rainbow grace

rainbow grace, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

once was lost but now i'm found

a few amazingly recovered shots from last night are here

so high so low

i had a ladies only modelfest here tonight and it was glorious, and then it was terrible, and now it is glorious again. after about 100 photos the nikon d70 camera started showing CHA and FOR instead of the number count, and i ejected and re-inserted the memory card and the battery between every photo and it was not really working and when i tried to view all them on the computer, the files turned into folders with nothing in them and the letters looked like they were written with wingdings. it looked like all was lost. hours of irreplaceable one-of-a-kind inspired beautiful hard work gone poof like that.

but then i went to cardrecovery.com and downloaded their software and they got my photos back! it's a middlemay miracle!

i'm not sure if it's something wrong with the memory card (sandisk ultra II, 1 month old) or with the camera.

yes, i love technology, but not as much as you, you see... but I STILL love technology... always and forever.

now it's past 5am, the roof of my mouth has been chopped by kettlecorn, ive gotten all the chocolate bits out of the trailmix, there are helmets and sombreros on my bed i think it's time to sleep.

mouse eggs!

i just really laughed big reading kid d's story about a moral dilemma and a dead mouse.

reservoir

reservoir, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

asheville's water source, the north fork reservoir, from around craggy gardens on the blue ridge parkway. water levels are up from last year's drought and the yellow-green of spring is starting to spread up through the wintry brown trees.

omnibus & nacho & i went for a walk up there last night, we walked on the trail from the craggy gardens picnic area to the visitors area, then walked down the parkway which was closed to cars, back to the picnic area. we went through a tunnel and saw santa claus riding a bike and the rocks along the side dripping out melting water. we also saw a turkey flying into a tree which could be confused for a bald eagle or a buzzard.

after a storm

after a storm, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

branches down on the grass, a chair blew over, and somebody's yoga mat flew in the yard from who knows where

aerogarden

aerogarden, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

behold my most beloved of birthday presents. i set it up yesterday and in three weeks this should be bursting with leafy salad greens.

happy mother's day

wet iris, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

to all the mothers of all critters may your day be just lovely

nacho maizey & holden

nacho mayzie & holden, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

17 year cicada nymph

17 year cicada nymph, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

bzzzzzz

unca library graduation day

unca library graduation day, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

2 highlights

through the diligent taping and uploading efforts of my friend ben and the wonders of technology, we can now relive time and time again the minute and a half before the encore started when tea leaf steve said happy birthday to me. it is tied for life highlights with this, in 1986, when i met ray knight of the world champion new york mets.

the whole show is here

3 pups

3 pups, originally uploaded by skippy haha.

i get to dogsit for mayzie the golden retriever this weekend! she's so laid back & sweet. holden & nacho are pretty fired up about this. everybody's getting along and sharing.