Friday, February 29, 2008

Disneyland

makes me happy. (As long as it's done in moderation!)

It was a full day at Disneyland.

Jungle Cruise was closed. :( It's a Small World was
also closed. :)

My daughter's fave was Indiana Jones Adventure and
Autopia.

My sister's fave was Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.

My mom's was Indiana Jones Adventure.

I think my favorite was a marching band at the beginning
of the parade. They were really really good.

I've got video of them and I'll probably upload it to
youtube.

I also liked the Haunted Mansion.

A few photos:



Thursday, February 28, 2008

Vacations

make me happy.

The kid and I met up with my mom and my sister for
a girl only vacation in California.

I, um, made use of the barf bag on the way here.



No, I'm only joking.

L.A.


We went to Ripley's. Believe it or not.
Here's how to make your own shrunken head:


Maybe it's because I'm working on a photo mosaic, but I
thought this was really neat:

It's made out of toast.



I will have to write about the best part tomorrow. I'm
having trouble getting the picture loaded.

BTW, it's remarkable how much traveling has changed. Remember
when you could go to any gate at the airport even if you weren't
getting on a plane? And I don't remember what security used to
be like, if there even was any. Today I got the full pat down.
She started at the top of my head and went all the way down
to my toes. I feel so used! She also throughly inspected my chair
and swabbed it.

We didn't have to figure out in advance where to meet up with my
mom and sister once we landed. We just needed to call each
other on our cell phones. When we were outside in the pick-up
area, I had to laugh because I'd say 9 out of 10 people were on
cell phones.

So then we get in the rental car and instead of studying
a map, we just punch in the address on the GPS and it
tells us exactly where to go as we're driving. So cool!

I remember back when we had to take photographs through-
out the vacation and then wait for them to get developed
after returning home. Today, I got to see my pictures
immediately, and now here I am this evening sharing them
on the internet.

Remarkable.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Kid art

makes me happy.

These busts were done by 5th graders.


A happy day...

is a day when I get some good photos.

I'm totally digging this curly grass:


A rose is ready to bloom:


I found these blooming:


Blooms in February is a very good thing.

Monday, February 11, 2008

So funny

Camellia

This is my Camellia shrub. I love that
it blooms in winter.

Anenome

This little guy looks like it's about to
bloom soon. I wonder if it will.

Witch Hazel Tree

I love this little tree. It produces the most
spectacular colors in it's leaves in the fall,
and it blooms in February.

Saturday, February 9, 2008

A beautiful and sunny Feb day in Portland.
I took pictures outside.
No coat.
Just a sweater.
Yay, spring is just around the corner!