Three Brant

3 things that make you happy:

• rocks awash
• waves
  
• three brant

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• cheese
• pickles
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• foograf
• fifty-six point five

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• melvin
  

3 things that make you happy:
wetlands
frogs
bats

2 things you are looking forward to today:
cuddles with fancy
walking schmoo


1 person you are going to appreciate:
rosemary

Teakettle

3 things that make you happy:

• teakettle
• having gone to family gathering
• photography
  

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• recovery from last night's family gathering
• quiet time
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• woods
• rivers
  

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• my brother
  

Weeds

3 things that make you happy:

• trees
• bricks
• lichen
  

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• reading in our back yard
• seeing family
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• tree fruit
  
• tiny tomatoes
  

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• mom
  

Water

3 things that make you happy:

• Lakes
• Streams
• Saltchuck
  

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Beach
• Railroad tracks
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Rivers
• Waterfalls
  

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Schmoo
  

Two Trees

3 things that make you happy:

• looking out our front windows at two hemlocks
• two cats
• fotografie
  

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• seeing Chris
• wandering awhile away
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• day after day of morning photography
• making progress
  

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Chris - who is dealing with her mom being hospitalized
  

Mother's Day

3 things that make you happy:

• Mom persons
• Jo & the girls
• The resurgences of Spring
• Exploring photography
  

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• Seeing my girls
• The cats settling down after they are fed
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• Summer
• More Springs
  

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• Category - Mom Persons

[The image above was taken yesterday morning at an acute angle through the wavy old glass of our front window.]

3 things that make you happy:

flowers on my porch
goldfinch
being "auntie" to a crazy dog

2 things you are looking forward to today:

having a great event at the Ed Center
nature

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

nature
recovery

1 person you are going to appreciate:

all the moms- both human and non

3 things that make you happy:

• daily early morning photography
• light bulbs?
• watching & photographing trains

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• 'autie play' [been over a month!]
• more pictures! :)
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• stereo photography
• chris succeeding with her program with the nutritionist
  

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• chris
  

Compost & new directions

3 things that make you happy:

• the concept of compost
• daily early morning photography
• family & friends
  

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• printer again after a week or three without
• jo starts a new job

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• exploring new directions in photography & life
  
• jo settling in & finding things to like at new job
  

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• jo
  

3 things that make you happy:

warm cat on a cool morning (fancy is in my lap)
trillium
varied thrush song

2 things you are looking forward to today:

walking schmoo
finding out if work has snow

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

camping in the redwoods again (July)
warmth

1 person you are going to appreciate:

Rosemary

3 things that make you happy:

• photography
• cats
• being married

2 things you are looking forward to today:

• reading
• dinner with jo
  

2 long term things you are looking forward to:

• daily photography
  
• scanning my old slides for computer use & online posting
  

1 person you are going to appreciate:

• my wife
  

Strip

3 things that make you happy:
photography
friends
family

2 things you are looking forward to today:
beach
blogging
april fools

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
photography
4-strips

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Dr S - on his birthday

Happy Birthday Alan

3 things that make you happy:
silliness
quiet moments with a friend
friendship

2 things you are looking forward to today:
getting silly emails
hamster talk

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Beach with the big guy
Day trip with the big guy

1 person you are going to appreciate:
alan

3 things that make you happy:
Sunny spring mornings with that that fresh washed feeling from the rain
my new laptop
singing

2 things you are looking forward to today:
walk with roxi
outing with schmoo

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
improved economic times
hiking mt si (on a weekday so there's no crowds)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Roxi

3 things that make you happy:
Pacific Giant Salamanders
Schmoo going a month seizure free, the 2nd month in a row
Fancy cat purring beside me right now

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Morning walk even if it's going to be wet and cold (need to get going)
Dinner with Lindy

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
More cuddles with Fancy ( stubborn old thing is going to live forever)
Hiking with Schmoo (I've been trying to build his endurance)

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Lindy

25

3 things that make you happy:
celebrating 25th wedding anniversary
my schweetie
our girls

2 things you are looking forward to today:
dinner with my schweetie
hugs

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
another 25
hugs

1 person you are going to appreciate:
my schweetie

3 things that make you happy:
schmoo resting his head against the back of the seat and staring out the rear view window as I drive
Eagles mating
misty morning

2 things you are looking forward to today:
trip to the nursery
walking schmoo

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
warm days
skiing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Schmoo- the banana obsessed

Eagle Courtship and Eliza Birthday

3 things that make you happy:
Eagles mating in the tree on my drive to work :) :) :) That was just so cool and equals 3 normal things all by itself
telling Schmoo stories
the sound of varied thrushes in the morning

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Taking schmoo for a wwalk

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
A warm summer day and sitting by the lake some place quiet
a better economy

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Eliza - she had a birthday this week and maybe on Saturday we get to go explore

I still like snow

3 things that make you happy:
Snow on the trunks of the alders reminding me of a winter wonderland post card
Schmoozer being cooperative this morning and then all happy when he was showered with praise
morning colors - dark green trees misted with white and light blue sky, everything looking fresh

2 things you are looking forward to today:
Cleaning my desk (well, maybe that should be a clean desk)
So far a quiet morning

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
skiing
healing

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Lindy