These book sculptures by Su Blackwell have been blowing my mind for months.

I definitely go through phases...from obsessions with rings, to a passion for headgear, and flings with strange stockings. If there is one infatuation I am expressing this spring it is an admiration for bright nail polish. I seem to be repainting my nails every few days and can't decide what shade to keep them for longer than that.

I am back at my Grandmother's for a few days before I fly across country to Washington State. She has no Internet so I'm catching snatches now and again at a public library. It is good to escape everyone once in awhile.
Currently I am:

"Nothing to wear but clothes,
To keep one from going nude...
Nothing to sing but songs,
Ah, well, alas! alack!
Nowhere to go but out,
Nowhere to come but back."
-part of the poem, The Pessimist by Benjamin Franklin King

Would that I could dance among the stars all night,
I'd wear Orion's belt around my waist and call the Pleiades sisters.
Would that I could dare to be a lover fickle and untrue,
I'd hold the Moon in a tight embrace and kiss the Sun surrounded by morning dew.
If none of these is allowed to me,
Might I at least spend the evening with you?

Apparently some schools in my area are closing early tomorrow due to heat...yes, you read that correctly: school closures due to warm weather! Unfortunately, my college doesn't think we are quite as prone to heat related weaknesses as other schools...

Today I walk and the steps actually mean something. Then it will be off to a wonderful dive for Thai food and embarrassing stories from my childhood, I know my family too well...

Went on a "field trip" to Washington, D.C. yesterday, making me feel twelve rather than twenty-two...except of course our buses dropped us at the curb and left us to our own devices.

My time in Atlanta Georgia so far.

I have an irrational fear of falling down a staircase...but I really love the way they look.

Is there anything lovelier than a full shelf of books? Afterall, you are what you read.

I have a friend visiting at the moment. This means late night dancing until 2:00 am, picnics by the creek, and general camaraderie.

The weather has been miserable lately; raining nearly constantly. I will either grow gills or build an ark if this madness doesn't end soon. Still, the sole benefit of all the rain is how green everything is becoming.

The more I travel, the more I want to see...it is a never ending cycle. Regardless, here are a few of my favorite snaps from my road trip which is now at an end although I am still longing for more. From geysers to antelope this is the Midwest (and Pacific Northwest) with its vast sky and seemingly endless possibilities.

The photographs of Erez Sabag are filling me with a warm, golden feeling.