Happy Deal of the Day

Every year around my birthday I get a coupon for 25% off any total purchase at my local Goodwill retailer. Call it "drug;" call it "therapy," but shopping makes me feel good. It relaxes me, which, if you know me, doesn't happen easily or often.

Here was the deal of the day, or of the decade, I should say. I got these Dr. Martens, with my discount, for $11.25. They are brand new, never been worn, pristine red leather 12-inch high in my very own size. Today they are listed on www.Zappos.com on sale 10% off for $111.56, down from their regular price of $123.95. But hey - Zappos does give free shipping.

Learning to Share

The dogs are learning to share, which is more than I can say for the kids.

Lunar Eclipse 2-20-08

This is the only good shot I got, mainly because I am lazy and it was damn cold outside. You can't just put the camera on 'auto' and expect it to know what it's doing with such a contrasting shot as this. I finally stuck it on manual and greatly reduced the time of the exposure so that the moon wasn't overexposed and blurred from the actual movement of it and us. It's amazing when you can see how the earth has moved over only 20 seconds. I think this was somewhere between 2 and 5 seconds.

Buddy's eyes.

A view of our front sidewalk last week during a brief thaw.

Peacock feathers, still attached to the bird and filtered multiple times and ways.

I harvested these Meyer lemons from a tree in my living room yesterday while it was minus two degrees outside. If WE can grow them, YOU can grow them. They are "store-size" and delicious. I must add they are sitting in a bowl that I knitted and then felted. I love the winter sometimes. This is a good winter. I will not get scurvy this winter.