oh why not (or how it all began)

longtime (or more recent and dedicated) readers will notice this blog started out with the intention of posting interesting photos on a regular basis--daily, if possible. somehow along the way it took a turn down a dark alley and turned into what it is now, where posts (usually) follow unpleasant occurrences.

so here are a few photos that wouldn't quite work in the usual morose way.

simplicity

the simplest things in life can make you smile: driving to a mountain lake, feeling the chilly wet air envelope you in the dark; smelling sickly sweet pungent pine; hearing the faint buzz of insects; realizing the band of light above is the Milky Way galaxy, blinding when you're in the middle of absolutely nowhere; walking though a patch of greenery, dotted with dew, sparkling as the sun comes up, long before anyone else is awake. the moment is yours alone. you savour it, and can make it through another day.

trippin' me up

"No good when you're rockin' the boat,
it's a slippery slope to nowhere.
Wonder why you're tryin' to hide what you're keepin' aside and won't share."
--Kylie Minogue

my friend[s]

"Whenever I'm down
I call on you my friend
A helping hand you lend
In my time of need"
--Groove Armada

mary jane's last dance

"Well I don’t know but I’ve been told, you never slow down, you never grow old.
I’m tired of screwin’ up, tired of goin’ down,
Tired of myself, tired of this town,
Oh my, my, oh hell yes - Honey put on that party dress.
Buy me a drink, sing me a song,
Take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long."
-- Tom Petty

clarity

"And I will wait to find
If this will last forever
And I will wait to find
If this will last forever
And I will pay no mind
When it won't and it won't because it can't
It just can't
It's not supposed to"
--John Mayer