The start of the bug wall.......

bbzzz..I took this and a couple other "insects in their daily lives" for a friend to make a bug wall for her new baby

Catching this little beetle was a great coincidence!

I fear I did not do the size of this beetle justice...it was HUGE

...best camouflage job..

..actually I think this hiding job takes the cake....off to search for more!

....James and Ern in the garden...

On a dreary day like the last couple we've been having in the Pacific Northwest, a little reminder that the sun does come out I decided necessary. Here is James and Ern hanging out in the backyard,when the sun's out this is their favorite past time...

til the next sunny day...

Hello 2010!!!!!!!

Every New Year it seems there is a pressure for resolutions and correcting bad habits, I like to think about New Beginnings; and, I find nothing more symbolic of that than the miraculous butterfly. I was lucky to come upon these guys while celebrating the holidays in San Antonio,Texas along the newest portion of the timeless River Walk. Happy New Year to y'all! Cheers to New Beginnings! :-)

...From the road in Idaho....

In November of this year, my brother and I took a trip through Idaho and stumbled on the Bruneau sand dunes where we had a little fun...

Trying to capture the wind...

Beginning the ascent...

Taking a breather..

Keep on movin..

almost there..

made it

descent

homage to the dune

the lake at the foot of the dune

lone pair

til next time...photo courtesy of my brother :-)

...Roadtrips of 2009....

This has been my year of roadtrips so in the next couple of posts, its all about being on the road....starting with Eastern Oregon...(these were taken with a Panasonic Lumix 10.1 MP digital camera)

Moo

Stinger

Mountain Purple

Imagining the Frontier

Reflection

Early morning after a Long night...

Tower

Characters

Painted Hills 1

Painted Hills B/W

PH 4

Chip? or Dale?

Purple Sky

Mountain Sky

Slumber

...Repeat offenders....

For those of you who have yet to know Ernie, James, Merlin or Les Trois Filles.......
you will ;-) Here they are in black and white~

This is Ern out at my parents home in the Willamette Valley, one of his favorite places in the world.

This is my cat James, he is the little Buddha and brings a smile to all who cross his path.

Here is Merlin, his human is my brother, some of you may recognize this Hollywood cat from his own blog

Finally, our latest addition to the Murray household, Les Trois Filles...

Esme

Gracie

Nina