Just Barely

Teeth II

Before I finally got my braces on I had to go through the pulling of the teeth. For most adolescents this means having their wisdom teeth out. Not for me. I actually had the molars in front of where my wisdom teeth should be extracted in… [keep reading]

Teeth

...My first appliance was a jaw expander, which is a medieval torture devise designed to solicit confessions of espionage or enlarge the palate--which ever came first... (click to read more)

A Couple of Fantastic Ads and a Really Stupid Question

Three finds that are too great to keep to myself.

The Caterpillars in My Life

Click here to take a look at the two caterpillars in my life. One is just plain awesome. The other is fascinatingly disturbing.

Just a few of the many reasons why we shouldn’t be allowed to interact with nature

As if the bird photography, squirrel in a rubbermaid, mysterious circumstances of Franklin’s disappearance (as well as the subsequent kidnapping and release of Frankie) and bat catching outfits aren’t enough, here are ten more reasons why my family shouldn’t be allowed to interact with nature.

Reason #1:” Snakey” the First… [keep reading]

Nantahala Chainsaw Massacre (or Why my husband’s a jerk)

At one point Steve took to hiding the saw. But I am not to be deterred...

Mum’s the Word

Some of my proudest moments through the years... plus a pretty sweet photo of a smoking cow with a mom tat.

How I went from being a FB admin to “an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation.”

Main Entry: 3rogue Function: adjective Date: 1872 1 : resembling or suggesting a rogue elephant especially in being isolated, aberrant, dangerous, or uncontrollable 2 : corrupt, dishonest 3 : of or being a nation whose leaders defy international law or norms of international behavior

Birds Really Really Like It When You Take Their Picture. Except when they don’t.

It is one of the great disappointments of my adult life that I didn't capture the bird coming at me on film, but here's what I imagine it would have looked like, had I not been so deft at dodging it and saving my life while not falling off the ladder at the same time. (click title to read more)

Dead Stuff From the Sea

We just got back from staying with my grandparents for a couple of days in Florida, where Ella spent her vacation collecting shells. Lovely shells of all shapes, sizes and colors.

Addison spent hers collecting dead things from the sea. And she couldn’t have been prouder of each dead, rotting treasure she pulled from… [keep reading]