the process of discovering...

I have been working on a 365 project with some friends over on flickr.  We started on January 1st and plan to go on with it until December 31st.  

It's been really a strange trip for me.  Both enlightening and nervewracking at the same time.  I made it a personal challenge to be creative every day.  And by creative I mean to challenge myself to make it interesting to the viewer as well as to myself.  (In other words, no snapshots)  

I've faultered on this a few times already, and I've found that my personal creativity needs booster shots on a regular basis to continue this.  (I went the whole week without shooting one because I literally had no ideas.)  It's made me really realize that there has to be a trigger of some kind in my brain that sets the wheels in motion.

So a new challenge?  To find that trigger.

Happy Thursday everyone!  Thanks for taking the time to visit...it's nice to see the numbers going up.  I promise to do my best to keep it interesting!

the new frontier...

I am constantly trying to keep up with the technological world.  I think I'm almost there and they change all the rules.  It's scary and exciting all at the same time.  At some point, someone in the world convinced me that I had to have a web presence.

So I do.  Sort of.  I have one that goes in and out of updatedness.  I'm in an 'in' stage right now.  I'm working on this, and the website, I'm actually twittering for 2 weeks to give it a real try, and I'm reading everything I can on marketing on the web.  (which is FULL of contradictions might I add?)

Anyway, you guys are checking this out, which I appreciate more than you know.  You don't have to comment, but I'd love it if you'd just give me a bit of feedback on how things are going.  And leave a link so I can come say hello!  :)

Anyway, it's Friday...Yay!  I have a ton of work to do, so I'll leave you to your day.  I hope it's amazing!

looking up...

I'm a cloud watcher.  Well, maybe more a sky watcher.  

I'm not sure if it was the thing with the birds (I'm a bit bird obsessed) or being so tall (I always looked down while I was walking, for years...because I was so much taller than everyone I guess...) and trying to stand up straighter, or just dreaming of what's out there, but I'm always looking up into the sky.   (Which can make for some clumsy steps while jogging, let me tell you!) 

Point being, you'll probably see this blog speckled with cloud shots now and again.  Sometimes I just can't help myself, they are like taking bits of a dream and splattering them across the world.

I hope you're having a spectacular weekend...It's windy and brisk here, but the sun is out and the green is as green as I've ever seen it.

Life is good....

rainy days and mondays....

I'm so very, very behind today.  The funny thing is, I really don't have any reason for it!

So today, it's really just art.  A shot of the beautiful little Calla Lilies I got yesterday from my wonderful son...

I wish you all a wonderful Monday and a fantastic week!

the wonder of it all....

This is from one of the two dogwood bushes I have that are ready to burst into bloom.  There were two times that I thought they were gone.  They died back to nothing...I moved them, they struggled and looked horrible.  Then last year they came back with avengence.

I'm kind of using them for a metaphore for life these days.  I mean if they can come back from death I can come back from anything..

right?

Happy Friday!!