Feeling Blurry

Back from vacation, and

feeling quite blurry.

Family obligations were the point

of the whole trip, and yet

so unsatisfying in many ways.

A very long drive with Sadie in the car.

No chance for any real conversations. 

Happy for my nephew who was married.

But when ex's are involved - my brother's, not mine! -

it makes things that much more uncomfortable.

Now I feel ready to take

a vacation

from my vacation!!

Hello, my friend.  I'm home.

A Bit Blurry

Sometimes

blurry photos

are okay.

Sometimes life feels just a little bit blurry!

Things at work haven't improved

but my attitude toward it has....

sorta.

If higher ups don't give a damn,

neither do I!

Sadie and I have been busy

doing a lot of walking now that it's

finally cooled off in the evenings.

And when she tires, I toss her in

her stroller and just keep on walking.

Doing something always feels better

than doing nothing!

House Cleansing

"Negative energy may not stay

I release it and send it on its way

Negative energy I banish thee

and is my word so mote it be."

When my mood begins to slide

toward a darker side of me, 

I like to smudge out the

negative energy in my house. 

Ever careful, I set my smudge stick

in a mug .... for safety's sake! 

I make my own smudge stick using

the sage that grows in my backyard

along with a branch of my eucalyptus

called Moon Lagoon.  

Forgetting that the darker room slows

the camera lens creates a bit of blur! 

Noize!

In 1983 Quiet Riot sings:

Cum on feel the noize

Girls rock your boys

We'll get wild, wild, wild

Wild, wild, wild !!

(Click for YouTube here...)

I'm driving home from work and a local
Classic Rock station plays this song.
And of course, I'm singing along - loudly!
(what other way to sing this song??)

And it reminded me that for my 40th
birthday in 1999 I went to a little bar
in Ohio where Quiet Riot was playing -
Lots of loud music and alcohol!
Right before they started their second
set, my girlfriend Sharon walked up
and told them it was my birthday --
lovely serenade -- and plenty of red cheeks!
I was totally embarrassed :)

They were cuuuuute in the 80s! 

There was a "meet and greet"
afterwards, we exchanged a few
words, I think I had something
autographed.... but whatever it
was -- I sure couldn't remember.
hahaha

To Dance

To dance is to reach for a word that doesn't exist,

To sing the heartsong of a thousand generations,

To feel the meaning of a moment in time.

- Beth Jones

 

a little experimenting

always goes a long way

in making me laugh

at myself.

black and white artistry

along with a few

wriggles and squiggles

fun times!

Blurred

life's been just like

this picture ....

a little blurry.

while i'm lucky

that i have both

my parents living,

my father's health

has taken a turn

with the big "C"

and i'm trying to

(I love to experiment with photos...)

come to grips

with the circle of life.

in the meantime,

i haven't forgotten

to post here.  :)