3 things that make you happy:
Sleeping in
Helping Jo in her garden
melvin and doris

2 things you are looking forward to today:
quiet day
quiet evening

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
reading the Dr Doolittle books
people donating to wonderful organizations for my birthday

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Erin

Tracks

3 things that make you happy:
taking pictures of trains
going to the beach
walking in the woods

2 things you are looking forward to today:
my schweetie surviving her first week at work
going to U Village with my schweetie this evening

3 long term things you are looking forward to:
more train
more beaches
more woods

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Keith Beck (who is closing my favorite computer store after tomorrow)

Hemlock

3 things that make you happy:
new cones
new needles
new hues

2 things you are looking forward to today:
my schweetie
exploring

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
my schweetie
new opportunities

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

Memorial Day

3 things that make you proud:
flying our flag
being a veteran
America (pre- and post-bushcheney)

2 things you are looking forward to today:
sausage & beans
potato salad

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
having our country a source of pride
bushcheney on trial in The Hague

1 person you are going to appreciate:
absent friends

Archie

3 things that make you happy:
Archie
Webby
Joey

2 things you are looking forward to today:
camera play
quiet day

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
long term photography activities
long term unclutter success

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Archie

3 things that make you happy:
Schmoozer throwing his toys in the air
Schmoo running
Schmoo getting ready to pounce

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Going on a short hike with Schmoo
Watching Schmoo's reaction as he experiences something new

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
No seizures for Schmoo
Schmoo as an old, mellow, goofy dog

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Schmoo


The photo was taken by Alan yesterday with his new camera

Anniversary

3 things that make you happy:
backpacking with Levi
cycling with Levi
cuddling with Levi

2 things you are looking forward to today:
picking Levi up from work tonight
watching the new Indiana with Levi

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
another fun summer with Levi
kids with Levi

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my hubby of four years, partner for eight, Levi

3 things that make you happy:
new camera :)
my girls happily married
my wife happily married :O

2 things you are looking forward to today:
playing with new camera
seeing chris & the epileptic puppy

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
seeing the new "chicken mamma" with her chickens
success in our uncluttering projects

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Eliza & Levi - Happy Anniversary!

3 things that make you happy:
foograf
getting up early & going to the beach
taking pictures of weeds

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Jo comes back to me :)
working on projects

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
new camera - just a few more days
learning more about weeds

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

explorations

3 things that make you happy:
sidewalk flowers
my schweetie
libraries

2 things you are looking forward to today:
seeing dr s
fleeing dr s

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
jo getting through job change
photographic explorations

1 person you are going to appreciate:
dr s

3 things that make you happy:
spring mornings
trillium
ravens

2 things you are looking forward to today:
helping build tent city
quiet afternoon

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
summer dusk
fall afternoon

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Schmoozer

Old orchard

3 things that make you happy:
lichen
flower buds
walking in woods

2 things you are looking forward to today:
books
pictures

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
stonecrop
returning again & again to the old orchard in Carkeek Park

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Webster

poking about

3 things that make you happy:
turkles
tiny little plants
poking about

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Richmond Beach
lunch from taqueria truck

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
grapefruit
poking about

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Webster

Apple

3 things that make you happy:
flower buds
chocolate
family

2 things you are looking forward to today:
beach
photography

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
apple blossoms
apples

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Eliza

Small things

3 things that make you happy:
time with my schweetie
our girls
library books

2 things you are looking forward to today:
time with my schweetie
small things

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
time with my schweetie
time with our girls

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Kathryn

3 things that make you happy:
rivers
alpine lakes
ocean

2 things you are looking forward to today:
schmoo walk
quiet time

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
mountains
old growth

1 person you are going to appreciate:
fancy cat

3 things that make you happy:
turtles
beach
trees

2 things you are looking forward to today:
progress on unclutter
time with Jo

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
getting through next round of transitions
woods

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Jo

3 things that make you happy:
friendship
seeing flowers
seeing turtles

2 things you are looking forward to today:
beach
autie play

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
summer mountain outings
wading in mountain streams

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Chris

stepping

3 things that make you happy:
ditches
mud
stepping stones

2 things you are looking forward to today:
walk
tamale

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
rhubarb
phad thai

1 person you are going to appreciate:
archie