some stuff I texted friends about since I’ve been here last

I am ridiculously excited to announce that at least SIX of the garlic bulbs I planted last fall have sent up shoots. Yay garlic!!

I had a great idea for a photo project with our non profit. The kids make the landscapes (maybe with some guidance from the elders on the more meaningful vistas) and then we print them huge and the elders are asked to write notes onto the image. It could be any thoughts they have. I’m really excited about this.

I’m pretty bummed that in a week or so dogs won’t be allowed on the beach for the summer. I’ve spent more time on the beach photographing the moon when it’s low in the sky in the past two months than I have in the entire 11 years we have lived here. I mean, for the sake of seeing the moon I’ll still be going but not bringing sweet pea with me is a total bummer.

When I started the moon project I decided i would watch the moon for the entire winter season, which is over now but because people are stupid we are pretty much in the same amount of covid trouble we were in on December 20th when I started this and I think I’ll just have to keep going until something changes.

I participated in an on line photo review a week ago. I had the most flattering review I have ever had. And the crazy thing is that I would have never in 1 million years chose in this woman to do a review for me she's from a nonprofit group down south, I thought she’d only be interested in political work, and she told me that when she looked up and research on all of the people she was going to review there only two people that she was excited to see and I was one of them. She was so excited and positive about my work and it was the nicest way to end the day. She said so many nice things that I am going to transcribe what she said and make an inspirational poster from it. (I may have made a secret voice recording). When I listened to all of the recordings I realized that one of the other reviewers was equally positive and flattering about the work I was showing. Man. A girl could get a big ego hearing this type of praise. Good thing my family squashed that problem before it got out of hand. Just kidding! (Kind of, but not really, I just feel weird speaking poorly about the dead) I’m determined to approach this world with all the confidence of a mediocre man. (Best saying ever!!)

In the mean time I had to make a self portrait of myself to put on line. Oh my gosh, torture. Also, as I age I’m starting to resemble my mother more and more and it freaks me out. So, there is the triple threat of normal signs of aging, weighing my own personal all time high weight and looking like my mom (with good hair, thank god for that) speaking of “good hair” I got accused of not having my natural hair color and as flattered as I am I also want to find out precisely how old this younger-than-me woman thinks I am. The grays are coming in, they just don’t show up on a zoom yet. I’m fine with getting gray. I earned every single one!