Happy Birthday to me

I found these in my sister's things this week.

I believe she bought them as presents for me,

and they have been received right on time.

Bill's Eye

Bill's Eye
Originally uploaded by WebSphinx.

Bill's Eye. A Bull's-Eye in my heart.

He Who Shall Be King

Bill

wishes

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess .

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person,

an hour to appreciate them,

a day to love them,

but an entire life to forget them.

Rest for the Weary

Rest for the Weary
Originally uploaded by WebSphinx.

Too cold to rest here in winter, though.

Arrrrrrhhhhhhggggg

Can't get Blogger to upload a pic today. And I'm so far behind in my posts.

Oh, well.

Incognito

2006 Etc 028cd
Originally uploaded by WebSphinx.

I don't even recognise myself anymore

New Year's Morning

New Year's 2008 020
Originally uploaded by WebSphinx.

Mild and beautiful. I was on my way to the 5k, but I had to stop for this photo.

Happy Holidays from Baltimore!

Just another holiday on 34th Street!

NEW CAMERA: Night Scene experiment

FAILURE

In memorial: Bill Strauss

http://williamstrauss.com/

Bill Strauss, co-founder of the Capitol Steps, dating back to when he was chief counsel of the Senate subcommittee that put on the first show, passed away this morning.



He was co-author of six books about American generations, playwright of two musicals (MaKiddo, Stopscandal.com), co-founder of the Cappies high school critics and awards program, and dad to four great kids.



http://www.capsteps.com/about/

Dan by the Dawn's Early Light

Dan by the Dawn's Early Light
Originally uploaded by WebSphinx.

Dan is absolutely one of the most dedicated of all Baltimore's race volunteers. It's a rare event when he doesn't give his services - and that usually only happens when he's already volunteering at another event that same day!

Celtic Solstice 2007

SOLSTICE RITES!

The Druids were running

in the Hills of Baltimore!

Found!

My sister Suzy used to be an artist's model, but I couldn't find the sculptor's name who had used her to pose as "Eve".

Well, on Monday, my husband and I went up to New Jersey to deal with Suzy's things that had been placed in storage, and with piles of old letters and bills, and paperwork, I found a postcard from the sculptor's studio, with the sculptor's note (& his name spelled correctly!) on it.

http://www.shachambronze.com/index.html

"When I am at my best, I would like to believe that the public can feel my artwork reaching to the depths of their souls, as it comes from mine."

- Michael Shacham

This was my sister, in a different time of her life, before the cancer.

Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell RUN

Selected pics

Sunrise in CB.

And my surprise from Jo in To.

penguins, penguins everywhere...

They changed something somewhere along the way. Not allowed to view this photo anymore from this link. I'll delete the entire post as soon as I figure out HOW.
penguins, penguins everywhere...
Originally uploaded by goofball12.
There are so many wonderful photographers on Flickr.
I am in AWE.

December Dawn

Suzy's flight

Suzy's flight
Originally uploaded by WebSphinx.

I miss you, Suzy.
I miss you so much.

NCR Trail Marathon

No, I did NOT run it.

My current LONG, SLOW distance is 8k/5-miles.

But I borrowed my husband's camera & took photos. (I have had 2 camera melt-downs this year. I am currently the owner of NO working cameras. It is KILLING me.)

This is a terrific event,

and Baltimore Road Runners is a great running club!

When you're getting ready to launch into space, you're sitting on a big explosion waiting to happen.

Sally Ride

Thanksgiving Dawn

I arrived at Camp Letts at dawn. 

What a beautiful Thanksgiving morning for their Turkey Chase 10k!

trees of autumn

trees of autumn
Originally uploaded by Chesapeake Bay Running Club

Using an unfamiliar camera...
maybe I'll get the hang of it.

For now...I guess I'll just have to play "artsy"

Bill is suspicious...

He thinks this "photo shoot" is leading up to trimming his toenails or taking him to the vet.

ACTUALLY,

I'm just trying to show off my new hand-made shawl from Carlene,

and my new Locks-of-Love haircut.

And to show off BILL himself, at the same time, of course.

Bill is suspicious...

He thinks this photo shoot is a tricky way of trimming his toenails or taking him to the vet

Some Turkey got an award

Some Turkey got an award
Originally uploaded by Chesapeake Bay Running Club

Yup.
And that turkey was ME!

Step-Granny holds her first newborn

Step-Granny holds her first newborn
Originally uploaded by WebSphinx.

Wee Widdle Wyatt

Early Arrival

Early Arrival
Originally uploaded by WebSphinx.

A teeny tiny new person is now in the world.
Or is he a hobbit? An elf? A changeling?
Or simply...
a miracle.

grow

To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it."

- Kurt Vonnegut

broken wing

we are each of us angels

with only one wing

and we can only fly embracing each other

- Liciano De Crescenzo

Suzy has come home

at last

my heart is so full

sadness and wonder

The Gather for my Sister

First comes love, then comes...

the baby carriage...

no, then comes Marriage

no...then comes the baby shower...
THEN comes Marriage...
THEN COMES the baby carriage ---
no, that came during the baby shower...
Well, anyway, TESS got MARRIED! :-)