Wake me in the spring

Bison in Yellowstone by Steve Courson on Flickr

Hexaganol perfection by Carolyn in Oregon

And now for something completely different

“We live in a world ruled by fictions of every kind — mass merchandising, advertising, politics conducted as a branch of advertising, the instant translation of science and technology into popular imagery, the increasing blurring and intermingling of identities within the realm of consumer goods, the preempting of any free or original imaginative response to experience by the television screen. We live inside an enormous novel.

For the writer in particular it is less and less necessary for him to invent the fictional content of his novel. The fiction is already there. The writer’s task is to invent the reality”.

 J.G. Ballard - “Introduction” to the French edition of Crash (via bookshavepores) (via booklover)

Winter in the city

Someone elses Holiday in the Alberta Rockies

Seventy years ago today

Seventy years ago, on December 7th, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack against the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Over 350 Japanese aircraft attacked in two waves, strafing, dropping bombs and torpedoes. Four U.S. Navy battleships were sunk, four other battleships were damaged, and eight other ships were either sank or damaged. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed, 2,402 personnel were killed and 1,282 were wounded. The following day, the United States declared war on Japan, officially entering World War II.

A snowy night in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Williamsburg, Brooklyn by jl_auch

By the light of your moon

Hallmark Picture Perfect

Snow, snow everyone like snow

Holiday snacks

Snowflake muffins

Gingerbread treats

Javaman

Okay it's not a Christmas treat but it's real good on a frosty cold morning

with a hot cup of Joe.

Bring back the Five & Dime

F.W. Woolworth Company, 5 and 10 cent store, Washington D.C., circa 1921

Stay boy, stay

Cabin on the Yukon Flats, 1901

Welcome Home

Calmness Under The Greyness

by Nurse Kato on Flickr

Socks too!

O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree

Two bikes ... very different vibe

Great basket!

Great Chuck Taylors

Jo-Jo

Little boys and food

I feel better now.

Our first attempt at our Holiday photo

Ingrid, the passing of a very special lady

We spent this afternoon at Ingrid’s house with her family and friends. 

The gathering was held in her back yard.  It was love filled and joyous to be with the people that knew her best.

She was a very special lady and she’ll be deeply missed by all that knew her.