At the shoreline

Middle cove of Cape Arago | December 2008

late eighties classic

I need to get back to my roots and back to the shoreline...

ami <3

Here are some pictures of my kitty. We found out she had leukemia which caused her to have kidney failure... She's better now, but we'll miss her regality and drooly moments. She was the queen cat of the household always perched up on the couch, a chair or in the windowsill. She also had the most lovely fluffy coat of fur. She also had a way with giving the best cat forehead hugs.

These are the most recent pictures my mom took of her in December. We were moving the furniture around and picked up the couch with her on it. She just gripped tight and went for the ride...

Last spring break (packing/moving/packing/moving) on one of her favorite spots: my bed.

Summer time was dirt time.

Fluffy!!

More in the backyard garden

She had really pretty markings in a lighter almond shade, but they were mostly covered up in the spring and summer from sleeping in the flower beds.

Thanksgiving... the holidays meant a lot of sleeping and a warm house. She had special spots that would trap heat from the vents and turn into a little sauna. She would come out from under the table or where ever with a super fluffed out static coat of fur looking thoroughly pleased.

My mom and I planted her in a pretty perennial garden last week. We are going to find a fluffly flowering something, probably a rhodie, for her. I'll post more pictures when I find them.

December snow

These were all taken in December on Eastwoods nature trail when we had a light Friday snow and oddly enough, some sun.

dog cat

Meet Buddy. He enjoys: following me around, eye patches, snacks, various bags and boxes, my laundry basket and sleeping on his back...

Humbug in December

hiking humbug mountain in december was beautiful. who knew?? and i creeped on marissa and kenta quite a bit in these photos. kenta is leaving for japan very soon as well... its a sad situation.

lichen!!

the unidentified trees due to our lack of pojar and mackinnon

at the top, looking south

when i discovered the widescreen format

typical touristas- we love self portraits and self timersintensity

no big deal

more from the top

creepin'

i love the spindly trees

natural framing

"check out those internal waves"- my dads favorite surf spots near port orford, or.

down the road at arizona beach

love it. i think i would paint my whole house in these colors if i had a house to paint

marissa with humbug in the distance

this is the 50th picture i've taken like this, except on a sunny day this time

inspecting the native/non-native dune grasses

oimb you will be missed...

cottage life

For those of you who did not get the chance to visit this last term here are some tid bits of cottage #2. Before this I lived in a tinnie tiny dorm room with walls that did not reach the ceiling. In other words, I lived in a cubicle with 16 other people's cubicles. That's another story for another day...

cottage #2: second one from the left

my room...

Charleston sunrise

Cocktail parties every week with a classy dress up party for my birthday
22!!
Kenta is the king of uno... Sara & I are the queens of G&Ts

5 minute walk...

"heey brother"