03/06/2011

It's simple: A fire is warm AND pretty to look at. Can't get any better than that :)

03/05/2011

I love books. I love the way that they smell, what they teach me and where they let me escape..

03/04/2011

This was one of the guitars that were on stage at the Grange on Friday night. It was the first time that I had been there and I loved it! All the people performing were local and pouring their hearts out on stage through music. Who can't appreciate that???

03/03/2011

Snow boots! She was striking a little pose... and instead of taking a picture of her cute little face... It was of her shoes ;)

03/02/2011

I seeeeeeee you!

03/01/2011

As you may know, this is my daughter Claire. She is quite the ham :)

02/28/2011

I must say.... Purple and yellow look mighty fine on a flower...

02/27/2011

Too Cold for comfort.

02/26/2011

This is Gecko. Claire loves him to pieces. I think that she would actually have an issue, though, if it happened to touch her :)

02/25/2011

I will never get tired of the scenery that the valley creates. However, I will get tired of the weather...

02/24/2011

A little bit of Yahtzee playin. It was not my best game, but then again, my heart just wasn't in it :)

02/23/2011

Broken bottle outside os Safeway. It looked neat to me the way that it was dark and had the snow in the background. Then, compelled me to take a picture :)

02/22/2011

Snow in February. I'm in dire need of some warmth and sunshine. It has been waaaaay too long!

02/21/2011

Finger painting with my munchkin. She has been sick for the past week and she is now finally getting better. So what better way to come out of a cold than to get messy with finger paint? :)

02/20/2011

Heeeeeeey, what'd ya know... another light fixture! This one was in Azteca in Tukwila.

02/19/2011

Sunrise from my back porch. The sun was just behind the mountains which made the clouds some pretty pink and purple colors :)

02/18/2011

Shopping day with Ms Anna. We went for coffee at Panera Bread in Tukwila. It was a cute little place that had surprisingly good coffee. I have not been to one of those restaurants before and I found it to be quite good!

02/17/2011

Ohhhh Seven. This here is a little kitty that I had fed once while working at the 76. He then followed me home and has been at my door step ever since. He really is a good kitty and Claire loves him to pieces. Not really sure where he came from or what his name was previously. But it appears that he has chosen us for his humans and we now call him Seven :)

02/16/2011

Full moon. Once I get the zoom lense for my camera (who knows when that will be), I will be able to get much better pictures of the moon, but this will do for now :)

02/15/2011

Wine bottle corks. Easy enough.

02/14/2011

I do not really have an explanation for it.. but, I am fascinated with lights, light fixtures.. anything really that has to do with it. They just attract my attention and I think that they make up some pretty good pictures :)

02/13/2011

Part of the scene at the H&H in Issaquah.

02/12/2011

My sick little girl! She had caught the Flu bug and bronchitis! She was so sad, just wanting to watch cartoons and snuggle..

02/11/2011

Lunchtime.. a little pb&j is always a hit :)

02/10/2011

She was waving to the camera :)

02/09/2011

I was testing out the settings on my new camera and Claire would not look my way for the life of me. So, I told her to look at Rusty and snapped the picture :)

02/08/2011

This is the very first picture I took with my new camera! It was great, the sun was out and it felt like Christmas!

02/07/2011

These are ALL over my fridge. They are magnets of he alphabet, numbers and even shapes. Claire loves them and she is learning too :)

02/06/2011

Anyone can play Chess... but not everyone can play it well.

02/05/2011

Here is Stephanie showing the boys how to play a darn good game of pool! She definitely could show me a thing or two! (Horseshoe Saloon in Woodinville, WA)

02/04/2011

Jazz Night at Boxley's in North Bend. My little girl is such a fan of music and I encourage that! Music is a wonderful thing and I am glad that she has an appreciation for it! That, and she let's her mama snap a million pictures of her :)

02/03/2011

Well, what can I say? It's a zipper. The world would be a different place with out them, that's for sure :)

02/02/2011

Little ol' Me.

02/01/2011

Ohhhhhhh it's just a lamp. I've always been fascinated with lights. They grab my attention.. So, It's no wonder I tend to take pictures of the different lights that I come across :)

01/31/2011

I got a sweet gift from my hunny.. A hat that has speakers inside and holds my Ipod! I absolutely love it!

01/30/2011

The picture is pretty self-explanatory.. It's a label from the beer Session Black.

01/29/2011

This is Brian at the Rolling Log. First time I've heard him sing.. Go Brian!

01/28/2011

Claire - Playing around in her jam jams with mama's hat on :)

01/27/2011

Funny Little Tree.

01/26/2011

                                                              I sure do love her :)

01/25/2011

Munchkin... Watching some iCarly ;)

01/24/2011

Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the Orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. It is currently believed to be the second largest family of flowering plants (only the Asteraceae is larger), with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera. The number of orchid species equals more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. It also encompasses about 6–11% of all seed plants. The largest genera are Bulbophyllum (2,000 species), Epidendrum (1,500 species), Dendrobium (1,400 species) and Pleurothallis (1,000 species).
The family also includes Vanilla (the genus of the vanilla plant), Orchis (type genus) and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya. Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100,000 hybrids and cultivars.
The complex mechanisms which orchids evolve to achieve cross-pollination were investigated by Charles Darwin and described in his 1862 book Fertilisation of Orchids.

The Rock

This was part of a "themed" display that they had at the restaurant The Rock in Renton. There was SOOOO much to look at there! I was completely overwhelmed with all the decorations they had, it was all based off of Rock genres any where from sayings to album covers. Even the menu was inspired by titles of rock music and such. It is a really interesting place. To top it all off, their food was great too!!

01/23/2011

Sunny Saturday!

The weather on Saturday was absolutely beautiful! The sunshine was out and the temperature was not as cold as it has been the last month or two and it was a good time to get outside and get some fresh air. Claire and I attempted to play some basketball but, obviously, she was quite small to make the basket :) But she had a great time anyways!!
01/22/2011

Scenery!

The Snoqualmie Valley is full of beautiful things to look at and Mt Si is definitely one of them. I am fully aware of the things that surrond me and I am sure not going to take advantage of the beauty that surrounds me :)


01/21/2011

Reeeeelaxing :)

There is nothing better than a good book, a quite house and a few candles to be comfy, cozy and relaxing :)

01/20/2011

My Munchkin :)

Here is my baby girl. She was distracted by the t.v because Beethoven was on and I asked her to smile and she covered her mouth (cause she's a stinker) and I caught the picture just as she was moving her hands away :) She has so much personality it's amazing :)
01/19/2011

Treasures.

I love all my rings. They have all their own special meanings. They are not expensive and that is not what matters. It's the reason for why they were given in the first place.

01/18/2011

Sushi

My hunny took me out for sushi today (well, yesterday) and it was delicious! It was definitely "happy food." I haven't been to an actual sushi place before so it was an absolute treat! Anyways, in the dining part of the restaurant there were these interesting little room dividers, almost like the beaded ones that used to be EVERYWHERE. So I snapped it before we left :)
01/17/2011