Fresh from Snoweflake Farm

Happy New Year

2012-01-03T18:23:00.000-08:00

The new year feels fresh and I have been trying to get rid of clutter and begin new projects and exercise and all sorts of healthy things. I feel like winter is over and that I am ready for spring with it's new beginnings. Our winter has been very mild and we have no snow on the ground. Soon it will be my birthday, always a time for taking stock. Always, for me a time of turning inward and perhaps changing directions or branching out...My husband made me a beautiful portable easel for shooting some of my work that I have moved in front of the window. I am excited about all the possibilities of shooting with a different light. I still need to shoot some snow scenes for next year and I am sure I will have the opportunity as we can have snow any month of the year at 4,000 feet. But for now, I am getting excited about traveling and seeing fresh sights through my lens. I love to work, it is my passion and my escape. Like everyone I get frustrated when I don't get the "perfect" shot. But there is always tomorrow.

I chose these three images..because I am really liking white and black and pink right now for one thing. It is really still winter...but these look fresh to me....This is a lama that I shot during a snow storm...and it's face just enchants me...it's buckteeth and markings. The small feather belongs to one of my little white hens and it is very simple ..and unspectacular...but it looks so soft and downy......and of course valentines day is just around the corner..so I am preparing myself...

Buffalos and Ballerinas

2011-12-17T11:18:00.000-08:00

I am thinking I better change the name of my blog..because there is nothing FRESH about it...since I only post twice a year..my gosh!!!! So I was toying with the idea of Buffalos and Ballerinas....I think it is kind of catchy....:)
It's practically Christmas and then New Years and then My Birthday....oh my gosh!!!!
Where did the year go? I am always nostalgic this time of year..and I must admit maybe a bit melancholy.....Far from family and friends and childhood....I remember the holidays being so magical when I was a child...and now....well....I can't get very excited for some reason....too busy I guess...and, I do really miss my home.
But I have been super busy shooting....and I guess my photos this time are sort of home themed. I think people respond to images that remind them of home in some way. I know I do...even if it is only a home on wheels.
Happy Holidays everyone!!!

It's Still Summer Yay

2011-07-18T08:10:00.001-07:00

This has been a super busy summer....I have taken 3 trips this year...and I am trying madly to get outside a little each day...we have such short summers where I live in Oregon.....It will be snowing before you know it...and I know people are already thinking about fall.....but my cherished peonies just bloomed....I have been trying to work on new products for Christmas..when all I want to do is shoot new work and read mysteries!!! I am excited to share that this month I have been featured in Poppy Talk's Handmade Market..which is quite an honor for me to be included with such smashing artists!
Here is a sampling of some of my new pieces.....

Bloggers Fever

2011-06-18T15:57:00.000-07:00

I have to accept the possibility that I am not a blogger....I love blogs..they are so pretty....I love looking at the photos....but I am ashamed that I can not seem to keep on top of this....lately I have been shooting a lot.....my lovely friend Sarah of Tutus chic...
allowed me the use of her beautiful model Nicole for a quickie shoot this past week.....We really did not have time to do the model or outfits justice....however...I did come back with one phenomenal shot...It was so not my type of lighting.....or a backdrop that I would have consciously chosen....Which is good sometimes to shake things up....
I have gotten lots of positive feed back from other artists on this shot..which is unlike any of my other work...
Thanks to tutus chic and Nicole for this one!!! :)

There is this blog..which I haven't posted in since April!!!
And, now there is a fanpage on Facebook...
not to mention twitter..and I am basically an introvert...
so these forms of self promotion do not come easy for me..
You will know how much I love photography by the fact that I am forcing myself to do these things.
I do love to show my photos to the world online...and I am so honored to get positive feedback.

Meanwhile it is raining every other day in Oregon...
and I am lucky that I love the rain.....I spent the entire day shooting in the rain....
I have been photographing the ducks in the pond.....and I took a drive up to the lake....to check on my favorite "trees"...
There are three trees that I continually shoot..and I love to check on them in all kinds of weather...
And, I have been shooting little houses and trailers and experimenting a little...

Thanks so much for taking the time to read this post and for commenting.....it is so kind of you!!! :)
Hope everyone is having a lovely summer .....

Back In the Saddle

2011-04-08T19:14:00.000-07:00

It is still snowing in the northwest where I live...but in other parts of this great big world...it is summer, spring, what have you!
I just returned from California where it was definitely spring...Beautiful rains and budding trees...and lots of sun......I was happy to get home to my little cozy place, but so sad to leave Los Angeles....I'll begin by posting a few of my favorite new photos.....which I shot on the beach in Malibu after a three day rain storm. The model is my friend modern/jazz dancer Jan Sizer. We collaborated with Gayle Davis Designs...who made this amazing Martha Graham inspired dance dress....I never saw the color of the dress until the morning of the shoot...She dyed the fabric in such a way to make the hem go from dark to lighter, as if wet...How incredible is the color she chose...it blends so organically into the sea and sky.
and how beautifully does the model capture the spirit of Martha Graham!!!! They did the work and I am so grateful that they allowed me to capture this moment...Hope you enjoy...

Is It Spring Yet?

2011-01-21T17:35:00.000-08:00

I hardly know where to begin...it has been too long....The holidays were busy...with my little etsy shop and family...and now it is time to breathe....Time to be reborn..To become inspired and create new work...I feel snowed in...I AM snowed in!!! We don't have spring here until April or May. I feel ready for change though...ready for spring..and ready for different scenery. I have still been shooting snow scenes for next winter...but have a few new projects in mind. And, I am longing to create....These are just a few small things I have been working on while holed up this winter....and I am planning another photo trip...to get me out of my rut!!!
I am a homebody but I really have to travel for my work...so here goes nothing....Here is to a beautiful fresh start....to a brand new year of endless possibilities...

The Zen of Snowflakes

2010-11-13T11:35:00.000-08:00

It has been very beautifully changing seasons here in the Pacific Northwest. I have been trying to capture...so many variations...the crisp fall leaves....which change colors daily for about 3 weeks...and then before you know it... gone! Each day the sky has so many colors....we are right next to the mountains...One day we will have fog.....drifting in mysterious shapes.....The next rain.....The next day breathtaking cloud formations....hiding all but one peak. And, then, without warning Snow....the first snow.

Last Sunday I dragged my husband out to drive me up toward the timberline to see if I could shoot any last bits of fall...in the forest....It was raining...it was a little before lunch...and I could tell he was bored..or annoyed? So often I go out..and don't come home with anything......It takes so much perseverance and patience...to create....

We headed back home...I was hoping for a nice mysterious fog to engulf us..and it just didn't happen....the fog was always just a little higher...the rain came down harder and we decided to head back for lunch...

An hour later...I looked out to see the first snow of the season....I grabbed my Japanese flute CD and my big old muck boots and my hideous gold ski coat....and camera and headed to the lake in a hurry...Because the flakes were big and soft and moist..and I knew they could disappear in a moment.

I thought I would leave my husband at home ....and that way I could make my way slowly up to the lake..stopping every other minute if need be..and see if I could find some deer or some magical occurrence. No pressure...and beautiful shakahuchi flute....accompanying me...

If you have read my blog before..and if you have bless you....for taking the time!! You will probably know I love haiku and have always wanted to go to Japan...so you can imagine my joy when I pulled over at the lake to see this amazing....zen like landscape....

I jumped out of the truck..and stood in the middle of the snow in absolute wonder...
It was one of those magical moments...outside of time ...when inner landscape and outer reality become fused. It did not look real...it was so still, peaceful, quiet....mystical.

When, I drove away, I passed by the boat launch..and there was the town's only Buddhist Monk in brown robes alone in the snow at the edge of the lake...We were the only two people there...

I remembered running with my dog in a torrential downpour in LA's Runyan Canyon.....there was only me and one other English man and his dog.. . As he passed me he said in greeting...."Couple of nutters we are..."

And, there you have it...the reason...I create...for that one mystical moment when time stands still And, the fact, that deep down...I really am a nutter :)

Halloween

2010-10-16T02:42:00.000-07:00

Well, it's another Halloween and we are all a year older.....(A line from one of my old classic favorite films)...
This year has really sped by.....We have a fire in the wood stove every night now, though the days are still mellow. The leaves are just beginning to turn.....The pumpkins and apples are abundant. Most of the beautiful birds have flown somewhere warmer....the fawns have lost their spots. And, winter is just around the corner. I really feel like curling up with a good book.....way too often. I have been trying to get out and shoot landscapes and capture some fall color...and thinking about holiday gifts, and homemade soup and spending more time with friends and family. I am kind of obsessive when it comes to my photography....but life is just too short...All of my animals and friends and loved ones come first..as I seek to maintain balance..
I think balance is difficult for an artist to achieve....

In The Mood!

2010-09-10T19:09:00.000-07:00

I really want to create....I really want to be inspired....take long, quiet walks, sip tea (OK..a latte)...and journal and read poetry....and then....in a dream like state create! Lately I have felt so busy....trying to complete tedious unfinished projects..trying to find OLD negatives....dealing with business issues...I really feel like I have lost touch with my other worldly state...that I need to be in to create.

Drowning in the mundane.....

Well, at least I accomplished a lot today..and feel good about that...I cleaned and organized (a teeny tiny bit)....and finished some projects...that had many details...to tie up.....

My old hen Dexter and I have been spending quality time together.....after lunch, I take her out of her pen for a dirt bath..she loves to roll in the dirt and fluff it all through her feathers....I spend this time.....reading.....I love to read...but do so little of it these days.....Lately I have been reading Trollope..and am thrilled with it.. He is not Jane Austen...but for a man, he is close to Jane Austen...he is witty and really has incredible female characters.....strong and independent.....If you like Jane Austen..I think you will love him. I found a few small Out of Print volumes at our microscopic small town library...They weren't even in the computer...still had cards in the pockets...to stamp the due date on....A local literary family (a rare thing around here I imagine) donated the books to the library..and I am the first one to check them out...they were all but forgotten...

Slowly finishing the first volume....

Well, I have the day to myself tomorrow..and with the house clean...I might feel the space and slowness to create.....I hope so!! I hope you all can create something beautiful tomorrow....even if it just finding time to read a book..

It's Already September

2010-09-01T21:59:00.000-07:00

Can we believe that it is already September? No! I was gone for such a long time this summer..that it really seems I missed the entire season...The artisans collective that I am a member of has team challenges each month. We create something in a particular theme. We have potters and clothing designers, jewelry makers (metal works), all kinds of artists..incredibly talented...Check out the top link to our Collective website. Our first theme was bees...because we call ourselves The Hive, the next challenge was lost at sea...and this month's challenge was to create a gift for Ellen Degeneres to congratulate her on her recent marriage. My balloon photo is the result of that. My husband, the cowboy, was holding onto the balloons with a fishing pole...(at 6 am this morning) they were way up in the air...up with the geese and birds...He is such a good sport!

There is snow on the mountains already!!!! Supposed to be a cold winter..but I still hope we will have a lovely fall..for another month! The other photo is from my photo shoot with the owner of tutuschic....if you need a Halloween or Wedding tutu..you must check out her etsy shop!

Happy Friday!

2010-08-27T11:38:00.000-07:00

It was 35 degrees this morning! But, 90 yesterday! There is a slight feeling of autumn in the air...this time of year makes me feel creative. Fire in the woodstove..is so cozy....and good books to read.....more photos to share.....beginning to be inspired....Summer is fun, family friends.....Work..but it's outward..Fall for me is turning inward....slowing down...settling in. Have a lovely weekend!

As the summer's gone,
we are not surprised to see
"autumn rain" at night.

-Eiki (1823-1904)

Procrastination!

2010-08-20T10:57:00.000-07:00

I am embarrassed to show my face here..I have been gone for soooooooooooo long....Yes, I procrastinate! Yes...I admit it...

It's super hot here in rural Oregon....and dry....I, too, long for fall...It is my favorite time of year....although I don't actually look forward to winter...

I have had so many fabulous experiences while away...I got to shoot real ballerinas with a ballet instructor who makes tutus and sells them on etsy...The name of her shop is tutuschic...and I would like to thank her for the wonderful opportunity she afforded me...furnishing models, tutus and inspiration!

I will post more of these later and details about the magical experience...but I just wanted to post something ...quickly...and ease my way back in!!!!

I am so excited to share my art with you..and so touched that you take the time and trouble to look!

A Small Break

2010-07-02T19:52:00.000-07:00

Well, I am off again...I wish I could say I will be in Paris...shooting....of course...I don't think this is the right time of year to go to Paris...but I will go any time!! Maybe next year?

My brother is actually going to London for a month and I am going to take care of my father...I am hoping I will be able to find a little time...to take photos and read...I like to read to my dad and sneak him all the foods he is not supposed to have.

So, I would like to update my blog...because I might really have some time for that, but I don't know if I will be able to upload my photos....so I might be away for awhile....

I would like to thank everyone for their kind comments and generosity....spending time reading my blog....Hope everyone is having a lovely summer...See you soon!

Another Day Another Poem

2010-07-01T07:36:00.000-07:00

Today I processed and printed some ballet recital photos of my husband's grand daughter. She is 10 and a beautiful ballerina..I have used her as a model before and hope to photograph her again this summer. Now, I am off to photograph a one year old "baby" for a birthday portrait. I am so busy...getting ready to leave and take care of my father for a month..who is nearing the end of his life. So much going on....birth and death...so closely related....perhaps it is the poets who say it best:

What Issa Heard

Two hundred years ago
Issa heard
the morning birds
singing sutras
to this suffering world.

I heard them too,
this morning,
which must mean

since we will always have
a suffering world
we must also always
have a song.

by David Budbill
contemporary American Poet
written about the Japanese Haiku poet Issa

Summer in the Northwest

2010-06-29T13:05:00.000-07:00

Well..we finally have summer...hot and humid in the day time ..and dramatic thunderstorms at night....lightning striking as the sun sets...it's beautiful...and warm and I feel LAZY.....my hen Dexter is lying on the back porch....like an old dog...
Our garden is planted..and my white peonies are about to bloom...but I caught deer sneaking into the yard last night....and I wonder will I get to photograph my favorite flowers this year or will they be eaten????

If you haven't read my blog in awhile..I am trying diligently to post a haiku or poem and a photo every day....so here goes!

Summer rainy season!
Talking together passing by,
straw cape and an umbrella.
(Buson, 1700s Japan)

More Poetry and Photos

2010-06-26T21:05:00.000-07:00

Well, I tried to do this every day...but I couldn't....I am amazed at people that blog every day....I take my hat off to them..seriously...I am just jotting down a poem or two...and adding photos...and still...it takes time...
Today...one short poem....because it is so breathtaking..that I decided it should stand by itself...

Everyone stands alone at the heart of this earth
Stunned by a ray of sunlight
and suddenly it is evening.

by Salvatore Quasimodo (1901-1968)
an Italian poet born in Sicily.
The Central Figure of Hermeticism--an Italian movement that took its initial inspiration from the work of the French Symbolists.

A Haiku a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

2010-06-23T22:52:00.000-07:00

Well...
here is my second poetry and photography blend....Eventually I would like the poetry and the photos to reflect each other...but for now..I am simply not going to worry about it...I'd rather just do it..and not stress...I have so many photos in my camera...I have a new Mac in a box on the floor..I have quite a few filled memory cards from the last 3 weeks..basically, it is a disaster..so why not sweep it all under the rug..and pull out a little poetry....a few photos..that have nothing to do with said poetry and call it a night....

Enjoy!!!

I love haiku..because it is about the every day most ordinary things..and yet by framing these scenes in such a delicate and touching way..the mundane becomes a tiny moment of beauty...

Sometimes it is the words..that bewitch...although they often seem clumsy in translation from Japanese into English.. Often it is the image the words create in my mind....Haiku is organized and written in seasons..so I will stick to the summer Haiku!

These are also from Buson (1700s)

Lodging a priest tonight,
how happily the mosquito net
is being hung up.

White plum flowers!
The fragrance of an inkstone
in the Chinese guest house.

A summer river being crossed,
how pleasing!
Sandals in my hands.

Poets and Photographers Series Day 1

2010-06-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

I have noticed that many photographers love poetry..and that some poets are photographers. I think they are similar art forms..in that they involve SEEING....looking deeply...calmly at the minute details of light, shadow, form..
They evoke an emotional response...to a simple statement..

This is something I love to do and it is easy for me...because I love both art forms..
I am going to try posting a poem or haiku a day..and a photo or two....just for fun..

I hope you will enjoy it....it is easy for me. I am probably not going to be posting my own poetry...but who knows....I will start with my favorite poets. I love haiku and I love other forms of Asian poetry....and I love Mary Oliver (the greatest American poet)..And, these are the poetry books I keep around the house....along with some compilations...so here goes!

Keep it simple, brief....open your eyes and heart..and look around! I dedicate this series to my dearest friend Ivy....a great poet and lover of photography.

Time of summer clothes,
and someone on the pathway through the field,
showing faintly white.

Into water fell
its blossoms and disappeared,
plum tree on the shore.

I can never stop with just one haiku! These two are by Haiku Master Buson (1700s)

One Woman Who Inspires Me...and more!

2010-06-20T08:34:00.000-07:00

I have a beautiful friend Kerri who I met through the internet....We live in different states and have never seen each other in person. She has several lovely etsy shops:
Ten Things where she sells bohemian style jewelry and A Peace of Cake, where she sells her gorgeous photography. Kerri calls herself a casual girl obsessed with creating. When I first opened my etsy shop, she "found" me and sort of took me under her wing....She has a gorgeous blog, where she shares her great eye and style...She just began a feature on her blog..where she interviews Ten Women Who Inspire Her. There are fashion designers and jewelry makers and photographers and other creative women...who are dedicated to pursuing their dreams and to helping others. In this first piece she introduces the ten women, asks them how they got started on their particular journey. It is interesting, beautifully illustrated and I am sure it will inspire you as well...I can't wait to see the answers to the next questions and find out more about these women. The photographs today are from Kerri's two shops, her jewelry designs and photography and this is a gorgeous photo of Kerri and her daughter...When I think of Kerri, I think of kindness, generosity of spirit, style, fashion, passion for creating! She loves the ocean and her family of surfers, bright, gorgeous colors, and all art forms, exotic and ethereal...

You can probably all SEE by now..that I am blog layout challenged...So to view Kerri's inspirational blog...please click on the beautiful flower image on the right hand side bar...

Small Town Girl?

2010-06-07T19:14:00.000-07:00

Is it just me? When I am in the city, I long for nature...And, when I am in the country....I miss the city....? I guess...I enjoy variety.....

I'll be traveling again soon.....but right now I am enjoying the breathtaking spring..we are having here in the pacific northwest....It is raining every day....and everything is so green. When the sun comes out...the sky is so clear..and the clouds are spectacular...And, being a photographer, I LOVE clouds...don't you? We are having a wet early summer....and the lilacs are just starting to open....gorgeous birds are every where....people are heading up to the lake...and, every where I look..there is something begging me to photograph it!!!

Two from Haiku Master Buson...(Japan 1700s)

In evening wind--
water is slapping against
the legs of a blue heron

Far and near, far and near
sound of cascading waters--
the fresh new leaves.

Lamb in the Kitchen

2010-05-24T14:20:00.000-07:00

I went on a short get away this weekend..to visit the ranch of my dear friend's Ryan and Kristen. It was gorgeous....and sometimes very very windy...They live on an organic ranch and served me incredible food...we huddled around the wood stove and drank Way To Much COFFEE!!! And, Kristen inspired me....she is an incredible writer..with a great future, some prestigious publishing interest and she is working on a novel. Upstairs in the old farmhouse she has what her husband refers to as her woman's cave. She has inspirational artwork and her computer..where she writes. We had so much fun....The visit was way too short...and I will be going back soon (I hope)..They sent me home with some Rhode Island Red fertilized eggs for my husband's new incubator. And, they introduced me to the newest member of their family: Sweat Pea..a little lamb they are raising and bottle feeding....I will be adding some more photos to this as I process them....but wanted to leave you with these...it was a wonderful time...

A Window into My World

2010-05-16T07:13:00.000-07:00

I was recently invited to join an etsy team . I am deeply honored, because some of my favorite artists are on the team....and we will be developing a group blog and website and running ads together.....By pooling our resources we can do so much more than one of us alone...It is so difficult to have your artwork seen....on such a large site as etsy.....pages and pages of images...hundreds of thousands of photographs to choose from...How can anyone even see your work?

For this blog and website....we were told to write a brief piece about ourselves, where we live, where we work and what we are inspired by....I don't know why this is so difficult to do....I don't want to sound pretentious....or unprofessional......I don't know why it is so nerve wracking!!!!

I thought I would experiment, by writing a little blurb here first...to try to describe what motivates me...and how I work..and who I am.....

And, also....I've been very busy.....I was shooting on my vacation..and now I am sorting through my work...posting some and working on others..and trying to sort through the images...mining for gold......

My work is continually changing.....I really do work from inspiration...I mean...I force myself to work..when I am not inspired..but the true...."work" comes from my heart or soul or from every fiber of my being...(ooh..is that pretentious?)..It's difficult and challenging to describe...

When I was a child..my best friend and I spent every afternoon writing and illustrating books for each other...that chronicled the story of our adolescent lives.....the boys we had crushes on...sort of merged into the Victorian and Gothic fairy tales we had been reading....unrequited love..was a big theme.....

I also wrote, directed and starred in plays, entered short story competitions and basically grew up wanting to be a writer. In Los Angeles, I finally began writing for underground zines and national newspapers...and first rented a camera to "illustrate" my articles.

Later I switched my major from journalism to photography....loading my film cannisters in the closet and developing film in my bathroom and hanging my negatives on the shower curtain rod. The dark room magic hooked me and I bought my first medium format camera from one of my professors...

Now, I live in a remote rural area....it is both naturally beautiful and somewhat limited culturally..let's put it bluntly..there are not a lot of free thinkers where I live...I moved from a city...devoted to the arts...so that is difficult for me....I sometimes feel stifled or trapped. However, within my photography I am free....I can go anywhere I want....hampered only by my imagination and skill.

I am inspired by all of the arts: music, film, literature, nature, animals, architecture, antiques, dance and even fashion.

Every day I get up and work on my craft...every day it changes...Some days I am inspired by a dream I had...or see a vision while listening to a song or reading a poem....Some days it is the way the light illuminates a bird feather....or the reflection in a pond or a puddle after a summer storm. ....It is all so visual....yet comes from a deep place within. Ever day, I attempt to hone my craft....but , more importantly, I hope to Deepen my artistic vision....both the quality and "feel" of my work.

Basically, I am obsessed with art and addicted to beauty!
I am still shocked when people relate to what I do..and are actually moved by it!!!

In memory of Donald...who always inspired me..who always had time for me....who created magic in the lives of all who knew him..and loved him. Who was always present....listening, giving, helping, uplifting....Who lived in a miraculous way.....creating beauty and meaning while planting an exotic seed in his garden, making a cup of tea or creating works of meaningful brilliance in almost any artistic medium....But always, wise, funny, warm, kind and humble...Donald lived deeply...and made my life richer and more magical...The Sage...

Compared to last year,
this has even more loneliness--
early summer evening.

by Buson and Lu Ci

The Dancer

2010-05-10T08:30:00.000-07:00

I have finally returned.....and not sure where to begin.....still getting unpacked and organized....and I haven't even begun to get my new photos out......into the world.....
So, until I get settled...I will post a few photos I shot of a friend of mine dancing in Los Angeles...

I have always loved dance.....and seeing her dance made me want to start taking classes again....
This is very different from my current work.....so, not sure what I will do with it yet....but I think they are emotional and mysterious....and romantic....who knows???

Hope you enjoy!

Dreams of Traveling: A photographers Fantasy

2010-04-11T13:36:00.000-07:00

I have dreams of travel....I fantasize about going to Japan one day.....staying in a traditional hotel...with the rice paper walls...where everything is minimalist...one beautiful painting, one cherry blossom in a simple vase...taking off my shoes, slipping into a kimono....looking out into a garden..watching mist rise from the lotus filled pond.... colorful lanterns swaying softly...through the open door, the delicately haunting melody from the stringed koto.

I dream of walking in the footsteps of my favorite haiku poets, long gone....The shrines they visited, the mountains they gazed on...They used to take cherry blossom and moon watching journeys....and take turns writing poetry on the spot about the beauty....It is like an antique version of a photograph....only they captured the beauty with words....There is an old story about one of the poets (Chinese rather than Japanese, I think Li Po) who fell out of his boat trying to grab the moon...

I also have dreams of going to Maine....lighthouses and historic captain's houses, beautiful bays with little boats lined up in the golden sunset...gently rocking....I have been to Maine and long to return... I think of poets from Maine as well....the poets are our eyes and our ears....they capture perfectly the emotion of untold beauty.....of places we may never set eyes on....

Well, all this is about....me getting ready to travel...not so glamorous a destination...but hopefully one that will give me a wealth of new material for my artwork..and I am excited about it...I have a new camera and a new backpack to carry my camera in on the plane...I am trying to locate costumes and models and studio space, etc.....but a lot will be simple...in nature as well....who knows what I will come back with? Not even me!!!

My husband is staying behind to feed the animals!!!! To "Baby sit the cats" as he puts it...and the horses, ducks and peacocks....He is a little disgruntled by his photographer wife's ramblings. But, he gets so bored...while I shoot...and shoot and shoot.....It's better this way...

Soon, we will have more baby chicks. The osprey have returned to build their nests.. This will be their 3rd year here..they keep the hawks away..which we like..because of all our chickens, etc. Today I saw a small mink swimming and fishing in the pond out front..It's not as glamorous as it sounds....but it is definitely Nature!!! There is hay, dust, dirt mud everywhere, continually....just to keep you from feeling jealous!!!

I will be gone for several weeks...and when I return you will see a new post....with new stories, adventures, photos....maybe even a haiku!!!

Hazy moonlight!
Someone is standing
among the pear trees.

Spring is going,
we cannot know where to--
the anchored boat.

(both from Haiku Master Buson, 1700s Japan)

New, Old, Fresh, Recycled, Spring......

2010-03-28T09:22:00.000-07:00

This was a busy and creative week for me....I am anxious for spring....as we all are...and I have been trying to create spring in my photos...hopefully bring some bright, airy feeling and color to the still-drab early spring months...we are having here in Oregon.

Then, my husband has created a beautiful NEW frame...that I can't get enough of...so I am putting everything in it....these are made from beautiful blue pine...that has such unusual, one of a kind blue/gray markings.

...So each frame is an original work of art by itself....it is small and I think very contemporary...yet also...the grooves somehow remind me of art deco! Anyway...extremely proud of him! This wood is recycled.....which is wonderful!!!! Recycling is always FRESH!

Ducks, geese and chickens...are nesting...and the robins and others have returned to build their homes....all reminders of new life and SPRING....

Have been meeting many new friends all over the world, Europe especially, wonderful artists with their own shops on etsy and also customers, Norway, Sweden, Holland, London..France.it thrills me....Brings the OLD and NEW worlds together.....

Also, meeting wonderful people from Canada and US....all inspiring artists...

We moved our OLDest hen, Dexter...up nearer the house..in her own private palace...She is living in luxury....eating organic lettuce, millet, cheese.....loving her NEW home, away from the mean young roosters...When the two little indoor chicks are big enough..they will join her...for company....Meanwhile she has made NEW friends with 30 quail..that are sneaking in to join her gourmet feast...

I have changed the layout of my blog..to hopefully make things easier to see.....I am hoping to add more NEW features soon...as I would love to share more art and artists with you....

Needless to say....I am often up by 4:40 or 5:00 am....thanks to my neurotic cat, Veronica Lake and strange early morning phone calls from crazy family members (crazy in a good way)

As you can see...it is always interesting..here at Snowe Flake Farm...especially when I can curl up in my little nook and read haiku while the sun rises....fortunately, thanks to Veronica and my dad..this is often possible....

Finally, I would like to share three beautiful OLD haiku from Haiku master Buson:

Cherry blossom darkening,
and far away from my home
on a path through fields!

Plum blossom essence
ascending upward higher--
the moon's halo.

Flowers of the pear--
reading a letter by moonlight,
a woman.

These were written in the 1700s....yet how Fresh and New they are...reminding me...that any ART, true, beautiful and honest...straight from the heart..is always Fresh...always new....

Treasures: finding beauty in simple things!

2010-03-21T09:59:00.000-07:00

Well...this week's blog....is inspired by my husband....whom I love to poke fun at in this blog...but he doesn't seem to mind....

Yesterday my husband brought me home a surprise....in his clenched fist.
"I brought this home for you" he said proudly as he dropped a tiny feather in my hand...Sweet, huh?

The interesting thing about this feather? It wasn't very pretty...it was sort of small and brown with a tiny white line running through it...it seemed to have become slightly crumpled and wrinkled in his jean's pocket.

We raise peacocks and gorgeous chickens, ducks and geese...Our farm has great blue herons fishing in the river and Chinese pheasants eating grain in the barn.... So, this little feather was a little ordinary...a tiny bit insignificant....

But, my husbands eyes were sparkling when he handed it to me...you would have thought he was bringing me a precious treasure....a delicate rose...or a beautiful leaf...a precious stone?

That is what impressed me....how we all find beauty in tiny, little, simple ordinary things.....how we are surrounded by small reminders of the subtle preciousness of life.

I've been digging through my treasures, a beautiful aqua vintage jar...moss attached to a branch, pine cones and shells...a fossil, also found by my husband.

Beauty is how you look at something...anything....your family, your friends, your pets, a poem, a tulip, a single blade of spring grass pushing up through the earth...or an old wrinkled feather....left by some tiny winged angel....building an early nest.

A Nook of One's Own

2010-03-14T13:52:00.001-07:00

I thought that spring was just around the corner and it turned out, that last night we had 9 inches of snow followed by 13 degree temperature! What a shock!

This is nothing to complain about, as there is a crackling fire in the woodstove and baby chicks in a cat carrier on the hearth. Needless to say, my two cats are no longer unemployed and shiftless, but have regular full time jobs overseeing things.

Although I long for flowers, and blossoms and to be surrounded by bright foliage, I am making the most of my time and trying to get beautiful winter scenes for next winter...

I also have plenty of time for more indoor activities. My project this week, was to create a new little nook in the bedroom, for my morning quiet time. Like many people, I love to spend 30 minutes curled up, reading, drinking coffee, journaling, before beginning my busy day.

This project entailed moving some furniture around, so my little comfy chair could face the window. Outside, is a small pond, where I can watch the wood ducks returning to raise their families. Sometimes our geese and ducks are paddling around...occasionally a few deer stroll by...... munching on my tulips? Hey Wait!!

The important things about my personal nook are quiet, solitude....and a few of my favorite things scattered about. I love collecting vintage fabric, which I use for pillows or minor upholstering projects. I also collect vintage mirrors, poetry books and picture frames. I always like fresh flowers and a vintage portrait of my mother...near me...

This little project took about 10 minutes, but gives me a whole new outlook, or look out....and makes my morning time fun...and freshens the space.

My husband is not so big on moving furniture around. I thought he was getting used to it...when I caught him secretly moving one little table five inches to the left (Exactly where it was last week) He was hoping I wouldn't notice. Poor guy, as if the modern abstract paintings and hand made pottery from Finland weren't enough. Now, the man is tripping over furniture in the middle of the night...

Oh well, its domestic bliss and happy spring time...nearly here...we hope!!! "Hey you THERE! Step away from the TULIPS!!!"

Its that time of year....

2010-03-04T21:12:00.000-08:00

The snow has almost melted and we already have 3 baby chicks...almost lost one today..but we found him again..he had slipped down a chute...I am trying to figure out how to get them to stay in a basket, so I can photograph them. You should see them..their 2nd day on earth, racing around with the "huge" bread crumbs I throw.

The geese and ducks are laying eggs...because the sweet males, who last year were calling me "mommy" are chasing me away from the pond now!

My dear friend Sydney got married last weekend. I was her matron of honor. Her entire wedding was almost ruined by a tragic case of "static cling". I hope she will be able to turn this into a short story--she is a very talented writer, who recently received some very prestigious literary interest. Fortunately, she is on honeymoon right now, or she might kill me for writing this.

Yesterday, I attempted to photograph some flowers. My cat, Veronica Lake, was very adamant about posing in some of the photos...My friend Dexter's cat used to do yoga with her. Cats really like to be involved, whether or not this is convenient.

My darling peewee, returned after a ten day absence. We have no idea where he was...he was very thin, dirty and matted. We had to get him shaved....We are so thrilled to have him back from the dead, and as usual he is keeping us in stitches!

I've fallen behind on this blog..there seems to be so much to do around the farm these days...I love receiving all your comments and am thrilled that you take the time to read this rambling....I appreciate your interest and support. I can't always return all your emails...as I get so behind..and they some times get lost in the "pile" But thanks just the same!

Have a lovely April!!! Warm weather soon...and hopefully, buds and grass and green things...

Here is a haiku by one of my favorite poets: Haiku Master Buson (1700s)
A camelia falls,
and the rain of yesterday
spilling out!

Some day I dream of going to Japan!! But for now...its just another day in paradise...
here on Snoweflake Farm...after after all, paradise is where you make it!

IS IT SPRING YET?

2010-02-09T11:46:00.000-08:00

I guess we have about 2 or 3 more loooooooong months of winter left.....My friends in LA and SF say its still raining......and I am still sitting here in Oregon surrounded by snow...
I thought I would turn my vision to spring time....create a little spring with my camera....and lift my own spirits. The sun came out this lovely day (it was only 33 degrees....just enough to melt the snow from the roof and create this lovely effect in the background of the photos..snow dripping off the roof...

My husband is always asking "why are you shooting that?" and, his favorite comment: Why don't you put a horse in that photo?" If there isn't a horse in it..he doesn't want to see it.

Another thing I do to lift my spirits is to mini decorate...change things around. Perhaps a new bright white pillow, a plant, a painting. And, inspired by Katie Stephenson of art wall online I decided to try a tiny corner of wall in my living room. A miniature gallery.

Now, my husband, the horse lover, is not overly fond of Modern Art. I love 1960s abstract paintings...and so while he is out of the house...I scurry around and hang up some of my photos...in the lovely frames he makes...and I sneak one or two of my modern art paintings....into the mix.....I love love love Danish Modern mid-century furniture....while my husband loves early cowboy....so while the cowboy is away, this gal is redecorating......

So far he hasn't said one word.....but just in case......I'm pretending this is temporary for a photoshoot...and hoping...he doesn't notice...

And, if all else fails..well...I guess I can always put a horse in it!

Hey check out the art wall link on top of my blog; its so cute!! And, also check out some lovely new etsy shops I have posted on the left of my blog...You won't be sorry!!!!

Move Over Kim Novak: There's a new ingenue in Town!

2010-01-31T21:37:00.000-08:00

LAST SUNDAY...TWO OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES WERE ON, BACK TO BACK...BELL BOOK AND CANDLE, Kim Novak and Jimmy Stewart and, Breakfast at Tiffanys. I hate to admit to watching TV in broad daylight. I never touch the remote before 5 pm...but this was a delightful exception. Snow still, winter, months more of winter...and two cozy old classics, featuring two of my all time favorite actors: Kim and Audrey!

You must simply rent these movies, if you haven't seen them in a while..the clothes? gorgeous, the decor in these adorable apartments, both set in New York city, by the way. The art direction, lighting, cinematography! What is not to like...? Not to mention Truman Capote and Henry Mancini...Moon River? I get my decorating ideas from these kind of Technicolor classics, for example....audrey's clawfoot bathtub couch? And, Kim's apartment...is tres contemporary moderne...Kim plays a witch, who puts a spell on lovable Jimmy Stewart...who has a fantastic apartment gallery....you must see. Also Kim has a gorgeous primitive art gallery/apt..

And, speaking of galleries...Please please check out the new Valetine bedroom gallery at: http://www.artwallonline.com/master-bedroom/ (simply click on the cute turquoise artwall icon up by Jimmy Stewart)! (I got a little carried away with the art wall icon, but its cute....so it stays!)

Anyway....I thought I would share my inspiration for Pinky Novak: Kim Novak and she share a similar hair color...though Kim's is decidedly more ash..Kim has the best all time ash blonde hair color..and the most divine eyebrows in well, the history of the eyebrow. However, Audrey does really look a bit more like Pinky, so delicate and refined...while Kim is just such a voluptuous star....

Here, are three gorgeous women...each stylish in her own way, each an inspiration to women everywhere...each today, still an icon of style.

Color, style, sophistication, sensuality, personality??? What is that indefinable quality that these ingenues share?

Or, perhaps is it merely the scarf?

The Simple Life

2010-01-22T07:42:00.001-08:00

I know I promised a blog on classic vintage film, but I decided instead to do a tiny, peaceful little blog in between blogs....(because that will be a huge project).

Today, I just wanted to remind myself and anyone else...to slow down, to be grateful for all that is...to seek balance.

Enjoy each moment as it unfolds...see the sky, the birds, the rain...the light, the dark, the shadows...the fullness and the emptiness.

Two beautiful haiku by one of my favorite Haiku masters, Buson
(I named one of my geese after him..you'll be seeing him soon in this blog)

Winter bareness--
little birds seeking food
in the patch of onions.

and this,

Silence
in a field with oak trees.
The winter moon.

It does seem to me..that the most unremarkable moments become our most beloved memories. The sound of your daughter or mother's voice, a long walk in the canyons with your dog, time to read a beautiful poem on a rainy day.....

and the icing on the cake: from the second book of the tao by Stephen Michell:

Don't chase after other people's approval.
Don't depend on your plans.
Don't make decisions;
let decisions make themselves.
Free yourself of concepts;
don't believe what you think.
Embody the inexhaustible.
Wander beyond all paths.
Receive what you have been given.
And know that it is enough.

The master's mind is like a mirror,
it reponds, but doesn't store,
contains nothing, excludes nothing,
reflects things exactly as they are.
Thus she has what she wants
and wants only what she has.

Good reminders in these stressful, frenzied days to slow down, breathe and remember the truly wonderful, mysterious and simple moments of the every day life.

2010-01-18T15:03:00.000-08:00

The sun is out...the roosters are crowing.....my little rockstar rooster, attacks me every time he sees me....My husband, Cal, thinks this is funny....but I do not...
For one thing..there is ice on the ground....which I am sliding over in my black latex bogs. You city gals probably won't even know that a bog is a country gal's mule...boot, sneaker...every day chic footwear..that comes up to your knee!

My stylish country gal friends have the cutest little bogs..decorated with pink and lime green flowers ....However, Cal bought me my bogs in the men's dept. (last year for Christmas). Mine are plain, black, no bling blogs..that he is hoping I will get another couple of years out of....

Back to the little rooster, who has become my nemesis. When he sees me coming out with the table scraps....and millet and treats...he makes a beeline from across the pasture.....All the other beautiful hens and roosters (who actually know their place in God's kingdom) make a beeline as well...However, snacking is the only thing on their mind..

.Not so for the rock star....he has actually brutally attacked me from behind...and All I am going to say...is I'm not sure if I should call on Law and Order, Criminal Intent....Or Special Victims Unit...

It is especially unnerving to be attacked from behind....in your bogs on the ice..with your thousands of dollars worth of camera in hand...

Since my husband refuses to protect me.....another fine gentleman has come forth to defend my honor....You haven't seen a photo of him yet..but you will.....I was just a little worried that I was getting a little carried away with this chicken fetish..and people might stop frequenting...my blog...bored to tears and YAWN........ing.

There is a dark red little bantam....who is really fluffy..even his little legs are covered in red feather chaps...well...he has stepped in and chased the rock star away...everytime I go out to the pasture.....he actually has dominated the rock star and I am feeling better about things in general...as far as the chicken folk go...

Hoping to get some nice shots of the shyer and delicate little hens.....but I have to wait till the ice melts.

Today, I was hoping Cal would take me for a drive....that's what we do....when the sky is beautiful....streaks and clouds and shades of aqua in the sky...I ask Cal to take me for a drive...I like to go to this one gravel road where there is a row of trees, filled with bald eagles. There are usually about 5 or 6....I get out of the pick up...and Cal waits patiently down the road a spell...while I shoot these magnificent birds.....They are completely OVER me...they are so unafraid...that I sometimes must yell, hoot and holler just to get them to fly from branch to branch... That is how I got the flying photo above...hooting and hollering...and sometimes even waving my little NCIS hat around...

(You might have noticed that little NCIS button on the side bar of my blog...No, I am not getting paid by CBS to decorate this blog with that...I actually consider it an honor...to associate myself with this TV show..and I don't care who knows it. This Christmas I bought myself an NCIS hat..just exactly like they wear on the show..because Cal refused to buy me one....when I put it on my list..He said it was Ridiculous.....Now, not only am I a photographer....but in a pinch...I could solve a crime...at least that is how I feel in this hat....although I am embarrassed to wear it unless Cal is with me...No one is going to laugh at Cal's wife..when Cal is with her..tee hee...)

But really, women are so intuitive...I really think anyone of us could be a detective if we had too.....we solve little crimes and mysteries every day don't we?

Wow..that was some tangent....hope you can all follow along...

Back to the eagles....they are marvelous....lovely and breathtaking...and shooting them is the closest thing...to shooting rock stars in Los Angeles...(which I used to do in LA for the newspaper..when I was a wee little gal way back when)

Well...I would like to wrap this up now...and I am sure you would too....by saying a really lovely woman, named Pam, who purchased one of my photos, reminded me about one of my favorite all time movies: Bell, Book and Candle with Kim Novak and Jimmy Stewart... The style, clothes, sets, in this movie are fantastic. Pam said..she was inspired by this movie to create a certain kind of gallery in her home....I have been excited to create a gallery in my living room..and I think I will use this movie as an inspiration as well....I love gold gilt frames, big curlicues and then strange photos of dogs in clothes, rhinestones or goats in pink collars...that sort of thing....and all modern art!!!!!

oh..and eagles, roosters, horses....

enough for now....and thanks for your kind indulgence..

PS: Kristen and her grandmother Mimi just called....they read my LOVE blog..and Mimi felt like a celebrity....Kristen has not found her wedding dress yet...and we might be planning a trip to the Big City to buy her a dress....this sounds like a dangerous enterprise...but fortunately, NCIS can handle it...

Still Winter

2010-01-17T17:09:00.000-08:00

Where I live it is still winter.... beautiful...but winter....this is just a short blog to experiment with different blogging features and layouts AND to apologize for calling this gorgeous, unique haven where I live a God forsaken wasteland...My husband did NOT like that one bit. I did try to explain to him...it was all in good fun...and was meant in a humorous way....I don't think he bought it...I do want to say..that I am surrounded by natural beauty...24/7.. rivers, lakes, mountains, trees, rolling hills, deer, eagles, mink, foxes, birds of every kind....BUT, culturally speaking..we are 75 miles from the nearest Wallmart (and I don't mean Target) I mean Wallmart..

OK...that is the end of this blog...lets see if my experiment worked.

Love

2010-01-17T02:52:00.001-08:00

love is definitely in the air....my first wedding anniversary is coming up January 31st. My friend, Katy Jane (from Austin) "insisted" on shooting pix of my husband and myself dancing in the pasture....She also loaned me this gorgeous dress from the 1960s....with sequins and speghetti straps, etc. that was worn to the actual JFK inaugural ball. This all sounds very romantic, except for the dress, was several sizes too small, it was a cold gloomy day. And I was forced to drag out one of my vintage fake fur collared coats, well my husband was forced to wear another 1970s vintage Ben Cartwright jacket...
Well, I'm afraid that they whole ensemble rather resembled that bag lady chic that I have been referred to as sporting...

I am just going to say here...what worries me is that my good friends Kristen and Ryan (from Hillary Dairy) are getting married in February. I am her witness..And, I have No Idea what to wear...I am afraid I will simply ruin her wedding...with my some what questionable style sense.

I wrote this little rhyme for Kristen and I:
Gone is the glamour that used to be
Now all we have left is animal husbandry....

Kristen and I were glamourous gals (she from Portland) I, from West Hollywood, when we moved to this godforsaken place....and now look at us!!!

Milking goats, gathering eggs...and even less glamorous things.....

This adorable goat is Hillary...and Ryan milks hillary (believe me, not glamorous) and Kristen makes the best cheese, mayo....ummm. They eventually will be making and selling their own goat's milk soaps and lotions....so I will keep you posted....

Last year I got married in Kristen's charming farm house..her grandmother Mimi was my witness. She wore a simply stunning peach and cream polyester paisley pant suit. She was much more stylish, than I, the bride in white levis...I was so nervous....I really hated to take the plunge......the whole thing is a blur, except for mimi's pant suit.

I really don't want to ruin Kristen's wedding....I am actually going to have to start shopping online (there are no stores here in this god forsaken waste land) And, I am boycotting the local beauty salons.....I am waiting for my trip to NY this spring..my hair is so long...well, its just not fashionable...I had a wonderful hair dresser here, but she stopped taking my calls....I can't imagine what I did...but let's say...New York here I come!!!!

And, then, valentines is right around the corner.....what shall I get my sweetheart...?

I could go on and on, but as my mother used to say...."You are just talking to hear your head rattle".....so for now..enough about LOVE......

In love with Haiku

2010-01-06T11:18:00.000-08:00

Today, I don't have as much time as I would like....so whenever I am desperate for poetry without much time...there is haiku.

Basho (1644-1694)
and Buson (1700s) are two of my favorites haiku poets. I think it is wonderful to be thrilled by words written over 300 years ago.

One by Basho,

The snow we two once
looked at together--has it
fallen again this year?

Two by Buson,

Mandarin ducks,
their beauty made apparent
in winter woods.

When the axe cuts in,
surprise at the perfume--
woods in winter.

Feel free to write your own haiku, don't be intimidated by these two venerable haiku masters. I think they would be thrilled to know that their simple words still move us. Or, they might think we were completely insane....oh well..

The rules, if you've forgotten are five syllables, seven syllables, five syllables.

This summer my niece April, the school teacher visited and gave us all a haiku lesson. She teaches her 2nd and third graders every year in the fall. So, she should easily crank out a haiku for our amusement and edification.

This is not haiku..but a tiny poem..
feel free to post one of your own..remember hardly anyone is reading this...
thank goodness...

hee hee

the sky appears gray and empty
but many layers of white, blue and silver,
clouds and mist form this grayness,
this bleakness that surrounds the tangled bare branches,
the sleek hills, the dark silouhetts of fir

well there you have it...my apologies to you brilliant writers...in advance...

Next blog: the finest living poet Mary Oliver

This world needs more poetry!

2010-01-05T13:43:00.000-08:00

Sharing my own poetry, would be awfully daring for my second blog, even though I don't think anyone will ever read this blog...except for maybe my new friend Sarah, who lives in a little town in Ohio. We met over the internet, when she bought one of my framed prints, which I am really thrilled about by the way! I am going to also try to force a few select people to read this..and hopefully comment...Although I, for one, cannot figure out how to post comments on these blogs...do you have to be a rocket scientist? or have some sort of password, provided at birth by the CIA? Whatever, I am not going to attempt to even hide my ignorance, because it will become very apparent...very soon.

I read a wonderful poem today...and I am going to copy it in here...and if anyone else wants to write poetry or anything feel free....or just read it quietly...in your little room and take it to heart.

One of my new year's resolutions is to bring more poetry into my life...and perhaps the world...or to one or two people (or animals)...more poetry Less Politics..is one of my new sayings....

This poem is by Edward Hirsch
it is about the painter Georgia O'Keefe (in Canyon, Texas in 1917)

She was just a schoolteacher then
Walking away from the town
in the late afternoon sunset.
A young woman in love
with a treeless place,
The scattered windmills and pounding winds
of the whole prairie sliding toward dusk,
Something unfenced and wild
about the world without roads,
Miles and miles of land
rolling like waves into nowhere,
The light settling down in the open country.

She had nothing to do but walk away
From the churches and banks, the college buildings
of Knowledge, the filling stations
of the habitable world,
And then she was alone
with what she believed--
The shuddering irridescence of heat lightning,
Cattle moving like black lace in the distance,
Wildflowers growing out of bleached skulls,
The searing oranges and yellows of the evening star,
Rising in daylight,
commanding the empty spaces.

(edward hirsch 1950- )

Is that so beautiful? Can you see it, feel it and taste it? I read a wonderful quote by Emily Dickenson if I can find it...

here it is:

"If I read a book and it makes my whole body so cold no fire even can warm me, I know that is poetry. If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry." (emily dickenson in a letter to a friend)

well, that is all I have to share today ..it is another cold gloom drizzly gray day and this poetry keeps me warm....maybe soon, one of my followers will post a poem if they can figure it out..and I may too!

I am also going to use a photo to decorate this page....

New Year Resolutions from Snoweflake Farm

2010-01-02T13:05:00.000-08:00

OK..
I am blogging for the first time...should I not admit it? Of, course, I have always blogged in my mind..but never in public....but here goes!
1. become a better listener
2. set boundaries
3. read more poetry
4. eat more chocolate
5. enjoy !

I have been photographing my little barnyard rock stars...and the snow...day after day after day...
getting a little tired of the snow now....so I would like to share some color.....for the new year....
here.

I am a city gal who married a cowboy, we live on a little farm in pacific northwest....its sort of like a souped up version of green acres, west coast style....
anyway..if anyone can find this blog, feel free to add your new years resolution...
beauty and peace for the world is my dearest hope for this year...
check out some of my photos....
and happy new year...
am I doing this right?
yikes..

photos above are from my little shop at www.lucysnowephotograpy.etsy.com
Pinky Novak: the chihuahua in a scarf and two shots of
Lucky, my rooster rockstar

New Year's Resolutions from Snoweflake Farm

2010-01-02T11:18:00.000-08:00

hi from snoweflake farm
in the cold snowy rural area of eastern oregon.
i am a city girl living in the country....
sort of a green acres kind of gal....

i thought i would begin blogging for my first new years resolution!
this is it....first blog ever.....
surround myself with beauty
more poetry than politics
become a better listener...
feel free to post a new years resolution....