GOOD. RANDOM. FUN. V2.5

Allie photobombed this pic of Brian!

Met Allie & Brian at Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, CA... This is a GOOD site for their wedding this coming June.

Rust is pretty RANDOM, don't ya think? these were both taken at Roaring Camp!

Living near the ocean... It's FUN stopping to get a breath of fresh air! & check out the surfers & sailors.

I snapped 300+ pictures & edited the file down to the best 75... still in the learning process... but this captures Allie's beautiful smile.

posting with Tamar at Random-osity

check out her blog! she had a snow day today!

I think I'm a bit jealous!

HAPPY HEART'S DAY...

Enjoying a l-o-n-g weekend of quiet!

JPE is in OHIO visiting this dad & trudging around in the snow!

Playing with my camera!

Rearranging!

Watching some HGTV!

Reading some blogs!

Eating some juicy, sweet "cuties"

(tangerines)

another three days off!

 

NEARING THE END...

Sea gull ~ Elephant Seals adventure ~ 1.26.13

It's NEARING the END...

of the MONTH!!

{and a busy period of work}

I'm LOOKING FORWARD to...

splashes of the color RED!

{Valentine's Day! do you decorate?}

 

homemade HEART boxes

 spending time with paper, glue & scissors...

{collages? homemade Valentines?}

setting up photo shoots...

{ACE gave me a Cowboy Studio for Christmas}

LOOKING for hidden hearts...

{February is HEART-Month} 

sweet message

 days OFF...

{President's Holidays, non-duty days & COMP-time}

& maybe some snow?!?

 a trip to the CABIN with JPE

{hopefully, in a week} 

What are you looking forward to? 

ENJOY THE RIDE...

"found heart" ~ Bob Jones Trail, Avila Beach

A three-day weekend... all to myself...

{JPE is backpacking w/students in No California}

The past three months, have raced by...

our mornings have a chill to them...

a reminder that our 

FAVORITE TIME

{notice, I didn't say season}

of the year is coming!

SEPTEMBER...

marks the opening of a new calendar!

{we work in education... so, it's an academic calendar}

TIME TO ENJOY...

See Canyon Apples

weekend walks & bike rides

puttering
community events

baking & tea-time

being a "tad" exhausted,
I've adjusted my weekend plans!

think I'd do a little

reorganizing & put out some

FALL DECORATIONS...

OOPS!
gotta stay 
"in the moment"
{instead of letting my mind race...
to the end of the work day}

SOMEONE... HAD A BIRTHDAY!!

that SOMEONE is JPE!!!

He's 60 years young!

{a Virgo! born 8 - 27 - 52 in Cincinnati, OH}

loves travel

{the Peruvian dust has been cleaned off our walking shoes

& we're dreaming of our next trip... Russia? Morocco?}

is a fabulous listener

{people of all ages gravitate to JPE}

finds pleasure in puttering around the garden

{the worms in our compost love him too}

enjoys learning

{spends hours reading & researching}

has a quirky sense of humor

{sometimes causing laughter at inappropriate times}

loves his family

{scattered wide, but close in heart}

is a superior baker

{who makes time for afternoon tea, everyday}

meditates daily

{gets the kinks out by running or doing yoga stretches}

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JPE!!!

Sharing my life with you

feels like opening a BIRTHDAY present every day!

FOUND A HEART!

taken this morning!

As I was packing my car to leave for Sacramento this morning, (visited w/ACE & Lola in Sunnyvale last night), I looked up & noticed this HEART....

I'm sharing this with Chrissy over at cul*ti*vate... If you find a HEART, don't forget to post your blog link at Chrissy's.

It rained the 2 1/2 hour drive to Sacramento this morning... but, what a treat when I pulled up to the hotel! we're staying on the Delta King ~ docked on the Sacramento River...

 both pics are located at this website http://www.deltaking.com/

check out this adorable, historic hotel! Government rate... walking distance to Old Town Sacramento... READING GRANTS this week... it doesn't get any better than that!

HEART & SEEK! 3rd edition...

taken in Palo Alto ~ February 2010

As you know I collect HEARTS... Last year I ran across CHRISSY's blog, cul*ti*vate, & decided to start my own hunt...


For the third year in a row, CHRISSY is asking bloggers to look for "found hearts" --- you can think of these as hearts that you notice for the first time OR details that form the shape of a heart OR items in your daily journey that resemble a heart... 

On her blog, she reminds us we have a whole EXTRA day to find hearts {February has 29 days} this year... so, keep your eyes peeled for the that curvy shape with a point on the end... I'll share mine as I come across them! but, be sure to check in with CHRISSY & share your "found hearts." She posted several of my "found hearts" on her blog last February.

Some of my "found hearts" from last year are HERE & HERE... 

FYI - discovery!!!!

Lo & behold... I just noticed my ME {Mary Englebreit} letters have a small heart on the elephants back. Now, I've had these letters "staring me in the face" for at least 8 years & I just discovered the HEART?? either there's something wrong with my eyes, or I'm not very observant? Just goes to show that "found hearts" are just that - something you may notice for the first time - even though they may have been right in front of you for some time. 

Ohhhh.... I LOVE the hunt!