leftover.

finally finished off
and developed
that last roll of film from christmas.
when there was light
and ribbons
and cookies.

holiday.

instead of snow on christmas
there was ice.
thank goodness for
the lights, fire, and warmth
inside.

eve.

today
i'll be wrapping presents
and cooking.
happy holidays!

repeat.

his last comment
made me very glad
i took so many pictures
of our bed.

blue.

my sister's getting married, too.
and look at that!
she already has
her something blue.

home.

when it's cold outside
i stay in
and take lots of pictures
of stuff i look at and see and use and pass by
every day.

turkey.

he rubbed it with an herb butter
and it was perfect.

holiday.

how i spent my thanksgiving.
oh, and there was food, too.

michigan.

i'd never seen michigan in november until just last weekend.
it was sunny.
but the sky was gray, and the trees were bare, and the water so still.
i really love that last picture
of boots and stairs.
just looking at it makes me happy.
not bad for a roll of expired film from ebay.

right now.

i'm sitting on one side of the couch, laptop in lap.
he sits on the other, reading a book.
and between us is a curled up kitty, snoring.
that picture of salsa really has nothing to do with much
but oh well.
i just felt the need to share
something, anything.

metra.

it's so nice
to not have to face
this
every day
anymore.

goodbye.

and just like that
october is gone.

dark.

darker days means fewer opportunities to take good pictures.
but at least there was this.

windows.

when i grow up
i want a house
with lots and lots
of windows.

typical.

just another weekend
at home
with family.

zoe.

and twelve years later
she still looks like a kitten.

suddenly.

i feel like it happened
suddenly.
one day, i'm waiting for
the blue skies
and changing leaves,
but there's nothing but gray.
and then, just like that:
color.

her.

this is me
wearing fingerless gloves
that my sister knit for me.
oh
and she can paint, too.

home.

i kind of fell in love
with the light
in my parents' house.