The Snow

We just got our first snow up here in the high desert of New Mexico. It was very pretty, big fluffy flakes, blown against the side of buildings and mesas , and sitting softly on all the branches of the evergreens. So picturesque. It's getting colder by the day and the sun falls below the horizon sooner and sooner each day. Exactly the weather for hot tea, big soft quilts, and stacks of good books.

Clockwork Heart

♫♪♫"How many ticks left in that clockwork heart?"♪♫♪

Someone needs to write this song for me. It's been running around my head for a week now, but I ain't got the skilz to do it justice. (Sounds like a good premise for a SPG song...)

Participator Vs. Spectator

Smoke-fed clouds blowing up over the mesa at sunset.

I don't know how to tell you...

I don't know what to say...

I don't have the words...

I don't want to walk away...

Is it my job to say something?

Is it my place to say?

Should I initiate the topic?

Merely turn my head away?

Do you know the situation?

Do you care enough to try?

Do you notice any issues?

Do you see the times I cry?

I'll never have the voice,

I know I never will.

I'll never own the courage,

Or strength to climb that hill.

You choose inaction,

I choose security.

You shun the effort,

I shy from the sincerity.

I'll never have the words...

I'll never take that step.

I'll choose to walk away,

I'll live without that pep.

I don't know how to tell you...

Smoke-fed clouds blowing up over the mesa at sunset .

(College) Senior Pictures >E.F.G.<

From Senior Pictures, Fall '08 EFG

From Senior Pictures, Fall '08 EFG

From Senior Pictures, Fall '08 EFG

Senior Pictures, Fall '08 EFG

From Senior Pictures, Fall '08 EFG

From Senior Pictures, Fall '08 EFG

From Senior Pictures, Fall '08 EFG

From Senior Pictures, Fall '08 EFG

Lots of Pictures of Pictures

K, some people have this overly annoying habit of drawing, if you can call it that, while taking notes. Not that the note taking is slowed any by the doodling. It actually seems to facilitate comprehensive notes. But I hereby apologise for boring all my other readers (both of you) with this inordinately long post merely to show MOTN some examples of what I was talking about. So here goes the longest post this year...

Houses:

One of my favorites ever.

A castle. The first one to come around. Interesting, but rather odd in proportions. A closer detail of the above picture.Like it says, a sod buster's house.

Smallest house in the world.

Another really small one...near something to do with the Persians, apparently.Twister!

Oooh, two-tone!

Messy farmer, that's for sure.

Aww, pretty picket fence.

Mountain cabin. (And passing notes in church. Shame, shame.)

One of the fastest ever drawn.

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Crosses:

The basic message of the bible in pictorial form.Random. And leaning.
Re-illustration.

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Doodles:

Gotta love this quote!

Don't ASK.

And again, don't bother.

Ministerial Division Plenary Meeting

Led by Gumby, hence the little slanty headed creature.

Ummm...Not sure, exactly.

Actually wasn't just morbid, it went with the sermon. I promise.

Not just colors are possible when boredom comes into play.

A reproduction of an outdoor ministry chalk-art kind of display board.

Not sure what kind of ship this is supposed to be. Looks odd.
Ever wonder where bullets come from?

And where they stay till placed on a bulleted list?

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National Talk Like a Pirate Day:

One of my favourite holidays.

English Comp. class notes. As are the following three.

Christian Beliefs class notes.


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Fleas:


Yeah, don't ask me where the whole flea drawing thing comes from, my brothers are just always doing it. It is addicting, I tell ya.






More forthcoming! Just don't have pictures of them yet.

Lady Anne

Quote of the Day:

You have the backbone of a gummy bear!

-Rev. R. Loper