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do u haiku

still haiku-ing.  play along here.  everyone has been submitting such beautiful words and images.  stop by and check it out sometime. 

okay, off to buy pie. 

see you later!  *

the isis

nikon d700 + lensbaby

aspen is beautiful and lush and hot and filled with wildflowers.  we are soaking in the great outdoors.  today i found a noodle house that serves pho!  one of my favorite meals.  i am going back tomorrow for more, but first we plan to hit the farmer's market for some homemade pie and then make a trip to basalt for some sight seeing, lunch and a little thrift shopping. 

next week my photography class with susannah conway begins.  i am so excited.  have you read the description of the class?  it sounds amazing. 

what are you up to this summer?  i hope very good things!

take care *

happy bench monday

 

 

 

aspen:  nikon d700 + lensbaby.

bottom photo submitted for bench monday.

 

aspen mountain

 

 

 

 

 

 

taken earlier on our hike, while the sun was still out.  two thirds of the way up, the weather changed dramatically and we had to climb the last third of the mountain in the dumping rain and hail!  very exciting.  luckily there was hot chocolate to be had at the top beside a roaring fire.

take care *

manipulated fabric sculpture

just a peek at a final project i put together for a week long collage and assemblage class taught by shinique smith at anderson ranch.

the sculpture is made of crocheted fabric scraps, bits of wire and plastic, discarded toys, clothes and other things.  painted and hung.  fun.

since i first began spinning yarn, i've really longed to delve into the world of using up discarded items and fabric scraps to make something else (much like pluckyfluff does with her art yarn).  this project was a lot of fun and got me going in that direction.  i plan to continue building on these ideas in the fall and, of course, to start spinning yarn again, some of which will be heading into my etsy shop.

tomorow i hike aspen mountain with chris and then head into town with the kids for a small-town parade and fourth of july celebration.

hope you are all having a wonderful and productive summer and wishing you a festive and relaxing fourth of july!

take care *

bench monday

i literally almost forgot to post this for bench monday like i said i would probably do.  jeesh. 

but...  i remembered.

last minute things

 

 

just a quick post before i finish packing. 

a couple more shots from our bench monday photoshoot last week.  i still have more, but i'm going to post them tomorrow, when i decide which one to post (and if i can even remember to post them! - we're traveling to aspen today and we all have camp and classes and things tomorrow.  very busy). 

hopefully they'll accept it into the group, seeing as how the photos weren't shot on a monday, i don't think.  i can't remember.  so many things going on. 

the kids had a lot of fun with this shoot.  they kept switching outfits and grabbing props and really getting into it.  it was fun.  now i'm signed up for the unravelling online photography course, which starts either this week or the following, and i have no idea what i'm in for, but i hope it will include more photos of my kids, because we had a loads of fun with this.

on another note, the kids and i watched despereaux yestereday on "on demand".  have you seen it?  wonderful.  we read the book first, but i think they did a marvelous job at adapting the movie.  animation, story and all.

be well everyone and remember to breathe.

self portrait tuesday

 
play along here.

have a lovely night.

cello camp is not for sissies

dorm rooms.

cafeteria food.

bathroom's down the hall.

three classes and two concerts a day.

that kind of thing.

loving every second.

still playing with haiku here.  i realized i had the 5-7-5 thing all wrong.  it's not words it's syllables.  geesh.  now i got it. 

take care.

happy father's day

 

 

have a beautiful sunday everybody. 

i am off to cello camp for a week.  wish me luck.   i'm bringing my computer with me, so i will definitely be checking in.  but mostly, i will be playing cello.

take care.