January 4, 2003
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Xanga’s changed. I’m trying to decide whether to just adjust or to tweek. Whatever turns out to be easiest… I’ll adapt.
Xanga has kicked my butt, metaphorically speaking, in terms of frustration in the last 24 hours. Comments have been vanishing… am I blocked? Maybe on some of them, but surely not on some of the others, my buddies, my readers who comment here a lot.
Then, suddenly, Xanga is gone and since I can’t read and comment, I turn to other occupations and Doug slips in at the keyboard.
You’d think that I’d had enough punishment. Why am I back here at the keyboard yet again, having chased Doug into the kitchen? I’ll chain him to the sink. It may not get the dishes done, but it will get me some computer time.
ADHD in mother and son is a bitch. But we’re a good match for each other. He keeps me agitated, no stagnation here. When I can spare the attention to see to it, I keep him on task… I keep putting him back on task… just as soon as I get myself back on task.
It has been snowing since yesterday evening, flurries, no great accumulation, but beautiful on the trees and covering the dirt and debris accumulated since the last snow. It was uniformly gray all day until sundown, when it got peachy pink out there. I ran out to catch the light and got a few self-portraits as well.
As I’ve been writing this, the pics have been going from camera to hard drive. I saw from the thumbnails that I missed most of my mug with one of those self shots. A couple of the others are pretty funny, too. I’m still mugging for the camera after all these years, even when it’s in my own hand… or especially when….
I ran back in when a big clump of snow fell on me, going down my shirt and behind my glasses. Doug pointed out, a little after that, that the light had gone purple. It was, and beautiful, but I’d reclaimed my seat here and wasn’t going out to capture it.
None of these images has been cropped or modified. These are full-frame shots, natural light. Not bad. I deleted the really scary ones of me.
Comments (25)
Not finding any great improvements on my end…but then I have so few graphics to deal with
Susu….these photos are wonderful and I just love the one of you grinning at the camera. Made me smile right back at you. The snow there is so lovely, different somehow from what falls here.
You are talented as a photographer.
Very good pics! I saw a scary pic the other day, right when I was getting up. Then I realized that I got up on the other side of the bed and was looking in the mirror!
Absolutely Awesome pictures! You live in a wonderland! I am a snowbabie, I love it!
I thought that was a great picture of you too! You look so sweet! It made me feel like you were right here with me, looking at me as you were talking, I liked that!
Thank you for sharing!
God bless you……Atoka
Those pics are glorious – make me miss Minnesota. Here in Indie we get the wussiest excuse for winter. It’s too cold to claim that it isn’t winter at all, but not cold enough for winter sports. Yuck!
Nice site u got here…. =)
Great pictures! I just dumped some snow on my pop… ah, winter…
Susu….. great pics again!!!!! Changes ??? hehehehe… I think I missed the problems… knock on wood!!! lol… hugs… Rose
cool pics!!!!! I didn’t realize anything was different until I read it on someone else’s blog! That tells ya how much I pay attention to stuff! Hope you are having a great evening!
Nice pictures. Gave me chills looking at the snow
I adore snow, it’s wonderful.
Normally I do look within. But it’s all new to me, I’ve never felt so out of control of my own feelings. A cluster of problems are all colliding at the same time, and the best I can do is deal with them, one by one. My mind is too confused right now, all my thoughts are incoherent, even to me.
But thank you for the advice.
By the way, about your previous comment, Our Lady Peace is a great band. I can’t think of anybody who wouldn’t like them, I highly suggest downloading a few of their songs =)
Beautiful pictures. I especially like the fourth one. Not sure why but something pulled me to it.
I like the 3rd one. It’s as if I am peeping from behind something.
What a face, you’ve got. Egads! Look what’s behind your eyes.
::waves at Kathy:: hi hi hi!!!!
i swear we’re drying up here…no snow…no rain…just fun w/allergies and dust.
adhd, eh? sounds oh, so familiar…i was just thinking about that before i read this. how i cannot sit and just sit…
so, mother nature’s covering up her gray, hm?
love the pics…love looking at the snow. <–emphasis on the word ‘looking’.
happy sunday, Kath. off to read your daughter’s site now.
Your picture isn’t scary at all; you look very sweet. So did Doug put up a fight when you tried to chain him to the sink?
If I started hiking now, I could be there by….
Oh. That long?
Nevermind.
I’ll just have to close my eyes and send my consciousness out instead. Looks gorgeous!
Brrrrr … I said I said … Brrrrrrrr …
(off to visit Angie now)
Those pictures are gorgeous, SuSu.
Good shots!! I feel cold looking at them.
Seems like you are a patient person.
Tweek..definitely tweek. Anything customizable keeps me occupied for hours. Awesome pictures, too. I love looking at snow on tree branches and stuff like that, but all it ever does here is rain. Congrats on finding your daughter. I can’t even imagine what something like that must feel like.
thanks for the happy birthday
Take care & God bless
Shannon
How did u come across my site? I saw u commented
I love the pics! My sister-in-law and her husband left Alaska a few weeks ago to visit relatives, and eventually us. I think they’re feeling the cold and dark, and needed to get into the lower 48 before they went bonkers. *chuckle*Anyhow, I really like the pic of you- as it was said before, it made me grin right back.Take care, and keep warm, my friend! *HUGS*& Love~Z
WOW! What a place and what a tough nut you must be; I love you pics et al. Thank you for sharing a piece of this beautiful world of yours. A modern-day pioneer! CactusLil’