Songs & Such

Anyone out there listen to Relax Tracks on AOL Radio? Isn't it amazing? Getting to know the works of bands such as The Innocence Mission, Kings of Convenience and Air bring a real joy into a sometimes very hectic work day. Haunting tracks that repeat daily slowly seep their way into my head, and I find myself singing, humming or tapping along completely oblivious to the fact I now know the song that's on. It’s a fantastic sort of osmosis. What's even better (thrilling even!) is hearing any of these delightful tracks on our local public radio station KXCI 91.3. An ordinary trip in the car turns gleeful in an instant. So, if you catch yourself in the doldrums and you need a little soothing music to make your day go better, you know where to look...

The Journey

Today is a very good day. After a week of working very hard at my day job, coming home, working hard at my passion, sleeping, eating, and all of the other things people do, the week is over. I have a lot to show for all my hard work and I am very, very excited for the tiny rest that next week has to offer. Today is also our anniversary and tomorrow is Mother's day!

Every once in a while, we're severely bitten by the travel bug. Most of the time we say "get away travel bug, not now, we're busy", but recently, we gave in. So, a trip is in the works! If you've ready my other post "travel is a muse", then you'd know that... travel is a muse. I love, love, love to travel. If I could be a professional vagabond, nomad, or RVer, I think I would. I am keenly jealous of those retirees who sell everything and take up permanent residence in an RV. I think it would be the life! Ok, so maybe the grass is greener and maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. After all, RVers have to spend a lot of money on gas and every once in a while they have to empty out the... I honestly think it would be and is a beautiful life for so many.

What awaits today? Breakfast, visiting with good friends, a lovely dinner tonight, and lots more! Happy Mother’s Day all you moms out there!

Spring is Almost Summer

Where did Spring go? I think it fled Arizona sometime between the working long hours day and night and sleeping. Luckily for me, today is a cool, overcast day, so I get just a little taste of what Spring must have felt like. I really miss Spring already, but I am bracing myself for the extremely hot weather that is about to take over the Old Pueblo.

On a superbly happy note, it is Teacher's Day. This goes out to all you teachers out there who work so hard for so little money to influence the generation of today and tomorrow. You're great!

I haven't posted in quite a while. I'm really bad about keeping up on my blog or my flickr. It seems I steal sleep to keep up my site, which is great, but not enough to extend my footprint further onto the web. When I'm not working, I'm creating. When I'm not creating, I am wandering outside taking photos of all the gorgeous life sprouting from everywhere. When I'm not wandering, I'm driving, and that's another subject all together. Let's just say it's a little miracle I haven't gotten a ticket in a while, hurt a pedestrian or hit another car. I thank the heavens everyday for that!

We've been on a coffee kick lately. I've been on an ice cream kick. I thank the dude or gal who invented coffee ice cream. Kudos to you coffee ice cream dude/gal.

Well, I hope to start updating weekly. Maybe I'll incorporate some more adorable pictures. I'm thinking of showcasing some new and fabulous finds from around town. If nothing else, more nature pictures to come!!