Itchy

3 things that make you happy:
new pencils
stacking things
lining things up

2 things you are looking forward to today:
walking with Itchy
stacking blocks

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Itchy's people coming home
building better block buildings?

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Itchy

Happy 1st Birthday Schmoozer

3 things that make you happy:
Schmoo sitting in my lap (around 90lbs now, he doesn't really fit)
Schmoo out on walks, running ahead and around, happy to be out
Schmoo lying on his back soliciting attention

2 things you are looking forward to today:
getting schmoo out swimming
playing with schmoo



2 long term things you are looking forward to:
his fifth birthday
his 10 birthday

1 person you are going to appreciate:
Schmoozer the wonder pup, my big, goofy, sociable, happy, silly, epileptic pup

Schmoo's first day with me

3 things that make you happy:
wood peckers
light shining through leaves
quiet mornings

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

2 long term things you are looking forward to:
Schmoo climbing in the hammock with me
hiking

1 person you are going to appreciate:
ralph

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