3.24.2011

Deluge

The ground in waterlogged and duck ponds are springing up out of people's front lawns.
My sister-in-law and her family went home today,
so now I get to spend more time at my home - and I think it is proper for me to call it home now, because that's what it feels like it is, finally!


It's beautiful, yes?

On a side note, I have been translating French for Matt while he's playing Chrono Chross, cause Harle tends to throw out some French phrases when she talks and he doesn't know what they mean.
See what good my one semester of middle school French did me? Now I'm hungry to learn more...

3.19.2011

Stormy weather

This is how spring is:
blossoms are up for one week, then they get blown away in the wind.
Luckily I got the chance to snap a few pictures before they went.


Or is it Thanksgiving time?
I swear, I'm getting my seasons all confused now!


But the boy turkeys do like showing off their feathers to the girl turkeys, so maybe it is spring after all!


I don't remember the last time a "storm" meant rain, but the lawn around this tree and picnic table got all flooded, and some ducks moved in. Fancy ducks, I might add!


Did I also mention that I heard my first ever gunshot a while ago? From my house?
But gunshots aren't scary when you live in the country. Although it does cause all the animals to be afraid of people, which prevents me from being able to get close-ups of turkeys.
Oh well, c'est la vie!

3.16.2011

I know, I know...

I have an apathy for social photography right now. Which kind of makes social networking not as fulfilling right now... "How have you been?" "What have you been up to?" I don't know, not much, but here's some pictures of geese and wild turkeys and the pond as it changes faces during the seasons. Heh heh.
I also love visiting historical Sacramento for the copious amount of candy stores. I am now becoming familiar with which flavors of saltwater taffy are good or not (chocolate chip cookie is good, guava, bad).
Pre-occupied right now with playing with my twin nieces (!) and life is good at the moment.
What's your favorite saltwater taffy? :)

3.04.2011

Inner Peace

So here's the deal: Internet companies don't go out to the country, so I use Internet on my phone. And although the iPhone had the biggest screen out of all the phones I could get, it is still extremely cumbersome to blog on. I am sorry dear friends, it appears I will be a delinquent blogger once more!
Moment of truth: I think this is quite possibly the most traumatic move I've ever made in my life. I've moved many times before, but mostly when I was either too young to remember, or just moving across the border of neighboring towns where I didn't have to change schools or anything. I miss Utah! It's crazy, but sometimes it feels like it was all a dream, all those joys and sorrows and adventures. So far away and so different from here.
My current occupation now is figuring out my health problems. It's really quite frustrating and depressing. But I do have a lot to be grateful for, because after all, I think there is a high chance that someday I can be completely healthy again whereas for lots of people they can't.
We were reading in Matthew the other night, about Jesus healing the sick, the blind, deaf, dumb, and lame and it really hit home to me. At this point, I've all but given up on doctors and medicine. Doctors can be really discouraging sometimes, and a lot of times I feel like they treat me like I'm crazy! But you know what? It's not time to give up on hope. In Christ, there is hope. With his help I will get to the bottom of this!
Another moment of truth: I'm really a sucker for inspirational quotes. Even if they look like they're the kind of stuff people put in chain emails and they're on websites that look like they've been designed by 60 year-old ladies, they really pick me up when I'm down. You can't help but wonder though, who writes these quotes? They sound like some sort of sage, or even better, Yoda. Do these people realize how awesome they are or do they still have insecurities, like the rest of us?
So, I guess this post is pretty random.
This post brought to you by jetlag.