Photo Challenge Day 30!!!!!

Day 30 A photo of someone you miss

This is my best friend Roo. In May this year it will be 10 years since he died in a car accident. This is my baby-girl Luna. In August it will be 8 years since she passed away. I miss them both very much.

Photo Challenge Day 29

Day 29 A photo of something that makes you smile

i have a huge box of old photos, and every single one of them is in there because they make me smile or laugh. When i moved to Scotland, i could only take so much stuff, so i had to whittle down my photo collections, and some made the cut and some didn't. The above photo is of me when i was 20 years old, with my friend Dave in my dorm at FIU. This picture is great when you put it in context, and think about all the things that happened around this time. It was around this time that Dave met Helen in that dorm. I also met my friend Andy, and my friend Chad that semester. Cindy was my roomie, and we had the perfect view of the dorm volleyball court from this dorm room. Just looking at this picture, memories flood the mind! I won't write them all because i might get in trouble....

Photo Challenge Day 28

Day 28 A photo of something you are afraid of

i remember being about 6 and crying at night, my mom came in and asked me what was wrong and i said "i'm afraid to die!" i think all my life, but more now than ever, i have had a fear of death. Now that i have my girls, i am really afraid that i could die and not see them grow up. I know, it is an irrational fear, and i have tried to come to terms with it, but it has never gone away. other people in my predicament would get religion, and allay their fears with mythology. not yet....

Photo Challenge Day 27

Day 27 A photo of you and a family member

my mom and i are pretty close. we had some tough times when i was a pain in the ass teenager, but she has been there for me when i really needed her. she has taught me to be a strong woman, to stand up for yourself, to not take shit from anyone, and the importance of doing something right the first time. When they were handing out moms, I got a good one!

Photo Challenge Day 26

Day 26 A photo of something that means a lot to you

portland, oregon is my home. I miss it more than anyplace else, and that is saying alot coming from a gypsy soul like me.

Photo Challange Day 25

Day 25 A photo of your favorite day

when you have 2 little girls, Christmas can't help but be your favorite day! last christmas was wonderful. Ruby knew what was happening, Esme was excited, and we spent it in Florida with family and friends that the girls had not seen before. what can top that?

Photo Challenge day 24

Day 24 A photo of something you wish you could change

I wish I could change the fact that we as humans feel that we need to go to war to solve the world's problems. All the ills of the world seem to stem from this desire to kill eachother for land, resources, power and religion.

Photo Challenge Day 23

day 23 A photo of your favorite book

i have about 5 books that i really love, but i think if i had to have one on a desert isle, it would be this one. I rarely read books more than once, but Still Life i have read about 10 times and i still could read it over and over again.

Photo Challenge Day 22

Day 22 A photo of something you wish you were better at

Sing, I really wish i could sing. Not just ok, I would love to have an iconic raspy voice and be able to sing jazz like the truly great singers of the 20th century- Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday, Anita O'Day, and even my beloved Pastsy Cline.

Photo challenge Day 21

day 21 a photo of something you wish you could forget

i truly believe that you learn from your mistakes, so i can't say that there is anything in my life, no matter how stupid or horrible, that i want to forget. I am happy where i am, and i know my long and sometimes twisted road has led me here. I do however wish i could somehow erase the fact that my BFF is married to a complete idiot.

Photo Challenge Day 20

Day 20 A photo of somewhere you would like to travel

Africa.... I dream of Africa

Photo Challenge Day 19

Day 19 A photo and a letter

Dear Westboro Baptist Church-

I agree with the Supreme Court that you have the the right under the first amendment to say hateful and evil things. However, that does not mean that you are righteous or even sane. You are a bunch of crazy, homophobic, racist jackasses and if there is a hell, i do hope that you all rot in it. Choke on a bitch burger and die!

Sincerely- egb

Photo Challenge Day 18

Day 18 a photo of your biggest insecurity

to be honest i can't really think of anything.....

Photo Challenge Day 17

Day 17 A photo of something that has made a huge impact in your life recently

I can't think of one single thing that has made a bigger impact on me in my whole life than being a mom. It has changed the way i view the world, the way i live my life, and the way i look at the future.

Photo Challenge Day 16

Day 16 A photo of someone who inspires you

Jane Goodall is a trailblazer in Environmentalism, Primatology, Animal Conservation, and to top it all off a woman. When Loius Leakey chose her and Dian Fossey to go to Africa to study primates, people laughed and wondered what he was thinking sending 2 young whitebred females off to the wilds of Africa to study apes with no formal training. Both of these women surprised the world. Sadly Dian Fossey was killed for standing up to poachers who were killing her beloved Gorillas. Luckily Jane is still with us educating people to protect the earth and animals of Africa, and hopefully inspiring young girls to dream big.

For a very long time, I wanted to be a Primatologist like these women. Now I would settle to just be like these women, period.