Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 end

3 things that make you happy:
  • The sound of drips and drops on a misty morning
  • chickadees in winter
  • Bobcats
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • Finally finishing this post
  • Getting the F out of here
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • Seeing a bobcat
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Neil (retroactively)

whether

3 things that make you happy:
  • cats
  • weather
  • beach
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • therp
  • cheeseburger
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • weather
  • therp
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • mineko

Monday, December 30, 2013

Naked Cora

3 things that make you happy:
  • Naked Cora
  • My new morning routine
  • wolverines
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • Harassing Steve
  • Hugging Cora
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • Getting Cora on more walks
  • Having Cora meet more people
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Cora

seediness

3 things that make you happy:
  • seeds
  • wolverines
  • goofiness
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • groceries
  • wobblies
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • groundhog day
  • valentine day
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • kathryn

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Drawing and Singing

3 things that make you happy:
  • Having a Sunday off
  • Art supplies
  • Singing
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • Singing
  • Scrounging through Katie's house for art supplies
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • Figuring out color in drawing
  • Getting back into a choir
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Katie

ice age floods

3 things that make you happy:
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • walk
  • cats
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • lower crab creek
  • frenchman coulee 
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Bruce Bjornstad

Saturday, December 28, 2013

moods & meanders

3 things that make you happy:
  • peripatetic perspicacious parsimony 
  • peregrine falcons 
  • partial permanence 
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • impartial impermanence 
  • impulsive impishness 
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • shady sunday siestas
  • simple strolls
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • my sweetheart

fezz and drawing

3 things that make you happy:
  • car talk
  • fezz in my lap
  • bobcats
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • drawing
  • being mellow
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • more cuddles with fezz
  • more drawing
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • fezz

Friday, December 27, 2013

900 mountains

3 things that make you happy:
  • 900 posts
  • nbh drawing
  • cat foolishness
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • libraries
  • beach
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • goofy-but-sincere
  • mountain hikes
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • nbh

Thursday, December 26, 2013

mud

3 things that make you happy:
  • gravel
  • mud
  • spiderwebs
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • quiet
  • reading
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • large rocks
  • small friends
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • cah

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

trees

3 things that make you happy:
  • lichen on trees
  • ferns growing on trees
  • bird nests in trees
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • walking among trees
  • photographing trees
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • spring growth on trees
  • being among alpine trees
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • johnny appleseed

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

eve

3 things that make you happy:
  • stars
  • quiet
  • peace
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • family
  • friends
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • family
  • friends
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • santa claus

Monday, December 23, 2013

Drawing and Reading

3 things that make you happy:
  • My penguin
  • Good books
  • The bird I drew
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • Drawing
  • Reading
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • Learning more about drawing
  • Reading more good books
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Mary

lights & dark

3 things that make you happy:
  • curry with chinese sausage & carrots & brussels sprouts 
  • chocolate
  • lights & dark
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • photography books
  • beach
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • spring
  • returning to the missoula floods areas
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • jo

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Bubble wrap and such

3 things that make you happy:
  • Cora attacking bubble wrap
  • The hamsters attacking bubble wrap
  • My penguin
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • Talking with Anna
  • Getting some tasks done
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • Longish walks with floyd
  • Painting
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Anna

CPAs

3 things that make you happy:
  • curry
  • chinese sausage
  • cranberries
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • paris
  • pastimes
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • august
  • arithmetic
1+ persons you are going to appreciate:
  • Sutherlands

Saturday, December 21, 2013

perpetual damp

3 things that make you happy:
  • chrimmus lights reflecting in rain
  • imaginary hamsters
  • decorated paper
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • wet streets
  • cloudy skies
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • dusty roads
  • cloudless skies
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • melvin

Friday, December 20, 2013

snow

3 things that make you happy:
  • snow
  • ice cream
  • fudgesicles
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • snow
  • not driving
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • no snow
  • driving
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • frosty

Thursday, December 19, 2013

shifty pickles

3 things that make you happy:
  • android
  • reading
  • photography
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • libraries
  • curiosity
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • cameras
  • jello
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • jan

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

seldom

3 things that make you happy:
  • dark
  • light
  • shadows
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • wander
  • cheese
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • snow
  • sun
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • eliza

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

fogness

3 things that make you happy:
  • fog
  • photography at night
  • foolishness
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • therp
  • library
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • photography
  • fog
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • mineko

Monday, December 16, 2013

Drawing Laughing Rattlesnake Ledge

3 things that make you happy:
  • The many moods of Rattlesnake Ledge
  • Finding my artistic side
  • laughter
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • laughing
  • drawing
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Gretchen

rip

3 things that make you happy:
  • remembering friends
  • walking on the beach
  • watching trains go by
2 things you are looking forward to today:
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • honoring others
  • walking on the beach
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • karen eileen jensen (smith) - 1/27/1950-12/7/2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

ephemerata

3 things that make you happy:
  • colors
  • patterns
  • textures
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • photography
  • nap
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • basalt
  • water
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • jo

Friday, December 13, 2013

sounds & rhythms

3 things that make you happy:
  • empennage 
  • integument
  • onomatopoeia 
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • ordinary impulses
  • ordinary restraint
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • extraordinary impulses
  • extraordinary restraint
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • archie

Thursday, December 12, 2013

episodic cranberries

3 things that make you happy:
  • marmalade
  • cranberries
  • pickled herring
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • episodic disengagement
  • pictures
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • eclectic interests
  • episodic reengagement
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • eliza

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

repetitive

3 things that make you happy:
  • SSDI received
  • breakfast
  • cats
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • photography
  • android play
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • repetitive photography
  • repetitive android play 
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • jo

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

shrimp pie

3 things that make you happy:
  • shrimp
  • photography
  • good lab results
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • therp
  • cheeseburger
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • rain
  • pie
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • mineko

Monday, December 09, 2013

Sun and Snow

3 things that make you happy:
  • Christmas lights reflect on the snow so that everything glows
  • Walking while it snows and watching the world transform
  • Mellow walks with Floyd
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • A warm, long bath
  • Getting my desk cleaned off
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • Sitting and watching light bounce off the water as sunshine warms my skin
  • Cora mellowing out a bit
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Mary

nose

3 things that make you happy:
  • blake
  • bacon
  • breakfast
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • libraries
  • licorice
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • ordinary weather
  • orange-cranberry treats
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • webster

Sunday, December 08, 2013

3 things that make you happy:
  • Good coffee in the morning
  • warm fire
  • warm bath
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • Talking with Anna
  • Hot pad on my neck
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • Warmth
  • Rain
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Anna

miscellaneous pork

3 things that make you happy:
  • family
  • bacon, sausage, ham, miscellaneous pork
  • breakfast
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • family breakfast at kathryn & andy's
  • photography
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • not so flicking cold
  • chrimmus
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • kathryn

Saturday, December 07, 2013

android tamales

3 things that make you happy:
  • chocolate
  • cats
  • tamales
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • photography books
  • android tablet
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • photography
  • music
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • linda ronstadt

Thursday, December 05, 2013

3 things that make you happy:
  • silliness with friends
  • silliness with animals
  • silliness in stories
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • silliness
  • stories
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Karla

pizza

3 things that make you happy:
  • photography
  • shadows
  • stars
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • richmond beach
  • pizza
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • photography
  • cameras
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • abner

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

3 things that make you happy:
  • photography
  • ice making leaves all shiny and beautiful
  • rattlesnake mountain bright and white against the blue sky
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • seeing rosemary 
  • actually posting this instead of leaving it open all day
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • rosemary

red

3 things that make you happy:
  • a warm cat in my lap on a cold morning
  • pictures from the past
  • gingerbread
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • doctor appt
  • after dr appt
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • green
  • white
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • dr harris

Tuesday, December 03, 2013

3 things that make you happy:
  • Cora being silly
  • snow making everything look soft
  • floyd catching snowballs
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • no obligations after work
  • playing in the snow
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • silliness from cora
  • cuddles from floyd
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • floyd

jigsaw

3 things that make you happy:
  • pictures
  • jigsaw puzzles
  • trains
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • doing more jigsaw puzzles from my own pictures of trains
  • android tablet time
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • ice
  • snow
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • eliza

Monday, December 02, 2013

3 things that make you happy:
  • Looking at Rattlesnake Lake
  • Snow
  • Happy visitors to the Ed Center
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • Posting to the Ed Center's Facebook page
  • Talking to the crew
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • Camping with Nae&co again
  • Skiing
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • Steve

ginger

3 things that make you happy:
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • trader joe's
  • ballard
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • entropy
  • socks
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • bob

Sunday, December 01, 2013

rain

3 things that make you happy:
2 things you are looking forward to today:
  • rain
  • more rain
2 long term things you are looking forward to:
  • more rain
  • wet snow
1 person you are going to appreciate:
  • cora