it's november, tomorrow!

but today is halloween.

it's all in the details

these are a few of my favorite photos without people as the focal point:

dog whose name i always forget at evan's house, seattle. may 2006












owl against blue sky in georgetown, seattle. july 2006

















hammock swirl at vashon island, wa. september 2006













sky line from the empire state building, nyc. september 2006













bus at night with becky in nyc. semptember 2006
















sail of pete seeger's boat in beacon, ny. september 2006










pinata at my birthday party, seattle. january 2007












mirror sculpture in chicago. march 2007












family bbq on roof through basil's sunglasses, seattle. july 2007






fire at stehekin, wa. august 2007












sail bear and thirty bear celebrating rob's birthday, seattle. september 2007

damn bugs

last night i was awoken to a tiny scampering across my face. i responded as any person would, with a combination of swatting and out of bed jumping screams. apparently i pissed off the little scampering creature as he took a bite out of my shoulder and buzzed away. what was it? i wondered as i fell back to sleep, horsefly, bee, hornet...zzzz.

my anonymous enemy returned around the same time the alarm clock was slated to go off to answer my question, revealing himself as

















a damn wasp.

i am left to wonder how he found his way into my bedroom and why i have been cursed with so many stings this year. the last, of course, was at lake chelan. a bee flew up my pajamas and nailed me on my calf. ouch.

blurry baby in a bowl

we had henry, my favorite small person, and his parents over for dinner last night for a marvelously dressed salad and fancy grilled cheese sandwiches.





here you will see that henry discovered the wonders of the copper candy bowl. he was a charming guest even though throughout the evening he adamantly repeated this mantra, "i no like friends."



still, i got this sweet auntie em photo out of him,



and this lovely bouquet from his mother.