind the fountain spray.


I had a long day friday - lately my hospital days have been longer and longer - I used to get off at 1 on fridays (I work a long day monday so i can do this)- but this week it wasn't until after 5:30. It was nice to relax and take a short walk with my sweet after. I think the playfullness of the water spray here is a good image for a friday night.

24 May 2007

Thursday, May 24 (Day 30)whatever sky shot

this is one of those shots taken because I've commited to take a photo every day for a year -and some days there is nothing photo worthy across my path. Some people would make a photo where there was none - but while I find the manufactured sceenes that others shoot intriguing it is just not my style. so...i guess we can expect more weather photos in the coming year at least until I can get a good image stabilization zoom macro lense to look at things from anther perspective

23 May 2007

Wednesday May 23 (Day 29) Hubby Graduates

horray! hubby completed nursing school and is moving on to start his new career in June. whew. I am so proud of him -nursing school is a lot of studying. A new phase of our lives - now if only i could work out the whole baby thing.

Daily Examen - things to consider each day

1. Express Gratitude 2. Petition for light (see self & ohters in God's eyes, ask to see the role only I can play) 3. Review the day: look at day's actions, omissions, thoughts & desires what does this tell me aobut myself in relation to self, others, God, the world 4. Lift out something & ask for help 5. look ahead - how do I want to carry on (today - the rest of my life what / who do I want to be master of my life? what are my core values? )