I used these kinds of effects a lot in the earlier part of the 2000's. Hmm. Do you ever wish you could have a redo of parts of your life? I guess that's probably a pretty standard issue desire. I never wanted to be "just another person" yet here I am.

Old

i used to be able to eat whatever I wanted. stay up late. sleep infrequently. daydream. Now I'm old and it seems these things got left behind. somewhere. in some corner, on some detour I shouldn't have taken. and I think my car's out of gas.

wow, is it ever dusty around here. i remember when there was lots of life in this place, this place that i frequently imagined as perfectly tangible and inhabitable. i'm honestly not sure why I let it go, it's as though one day I just gave up, gave in, and let life have it's way. so now it's like an abandoned house, set well back from the road, lonely, empty and stagnant, barely a whisper of the life it held nearly 20 years ago. it might not even be healthy to be here now, so little (no) care has been taken in its upkeep. maybe this can be my fixer upper? is it too late? can it serve a purpose to me again?

Getting old sucks. This used to be me, about a lifetime and a half ago.

Somewhere along the way I decided I couldn't have dark hair anymore and went blonde. It's not who I am. This girl didn't appreciate her youth when she had it. Maybe none of us do and that's a shame.

Huh...I'd pretty much forgotten about this blog. I've been living life, you know?

Playing with black and white

What's new

Art show last night

And wore this:

Stopping In

It does seem that the natural progression of my life has lead to basically abandoning this blog. Shame really in some ways and "who cares" in others. I've not officially ended it because I want it to be here if I suddenly feel like sharing. Thing is, that hasn't happened in a while. I never saw the point in forcing it, and if I have to set aside time to blog, then it's just not fun anymore. I suspect that most readers have long since abandoned; that's what happens when you vacate the premises out here in internet land for too, too long. So, at this point, I suppose I'm more of a squatter here, dropping in occasionally but not even necessarily making myself known. We'll continue to see what happens.

Peep Peep

I have seriously been so busy with the new ducklings and chicks, the yard, the veggie gardens, the house reno's etc. that I pretty well forgot I even had a blog. I've also got another photo show coming up next month that I'm prepping for...I'm exhausted right now. I haven't taken any very good shots of the new birds yet, but my plan is to do that this week and share. Nobody can resist little ducklings and chicks, right?

So These Are My New Ducklings

Live video by Ustream at least, these are them when I have the camera stream running.

Surprise

OK not really a surprise.  You've probably noticed I've not been posting much here.  Anyway, been super busy with our property, I'll have a few things to share with you by Monday.  Oh the excitement, try to control yourselves!

I Already Need Sun Again

Seriously, it's been just over a month, and I'm ready for somewhere warm and sandy again. This weather sucks, drastic temperature changes mean huge migraines for me, actually have a lingering one right now.

 

Wouldn't mind Florida, maybe end of summer?

Simplicity

I really crave a return to simplicity, a world where I don't know what every single person I've ever known is doing every second of every day. A world where everyone from the age of 18 months up has their face shoved into some sort of device (and the sick perfection of the "I" being a key part of the name of these devices isn't lost on me). So many of us can't write a full sentence or take the extra few seconds to use all applicable vowels. It's pathetic really.