prepare yourself.
it has begun.

NTW
dun dun dun! ;)

This food-making frenzy is back.
I made pot roast again for the 6th time!

My oven is fuming black smoke.
But it didn't stop me from baking blueberry muffins!
(only slightly burned this time)

it began again.

VIII :)
Navigator Nate standing atop a hill

(In case you noticed a circular whiteness
in the middle of most of these pictures,
it was from a smudge on the lens.)

"shh, just listen to the rain"

The air smells crisp and everything feels clean.
This tranquil calmness is refreshing.
--
an itty bitty snail navigating his way across his world. inhabitants

uprooted

only one thing came to my mind when I spotted this:
Venus of Willendorf

he even makes automotive noises

one of nature's perfections

his eagle eye spotted a flicker of red.
I especially like the little water droplets
on his shiny red back.

after the 9th try, it finally focused

I think this is our most successful walk.

" so how's pascal?"

" um, I can't find him"
"what! How do you just lose a cactus?" :)

well, it's 4, and I'm not doing what I said we would do.
But I figured it'd be okay because
I just had to do this.

lahve:

if a banana toppled with
ice cream, nuts,
cherries, chocolate syrup, whip cream,
strawberries, and coconut(?) pieces
symbolizes care,
then I
banana split!

snap.

crackle.
pop.

"I took a deep breath
and listened to the old bray of my heart:
I am, I am, I am."

~Sylvia Plath

eighteen miles away.

You were a child
Crawling on your knees toward him
Making momma so proud
But your voice is too loud
We like to watch you laughing
Picking insects off of plants
No time to think of consequences..

then a few strands caught on fire.

"Tycho replied with the sad news that the Moose just died on a visit to entertain a nobleman at Landskrona. Apparently during dinner the Moose had drunk a lot of beer, fell down the stairs, and died."

Poe and grapefruit had a photoshoot today: