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212 : 365 I was trying to get a photo of Professor laying here on the table right by our front door but clearly the lighting wasn’t working in my favor. I do think it’s hilarious you can see his creepy little teeth though. He looks like an angry little snake.

213 : 365 Squid has been so darn affectionate lately. She’s been doing this thing where she just walks up to you and buries her face in your arm. It’s very sweet.

214 : 365 Birthday bike ride to the beach.

215 : 365 Leftover cake and some of my favorite coffee for breakfast. Seriously, that coffee is too good. Drinking it out of the carton really adds to the taste too. That almost sounds like I’m being sarcastic but truly, I LOVE the flavor it adds. Reminds me a lot of the milk in the small carton you’d get at school, except its coffee!

216 : 365 Photos like this of my sweet little angel of a kitten absolutely crack me up. He looks so mean! Really he was just excited about light and I was saying “get it! get it, buddy!” That’s usually what’s happening behind the scenes anytime you see a photo of him with his mouth open.

217 : 365 My birthday bike ride! The goal was hit fifty miles but we started a little late in the day, took too many long stops for snacks, and had a slower paced rider. Still a ton of fun! I totaled 28 miles for the day. Not too shabby!

Previous to this ride I think my longest had been around 30 miles which absolutely kicked my butt. I was so tired afterward. This ride felt like nothing. I, of course, was a little tired at the end of the day but definitely still had a lot of miles left in me. I easily could have kept riding for a few more hours. It’s so encouraging to see improvements like this.

218 : 365 Sunday mornings are generally pretty awesome around these parts. I love a slow start to the day with Jeff.

Hope your week is off to a great start!
xoxo

205 : 365 Plants on plants on plants.
Tiny face planters by Friend Assembly, eucalyptus pin by Hemleva, and air plants from Aura Creations.

206 : 365 Taking Klaus out in the evenings is normally Jeff’s job but a few evenings ago I took ended up taking him out before bed. Right where the sidewalk and my driveway met I spotted this lil dude. Upside down and dead – like he was waiting for me! He hadn’t dried out yet either so I was able to pin him right away. I’ve already got a couple of these dudes in my insect collection but there’s always room for another!

207 : 365 Just a gal who maybe sorta already went mostly green again and some sparklers.

208 : 365 Pencil cactus!

209 : 365 Friday we woke up early to go camping with my family. I have SO many photos to sort through and edit. I feel very happy with what I shot. I’ll probably have enough to break up into a few blog posts. In the mean time here’s my niece showing Jeff her snake, and the moon.

210 : 365 We stopped at Kinzua Bridge. Jeff and I had visited earlier in the year (photos here!) but it was fun to go again with my family.
PS. If you have a land camera, you can find film for it here. It’s expensive but so worth it.

211 : 365 On our way home from camping we made a little detour to visit a state hospital. Jeff really enjoys the architecture of this certain type of hospital, I had wanted to check out a psychiatric hosptial cemetery for a while now, and there was a geocache on the hospital grounds so it was really a win/win/win. I didn’t take many photos since basically all of the headstones were the same but I did take a handful of shots essentially  just to say “I was here.” With the spotty lighting I wasn’t sure I’d have anything worth sharing but I did end up loving the photo below. My favorite part has to be that ghostly looking thing near the center of the photo between the tree and the flag. Eeeep!

Hope your week is off to a great start!
xoxo

198 : 365 King of the pillows! Also, would you look at that photo of Professor and Squid! They were basically cuddling. Laying that close together is a big deal for them.

199 : 365 I made stuffed peppers for dinner. This is right before they got popped in the oven. I wanted to use chorizo but the grocery store was out. I ended up stuffing the peppers with hot sausage, black beans, onions, and a variety of shredded cheeses we had in the fridge. They were so tasty! I always put off cooking but when I finally do it I feel so accomplished and proud.

200 : 365 Shot some photos of my postcards around the house for the post announcing their release. I really enjoy that one of the abandoned building on that shelf. I should probably just keep one for myself so it can stay there permanently.

201 : 365 My first missed day of the project. Whoops. It was a busy day. I had plans to take my daily photo in the evening but when I got home I realized I had left the fridge open all day. That generally wouldn’t have been such a huge deal but a few days early I had just gone grocery shopping and stocked up on everything. Needless to say, it killed my spirit. Jeff asked if pizza would cheer me up. Of course I said yes so we laid in bed, ate pizza, and fell asleep early.

202 : 365 Wade showing off some video he’d just taken of us on his roof. After this we biked 15 or so miles. I sadly didn’t take any photos on the ride. Definitely wishing I did though!

203 : 365 Jeff and I took a short walk together, in the oppressive heat, so I could pick some weeds to make an arrangement. This is one of my favorite summer activities.

204 : 365 Ziggy enjoying? hating? getting used to? the water. We got an early start to the day and headed to a swimming hole before the summer weekened crowd took over. It was a blast. I do love a nice, clean swimming pool but there is definitely something special about places like this.

Here’s to making this an awesome week! …Maybe one where I don’t leave the fridge open.
xoxo