Through the Eyes of a Yak

4.30.2010

happy surprises - a rainbow and a fern...........

while watering i made a rainbow...........can you see it?

it was so hard to capture just how beautiful it was

i love ferns - ever since hiking in olympic national park about 15 years ago.....

we have maidenhair fern everywhere here - but they get lost in the brush in our woods

i wanted something different in my garden

this one is a japanese painted fern - and it is taking forever to grow

every year i patiently wait

i thought i killed all three of these ferns last year

actually i thought the sun killed them

i had them under a tree - but not a shady enough one

they are giant ferns - and of course their name escapes me now!

i was so excited when i saw this one alive and well the other day

and today - i found the other 2

every day i find a new surprise in the garden

spring is such a magical time

4.28.2010

three

A person has three choices in life. You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can tread water and let the tide sweep you away, or you can swim with the tide, and let it take you where it wants you to go.

Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Northern Lights, 1993

When you point your finger at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you.

Anonymous

When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and don't repeat it.

Paul "Bear" Bryant, I Ain't Never Been Nothing but a Winner

To the uneducated, an A is just three sticks.

Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne

4.27.2010

G is for................

got a son home from school today. he woke up - casually walked into our room...and threw up - quite matter of factly.

he is fine really - could have gone to school but what the heck

i loved staying home from school when i was a kid

so no post or pics today either!

4.25.2010

N is for.......

nothing

no pictures to post

no thoughtful words of wisdom to post

no sun outside to make the day brighter....

actually its not a horrible day - its a nice rainy day

which we need for our newly sown seeds and newly planted shrubs

perfect day to putz around the house - cleaning a bit here and organizing a bit there..

but unfortunately i'm at a birthday party

instead of at home

on my son's mini - which is kinda cool - except that i look like one of "those" moms.....

the ones attached to their computer - tuned into the web instead of to their kid

which i admit - i am at times...but not in public - for all to witness! LOL

but as i look around - there are others reading,

or talking on the phone

or talking to others...

something i find i don't feel like doing as i get older - the making small talk with other moms at parties kinda thing....i mean i did all that with my first child - i talked - i organized playgroups - i wanted to make new mom friends...but i'm kinda burnt out on the 2nd group of moms - the ones of my youngest's friends - not needing a whole new group to hang with. don't get me wrong - i've met new moms - and even like a bunch of them - but i dont feel like making the effort as much as i did before...b/c quite frankly it takes effort to be a friend...and while i really enjoy smiling and being friendly - and i am sincere in my smiles and my friendliness - i am perfectly content at stopping right there.

so for now

i sit at the party

looking like a recluse

on my computer

ignoring everyone

and i'm okay with that......

(edited to add that here it is - 3 hours after the party - and i ended up talking with other parents...well a dad - someone i went to highschool with - and a mom...who i thought was ANOTHER mom - and told her my son WAS going to her son's party next weekend.............only to find that her son is not having a party next weekend - b/c she is not the mom i thought she was.........

see - maybe its a good thing i don't feel like talking at these things.......