Your sunshine

I wanted to share a few recent shots from my 365 day project.   Spring has come early around here, Winter bowing out after a short stay.  I lazed around our new neighborhood last weekend soaking up the lovely sunshine.  I danced in the basketball court at the park across the street so happy to have the sun out for days at a time.  I went on runs along the waterfront, drank coffee at the little coffee shop a few blocks down the street and unpacked all our books to go in the built-in bookshelves circa 1924.  

I am giddy.  I know that I will make the most of the sunny days that come and go this spring/summer and that makes me ecstatic.  I will take hundreds of photos, I will go on long bike rides, I will ride the ferry to Vashon Island, I will have adventures with good friends, I will go swimming, I will float the river, I will go to concerts outside...and I will dance to songs like I am not a Robot over and over.

What will you do with your sunshine?

My love is no short year's sentence...

A few photos from the last 2 weeks of my 365 day self portrait project, and a poem I will hold dear to my heart for the rest of my days...

♥

'My love is no short year's sentence

It is grief lodged under the skin,

Strength pushed beyond its bounds;

The four quarters of the world,

The highest point in heaven.

It is

A heart breaking or

Battle with a ghost,

Outrunning the sky or

Courting an echo.

So is my love, my passion and my devotion

To him to whom I give them'

♥

-Author unknown

365 days update

 

 

It has been challenging but also a lot of fun working on the 365 day photo project.  Some days I get home from work, it's dark out and I don't have a lot of energy but I still force myself to do more than an arm's length snap shot of myself. 

These are my favorites from the past 2 weeks.  The top and bottom were the most fun to shoot.  The top photo was taken in Rach's beloved alley near her apartment in Seattle (after I took that shot we had light wars with her headlamps).  I actually like the graininess caused by my high ISO setting, I think it's fitting with the alley.  The bottom shot was taken in my basement while blasting Santigold on the stereo. 

My kind of book club

Such is happenstance.  I woke up Wednesday morning (day 6 of my 365 days photo challenge) and snapped the above shot.  I have always loved to read, it used to drive my sister crazy when we shared a room growing up and I refused to turn my light out so I could continue to read my Piers Anthony novels.  Though I've since moved on from the world of Xanth I continue to read regularly. 

So...I was delighted when later that day I found this post about the Slow Readers Book Club.  A book club I can join and not be rushed to finish the book!  It's also a sweet little coincidence that the first book is Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls who also wrote the Glass Castle a book my sister gave me as a gift (she loves to read now too).  For more information and how to join just click here or here.

Happy Reading!
♥Mo

365 Days

I'm a little late on putting this up, but I thought I would share my New Year's challenge with you. I've decided to try and take a self portrait every day this year, I think it's going to get really hard.  I often don't like the photos taken of me and I'm not that photogenic so it will be a challenge to find more interesting ways to capture the image.  I thought I would share a few of my first attempts, and I plan to post updates throughout the year.

Aside from this challenge, I have not dived into a list of unrealistic resolutions besides a few general ideas that wouldn't hurt (be nicer, make daily choices to stay healthy and cook my sweetpea some nice meals on a weekly basis...something I have not been good about in the past.


Here's the link to my 365 days flickr set if you want to take a peek.