little days out

This weekend I had a REAL weekend as in Friday was my real Friday and Saturday/Sunday were real, too. I didn't even know what to do with myself! 

 

Kitteh in the grass

 

Drive bys

  

 

^ I found these at a church thrift store and immediately loved them. I want to mat or frame them maybe. Or maybe just pin them up as is.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Joshua!

I also found a few new treasures to add to the shop. I need to bulk up my inventory. People want choices! CHOICES!

<3

brrrr

Holy shet, it is cold. The beach was COLD. Portland is COLD. We didn't even get to hike or stroll the sand because we were too busy dodging 100 mile an hour winds and rain pellets the size of gumballs... not rly. But it felt like it. 

In an effort to get back into analog photography I didn't take very many pictures with my Nikon. There are two rolls waiting to be developed, both shot with my Minolta- I hope there are some real gems on them. Josh and I found a couple of great cameras for an even greater price at Goodwill in Lincoln City:

A Pentax Spotmatic, from the 1960s.

A Minolta SRT SCII, from the 1970s- early 80s. Damn that's a telephoto lens if I ever saw one!

They make a nice pair, don't you think?

Pictures of our adventure to come!

adventures

In my dreams, I am getting ready to go here:

 

(via Google image search)

By dreams I mean my reality five days ago. Early this past spring I was invited to join some pals for a family style hike into the GC- 36 miles round trip. I started preparing a couple of weeks ago- new trail running shoes, super special awesome sweat-wicking shirt, nice hiking socks and a borrowed backpacking pack/air mattress, etc. etc. AND THEN. The phone call.

Havasupai Canyon is closed until further notice due to XXXTREME weather conditions! Can you believe it? Well I can. The GC is a magical, breathtaking, majestic destination but also rather unpredictable and potentially treacherous. So. While Katy is adventuring in Peru with her mom, and Janine is frolicking on the sunny shores of Hawaii, I will be breaking in my trail runners with pals in Eugene and then snuggling my family for a week in Roseburg. Am I disappointed? A lil. But we've rescheduled for May! Which means:

-Josh can now come along, assuming he isn't across the country for work again, +1

-May is my BIRTHDAY month. BIRTHDAY CAKES IN THE GC Y'ALL, +1

-Now I can spend a much needed week with my family fending off cuddly dogs, squeezing my Gmas, and thrifting til I can't thrift no mo'. I don't know if you know, but Roseburg is a treasure trove full of old goodies. It's a retirement town, and I'm pretty sure when the elderly kick the bucket their families donate all of their pristine belongings to ME. I'm gonna round up all the grampa sweaters, dresses, shoes and cocks for my collection I can manage! +1

-I don't have to worry about spending my vacation being struck by lighting, toppling over a cliff, or washed away by a flood, +1

Grand Canyon, 0

Whatever I'm over it, +4