i tried — i really tried ...

I've been trying to get rid of chemicals in our lives - both in the refrigerator and in the medicine cabinet. I've always liked to play with my hair color, so thought maybe I should try some more natural alternatives. I've areaway been using permanent hair color, so going the henna route wasn't the way. But there are permanent, "natural," ammonia-free hair color products, too. Unfortunately, if one is in a reddish mood, these "permanent" tints seem to be coloring my towels for weeks, after coloring my hair. And the color fades rather quickly. So it's back to chemicals for me at present. Unless another better option presents itself.

The box says permanent, but ...

all skies should be this cloudy

palm shadows

Backlit palm trees on the beach, with the moon peeking out from the clouds.

sometimes cloudy skies are just what's needed

Gorgeous blue skies and mackerel clouds seen while driving ...

more gorgeous florida skies

Between showers we have been gifted with some gorgeous clouds and skies lately.

don't hate him because he's beautiful

Dash wasn't thrilled to learn it was time for his yearly vet visit, but he was sure happy to be back home afterwards.

chasing rainbows ...

The kid snapped some great photos of a double rainbow. Seemed like nice images for a day full of not-so-happy memories and associations. Florida really does have the best skies ...

Double rainbow over palms

End School Zone

At Publix

palm beach pink

This is a real sunset from the other night.

happy friday

So long, May. Here's to sunny days ahead.

light shadows

sunrise

As much as I complain about daylight savings time and having to get up early on Thursday's to take the kid to strings class, there is a benefit — getting to go to the beach and watch the sun rise.

first day of winter ...

... Florida style.

double rainbow

So big and beautiful it took three shots to capture . . .

it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

You never know what you might see . . .


or what you might meet . . .


while walking home . . .

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just missing a unicorn . . .

Two bee-yoo-tee-full views—both in the same day—rainbows and full moons . . .

pink flamingoes

I have always loved these birds.




I really love the patterns and curves of the birds reflected in the water.

how do you measure a year in the life?

This lovely video does quite a nice job of capturing a year, I think . . .

From Rent, "Seasons of Love"

525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear.

525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife.

In 525,600 minutes - how do you measure a year in the life?

How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love. Seasons of love.

afternoon (de)light

I was thinking of all the different places I've lived this morning.

When you live in older houses or apartments you are coming into spaces lived in, loved in, by others. Do the former inhabitants leave traces? The only place I have lived so far that was "new" was a model home ranch house that my parents bought when I was ten. I think I will think more on this, blog further on this train of thought, in future.

But the image that popped into my head this morning was the memory of the afternoon light in my fourth floor railroad apartment in Park Slope, Brooklyn. No matter what was going on in my life at the time, just hanging out in that room in the afternoon was always a soothing and reinvigorating experience.

To all the rooms we've loved before . . .

was it just a week ago...

...that the city had such a marvelous riot of color?

truly the most amazing flowers

I have had to adjust my morning route somewhat, at least the last leg, in order to cruise by these amazing plants by the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. They are fragrant and just out-of-this-world beautiful. I think they are white mallow flowers...