Vacations

I have about a million pictures on flickr. Here are several:

We got marriaged.

First picture by me, of balloons Jill brought from San Francisco.  Second picture by David, from his flickr.

Picture (or video?) I didn't take: City Hall East

Officer taking down the flags for the night.

Pictures I didn't take: I-20 Westbound

I meant to post this a little more than a week ago but forgot.  I took the notes on a receipt while I was driving (dangerous!)--but that's just a testament to how much I love you and wanted to share these images with you.

• 18 wheeler pulled over by SUV trooper.  A chow's head looks out the 18 wheeler's driver side window.
• Carnival caravan stopped on the side of the road, changing a tire.
• Talladega porta-potties corralled around a trailer.

Soundtrack provided by Alabama 100.7 FM

here it is

As requested...

today i saw

Today on my lunch break I saw a dead hummingbird.  It was very green and it's wings and beak were open.  It was larger than I expected a hummingbird to be.  I took some pictures with our work camera but they all came out too blurry.

cooking

The other day I made a ratatouille based on a Smitten Kitchen recipe. It was really delicious and beautiful and a great way to use up some of our CSA veggies.

I also recently cooked some hypercolor beans. Here they are before being cooked:

And after:

The Dragon*Cons

We went to the Dragon*Cons (just the world's largest fantasy/SF convention, that's all) Friday night:

this is mostly for me, but also for you.

Miranda July, Interview Magazine.

Coloring Book

I don't usually post about things that I've bought but today I got a Charlie Harper Coloring Book and I am so excited about it that I just wanted to tell everyone.  I'm going to use some of the pictures as embroidery/needlepoint patterns.