theres been a few thing on my mind lately...

Considering how bad I've been at keeping them, I really didn't want to make any resolutions this year. Not because I think I'm perfect or anything, it's just that I have too many things going on in my life that need improvement.

Way back in 2011, I set these goals for the year, and none of them were attained. The storage room is piled higher than ever with useless crap, taking daily photos barely made it to November, and worst of all, I nearly stopped reading blogs completely.
 (Damn you, Facebook!)

 After seeing this cartoon, though, I thought I should read more of my favorite blogs and try to steer clear of the evil monster whose name starts with an "F" and ends with a "K".

So don't be too surprised if I stop by your blog and wave every now and then. Or not.
See you around the blogosphere,
~Petunia
P.S. Check out the link to the resurrected Daily Photo up top!

parallels

Existing simultaneously, 

separately,

 alongside,

yet not touching:

parallel.

Yeah, I know: my poetry sucks. It's only a crow and a squirrel doing a high wire act. 

Click here to see this week's other submissions to Thematic Photographic, and feel free to leave a link to your own Parallels in the comments!

I've loved horses since I was a little girl.

  They're such wise, gentle giants.

I'm pretty sure they can see into my soul.

possible pitch for a japanese sci fi flick...

Setting: A serene, sleepy little snow covered village somewhere on a shelf in my dining room in the NorthWest.

Picture a schoolhouse, a  country church, and teeny tiny villagers making their way to Midnight mass through fleecy white snowdrifts...

All is calm, all is bright.

 The magical white snow glows as if lit from below by tiny Christmas lights...

Suddenly, the villagers look up, pointing toward the mountains on the outskirts of town.

They run, screaming for their lives...

Santa-zilla is coming! 

You'd better watch out.

wordless wednesday no. 25

daily photo {no. 13}

This tree is definitely fairy habitat!

daily photo {no. 12}

Thematic Photographic: Wet 

daily photo {no. 11} 1.11.11

January noon.

daily photo {no. 10}

I never get tired of this mountain view.

watch your step

I think

the universe

 may have been  

trying to tell me something

today...

I'm pretty sure it wasn't "Look up".

daily photo {no. 8)

Sunset.  4:32 pm. 

thematic photographic: wet

daily photo {no. 7}

January afternoons in Oregon are generally dark, cold, and wet.  It's sometimes a challenge for me to remain upbeat in the winter. When I arrive at work in the early morning dark, work all day in a windowless photo studio  and then drive home in the gathering gloom, I often don't see the sun for days.  When I get home I want to turn on every lamp in the house and light a hundred candles in an attempt to banish the darkness...which may or may not improve my mood, but I'm sure it makes the power company very happy.

Every Wednesday evening,  Carmi over at the blog Written Inc. posts a photographic theme, and invites everyone to join in. This week's theme is "wet". Hop on over to Thematic Photographic and check it out!

daily photo {no. 6}

Another beautiful old weathered door.
Taken this afternoon in Northwest Portland. The weather was dreary and foggy and wet, but this door was a vibrant spot of color in the otherwise drab landscape.

and visions of sugarplums are still dancing in her head...

the daily photo {no. 5}

Yes, my Christmas tree is still up.  

And I'm enjoying my last day off of the holidays...still in my pajamas at 4:30 in the afternoon. 

daily photo {no. 4}

I have a thing for doors and doorknobs. In more than a few places we've lived, the front door has been what sealed the deal for me. It's weird, I know. Doors, old ones in particular, can have such character. They speak volumes about old houses and the people who have inhabited them.  This door is the entrance to our teeny tiny downstairs bathroom. It's made from old growth Douglas fir, and it had been covered with many, many layers of paint until it was lovingly stripped down to it's beautiful clear grain by a friend and his dad who really appreciate the beauty of old wood.

I had originally intended to paint it, but I've since decided I love its honest, worn quality and all the scars.
I hope I look this good when I'm 101.

daily photo {no. 3}

(click on photo to see a large version)

Today was full cold sunshine topped off by an amazing blue sky...but down here on the ground, the garden looked pretty bleak.

It's a good thing my mood matched the sky and not the roses!

daily photo {no. 2}

daily photo {no. 1}