Spaghetti For Breakfast?!

Dang I love cold, overcast winter days in LA.  Especially if those days are between Christmas and New Year. Lots of hot drinks, flannel, and comfort food. Work is non existent so time is spent relaxing and rejuvenating.

It's not  even 10am and I'm devouring some tasty leftover pasta for breakfast. A wonderful reminder of college mornings and a student's limited food budget. 

45 degrees when I awoke before dawn. For SoCal that's cold. I make no excuses. In an area of the world where the sun shines brightly 99 per cent of the year and temps hover in the low 70's, 45 brings out, gloves, scarves, a beanie and fleece. At least it does for me. 

Breakfast is done. Sipping tea. Jazz piano via iTunes radio playing softly. My iBook mystery awaits my full attention. Signing off, Roger, Wilko. 

The Real Truth

Sitting in my apartment and brought a smile to my face by accepting a reality of my lifestyle. I hate pantyhose!!!  That mantra has made me who I am. A worker  bee who refuses to conform to a mundane existence.  Never played girlie dress up with dolls as a child. Nope, wanted to be a cowboy.  That explains a lot doesn't it?  Hi Ho Silver!

Mouse House Adventure

Survived it. Thanks to laughter, friendship, Aleve and booze. 14 miles in 2 days.   Saw the meese, Mickey and Minnie, Donald, Chip and Dale, Goofy, et al. Hands down the best ride is California Soaring, followed by Indiana Jones. Didn't get to    

to Peter Pan or Mr. Toad. Nothing in Fantasy land actually and dang the tea cup ride is so much smaller than I remember. Good food, very nice rooms, and loads of people watching. Sensory overload. Finished our visit by seeing the Aladdin Musical. Perfect ending. 

Dream Job

As I sit here waiting for laundry to dry I'm listening to the CBS Sunday Morning show.  Reminded the dream job would be the producer of the last segment of the show. The part where Charles Osgood says an "now we take you to".....and for the briefest of moments there are images and/or sounds of water falling, birds singing, snow glistening, reeds blowing in the wind, waves crashing, desert blooms, etc. Nature scenes for some where in the States. The Great Plains, Rockies, National Parks, forests, beaches, rivers, streams, lakes, dunes, deserts.  This morning it was mist, water and snow images from volcanic Yellowstone. 

Audio picture postcards to sooth the soul.  Would give anything to be that segment producer. Sadly, that ship has passed.

Thus I use my photographic skills to snap images that I take pride in and generate a calmness with in. Do so with hopes that my work will catch a publisher's eye. Took these yesterday whilst scouting for Criminal Minds.
I see it I capture it if I can.

Light a Fire

Been horribly dismissive regarding this blog all year. Flat out lazy is the description that should be used to define my attitude. Not proud of it. 

Self generating a fire re light.  

I've been focusing time to my photography. Given the original intent of this blog was to include images, makes sense to exercise that option. So here are a few to contemplate. :-)