the weekend in a few pictures

dragon boat races on saturday and a meandering macro, overcast sunday.  then later sunday a marathon of 'pillars of the earth' series on demand with my nephew.  watching the dragon boat races was a lot of fun - it was the first time the city has held them and i enjoyed watching the teams.  next time i need a pass were i can get close to where all the boats were docked.

the pugs got a bath saturday and lizzie was hyper excited to be all clean and pretty.  this is my brother playing with her.

the wind hampered the macro morning - but i did get to explore some things that i typically don't shoot like the lichen.

it's friday and i love a list

some days we all run a bit ragged and need a bit of a breather... (just like this little guy)  i hope you have a beautiful friday and have the opportunity to catch your breath.

my favorite ways to relax:

• exploring with my camera
• sitting outside reading a good book
• reading magazines in bed
• sitting around a campfire telling stories
• driving in my car  with no particular destination
• laughing with friends or sharing a bite to eat together
• staring at the stars
• listening to the waves at the beach, and 
• though i know you're not supposed to do it - swimming alone

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today on my ipod -  sundown (gordon lightfoot), fields of gold (sting), hold my hand (hootie & the blowfish), dock of the bay (otis redding), wonderful tonight (eric clapton), barely breathing (duncan sheik), wonderland (angie aparo), wonderwall (oasis), until i fall away (gin blossoms)

magical potions

inspired by kim's recipe book today with a bit of michelle black and playing with brushes mixed in....

this may be my favorite portrait of her yet.

update

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update:  miracles of miracles, they think they were able to save my tooth and i'm sitting at home with a temporary crown.  i was in the dentist chair for about five hours today while they worked me in and did an emergency root canal on the spot.  i'm a bit sore but so far, so good.

theme class has wrapped and i'm struggling with what to take next - i need to take a photoshop class in order to get into the advanced photography class.  but...i'm wondering if i can get a pass because i'm not sure how often they offer the advanced class.  the shots you're looking at today were for my last theme "rainy day women #12 and 35"....the limitations were that we could not shoot anything with drugs or any images of bob dylan.  ms. c is always such a good sport and jumped right into doing some of the shoot in the rain.  my favorites are the 2nd and last shot.

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today on my ipod (mellow monday around here) - turpentine (brandi carlisle), hang (matchbox 20), hey there delilah (plain white t's), one (u2), solitary man (covered by chris isaak), i'm yours (jason mraz), because i told you so (jonatha brooke), close to you (far too jones), nobody knows me (lyle lovett), lover's cross (jim croce)

it's as real as it gets around here folks. an accident yesterday rendered me into something that resembles stu's fraternal twin from 'the hangover'.... so there will be an emergency dental visit tomorrow.

definitely not pretty. 

so, i have been amusing myself making new headers and watching old movies.  i did sneak down to my office today to leave some things for meetings i'm supposed to be in tomorrow.  i can join by teleconference....if i'm not in the chair.

it's just been that kind of weekend - the movie was so-so (the switch) and the food at my favorite chinese place was not so hot.  lizzie has decided that she loves pooping in my studio/den.  the weather is still hot.  but, in the grand scheme of things it could all be worse so i best make the best of it.  i have dental insurance now, jason bateman was adorable in the movie (so was the little boy), the chinese food wasn't so horrible that i didn't eat it...and the dog issue can be resolved with a bit more diligence in making sure she goes outside more often.... right?

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today on my ipod - brilliant disguise (bruce springsteen), get your sh*t together (beth hart), mercedes benz (janis joplin), a pirate looks at forty (jimmy buffet), meet virginia (train), tyrone (erika badu), easy to be hard (three dog night), who's going to ride your wild horses (u2), lean on me (bill withers)