you must photograph it. Indy is a black-and-white girl. There is no grey area with her. If she heard it somewhere (or THINKS she did), it is, and will forever be, gospel to her. Sometimes this is a real, honest-to-goodness challenge. So seeing this word, painted on an old peely vintage, scooby-do era van, which is also my most favorite of colors, was like the heavens opening up and the angels humming..."look, we have created this tableau just for YOU, Tonya, and surely you must photograph your children against it...", and thus, I did. I found AMAZING color in Idaho! Check the rest of my "Challis, ID" gallery on Flickr. The green, SO green, the decay, SO decayed. Ripe, verdant, lush, overgrown, decadent and yet, so natural.
No matter how good traveling feels, coming home feels just as good. Four states in 9 days. Fishing, exploring, antiquing, photographing, mothering (more on that later), visiting, driving, more driving, eating and a full day of yet more volleyballing (2nd place!) - PHEW! Will post more vaca pics as I go through editing them.
Leave again on Saturday for Reno for a full week of volleyball. Last event of the season and should be a good one.
Oh, and I turned the big -four-oh (more like four-uh-oh).
LOL, you can't visit Idaho, without someone inevitably saying "Idaho? No, You-da-ho..." yuck, yuck, yuck. Anywho, I am in Idaho visiting family so will be MIA for a bit and have already been so for a couple days. I have captured some AMAZING photographs, if I do say so myself, so will have lots to share when I get back. Everyone have a fantastic week!
For the Effer Dare No. 68, "You in the raw" (take a self portrait- with no make-up and your hair not did). I even took my pic on Monday morning, which is my least favorite day if the week. I hate Mondays with a passion reserved for all things bad and evil.
From Wendy Smedley to Lain Ehmann to me:
Yourself: cold
Your Partner: on the laptop and telling the dog to lay down
Your Hair: unwashed, windblown and in pigtails. lovely.
Your Mother: anxious to see us later this week
Your Father: anxious to take us fishing
Your Favorite Item: the trifecta of my camera, Photoshop and computer
Your Dream Last Night: that I removed one earring. Which apparently I did as I'm only wearing one.
Your Favorite Drink: today it is a large pop with all ice to the top and whatever pepsi will fit
Your Dream Car: starts itself on cold, winter mornings
Dream Home: clean and uncluttered
The Room You Are In: family room
Your Fear: that my house will never be clean or uncluttered
Where You Want to be in Ten Years: in a clean and uncluttered house
Who You Hung Out With Last Night: a sick Shade on the couch and DJ in the recliner
You're Not: looking forward to going back to the real world (work) after my sick leave is over
One of Your Wish List Items: a 10-20mm wideangle lens
The Last Thing You Did: Watched Carsey's soccer jamboree
You Are Wearing: jeans and a black T
Your Favorite Weather: is in San Diego (75-80)
Your Favorite Book: no favorite, but I've read The Mummy, by Anne Rice, more than anything else
Last Thing You Ate: 2 polish sausage dogs
Your Life: would be vastly enhanced if I were in better shape
Your Mood: good as always
Your Best Friend: is myself
What Are You Thinking About Right Now: going to Quik-mart to get a large ice with pepsi
Your Car: gets no complaints from me. gets me where I need to go. a 2000 Ford Explorer.
What Are You Doing At The Moment: rubbing my hands together because as usual, DJ has the A/C on too high and it's pointed right at me.
Relationship Status: good but edgy. we have a lot of changes going on right now which can make us both short.