tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17055649707777988372024-03-13T16:01:16.526-06:00shadyland: pop 1messin' with texas since 1973Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-72421564647336687542014-05-12T15:39:00.002-06:002014-05-12T15:50:58.301-06:00my week in picturesThis week was a busy one filled with windstorms, ghost stories, and beautiful interesting things. <br />
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I saw more tons of balloons at the dollar store. An entire ceiling full of balloons. I was so distracted I kept forgetting what I had intended to buy....<br />
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I saw the Franklin Mountains get obscured in the dust, Yes, there are mountains back there! *achoo*<br />
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I stopped (again) to stare at this beautiful old downtown building that I love... and wished that I could have a peek inside...<br />
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I hung out with ol' Mr. Boney at the <a href="http://ghosts915.com/">Ghosts915 Paranormal Research Center</a>...<br />
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...where I later listened to some very spooky El Paso ghost stories!<br />
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I stopped and smelled the (<i>big, beautiful</i>) roses at my Grandparent's house...<br />
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And then I admired the blossoms in <a href="http://concordiacemetery.org/">Concordia Cemetery</a> during our <a href="http://ghosts915.com/">ghost tour</a>... where the yucca and the palo verde are blossoming amongst the graves... they were beautiful.<br />
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I saw the El Paso mountain star lit up in blue...<br />
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And I got excited when I saw this marquee... and I have tickets!<br />
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It was a good week.<br />
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I hope that you all had a great week as well!Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-34953556508093032822014-05-04T20:34:00.001-06:002014-05-04T20:36:39.753-06:00my week in pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ghosts tours, explorations, wanderings... this is some of the stuff I got myself into this week... </div>
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I hung out and helped out at the <a href="http://ghosts915.com/">Ghosts915 Paranormal Research Center</a></div>
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I stopped to admire some beautiful architectural details in Downtown EPTX</div>
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I had some awesome tacos for dinner at the legendary <a href="http://goodluckcafe.net/">Good Luck Cafe</a> (Est. early 1960's)</div>
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<br />Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com1El Paso, TX, USA31.7699559 -106.496805531.3381649 -107.1422525 32.201746899999996 -105.85135849999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-90945333306679194142013-02-26T12:15:00.000-07:002013-02-26T12:17:00.640-07:00so much life...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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love discovering hidden things. I was recently poking around in a
thrift shop, and happened to open up a hidden drawer of an old wooden
jewelry box... I found this hidden, folded-up piece of paper inside... I
unfolded it, and this is what it said....<br /> <br /> "So much life, so
many species, some transformed in the relentless, rhythmic march of
evolution, others swept away in the natural innocence of a random cosmic
catastrophy."<br /> <br /> I took this photo, and then put it back where I found it ♥</span></span><br />
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Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com2El Paso, TX, USA31.7587198 -106.486931431.3269188 -107.13237840000001 32.1905208 -105.8414844tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-88765035358379063432012-08-29T13:59:00.000-06:002012-08-29T13:59:24.094-06:00Haven't had a dream in a long timeAll I want in life is to be happy. Just, simply, <i>happy.</i><br />
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But it's never been easy. I've had times where I have grabbed on to happiness, for fleeting moments. But it always breaks apart, disintegrates. Corrupts and fades. I am so scared that I will live a whole life of hardship, and never know what it is to feel calm, at peace, SAFE, happy.<br />
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There are those who say that life is 'what you make it'. That you will get back whatever you put out into the Universe. I call bullshit on that one.Because I am not a bad person. I strive every single day to be good and loving. All of my life I have been a 'pleaser', wanting only to make those around me happy. I am kindhearted (almost to a fault). I've given my time and my work to charity wherever possible. I rescue stray animals. I help out people- even strangers- whenever I have the means to do so. I am filled to the brim with such intense love for the people in my life, for my pets, for the Universe itself. I have been waiting so long for this concept of <i>karma </i>to materialize in my life. I have been waiting so long for the love I bleed out so wrenchingly from my wounded heart to somehow come back to me, and to <i>stay</i>.<br />
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It comes, but only in very rare, small doses. And it never lasts. I've been abandoned by almost my entire family (I told a relative off for making fun of/saying disrespectful things about my deceased little sister, so in return they exiled me without mercy) I thought that I had good friends, but the veiled hatred that one of them was hiding towards me (as she seemed to care for my ex bf a little too much, and me not quite enough) and the judgements she made publicly and untruthfully about me poisoned almost every friendship I have here where I live, they walked away from me. I have never really had anything consistent in my life. I have never had the kind of support system that most people take for granted as part of their normal lives. I have been left to fend for myself... scrounging for love and acceptance and emotional support.<br />
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Please, Universe, if you are listening. Please take mercy on me. Please ease the hurting that I live with in every breath. Please show me what receiving unconditional love feels like. Please, before I die, just allow me to experience what seems to be so normal for most everyone else who have long term friends, who have family members that really, <i>really </i>love them. <br />
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I promise in return to be the very best human that I can be, I will work even harder than I already do, I will try to learn to make the world and myself better, if you will only allow me just a little bit of peace. And a little bit of unconditional love. Please please please....<br />
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Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-69183610002678898212011-11-11T18:46:00.008-07:002011-11-11T22:09:25.088-07:00The Eyes Have ItAww, look at that happy little eyeball!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwt7gnkgHyKaeHxwn5ttecx9jAzIYQ7FdJLFZc6RsuZG8ySo-7XjV-cF-U8c9JFp_Lp9_gn9bVnYMmty_2SNvL-GqdxOw2iHF9IJeWiV2ngjeJ0plDbe3f1YSCNxeE07XlssLSfh6npG-f/s1600/Dtat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwt7gnkgHyKaeHxwn5ttecx9jAzIYQ7FdJLFZc6RsuZG8ySo-7XjV-cF-U8c9JFp_Lp9_gn9bVnYMmty_2SNvL-GqdxOw2iHF9IJeWiV2ngjeJ0plDbe3f1YSCNxeE07XlssLSfh6npG-f/s400/Dtat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673920314298064002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the last few years, while I have been struggling with my situation, and my depression... one of the saddest thing was to look into my own eyes. The loneliness was so clear in my eyes. They were dull and lifeless and tinged with hurt. It made it hard to even look at myself sometimes.<br /><br />Now here is a photo that I shot yesterday. Yes I was showing off my new tattoo :P But I am accidentally showing off something else as well. My pure fucking unadulterated HAPPINESS. This is a picture of a person in love, complete and utter L-O-V-E.<br /><br />Ain't it beautiful...? You know it is ;)Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-33927702604786596562011-11-09T09:54:00.042-07:002011-11-09T15:59:22.752-07:00True RomanceI had barely turned 21 when I met Dean, the guy of my dreams.<br /><br />The meeting place was unlikely for a true romance: a cheesy nightclub in Juarez Mexico. But the conversation was fun, the chemistry was serious, and a bold kiss at the end of the night sealed the deal.<br /><br />He called me early the next morning (a very un-'dudebro' like move... I always liked my men to be <span style="font-style: italic;">men, </span>so this was very good indeed) It was on. And it didn't take long before we were madly in love.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NvBk38gzg2KNy7ordKyIM9J_WMTiPt10cKLAkaZp9qRCRFdGiegg8ois5b7xu6WnunWaQTZGpI4t87UwyaAAQLKqawOvkQHQ8DYFKP_4T_TTFHtPCjneMBSwdSC5H5W_w7tMmx81GH4a/s1600/HDhoneymoon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NvBk38gzg2KNy7ordKyIM9J_WMTiPt10cKLAkaZp9qRCRFdGiegg8ois5b7xu6WnunWaQTZGpI4t87UwyaAAQLKqawOvkQHQ8DYFKP_4T_TTFHtPCjneMBSwdSC5H5W_w7tMmx81GH4a/s320/HDhoneymoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673044765204945682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">a pic of us on our honeymoon at Disneyland, 1994, omg we were babies!</span><br /><br />I don't know how to explain the way we connected so fast, but we did. Our bond was really deep. We got married at the courthouse, just the 2 of us, and no one even knew about it for awhile because we were keeping it to ourselves.<br /><br />Were we very happy together. But we were also very young. And dumb. Immature even. Inevitably it led to fights of the dumbest kind. Fights over nonsense. We said and did things that hurt each other.<br /><br />And then we split up. I always regretted it.<br /><br />We didn't stay in touch. Both of us ended up moving around and traveling the country for a lot of years. And the years added up. The odds that we would ever find each other again seemed pretty slim. I never met anyone else who could possibly be my other half the way he was.<br /><br />17 years passed by. We both went through a lot. But I <span style="font-style: italic;">never </span>forgot him.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdxPAkh758XArdgkzomxbYvVzsI7yXZvPVXUQ9HSAIlC07Rpg17skqE2123D1qyxjflnbEqsA1zBPyBjkazYVb8QWTrLXqSZ25-ityl14Rkz9laD5bJbAUG_FhFopz3V5dnvrF7z6zJKi/s1600/HD002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdxPAkh758XArdgkzomxbYvVzsI7yXZvPVXUQ9HSAIlC07Rpg17skqE2123D1qyxjflnbEqsA1zBPyBjkazYVb8QWTrLXqSZ25-ityl14Rkz9laD5bJbAUG_FhFopz3V5dnvrF7z6zJKi/s320/HD002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673044475239224146" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">reunited and it feeeeels so goooood...</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I'm dating my ex-husband and loving it!</span><br /><br />And then, 2011: due to the great powers of the almighty internets, Dean tracked me down! Holy moley what a shocker. I'm honestly surprised that I didn't have a heart attack on the spot (I'm old-ish you know!!) We decided to get together... to talk, and to lay the bad parts of our history to rest.<br /><br />To make a long story short, it was really <span style="font-style: italic;">obbbbbvious </span>once we laid eyes on each other again that all of those old feelings had never gone away for either of us. The first day we hung out, we spent 11 hours in a bar (barflys!)... just talking about anything and about everything. That was one of the most amazing days ever. I knew that I had never stopped loving this guy!<br /><br />And now? We are back together and even happier than we were before. How often does THAT happen? One in a million odds.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx4J1xtOy3bkiZ7cePvYZvC8hiDOV_JgW8B3qCA1Ql1icRiEuhaD7mxqYynwKpD5v_RsV8CtEHwDj6liOGC6WIHaFQqQNketyQYnDpDghHuTfQ2KvQRppEvf40OdPf66OSGDgIZIwdCGU/s1600/HDtat002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx4J1xtOy3bkiZ7cePvYZvC8hiDOV_JgW8B3qCA1Ql1icRiEuhaD7mxqYynwKpD5v_RsV8CtEHwDj6liOGC6WIHaFQqQNketyQYnDpDghHuTfQ2KvQRppEvf40OdPf66OSGDgIZIwdCGU/s320/HDtat002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673044914964077218" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">these suckers are not ever coming off, por vida, baby!</span><br /><br />Since we are not remarried (yet, that's down the road a bit), we decided to get these kickass tats of each others' initials on our ring fingers. I think the significance of that is pretty obvs *wink*<br /><br />It seems like no time has passed at all. We fell right back into our happy patterns. But this time, with the maturity and experience and respect that it takes to be in a grown-up, for-realies relationship with another person.<br /><br />And with a <span style="font-style: italic;">definite </span>appreciation of what we found again together after 17 years.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVmWDxefjkZvcQDkvuYCf-h584MlyyQ4M3YZTvGRnrQfIF-FmvSDyqUcyX6ehgO6eYVdl2fvfPTKs-7AVMUjeeshh-NyvtBWwM-Lya3NN2lmAznXFsueoQQo-u3yXg3SdBIDO4EuE0jgg/s1600/HDtat001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiVmWDxefjkZvcQDkvuYCf-h584MlyyQ4M3YZTvGRnrQfIF-FmvSDyqUcyX6ehgO6eYVdl2fvfPTKs-7AVMUjeeshh-NyvtBWwM-Lya3NN2lmAznXFsueoQQo-u3yXg3SdBIDO4EuE0jgg/s320/HDtat001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673044913766924450" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">hd= high def... he still gives me butterflies.</span>..<br /><br />Maybe sometimes the right people meet at the wrong time? Maybe what we have is so intense that we had to be <span style="font-style: italic;">really </span>ready for it? Maybe it was destined for all these years to go by until we got to this magnificent, lucky place, and reconnected? We'll never know. But it happens, people! Take heart!<br /><br />And Great Odin's Raven, am I ever happy that we have been granted this rare 2nd chance at first love. So far, it's even better the second time around...<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xz4YQZ01Q_A?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="420" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I love you, baby</span> <3Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-23860667756330078432011-09-03T14:45:00.000-06:002011-09-03T11:49:57.138-06:00Don't Tread On MeI used to choose my relationships so poorly, because I never felt that I mattered as much as other people did. It took me a long time, and some exes who treated me badly, to finally learn these lessons.
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<br />They never got me. They never will. There is <span>so </span><span>much</span> more to me than what they saw, than what they wanted me to be for them. So much more, past the cowed, past the insecure crumble, way beyond the victim, so far beyond the pleaser, and the weak, tear-stained crier. Just so much more inside, that they never even recognized. Pity- them, they couldn't handle it. They never recognized my <span style="font-style: italic;">FIRE</span>. And I do have fire. It may have been dampened but it never went out. Now it burns brighter all the time.
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<br />Past relationships, they were always so dependent on me being <span style="font-style: italic;">that </span>girl... that ''fucked up girl"... so much more easily controlled that way. And for so long it seemed easier to just give in. But guess what, the girl was not quite as fucked up as they counted on. She finally learned, kicked the damagers to the curb, and she found a tiny little foundation... it was enough to begin building a life on.
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<br />The slightest hope, the smallest belief, that I was worth more than how I had been treated, that's what it took to get started... the realization: "I'm better than that, <span>oh Hell yes</span>, I am...." and so it begun. A life was built, by and by. And it was so <span style="font-style: italic;">hard</span>. But I did it. And the right people found me when it was the right time and place, when I took a stand against being treated like trash and held those in my life to higher standards. I don't need the bottom feeders, the ones who yell, the drunken idiots without control over themselves, the insecure, the controllers, the egocentric. All I ever really needed was me... because yes, it's true, I really can take care of myself! Whatever comes after is a bonus.
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<br />I'm so much better now. In a place that can't be ransacked. No one to call me a bitch. No one to hurt me in so many other ways, or with so many other words. No one to hit me in the face, no one to leave their bruises on my body. No one takes me for granted anymore. No one to intimidate me. I have not allowed myself to be put down by a man, or made to feel inferior by one, or been called <span>any </span>names by one, for years now. Because I don't, and never did deserve that... whatever the case may have been. And I would never take that kind of treatment again. So I piss you off? Discuss it like an adult. Be calm. Keep your cool. DON'T HIT (<span style="font-style: italic;">or push, or grab, or threaten, or scream at</span>) GIRLS. This is something most people have learned at a young age and it shouldn't have to be repeated.
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<br />They wouldn't understand this, of course. They can't. Nothing beyond the surface layers ever mattered to them. It was always about their control and their egos. About shaping their twist on 'me'. But they forgot that there was more, so much more, to a human being... and so much more to <span style="font-style: italic;">me</span>. Oh well, they never had the balls to go there, to join me there, as equals, did they? They were more interested in being the superior party who always dictated everything, while I held off the rushes. And gave in, in every other way.
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<br />Well now, fuck <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span>.
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<br />Life should never have to be that way. We <span style="font-style: italic;">all </span>have that strength inside of us to stand up for ourselves and to be respected. I live on my own now, in my own place. And I do what it takes to maintain it. I am not some hanger-on. I do what I need to do to take care of my family. I will persevere, in that regard. Bet on that. I am not rich, money-wise. But I am rich in a million other ways, and money does not mean everything, it comes, it goes. What stays is what you are left with... and what is left of you. Don't ever let anyone mess with that.
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<br />It is more valuable than gold <3
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<br />Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-32453989718765224172011-08-30T03:39:00.002-06:002011-08-30T04:19:43.747-06:00Doll PartsIt's been a loooong time since I have posted here. I know, I know! But I am going to try to get back to it. Since my favorite time-wasting video game has been down for days, I started playing around with <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/">Polyvore</a>, one of my old favorite online hobbies.... well, it was a favorite until a boy told me that it was a dumb & pointless activity and I then felt dumb/embarrassed for playing with it... but upon revisiting it, it's totally not dumb and, is fun, artistic, and creatively challenging! Lesson learned: never listen to boys!
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<br />So here, I present a set inspired by Hole's fantastic Doll Parts... part babydoll and lace, part sweet and part twisted, and with a bit of 'cake' thrown in for good measure...
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<br />Are you on Polvore? Feel free to hit me up I love to see what others are doing with it! <3
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<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KzepWL73NTg?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" width="560"></iframe>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-58564733496056742452010-11-05T18:46:00.029-06:002010-11-06T01:42:21.911-06:00Open HouseSo things are a little hamster-centric around here lately.<br /><br />Deal with it.<br /><br />Ha ha kidding. But seriously... I do have a tinge of <span style="font-style: italic;">hamstermania </span>at the moment. Getting to know <a href="http://heathershade.blogspot.com/search/label/hamster">my new hamster Angelina</a> has been a trip, and has brought back memories.<br /><br />When I was a kid I wanted nothing. more. than. a. HAMSTER! It was all I dreamed about.<br /><br />And then, one birthday, I got one.<br /><br />Here is a pic of me, all pretty in pink for my b-day shenanigans. I remember being extra excited that day as I was allowed to put on some blush for the first time ever. Yeah it was a little on the Baby Jane side. That's ok. I rocked it.<br /><br />And so what! I had A HAMSTER!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82SjhXbkzpLR-s30qh_loQgaU4hg1Zr35_pURWbNm98ypSlTL6sA_vK83krQhxJzmRfv-FT7P_sAd332o6J4KOg4XoXfJcHgCY2joljnZs2Ueg5xhevCSYyQf9bPY1-cRzdITiaOk8EHh/s1600/1sthamster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj82SjhXbkzpLR-s30qh_loQgaU4hg1Zr35_pURWbNm98ypSlTL6sA_vK83krQhxJzmRfv-FT7P_sAd332o6J4KOg4XoXfJcHgCY2joljnZs2Ueg5xhevCSYyQf9bPY1-cRzdITiaOk8EHh/s400/1sthamster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536232252235348738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A sweet, soft, adorable hamster all my own. I would love it, and it would love me, and we would have lovely tea parties and it would travel around in my pocket and I would just snuggle it and cuddle it and pet it's fluffy little furs forever and ever.<br /><br />Oh, it was all going to be <span style="font-style: italic;">glorious</span>.<br /><br />But alas, this hamster fairytale was not to be.<br /><br />From what I recall, this man-eating hamster tried to devour a chunk out of my finger pretty much the very first time I touched it, savagely ripping into my flesh with it's razor-sharp hamster fangs and drawing blood. I cried and cried.<br /><br />And thus my prior opinion of hamsters can be summed up in this classic little ditty <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp1OhYkwdv4">here</a>.<br /><br />I never had a hamster again.<br /><br />Until now!<br /><br />As you guys know I was recently persuaded to adopt a very cute and wee little dwarf hamster, and have been getting to know her. Though I do still feel a little bit of (<span style="font-style: italic;">skin-crawling, paralyzing</span>) fear when she gets near my (<span style="font-style: italic;">soft, bite-able</span>) fingers, things have been going ok so far.<br /><br />And in our most recent chapter of this new hamster journey, may I present to you... Angelina's new bachelorette pad.<br /><br />Ta da:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSEHKy9Th0sbQ1iK4z7nqtev7bJ-WJFQPPCvmlpAcRzxGM72tgmgTU0P5_fHAcqefmQ9wU-aRZ6fdSIlapfOyd8y3o50g_-uuPrfLlCo3isMkpBz54Kl1zy7prC-2_4r7El28nq06pPQJ/s1600/angelinahabitat1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSEHKy9Th0sbQ1iK4z7nqtev7bJ-WJFQPPCvmlpAcRzxGM72tgmgTU0P5_fHAcqefmQ9wU-aRZ6fdSIlapfOyd8y3o50g_-uuPrfLlCo3isMkpBz54Kl1zy7prC-2_4r7El28nq06pPQJ/s400/angelinahabitat1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536232257597804482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And what a pad it is... everything a lil hamster could want in a pimped out hammie house, and it's <span style="font-style: italic;">all </span>hers.<br /><br />The elevated wheel not only spins, but spins around a track so that she can get that much-needed exercise. Did you know that hamsters run up to 5 miles per day? True.<br /><br />(she also got a <a href="http://s103.photobucket.com/albums/m139/lostshady/?action=view&current=angelinaball.mp4&newest=1">new exercise ball</a>)<br /><br />It's also got a groovy spiral slide. And a nice upstairs 'dining room' that I can easily access to hand feed/spoil her with treats and snacks. And seeds. And stuff.<br /><br />Whilst hoping that she does not viciously sink her killer teeth into my fingers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDSQ9YTZxp3V42TQYIAjOisWZRfhvaqMGV22y8mhOUUiCEo2QiG9U6hUDaeyyv59xYcHE5Bye0vMtM8biQYcQJtA56c-t24tjYjXLcRUOQSWhLsKNL__N79Tkk3-e_OxRtXx-QxZenIIf/s1600/angelinahabitat2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDSQ9YTZxp3V42TQYIAjOisWZRfhvaqMGV22y8mhOUUiCEo2QiG9U6hUDaeyyv59xYcHE5Bye0vMtM8biQYcQJtA56c-t24tjYjXLcRUOQSWhLsKNL__N79Tkk3-e_OxRtXx-QxZenIIf/s400/angelinahabitat2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536232258813040418" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok now this is where hamsters have always gotten me- the facial expressions.<br /><br />OMG.<br /><br />Here, she was tearing up some soft new bedding to go inside of her little purple sleepy-den. Nothin is cuter than a hamster with it's cheeks stuffed full, d'aww.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiNRNMi2_qYlzNzqPUaU7FRDrGelv4Z3imDSIdzN-Q5Vl8cFM-wDkm5bOc72plKIBJM9a9Bve4FqggBD9i1BsluwcqMx3dpbYyWsftZpd7PQWbn6uA99_utVKU54UGD90cTw3Qoj_lEx_/s1600/angelinahabitat3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiNRNMi2_qYlzNzqPUaU7FRDrGelv4Z3imDSIdzN-Q5Vl8cFM-wDkm5bOc72plKIBJM9a9Bve4FqggBD9i1BsluwcqMx3dpbYyWsftZpd7PQWbn6uA99_utVKU54UGD90cTw3Qoj_lEx_/s400/angelinahabitat3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536232265497002498" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Also, note that ridiculously cute teeny broom. No, she does not use it for cleaning her cage (as if!) And no, she is not an itty bitty witch and does not use it for transportation (<span style="font-style: italic;">ok, Ken? </span>:P) It's for chewin'. And/or chawin'.<br /><br />Hope that you enjoy your new house, Angelina!<br /><br />All photographs copyright <a href="http://heathershade.com/">Heather Shade</a><br /><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oXA6CLTDekw?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oXA6CLTDekw?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-16369596182945688832010-10-28T22:37:00.006-06:002010-10-28T22:44:43.125-06:00Angelina's pasta dinner"Hmmm.... what is this here?"<br /><br />*nose wiggle*<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTgS72bpL9WPSS0e_d0KJR0Ysf_sVwDoG1WW1A-2E2q5SV0H9ccHLbN6DtcfXDDUCiy4AgVgGsRDJHtGhNcb4iiPajn1XJTaM8kOkn-QucM58QOaKRfwbLNU-bMJzEaK8r6J6nKaxi2rV/s1600/hammie011.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTgS72bpL9WPSS0e_d0KJR0Ysf_sVwDoG1WW1A-2E2q5SV0H9ccHLbN6DtcfXDDUCiy4AgVgGsRDJHtGhNcb4iiPajn1XJTaM8kOkn-QucM58QOaKRfwbLNU-bMJzEaK8r6J6nKaxi2rV/s400/hammie011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533322852918448322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />"Sniffsniff.... nibble........ hey... this pasta stuff is pretty deelish!"<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZR7jn4XJwbWVhgUBzMukJhyphenhyphenzTHBTv70f2OMYWHglSUC_Ym0vLcQVX-VsIuLBlILiu01G_tCTWducLplkuSh1Hh8WYqZ6J6gv2wfpJUYW2uXRpxIn-m5L_xluwdTPQ1IV2h3-oGUxeYkh/s1600/hammie012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZR7jn4XJwbWVhgUBzMukJhyphenhyphenzTHBTv70f2OMYWHglSUC_Ym0vLcQVX-VsIuLBlILiu01G_tCTWducLplkuSh1Hh8WYqZ6J6gv2wfpJUYW2uXRpxIn-m5L_xluwdTPQ1IV2h3-oGUxeYkh/s400/hammie012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533322857771458722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Angelina loves pasta!<br /><br />"Om nom nom nom nom nom nom....."<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ6CCAIZZH7fhf9nLCKRD2Oi5n1YNbgxJuEkYBtnLezoTIdrexUNtjVbxyjcZ1FSOGgRGl4FceEyTyhZCXrZrt7LntyxYZ36w0wmmmadB8-WjckVJmVkYh1fCQ-v9dNITRVk5d5XcE9Pg/s1600/hammie013.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ6CCAIZZH7fhf9nLCKRD2Oi5n1YNbgxJuEkYBtnLezoTIdrexUNtjVbxyjcZ1FSOGgRGl4FceEyTyhZCXrZrt7LntyxYZ36w0wmmmadB8-WjckVJmVkYh1fCQ-v9dNITRVk5d5XcE9Pg/s400/hammie013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533322866545776450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All photographs copyright <a href="http://heathershade.com">Heather Shade</a><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vRd8_0oOUB4?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vRd8_0oOUB4?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-69243645285078857842010-10-26T01:05:00.000-06:002010-10-27T02:31:41.837-06:00Angelina, you dirty little hamsterAllow me to introduce you all to the newest member of our family.<br /><br />Meet Angelina...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI2r7uwWyFoxu5yqtfaL7ie-3PzpbVISUnzSwaxG_o8YiiH93brSFZfDUCddq41RER2yZVYNs2LjujbbVOC-ANocv_RqIkXwem0mCshyhXUtQ5ck3gVI8Cm1wQ3NEnEwstRo2HwpyRE-c/s1600/hammie006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHI2r7uwWyFoxu5yqtfaL7ie-3PzpbVISUnzSwaxG_o8YiiH93brSFZfDUCddq41RER2yZVYNs2LjujbbVOC-ANocv_RqIkXwem0mCshyhXUtQ5ck3gVI8Cm1wQ3NEnEwstRo2HwpyRE-c/s400/hammie006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530439160888941138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Angelina is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_White_Russian_Dwarf_Hamster">Winter White hamster</a>.<br /><br />Also known as a Djungarian hamster, Dzungarian dwarf hamster, Siberian hamster, or Sapphire Winter White Russian dwarf hamster... whew, that a <span style="font-style: italic;">lotta </span>names for something so little!<br /><br />As for her <span style="font-style: italic;">name</span>-name... Angelina... well.... I am a big Jersey Shore fan.<br /><br />There! I said it! And I am not ashamed!<br /><br />OK, maybe a little ashamed.<br /><br /><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HH_16r_gmmY?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HH_16r_gmmY?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Moving on.<br /><br />So I was at Petsmart getting some supplies for my aquarium when a very evil, evil employee told me that they had a very cute hamster up for adoption. For <span style="font-style: italic;">free.</span> And that said cute hamster needed a good home.<br /><br />I tried to counter my inner squealing 10 year old by reminding myself that I had nowhere to put a hamster. And then I remembered that I had an empty aquarium. Dammit!<br /><br />Then he brought her out, and showed her to me...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp3EMVXEuZI_XrFJQUgSRRtGcr-1R6pWHWUCQwj6aIctnZ5yzVTfOsAH_zwCWrXq5Pt7uRGM1dVueEOkzGhR4R-_hpt2pJz7pFk6OKismU-4Vlhs9e51z-hYiIhC2xM6OLCCRpbRXIwuE/s1600/hammie005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp3EMVXEuZI_XrFJQUgSRRtGcr-1R6pWHWUCQwj6aIctnZ5yzVTfOsAH_zwCWrXq5Pt7uRGM1dVueEOkzGhR4R-_hpt2pJz7pFk6OKismU-4Vlhs9e51z-hYiIhC2xM6OLCCRpbRXIwuE/s400/hammie005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530438889222711074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And ZOMG, she was too cute to resist.<br /><br />I mean, seriously?<span style="font-style: italic;"> Look</span> at her.<br /><br />So I ended up with a new hammonster.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtel7XAM1_Bguzsct_keEklI3mmjrpZx4nuad27GACQ44-YAy4RSIGNYeYC6wjdtiaabzSHo2oZIT6auxEVd8gCtkmT2ZeMQAZV1xOdCRMGsPQQLS5qtVskvRdBrQa_ILJWW3cFlVp8Xth/s1600/hammie002..jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtel7XAM1_Bguzsct_keEklI3mmjrpZx4nuad27GACQ44-YAy4RSIGNYeYC6wjdtiaabzSHo2oZIT6auxEVd8gCtkmT2ZeMQAZV1xOdCRMGsPQQLS5qtVskvRdBrQa_ILJWW3cFlVp8Xth/s400/hammie002..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530438825225013250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I like how she looks like she is going 'nyah nyah nyah'... all sinister, like Snidely Whiplash, in this shot.<br /><br />Since I can't afford to get her a proper habitat til next month, she has a ghetto little home right now... an old aquarium held closed with a bungee cord, with dollar store bowls modified into a wee 'house', and some toilet paper tubes. Heh heh. She seems to be ok with it.<br /><br />When I can afford to, I am going to hook her up with a <a href="http://www.hamstershouse.com/super-pet-crittertrail-extreme-challenge-habitat">great little bachelorette pad</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZTXgvNOW6uocTVEKnoBdo5XD-FCNrWdUd04B9T2GLEgZnSAGhCo72l-ueHaV3HtXF8CWTP9KOgy7ji0MZEHPEKkWGD2WYzihvfVrnFQczYz7SuX_uxXHEnlcmfZ9Kcguu931Mbe4u_8J/s1600/hammie004..jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZTXgvNOW6uocTVEKnoBdo5XD-FCNrWdUd04B9T2GLEgZnSAGhCo72l-ueHaV3HtXF8CWTP9KOgy7ji0MZEHPEKkWGD2WYzihvfVrnFQczYz7SuX_uxXHEnlcmfZ9Kcguu931Mbe4u_8J/s400/hammie004..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530438887524193042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Angelina hadn't been handled much by humans, so I started out with a glove. Because hamsters <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIroYjBikos&feature=related">ARE SCARY</a>!<br /><br />"<span style="font-style: italic;">That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!!</span>"<br /><br />Heh heh.<br /><br />But she has been ok with it so far. She's still a bit scared & nervous, and she has harmlessly nibbled me a few times, more of a curious-exploration-type nibble. She has allowed me to hand feed her, and to pick her up bare-handed...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpVc5HpLBxxWT1W1gJPtnwbLILJFIAYZwH-nEcjwwyegeWX9icgIYD4lSUGsSuv1_y_DlCt4_KWYxzzJFw-8ftW9LJ2G6S581B4r2yi5VYUiCnqF0lYNWwPvUn3Mvd8rmrZOpQSgGPIVR/s1600/hammie007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpVc5HpLBxxWT1W1gJPtnwbLILJFIAYZwH-nEcjwwyegeWX9icgIYD4lSUGsSuv1_y_DlCt4_KWYxzzJFw-8ftW9LJ2G6S581B4r2yi5VYUiCnqF0lYNWwPvUn3Mvd8rmrZOpQSgGPIVR/s400/hammie007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532588224673223682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />...aaaannnnd of course, she has also pooped on me half a dozen times (<span style="font-style: italic;">thanks</span>, hammie!)<br /><br />Fortunately, hamster poops are teeny, smaller than a grain of rice, and thus not <span style="font-style: italic;">too </span>gross.<br /><br />I have become way too familiar with hamster poops this week.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7ApOMc3jq18epnOsbIHCFEghkS3JL6wA_SZbZjhzh9ONbJFB2VNriLphHZcOApd0CPpONjs8fQHL_pH5GE04sRsKH4m7MNK9pmK8jmeZDwQDfWP_2h3qpFA5Avd6oijX8qyAWQkzJvOT/s1600/hammie001..jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7ApOMc3jq18epnOsbIHCFEghkS3JL6wA_SZbZjhzh9ONbJFB2VNriLphHZcOApd0CPpONjs8fQHL_pH5GE04sRsKH4m7MNK9pmK8jmeZDwQDfWP_2h3qpFA5Avd6oijX8qyAWQkzJvOT/s400/hammie001..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530438814954391282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Though I never anticipated that I would become a hamster-owner, here we are. I love watching her and I think she is adorable. Those sweet, beady black eyes! That stripedy fluff!<br /><br />Those itsy-bitsy little pink hamster 'hands' wringing each other!<br /><br />I <span style="font-style: italic;">die</span>.<br /><br />We are happy to welcome Miss Angelina to our crazy, motley familia. And we all look forward to getting to know her better, and to getting closer to her.<br /><br />Some of us more than others...<br /><br />No, kitty, <span style="font-style: italic;">NO</span>!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlPH8quafynWKoaTYXxOpkkkSREDUo_p-roqeLSWZICjA9K3vFptJLOTwg2zcSL7QBXoELxcwZz2CUVCrCb9XS4FVwI5tBVUh_hSKSnuJTShAnG1NzU7XLW8Nq-am9g6Vc8QH9RcU-nhs/s1600/hammie003..jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlPH8quafynWKoaTYXxOpkkkSREDUo_p-roqeLSWZICjA9K3vFptJLOTwg2zcSL7QBXoELxcwZz2CUVCrCb9XS4FVwI5tBVUh_hSKSnuJTShAnG1NzU7XLW8Nq-am9g6Vc8QH9RcU-nhs/s400/hammie003..jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530438866235261810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All photographs copyright <a href="http://www.heathershade.com/">Heather Shade</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LStdO1idt8k?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LStdO1idt8k?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-14054437186962896662010-05-31T04:26:00.026-06:002010-06-22T08:01:18.840-06:00cloud 10I love clouds. The End.<br /><br />But not really. I love clouds forever & ever.<br /><br />Here are some of my current faves.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaru7grcRjWmaVI1URNTlpPxpCWmVntHwhHF-tj5JH2gOFXv35ZuwQCxd5yY5cmGGBECKQhENpatEJVlFPZPrXIs1dn-UbuHWIfrAbP7OmMXx8_53A0TZ-YNDFCZ9CNTm1PI-b3Rrp6P1/s1600/pinkcloud1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaru7grcRjWmaVI1URNTlpPxpCWmVntHwhHF-tj5JH2gOFXv35ZuwQCxd5yY5cmGGBECKQhENpatEJVlFPZPrXIs1dn-UbuHWIfrAbP7OmMXx8_53A0TZ-YNDFCZ9CNTm1PI-b3Rrp6P1/s400/pinkcloud1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379843641762114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Halp! Tha trailer park iz bein' being attacked by <span style="font-style: italic;">gigantical </span>floating cotton candies w stern facial expressions! Halp!<span style="font-style: italic;"> Halppp</span>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQxiguYMc-82OPqEbpBsCU0w8h6C3HbX2zKOh-9B_Equ9u2OPSxtTb3TxAerAH-9KxtkCRMZAtqRCZxDsfIay3xCVV1K003zKiiu08vkNq5D6Cf15lk1vN7JpSmlrY3YkxTu1-zwWt_WK/s1600/rainagain.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQxiguYMc-82OPqEbpBsCU0w8h6C3HbX2zKOh-9B_Equ9u2OPSxtTb3TxAerAH-9KxtkCRMZAtqRCZxDsfIay3xCVV1K003zKiiu08vkNq5D6Cf15lk1vN7JpSmlrY3YkxTu1-zwWt_WK/s400/rainagain.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379849475580658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's raining, it's pouring. The old man is snoring.<br /><br />And who was this old man, exactly? And how sad is it that he fell out of bed? And bumped his head? And didn't wake up in the morning?<br /><br />Now that's just not right. Somebody call CSI.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVupdnCV9TFlLigKxSQhIagPW2k_kxpAigARmpiAofERWuVh1UAB0N_2S3vkV7duF2Df6-KYRJLYgJO_aZZ5iYOFk-GOn3outv_3jjJpNFOpd671LwXmx9coMPzRkgQpW5NeQPG-LeoIA/s1600/clouds008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdVupdnCV9TFlLigKxSQhIagPW2k_kxpAigARmpiAofERWuVh1UAB0N_2S3vkV7duF2Df6-KYRJLYgJO_aZZ5iYOFk-GOn3outv_3jjJpNFOpd671LwXmx9coMPzRkgQpW5NeQPG-LeoIA/s400/clouds008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379841094751970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Racing the storm. Almost home!<br /><br />But dang, that dark storm-cloud is honing in <span style="font-style: italic;">right over </span>my place.<br /><br />Figures.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTGncX3WwW6UY_RJ_O6jDpVsLNHJUVy8DGsjH6BMqwV8nrpR1ZbIekiHKZCyoRZ_ht6228u2jc3bvzUaYPovpJ8wPkiBFYj-WpcklpMGYUDtPcvxw8Q1A4RYlvjkceBky_KGwko7_Fwjm/s1600/clouds007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBTGncX3WwW6UY_RJ_O6jDpVsLNHJUVy8DGsjH6BMqwV8nrpR1ZbIekiHKZCyoRZ_ht6228u2jc3bvzUaYPovpJ8wPkiBFYj-WpcklpMGYUDtPcvxw8Q1A4RYlvjkceBky_KGwko7_Fwjm/s400/clouds007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379835837082338" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One does not simply walk into <span style="font-style: italic;">Mordor</span>!!<br /><br />Oh wait, that's El Paso...<br /><br />Same difference.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22vOm1CdiS-t2F3EimmG6staaJqxLX82yxJdiuFjECSvQMXLGUi8ML1P7iv8IIPpLaSCrhoYWxEA6U-nrFcwEygWh_6nwEn2jNO-eJlh5fY8IFPA_kBetP5fZ2jj8bCvCY6Ws_9Vixjtp/s1600/clouds006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22vOm1CdiS-t2F3EimmG6staaJqxLX82yxJdiuFjECSvQMXLGUi8ML1P7iv8IIPpLaSCrhoYWxEA6U-nrFcwEygWh_6nwEn2jNO-eJlh5fY8IFPA_kBetP5fZ2jj8bCvCY6Ws_9Vixjtp/s400/clouds006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379830485741890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I sort of want to paraphrase that Pocahontas song about all the colors of the wind and all that good stuff right about now. But I'll spare you.<br /><br />See how nice I am.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcVLxSm8v96SsizW2o_jJvnffUhvBdfDNTODECf8HICJ44CGT-HEaptogGMyPsFwA4TUtZ7DQmevHAmjz9RJw0z4uajaqsooYOWT6wPwj3oseTAE93G_wvs844R7pn5HauUbAZwKsyyZq/s1600/clouds005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcVLxSm8v96SsizW2o_jJvnffUhvBdfDNTODECf8HICJ44CGT-HEaptogGMyPsFwA4TUtZ7DQmevHAmjz9RJw0z4uajaqsooYOWT6wPwj3oseTAE93G_wvs844R7pn5HauUbAZwKsyyZq/s400/clouds005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379318559465810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"I see you. I am watching you. I am the grinning jack-o-lantern storm face and I am watching <span style="font-style: italic;">yooou allll..</span> *cacklecackle*!"<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqyRRqnnxlvpyTDbZXWkx73jTDg9HYndQ5M4-M_4ANVW9kh3cbHP5lORR1jtP5XIm5i7r1JbEZq_D_tJBShRzp4FbeJrPTIEtZzLuXwhD_9IHbT1zMcn40ODXd3E_HOQjFp23SMeJUWbx/s1600/clouds004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqyRRqnnxlvpyTDbZXWkx73jTDg9HYndQ5M4-M_4ANVW9kh3cbHP5lORR1jtP5XIm5i7r1JbEZq_D_tJBShRzp4FbeJrPTIEtZzLuXwhD_9IHbT1zMcn40ODXd3E_HOQjFp23SMeJUWbx/s400/clouds004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379317305023186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Purdy desert view from an El Paso gal's back porch. <span style="font-style: italic;">Swoon</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNdG6_rZkfsLA6tHtLlwXaSTOYZdznb9NyZ4P58INl-9auCwhrFzsdED6njFrVcovyuP9Ofae9GPAlcsFCgvUbCsXgY98s6pq2cl3xR2WYY3bfhJEPwgGCg45kgfAMW0b78E6bfuDOV8F/s1600/clouds003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNdG6_rZkfsLA6tHtLlwXaSTOYZdznb9NyZ4P58INl-9auCwhrFzsdED6njFrVcovyuP9Ofae9GPAlcsFCgvUbCsXgY98s6pq2cl3xR2WYY3bfhJEPwgGCg45kgfAMW0b78E6bfuDOV8F/s400/clouds003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379310175652898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />BREAKING NEWS: random mushroom cloud spotted over Luby's... story at 10...<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qqaFt7b7UG9i7XvVJYI_0epGXXzzrAZawLGb9zr10pTjrr_iJ7ozH7dKkPBMSoXUC3VDPgnSJA9Bnu-a4rxSJ8-AGTTZ9Z9L5Thk8Fw82qEg_jbWcRkYmusDvZtfBYF_NE_zmJ-gRDDL/s1600/clouds002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qqaFt7b7UG9i7XvVJYI_0epGXXzzrAZawLGb9zr10pTjrr_iJ7ozH7dKkPBMSoXUC3VDPgnSJA9Bnu-a4rxSJ8-AGTTZ9Z9L5Thk8Fw82qEg_jbWcRkYmusDvZtfBYF_NE_zmJ-gRDDL/s400/clouds002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379304729060642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hal! Ley <span style="font-style: italic;">loo </span>yah!<br /><br />HALLE<span style="font-style: italic;">LU</span>JAH!<br /><br />HALLE<span style="font-style: italic;">LU</span>JAH!<br /><br />Haaaaal... ley <span style="font-style: italic;">loo</span> yah,<br /><br />Hal... ley... yooooo... yahhhh... *coughcough snortcough*<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUGqIZUMweOqhpvBcXPufyHv3TNaEqDKDx-GlmPoeYhN0p8bkgTG08OD5ObKecM9kSs0FwL0zBmYtgssCDKDm0b_eaVoy8ZRWZzQetR4b8_ar0mlk3kw02uWC7No7NZK_6wNgj4I4uEDx/s1600/clouds001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUGqIZUMweOqhpvBcXPufyHv3TNaEqDKDx-GlmPoeYhN0p8bkgTG08OD5ObKecM9kSs0FwL0zBmYtgssCDKDm0b_eaVoy8ZRWZzQetR4b8_ar0mlk3kw02uWC7No7NZK_6wNgj4I4uEDx/s400/clouds001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477379299908912642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm driving in my car, I turn on the radio...<br />I'm pulling you close, you just say no...<br />You say you don't like it, but baby I know you're a liar...<br />'Cause when we kiss.... mmm... <span style="font-style: italic;">fire</span>...<br /><br /><br />Oh, El Paso sunsets. You are such a <span style="font-style: italic;">flirt</span>.Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-78343854568638923802010-03-01T13:59:00.024-07:002010-03-01T16:00:16.440-07:00down with the sicknessOnce again, I cannot go outside.<br /><br />I have a chiropractor's appointment, and I need to get some shopping done. I really have things I need to take care of today. But instead I am sitting here with the door locked tight because it's happening once again.<br /><br />First I start to shake, a tiny tremble that starts from deep inside... down in the stomach... it slowly builds, spreads through my limbs until they are trembling as well. My throat tightens up and it gets hard to breathe. The tears come, burning my eyelids. Nausea boils in my stomach. I try to control my breathing so I don't hyperventilate. My whole body seems to crunch in on itself, my spine aching, I double over. I hug myself in mute protection from my terrors.<br /><br />I don't want to go outside.<br /><br />Outside holds every danger and every terror imaginable. My mind races with it. Will someone hurt me? Will I hurt myself? What if I get stranded, sick, injured out there? What will happen to me? The dread mounts and mounts into flat-out panic.<br /><br />This is the point where most people tell me I am over-reacting. Sure, bad things might happen out there, but hey! Someone would surely help you out! Really, there is nothing to be afraid of! Your fears are unfounded!<br /><br />Except that they're not. I think back to the awful day, years ago, in New Jersey... when I had no car, no friends, no help... and my beloved cat Tiger went into diabetic shock... I hustled him into a carrier and started running down the street, trying to get him to a vet before I lost him. In a strange city, a strange state, a strange neighborhood, I had blocks and blocks to run but I kept going. The carrier was heavy, my lungs were giving out, and I started to go into the panic. Things got blurry. The world tilted. Still, I kept running on. A big crack in the sidewalk blindsided me and I tripped, slamming onto the ground... my pants ripped, knees shred... my head spinning, can't breathe. The carrier lying sideways on the ground next to me. I'm try to get up but I can't, I am paralyzed, it is all that I can do to breathe because my chest and throat are locked up.<br /><br />This is the part where the good Samaritan is supposed to come along, right? Only, they didn't. As I lay broken, bleeding, and struggling for breath on a cracked sidewalk, a thousand cars whizzed by me 6 feet away on the street. Some even slowed down to gawk at me. I was mouthing wordlessly, breathlessly, for help. Not one single car stopped. Not one single pedestrian came to help. They just flowed around me, looking down at me before moving along. I must have laid there for about 10 minutes before I could get up and continue on. I knew then that I could have died right there on that street, and none of those people would have helped me, or even cared.<br /><br />And I have had this experience countless in my life. Like the time when my truck broke down at a busy local intersection... smoke billowing out from under the hood... and dozens of cars passing me by, honking at me, and even angrily screaming at me for blocking traffic, throwing me the finger. Or the time when a guy got violently drunk one night and started choking me and pushing me down onto the hood of a car, right on the street, and I called out for help while countless people just walked by and did nothing. I have never been 'saved' or even helped. I have been taught the lesson by life, over and over, that if anything bad happens to me out there, I am completely on my own.<br /><br />Those are the big scary things. Then there are the small agonies.<br /><br />The agonies of random strangers out in the grocery store, at the bars, on the street who make fun of my physical scars.... pointing and laughing right in my face. The agonies of intimacy and betrayal, like the many, many, many 'friends' I have had who cheated with my boyfriends, turned on me, lied to me, or just abandoned me completely. The agonies of the bully squad here in El Paso, that group of 'popular' people who hang out at certain bars and events and who- even though we are far from high school days- still spread completely made-up rumors about me, make fun of me, and still send me messages threatening to beat me up if they see me anywhere.<br /><br />And what about the other things... the intense fear I have that anyone I see out there, outside, in the random crowds, could be <span style="font-style: italic;">anyone</span>... serial killer, maniac, someone out to do serious harm...? This is where they tell me, 'Oh you can't think that way, you're just being paranoid... do you know how rare the chance that you will randomly run into a maniacal killer are??" *scoff* Except... I have run into killers. I had a friend murdered by a serial killer when I was 13. My own sister was murdered in her own home by a guy she randomly met. I was once targeted by an alleged killer who was found by the FBI to have photos of me that he downloaded from the internet hanging in his torture trailer. And I have also been assaulted by strangers on the street, and in my own home.<br /><br />In none of these instances have I ever had another human being come to my aid. I have been in situations where I literally screamed for help and nobody cared. Life has taught me, over and over by experience, that everything outside of my highly-controlled safety zone is, at best, ripe for dealing out the pain, and at worst, potentially life-threatening. And this was a lesson learned at a very young age. I will never forget the years of physical and mental abuse we endured at the hands of a violent, drunk stepfather, and how not one person in the family ever stepped in to help us... even though we children were <span style="font-style: italic;">crying </span>for help.<br /><br />In my years of cognitive behavioral therapy, my therapists encouraged me to get out of the house and to do the things that I feared. The point being that when I see that my fears are unfounded, they will start to fade away. Instead, every time I pushed myself to do just that, yet another terrible thing would happen to me to reinforce the opposite theory- that I was right to be afraid. It got to the point where even my therapists saw that this was only making things worse and they were helpless to change it.<br /><br />So now I live on medication. The pills give me my breath back when I can't breathe, but they don't erase the horrors of the memories in my mind. The pills lower my blood pressure, but they don't stop the nightmares. The pills calm my panic attacks, but they do not make me feel safe.<br /><br />Is it surprising that I have been living all these years with debilitating extreme social anxiety, clinical depression, panic attacks, and PTSD? My life experience pretty much guaranteed it.<br /><br />And now I get to dwell with it for the rest of my life.<br /><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />I appreciate you guys reading this, and please do not take it as a total negative... I just needed to vent. Despite my disabilities I am always striving for a happy life and I won't ever stop doing that. Sometimes though, you just need to get stuff off of your chest. So thanks for listening.<br /><br />Anyone else out there who is going through these issues, I promise that <a href="http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml">you are not alone</a>. Hang in there...Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-44521384002343449172010-02-09T19:38:00.017-07:002010-02-09T20:24:52.097-07:00Messages<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuVhuiXyjvmE4v1i-bPYtfs4J9JI7r1JLMAYInvBcOpF4pN-j-7vvt9nqbggsjBrSQts4eDs8SmNRKpHOdDexgz4_TiMAM__Ju3WardHXR72ibK9D6W9xO8n3dNvpUx5UId53G0jmbFA2/s1600-h/motel022.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuVhuiXyjvmE4v1i-bPYtfs4J9JI7r1JLMAYInvBcOpF4pN-j-7vvt9nqbggsjBrSQts4eDs8SmNRKpHOdDexgz4_TiMAM__Ju3WardHXR72ibK9D6W9xO8n3dNvpUx5UId53G0jmbFA2/s400/motel022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439799915412914" border="0" /></a><br />Boarded-up room at abandoned <a href="http://www.lostdestinations.com/motel.htm">Regency Motel</a>, Howell NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpNY6RM_ZWvTjI4donos6NHTXH40SmZaJivZt_G130gO2ovnX_7N8icv1RxVyj3gZKJtfcdOf2tL9L0FVr8YtfcK4A4NFJC_tjSyEYO2bZbNIOFVZ4XlY5PxxBWvBn7tynhu8hb2FOGXB/s1600-h/dem010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpNY6RM_ZWvTjI4donos6NHTXH40SmZaJivZt_G130gO2ovnX_7N8icv1RxVyj3gZKJtfcdOf2tL9L0FVr8YtfcK4A4NFJC_tjSyEYO2bZbNIOFVZ4XlY5PxxBWvBn7tynhu8hb2FOGXB/s400/dem010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439795863673426" border="0" /></a><br />One of the many eerie houses (<span style="font-style: italic;">now demolished</span>) of <a href="http://www.lostdestinations.com/demons.htm">Demon's Alley</a>, West Milford NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjbIiQkSPhdOfaclQaiVOFqw1um_v7KeCDQO_QSm6YXnYB1Lsic1JokBGmnVvoz1MPF3Rvild4sKOssPgLO9c5Yo3YhhaQV3xKsSCjh4c7gz1FMUgi8dwpJJ2rUz6I8PKtWLAsCXMnvg3/s1600-h/insph030.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjbIiQkSPhdOfaclQaiVOFqw1um_v7KeCDQO_QSm6YXnYB1Lsic1JokBGmnVvoz1MPF3Rvild4sKOssPgLO9c5Yo3YhhaQV3xKsSCjh4c7gz1FMUgi8dwpJJ2rUz6I8PKtWLAsCXMnvg3/s400/insph030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439791578108386" border="0" /></a><br />Inside of vacant (<span style="font-style: italic;">now demolished</span>) '<a href="http://www.lostdestinations.com/saphwood.htm">Sapphire Woods</a>', Jackson NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TjnuJIUMF4RV5OCahSQwuEsAWQny5wdR6JsjUwHLLqGGT5lZmLVO6I5NOkaUHZmjsWg52GWinlc6cpqCaAeIuXzB-AyFv85dw42RZ4CNqhJVJDedekjC1yEATgm1p9epF5XVzqiqaUoz/s1600-h/lam015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TjnuJIUMF4RV5OCahSQwuEsAWQny5wdR6JsjUwHLLqGGT5lZmLVO6I5NOkaUHZmjsWg52GWinlc6cpqCaAeIuXzB-AyFv85dw42RZ4CNqhJVJDedekjC1yEATgm1p9epF5XVzqiqaUoz/s400/lam015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439787496349858" border="0" /></a><br />2nd floor locker room of abandoned <a href="http://www.lostdestinations.com/lambert.htm">Lambertville High School</a>, Lambertville NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA34gcyjmO8ZMbVY-UgiMkIwONeAJsDFD98gnPc9hcqHNlpIM-e2rZ-D1JVHMj0yJKntrR-WRIRSx41mb7VjcWPPLTTs3YieAxbRMLf47BmwOEhu91egnEyg-c5KquQPjp2HZQLFxExA1-/s1600-h/lam039.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA34gcyjmO8ZMbVY-UgiMkIwONeAJsDFD98gnPc9hcqHNlpIM-e2rZ-D1JVHMj0yJKntrR-WRIRSx41mb7VjcWPPLTTs3YieAxbRMLf47BmwOEhu91egnEyg-c5KquQPjp2HZQLFxExA1-/s400/lam039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439782420315522" border="0" /></a><br />Outside of <a href="http://www.lostdestinations.com/lambert.htm">Lambertville High School</a>, Lambertville NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfh_4o4j-oyms-j-8av2lqkpBjexV5Avus-q_UPbU3d1IJL6Q04CdklbfYCjy6YCH5brv63o4wVRIwvNsEo3dx3EOIPINTmverhVKtJzOR8IvWmpPhnCB-uh7Bc0RHz3eM0WOabUEY6KK/s1600-h/tenn001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfh_4o4j-oyms-j-8av2lqkpBjexV5Avus-q_UPbU3d1IJL6Q04CdklbfYCjy6YCH5brv63o4wVRIwvNsEo3dx3EOIPINTmverhVKtJzOR8IvWmpPhnCB-uh7Bc0RHz3eM0WOabUEY6KK/s400/tenn001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439470831295394" border="0" /></a><br />Weird sign (w no fire escape, etc in sight) in downtown Nashville TN<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrfjq0E7Z583c_NJTaG9UmjpWRDzcNEjZIjenU98HSk3zdgjmAakFoQoXiKypnKT-aUl-oxEJ0yQcYTC7McoPOzY3R76ZyIfXskdgrKmi3uTujlR5uMzjZfAddJp4gtHDbHOei5OtnTLj/s1600-h/paul017.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVrfjq0E7Z583c_NJTaG9UmjpWRDzcNEjZIjenU98HSk3zdgjmAakFoQoXiKypnKT-aUl-oxEJ0yQcYTC7McoPOzY3R76ZyIfXskdgrKmi3uTujlR5uMzjZfAddJp4gtHDbHOei5OtnTLj/s400/paul017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439469788874786" border="0" /></a><br />Looking down at the 100 ft+ drop from atop the abandoned <a href="http://www.lostdestinations.com/paulin.htm">Paulinskill Viaduct</a>, Knowlton NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2foVPyYtGYShyWivahaOoPaZiwueGtLjQ-SJr-xZSlv-g1WfuWqR0sUXFX5SlrQPDrcv9ytOgnhXc2ejhp9PNP1-fGAyjsLL7Srq_pgxRC7tf0hwjWSuEmW56pE7Jgy4c3DSBjlFtj2c/s1600-h/whp005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx2foVPyYtGYShyWivahaOoPaZiwueGtLjQ-SJr-xZSlv-g1WfuWqR0sUXFX5SlrQPDrcv9ytOgnhXc2ejhp9PNP1-fGAyjsLL7Srq_pgxRC7tf0hwjWSuEmW56pE7Jgy4c3DSBjlFtj2c/s400/whp005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439464245866226" border="0" /></a><br />Odd message on metal thingy alongside spooky <a href="http://www.lostdestinations.com/whippor.htm">Whipporwill Valley Road</a>, Middletown NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvSENObjnukzU8UJR4d5VKPPhniTA6W5VBR1HirHnTS-x-ty8WA42t06CFi_266cBocB7DVCROIMm_fGixEw4gyckXYHFDDGJaflKIeI4qSk7DC2J54mE37dI7WWnvpYE9J06mw_n1Gt7/s1600-h/hope.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvSENObjnukzU8UJR4d5VKPPhniTA6W5VBR1HirHnTS-x-ty8WA42t06CFi_266cBocB7DVCROIMm_fGixEw4gyckXYHFDDGJaflKIeI4qSk7DC2J54mE37dI7WWnvpYE9J06mw_n1Gt7/s400/hope.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439457825458018" border="0" /></a><br />Old sign found along the snowy back roads, Idaho Falls ID<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8q1_7eZ3TqG34vvPLnjaGKBXZAKQNqAfLo_oYNlYMOf56DCgHRPnLKy8Tn9NDVi8VCoXfAVbcOdCjrgvKd4sx3Gm7aV42EInK8Wwp04uLA0TUqQ5byFjCj5x2ovJHLWZEnZZVLFK9E2E/s1600-h/pleas46.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8q1_7eZ3TqG34vvPLnjaGKBXZAKQNqAfLo_oYNlYMOf56DCgHRPnLKy8Tn9NDVi8VCoXfAVbcOdCjrgvKd4sx3Gm7aV42EInK8Wwp04uLA0TUqQ5byFjCj5x2ovJHLWZEnZZVLFK9E2E/s400/pleas46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436439456750541666" border="0" /></a><br />Abandoned in <a href="http://www.lostdestinations.com/pleasure.htm">Pleasureland</a>, Oakland NJ<br /><br /><br />All photos copyright <a href="http://www.heathershade.com">Heather Shade</a>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-22399305949576329352010-02-07T19:52:00.000-07:002010-02-07T20:42:44.836-07:00Suicide in the Sea of TreesTaking a short break from posting photos to share another mysterious & spooky story... welcome, to Aokigahara Forest...<br /><br />Aokigahara Forest lies in the shadow of Mount Fuji, in Japan. This dense, dark, beautiful forest is known as the Sea Of Trees... a rustic woods wild with volcanic rock and twisted vines.<br /><br />It is also a place where countless suicidal souls have perished... you see, Aokigahara Forest is also the world's most popular suicide site after the Golden Gate Bridge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8RxKMYxU3jh8tbXnbNbQXJHsCAiuaVV93BdiuvN3pFOQrKjTHQD8pMi7iGYOIHkz3L6gROzqM5CpMv3q4kFIOZZ4ZVWHxW9zoNetojochF_Ub4bZOAw66V0ozKDsrH2sFaQ2E6iMRBZ0/s1600-h/55741389.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8RxKMYxU3jh8tbXnbNbQXJHsCAiuaVV93BdiuvN3pFOQrKjTHQD8pMi7iGYOIHkz3L6gROzqM5CpMv3q4kFIOZZ4ZVWHxW9zoNetojochF_Ub4bZOAw66V0ozKDsrH2sFaQ2E6iMRBZ0/s400/55741389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435419260435756850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Strangely, hundreds of people have died in Aokigahara Forest since the 1950's. Most are attributed to suicide, and most of the suicides are by hanging. The popularity of Aokigahara as a suicide spot began to soar even higher 33 years ago, after the publication of a novel called Kuroi Jukai (<span style="font-style: italic;">Black Sea of Trees</span>), in which two doomed lovers take their own lives in the shadowy forest.<br /><br />Some get lost forever in it's depths... compasses do not work here, and the overhanging canopy of trees is disorienting, it is very easy to lose ones way. Many of those that explore the forest for the sake of thrills or nature have been known to come across decaying remains, sometimes still dangling from their nooses. Photos taken at the site are chilling, showing grisly tableaus of bodies hanging from trees or lying on the ground, some still decaying, some nothing more than bones, all surrounded by scattered personal effects left behind (some of those photos can be see <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/01/27/aokigahara-aka-suicide-forest/">here</a>, but they are GRAPHIC and contain images of dead bodies- <span style="font-weight: bold;">you have been warned!!</span>)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQdALi9DFjsNk4Kmhf2Rpn2AbPAfncuNcXJLOu3MAZBB_cLLuSbe3rziN6RTVYh4pZ6fBuErKC3cOXRPsoZLlHS-JkaEPHYT5a_ZV512HwwZhfxas5A3kkk3vBr-vkcitnjDxT1Iy9GtK/s1600-h/71101112.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQdALi9DFjsNk4Kmhf2Rpn2AbPAfncuNcXJLOu3MAZBB_cLLuSbe3rziN6RTVYh4pZ6fBuErKC3cOXRPsoZLlHS-JkaEPHYT5a_ZV512HwwZhfxas5A3kkk3vBr-vkcitnjDxT1Iy9GtK/s400/71101112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429393628456324034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Suicide has become epidemic in Japan, but the especially-high rate of suicide in Aokigahara has prompted officials to post signs throughout the forest, with messages such as, "Think calmly once again about them, your siblings and your children", "Don't agonise over problems yourself - please seek counselling" and "Your life is a precious gift from your parents"<br /><br />Despite these measures, the ever-climbing toll of bodies in the forest prompted an annual body search which began in '71; once a year, hundreds of police, journalists, and volunteer firefighters comb through the trees in search of the dead. In 2002 alone, 78 bodies were found (overtaking the previous record of 73 bodies in '98)<br /><br /><span>So many</span> bodies come out of Aokigahara that the three villages bordering it are posed with a heavy financial burden. By law, they are required to dispose of the countless unidentified dead in their jurisdiction, and they also face a challenging lack of storage space for all of the unclaimed bodies that come out of the forest.<br /><br />Police patrols have been set up around the forest to try and stop these suicidal souls as they enter Aokigahara, but tragically, some always slip through...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjnW9ZU6N4e5GZ9ClYX4sg70a5Cg30baJtNa1uWwMiTJeeVZHjP76NIsqP8Edjc2j8D2JwBk4VQhDOeRnM1sIz7Zri1XJX-Jw3agFJi4uKpmCZmn1bFdvjAP85lWh0f1bCwQ5cGxHpL-x/s1600-h/78053437.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjnW9ZU6N4e5GZ9ClYX4sg70a5Cg30baJtNa1uWwMiTJeeVZHjP76NIsqP8Edjc2j8D2JwBk4VQhDOeRnM1sIz7Zri1XJX-Jw3agFJi4uKpmCZmn1bFdvjAP85lWh0f1bCwQ5cGxHpL-x/s400/78053437.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429393625068836178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In the controversial bestseller, '<span class="mediumtxt">The Complete Manual of Suicide', author </span><span class="mediumtxt">Wataru Tsurumui declares the Sea Of Trees as </span><span class="mediumtxt">"The perfect place to die."<br /><br />Some of the suicides in </span>Aokigahara have been <span class="mediumtxt">found carrying copies of the book.</span><br /><br />Below, footage from research for a Swedish documentary about Aokigahara forest, and you can <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> see how deep and dark this strange forest is.<br /><br /><object height="360" width="580"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S3W4IIrGtmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S3W4IIrGtmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed></object>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-5789778995698647202010-01-25T05:38:00.011-07:002010-01-25T06:28:01.417-07:00Reflection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2i7O1jKY4UrPXHmUNtpO2X3CkIU1BaRee5OU_HzuQipt4EXLTYJ_LkCK-NmjcRjWr17wmzsTmN0rLNabacZnDksMnAbE5UkJgq4-rlVr4w0pZIGjvu0iinszVnQQhxE9w07RAv-zP8rr/s1600-h/MVC-563F.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2i7O1jKY4UrPXHmUNtpO2X3CkIU1BaRee5OU_HzuQipt4EXLTYJ_LkCK-NmjcRjWr17wmzsTmN0rLNabacZnDksMnAbE5UkJgq4-rlVr4w0pZIGjvu0iinszVnQQhxE9w07RAv-zP8rr/s400/MVC-563F.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661771450859090" border="0" /></a><br />Tree reflected in rain puddle, Jackson NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwn1sIVUTm6tp4d9L2xs0ywhX4CH6fQDNl3RQvbyeE1GtBtzD_Du36rUJQ5NlhAGyaBV-GxIa9fqD2B3y8Vm-PJtUZDqg90GNgezopKxXr4T9CRCR6YknL1R973p0EwTYEhyphenhyphen1BeOvMEUhI/s1600-h/suninwater.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwn1sIVUTm6tp4d9L2xs0ywhX4CH6fQDNl3RQvbyeE1GtBtzD_Du36rUJQ5NlhAGyaBV-GxIa9fqD2B3y8Vm-PJtUZDqg90GNgezopKxXr4T9CRCR6YknL1R973p0EwTYEhyphenhyphen1BeOvMEUhI/s400/suninwater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661763176572258" border="0" /></a><br />Sun reflected in waters at the edge of White Rock Lake, Dallas TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4foZCubQvbjekJ6VyNGqDs4l8aSFP2aKzL9IYZ620H8wx8QI46IFKMgyaWfQoY5OE_5-cF2ZERkozAVtwr9bm8lX5ToUVGtOjGuPHgAHFH1kDmpCDOlIsKO_Ix4B44bA5sQ7p_BOxy51/s1600-h/lake.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-4foZCubQvbjekJ6VyNGqDs4l8aSFP2aKzL9IYZ620H8wx8QI46IFKMgyaWfQoY5OE_5-cF2ZERkozAVtwr9bm8lX5ToUVGtOjGuPHgAHFH1kDmpCDOlIsKO_Ix4B44bA5sQ7p_BOxy51/s400/lake.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661751805785858" border="0" /></a><br />Reflections at Lake Matawan, NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRTPdc4T0c8yjqh7M6IbW1_2-WeaCpDtK-vPUrw827BUltkEckRRcesfGI7tbFxLVlY6PrKAb160Tvn2viZL6M-nicPClxDYXcut-L-v0PS30XApeEN4Ybvkum4VLjeJhqBYhvC-6L6Ae/s1600-h/lodge002.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRTPdc4T0c8yjqh7M6IbW1_2-WeaCpDtK-vPUrw827BUltkEckRRcesfGI7tbFxLVlY6PrKAb160Tvn2viZL6M-nicPClxDYXcut-L-v0PS30XApeEN4Ybvkum4VLjeJhqBYhvC-6L6Ae/s400/lodge002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661748070487986" border="0" /></a><br />The haunted Lodge reflected in it's fish pond, Cloudcroft NM<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81dZCQTVOoSV9RXYW0zavz5Souo_CEA1A7c51VcVsovx7JcARH2bMuiGNAoBHZN247mBfwSd0mmf6hfFvY4iD7RcC9b9hlKvliS3s8XSYpw3IewvRNLJErcbuT9djbpOLSG8XRsZR1x1w/s1600-h/reflect_500pix.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAD_O8o9i0zdzZKzNVhJ9uKQnoCFsP3R8x1c4qAgrGBFtjc-Y6qmSfjEWTL7vA5vSfHIpklW8Qmr7FtIS-pVsiycc19xTKWjPz4D8eJXA6bIYvpzfHtDWCs-IyqkI-LunG-0O6tA2ODN8i/s400/pete025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661244769088274" border="0" /></a><br />Abandoned Peterson's restaurant, Lakewood NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM_t1uITwWVJ3GA6_WhodnCKsUc0M_jXRqLpOcUEdVlqNW-8kVX01WBKSqi578bQMKcmNOju5NUz52dSNBc_4WxM2d447roxhi5RfLAZE7CpOPf42DsUPqHguzy-yVLifW_oONLeEEi3d/s1600-h/mirrormirror.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBM_t1uITwWVJ3GA6_WhodnCKsUc0M_jXRqLpOcUEdVlqNW-8kVX01WBKSqi578bQMKcmNOju5NUz52dSNBc_4WxM2d447roxhi5RfLAZE7CpOPf42DsUPqHguzy-yVLifW_oONLeEEi3d/s400/mirrormirror.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661242075692546" border="0" /></a><br />Myself reflected among all the esoteric curio in Dave's Pawn Shop, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrZAtCd3iaUg2eh1hWdPPXWYQVIH1PpzFUCBChNwDwLnjq_C_8UVp6a2Q6H8-PcWchKstkhuEcmvAIq_nV2VaikL_Y315nHxF5rLNnwu2sIpzg3eMJ2LnCxu0oOsEtieXJkQKRzaBs1hS/s1600-h/MVC-501F.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglrZAtCd3iaUg2eh1hWdPPXWYQVIH1PpzFUCBChNwDwLnjq_C_8UVp6a2Q6H8-PcWchKstkhuEcmvAIq_nV2VaikL_Y315nHxF5rLNnwu2sIpzg3eMJ2LnCxu0oOsEtieXJkQKRzaBs1hS/s400/MVC-501F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661232378737730" border="0" /></a><br />Trees reflect in window of abandoned house, NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFYGx0yL0lJg9vk3bndJxqGDiIdQucsUx0aSEGYPOScKeBS5yWrBYi7VDFt19eJ8x3-myxLZZ14OtI9fYALhb-KfoaCDGZWNEivoeTuE3duyczI_I1ab0LL1ylDFROJOO6e1q2qOiRZLv/s1600-h/james004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFYGx0yL0lJg9vk3bndJxqGDiIdQucsUx0aSEGYPOScKeBS5yWrBYi7VDFt19eJ8x3-myxLZZ14OtI9fYALhb-KfoaCDGZWNEivoeTuE3duyczI_I1ab0LL1ylDFROJOO6e1q2qOiRZLv/s400/james004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430661224514422914" border="0" /></a><br />Outside of abandoned Jamesway, Lakewood NJ<br /><br /><br />All photos copyright <a href="http://www.heathershade.com">Heather Shade</a>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-47824995970166980532010-01-20T02:13:00.009-07:002010-01-20T02:28:17.225-07:00Mystery<h3 style="font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: times new roman;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="UIStory_Message">As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow... (A. C. Benson)</span></span></h3><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQKyJulog5VcOXh_hSyc00Bu8IppoREXe6Rw9mkwCf4S8wCw-hjNfwIDfbuXQ0G22PfVryfvPk2zVyFaUp58ICwWOkqiB4aghIr0BYMobSdOlFkoXC65NDcv25wyDLzpOhs3_mnvCUmy6/s1600-h/redchair.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQKyJulog5VcOXh_hSyc00Bu8IppoREXe6Rw9mkwCf4S8wCw-hjNfwIDfbuXQ0G22PfVryfvPk2zVyFaUp58ICwWOkqiB4aghIr0BYMobSdOlFkoXC65NDcv25wyDLzpOhs3_mnvCUmy6/s400/redchair.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428748969206748322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTswLm6czo5YCoPqQ_yhCx83uEgR1k_ZGYo0zQNSVXGRxTwIGMEnjZBji_TTP9OSgRVRwNj57TCahSCRwAp_OofMkNEM0lwf5AvFGM7YfIZM8VN6eInIrI1Qzv16N4Xr3imWqcrwO958l/s1600-h/greenwall.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk_EwlA9NnCJzD49f-jFgM83j9zvzf5VCCj_Xoy_k1PFNzhwx9o-p8-SqOVzF8xRtlJZ41_aM5x3aaNpCdJfDyDes1ciDDG-bxRMzKlMDo-N8HPHLJTb2QYwqoVKHP8lXviOfc1UWt2PJ/s400/thorns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428748199703470850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />All photos copyright <a href="http://www.heathershade.com/">Heather Shade</a>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-41578688035015296022010-01-15T07:18:00.020-07:002010-01-15T11:37:24.485-07:00DreamingSometimes a photo turns out to have an otherworldly, dreamlike feeling, and whether it happens by accident, or a happy mistake, it is always a nice surprise. Here are some photos I dug up which, for me, evoke that intangible feeling of dreaming...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCDmQOVha8QZoot64y3URO3mETt5pFrGM90W6QuKXaUXscOeyUkpGJs-DnrcTJ1XDMlfQQZ1dfg9DmRf1N_kaGnrPKhHLNldj0mbEyZjPDmJyHprQBdYb5wpd-_v-swBqPrrBPnS2nGBq/s1600-h/100_3850.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCDmQOVha8QZoot64y3URO3mETt5pFrGM90W6QuKXaUXscOeyUkpGJs-DnrcTJ1XDMlfQQZ1dfg9DmRf1N_kaGnrPKhHLNldj0mbEyZjPDmJyHprQBdYb5wpd-_v-swBqPrrBPnS2nGBq/s400/100_3850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426972178216699890" border="0" /></a><br />Overgrown playground @ the abandoned school where I attended kindergarten<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KQXs4AB6oL3xJYITFeVXUGv9XSPaLvjjUPZTxVA6PjdFAlHZVlA04881k-gc_FfstLIk9qPPCWuYIHh6bH4smE4F5gqZ0UDtscan_Boq7kaRS_EmdqBve_8BEaIo9KzWvfVPlYXvtryw/s1600-h/100_5301.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KQXs4AB6oL3xJYITFeVXUGv9XSPaLvjjUPZTxVA6PjdFAlHZVlA04881k-gc_FfstLIk9qPPCWuYIHh6bH4smE4F5gqZ0UDtscan_Boq7kaRS_EmdqBve_8BEaIo9KzWvfVPlYXvtryw/s400/100_5301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426972174315563346" border="0" /></a><br />Drink under blacklight @ Mulligan's, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQCiE4IlyP7jUNCUIwNFYV3e7z5JTxOvVHezM2Hm8xFvz87HFFjMWubbP-RzBlGybQrWSnT4KtPnHgreJJA8dUOYMCqxhU4f6z7uiB3HA84cwb4fJbdQp_unjxtl8m6tkKH0DKiFb7mQ-/s1600-h/motel039.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQCiE4IlyP7jUNCUIwNFYV3e7z5JTxOvVHezM2Hm8xFvz87HFFjMWubbP-RzBlGybQrWSnT4KtPnHgreJJA8dUOYMCqxhU4f6z7uiB3HA84cwb4fJbdQp_unjxtl8m6tkKH0DKiFb7mQ-/s400/motel039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426972164332088370" border="0" /></a><br />Empty swimming pool @ abandoned motel, NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vxWxm_CF5jEbXgxcgqF6fualM2EslanQKBmlhflXPa5f5PyYN7sY6BCzDnQhdlCmBUkORPbTqbC5rxCmGDsP1j5u2NttYowTvsWtQ6McHLHwpnffgGCjF_DjQyW30hJMhIY8kw_oT1Sp/s1600-h/MVC-574F.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vxWxm_CF5jEbXgxcgqF6fualM2EslanQKBmlhflXPa5f5PyYN7sY6BCzDnQhdlCmBUkORPbTqbC5rxCmGDsP1j5u2NttYowTvsWtQ6McHLHwpnffgGCjF_DjQyW30hJMhIY8kw_oT1Sp/s400/MVC-574F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426972157087745842" border="0" /></a><br />Shadowy path to abandoned Admiral Farragat Academy, NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0kvA1ZBYLqAwDsWmpQqVBo_NtuFsnaJpihmc2v0b209F5bjAnPC_Sn4DSU4J5_c-JGYzW_qj5kSRB_ZDuXLHoseIOJJ1eGg_XPw7M-2gHxxfY9X_26TK-5oMl118_BTonBqkbxoTro-f/s1600-h/MVC-007F.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0kvA1ZBYLqAwDsWmpQqVBo_NtuFsnaJpihmc2v0b209F5bjAnPC_Sn4DSU4J5_c-JGYzW_qj5kSRB_ZDuXLHoseIOJJ1eGg_XPw7M-2gHxxfY9X_26TK-5oMl118_BTonBqkbxoTro-f/s400/MVC-007F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426972151339093314" border="0" /></a><br />Pearlescent full moon at twilight, NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IwzhLF8zijq-E-ZbR9CeoRcPm8UIP5siC4OehReTxquVyA7uJ35nsPMVOM-41d0QK5ZMx3FOcTChnB_J2UnVAGpwS_CFbqpZ17H1_Kx1eg7uedob_dzBBMBouQvwGxW1AhRdSlq0ZU1Q/s1600-h/tree034.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IwzhLF8zijq-E-ZbR9CeoRcPm8UIP5siC4OehReTxquVyA7uJ35nsPMVOM-41d0QK5ZMx3FOcTChnB_J2UnVAGpwS_CFbqpZ17H1_Kx1eg7uedob_dzBBMBouQvwGxW1AhRdSlq0ZU1Q/s400/tree034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426971709429243410" border="0" /></a><br />Empty window @ abandoned house, NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTonW5Z5_mD8Qpz1MnLSQGcoYhm9jzdyCVbvfLI_x4SyC-TeJhZGLvnj2o7OcWvfbRjnadLbMed93ObX9cWSO-fQXu7aRp4sHIEx1dgXFQnGeFp2PXCWTxpOh7Z-djvjUHXC6bqKLJjCQa/s1600-h/browning016.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTonW5Z5_mD8Qpz1MnLSQGcoYhm9jzdyCVbvfLI_x4SyC-TeJhZGLvnj2o7OcWvfbRjnadLbMed93ObX9cWSO-fQXu7aRp4sHIEx1dgXFQnGeFp2PXCWTxpOh7Z-djvjUHXC6bqKLJjCQa/s400/browning016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426971698802077330" border="0" /></a><br />Armstrong Browning Library @ Baylor University, Waco, Texas<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAsZz1eGyG8Fq_fL1vBUt4R_j9gLNYTn43IHqmHNuamarp2sponijPdZ8ij-dqQL0umnbRG-A_-psB-AImOK-RnFJY7DmEC6h-dHV7_KA5hiWQFTIKtBf1D06Cndzx-5F7anp_hBa9Mau/s1600-h/100_1147.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAsZz1eGyG8Fq_fL1vBUt4R_j9gLNYTn43IHqmHNuamarp2sponijPdZ8ij-dqQL0umnbRG-A_-psB-AImOK-RnFJY7DmEC6h-dHV7_KA5hiWQFTIKtBf1D06Cndzx-5F7anp_hBa9Mau/s400/100_1147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426971708572442434" border="0" /></a><br />Sunset, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTm_WP1Y6RBi0_Zk2Y1bEnbGH2pkkeVY_aGBtPd5n4pWWeozOYgCgfN7Ky0UoTapDFoBuRthxujkROvzWtCyEwxjPdXgnqHZ6eycgCApVAnYkIaAeb7lG2KHmtzrsiqsFciSWOoRTSctv/s1600-h/100_3306.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTm_WP1Y6RBi0_Zk2Y1bEnbGH2pkkeVY_aGBtPd5n4pWWeozOYgCgfN7Ky0UoTapDFoBuRthxujkROvzWtCyEwxjPdXgnqHZ6eycgCApVAnYkIaAeb7lG2KHmtzrsiqsFciSWOoRTSctv/s400/100_3306.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426971687574766066" border="0" /></a><br />Nighttime tree in Gramma's back yard, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac59MX-FoiFkpGOs64crfZNTuwiG93c1BPPq3BASy-3j76Ds7SynGOVnrqLiyW1cR_s-pMiDnGsjmysy_box7ijbjvtZrgN13vy-4Tp5UoueYEAbqLuHUfB4oEehow3as_ucctPh4H9H8/s1600-h/modruin008.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjac59MX-FoiFkpGOs64crfZNTuwiG93c1BPPq3BASy-3j76Ds7SynGOVnrqLiyW1cR_s-pMiDnGsjmysy_box7ijbjvtZrgN13vy-4Tp5UoueYEAbqLuHUfB4oEehow3as_ucctPh4H9H8/s400/modruin008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426971681477929762" border="0" /></a><br />Sheets of spiderweb in abandoned mansion, NJ<br /><br /><br />All photos copyright <a href="http://www.heathershadecom/">Heather Shade</a>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-21228354510966002072010-01-11T18:43:00.006-07:002010-01-11T18:58:24.422-07:00RAINBOW!I am <span style="font-style: italic;">so glad</span> that you guys have been enjoying the color series, and I thank you for all the kind comments. It's been fun for me to dig through my photos, looking for pics in every hue... I'll continue to add to this series, and I also have some ideas for other themes to come... again, thanks for viewing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4YZP6xf5QTQx6v9n_TFtoc4KTuMXW0Me7TsOPeUxKG7HpC-eEJsaRKP4p5RHAhWgV8PMnCZbk_uag0snsKzcA_Fp1ZdAvrvdxX8JV8V1uBM6UdCWjLp95s8jhInQR8axbc6dX9tRDd5V/s1600-h/johnny5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX4YZP6xf5QTQx6v9n_TFtoc4KTuMXW0Me7TsOPeUxKG7HpC-eEJsaRKP4p5RHAhWgV8PMnCZbk_uag0snsKzcA_Fp1ZdAvrvdxX8JV8V1uBM6UdCWjLp95s8jhInQR8axbc6dX9tRDd5V/s400/johnny5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425664745105340642" border="0" /></a><br />EP bikes @ a bike run, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXgyU7GN7WY5noY5P6V8wryab9-6O-8YeR5InbXHjRDXH8LUW7eDWL2NrM7qNCmVDCYvfNzyThk07cL48XdiJGYaNl7Vbt-aCguPnAIGYt-x0xKHPdQx0xFdqViWt5kL0J5GI994qpjEZ/s1600-h/rainbow.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXgyU7GN7WY5noY5P6V8wryab9-6O-8YeR5InbXHjRDXH8LUW7eDWL2NrM7qNCmVDCYvfNzyThk07cL48XdiJGYaNl7Vbt-aCguPnAIGYt-x0xKHPdQx0xFdqViWt5kL0J5GI994qpjEZ/s400/rainbow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425664738573221458" border="0" /></a><br />Rainbow, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4ZOK-eshl8DfZuw16BidSnKrARj60T8wwBYiVlpMFOTAOKhU9gwOlkGpXOxrKG_W8jDt2QPtodMzGO9dh8zBBOL1sOzckHgpnxzO5iKW7aE7NCMgWPHWAC1L7HsU6eTf9sILPseAsd4J/s1600-h/nyny001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic4ZOK-eshl8DfZuw16BidSnKrARj60T8wwBYiVlpMFOTAOKhU9gwOlkGpXOxrKG_W8jDt2QPtodMzGO9dh8zBBOL1sOzckHgpnxzO5iKW7aE7NCMgWPHWAC1L7HsU6eTf9sILPseAsd4J/s400/nyny001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425664736791615778" border="0" /></a><br />A parade of taxis, New York NY<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qb7yVB-1HXY-NR6lfu6ZejhlPXcveHGEZk3AyMKJMlKROKkKDy7we9dbF7kC3ncyFdXHx1VmdT7G0rNlr3LptVEQplV699HuO5lqcuqkagxQmxds_HesB9cuRSGW8eiETyCC9WYXRRJS/s1600-h/100_4063.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qb7yVB-1HXY-NR6lfu6ZejhlPXcveHGEZk3AyMKJMlKROKkKDy7we9dbF7kC3ncyFdXHx1VmdT7G0rNlr3LptVEQplV699HuO5lqcuqkagxQmxds_HesB9cuRSGW8eiETyCC9WYXRRJS/s400/100_4063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425664728877992210" border="0" /></a><br />Our Lady De Guadalupe Cemetery, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi2cwLlopfgezSuZFBMrTtq6gE3wyOA4V7zRF9BRja8aR3K5pbtv0HfuXq0XlRz7kXQ0yZPSJqeBkMQxD-xNkLOdlQJJhiM0QIES2-Yafasuf-9VprxR5MBSeOP2B98CvyUM_ybIGkGYr/s1600-h/100_0243.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi2cwLlopfgezSuZFBMrTtq6gE3wyOA4V7zRF9BRja8aR3K5pbtv0HfuXq0XlRz7kXQ0yZPSJqeBkMQxD-xNkLOdlQJJhiM0QIES2-Yafasuf-9VprxR5MBSeOP2B98CvyUM_ybIGkGYr/s400/100_0243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425664721878604690" border="0" /></a><br />Riverwalk, San Antonio TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEindtLIPf8kCBjTm5Wo9vjA8Arn_kgHrHrWDbF_ftQZqZm0XOtwbsFTo0eF2Zc9W6GRbSokOIgkyDj5qi95HqOlK_dCCQfFrhWMzV7NQfR_JBaKqvX_e5U1b1zEevEZaJdeDAClFshswlcT/s1600-h/harm007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklHdXd2SosQOcFOK0yhifjmzTZVBxMSwFrHq1wZqVV2MXra1b3CNoFqIkpJsHobXJSmguu_NaMHQsGOXdqMoMwl0nB4-_W27krQ-tviD9rwaaav4a_H4Xm09MVApTdIJYN6JvarrrAxWk/s400/100_4410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425663458843588786" border="0" /></a><br />Dragon kite in Dave's Pawn Shop, El Paso TX<br /><br />All photos copyright <a href="http://www.heathershade.com">Heather Shade</a>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-59359616839273775502010-01-09T23:33:00.014-07:002010-01-10T00:05:49.950-07:00Gray<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyi00VIVqlorNh5mEQEIiaTe8L7BZgzSSk9Y1JE5CfcdWwvf1SzHFkuuvKoTiPD97ak1xGua9Esk1VmC0WIGMGFnJlajar782Mm6rDoZhLTb4hmVTx2rsOyG95fspf1SMvmm_j7juStJX/s1600-h/Mvc-373f.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnS7nyOEKQhQYm27jEZHCdhEhS76nJxTgnyU_0lM1Z4uKTtTbDcTshe3CBhMBcaGBrdIw-ltMJYkvzO6sS5DlrUMR_uUDszNMxpE0hcSPv_8T2S2jFW-5-6ufi64RoNDC6ziuxMt2pszS/s400/modruin024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424996789743107106" border="0" /></a><br />Abandoned @ Pleasureland, Oakland NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKEu9KBo08DiRgdKiKnRXYghZ4O7BpIGFm4t2vMf4z7Nb3JuQA9McIFUlTEAprcZwFM6mKpj4SqaeSjpdLk-MGCNWIAMpr432vKkuS5AwEbZmb55PahAHp5t7muoJtJ09v-cDm1fUtjd1/s1600-h/morav003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKEu9KBo08DiRgdKiKnRXYghZ4O7BpIGFm4t2vMf4z7Nb3JuQA9McIFUlTEAprcZwFM6mKpj4SqaeSjpdLk-MGCNWIAMpr432vKkuS5AwEbZmb55PahAHp5t7muoJtJ09v-cDm1fUtjd1/s400/morav003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424996781591778306" border="0" /></a><br />Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island NY<br /><br />All photos copyright <a href="http://www.heathershade.com/">Heather Shade</a>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-41098669968780878992010-01-09T00:17:00.008-07:002010-01-09T02:06:27.738-07:00Pink<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWnxkaDL0qTvT0QyBB1jxWKQA0gmgtMqOsm5obns30HpoROEwgK5sabPQrmdfn4JvOlNIPXxX_y8PPfue2Qc5D_mKLkP3iWI3pakCDnRhgvXRrhJZbZJ0q0_xIp3zT8aOEkATDBjX7_AX/s1600-h/moonmar05.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbSx5H6uRzai3HCnj-Kq2Qocgo8rrwBgpaytVfDTq8dXLM-eSTcTJJAt4Kd932_JbSBxmnAgK_icVi2QFqzeP6Qv-4aM9oPNsxtLA1xAfCvNS13GIeZYPDpLIiSWr5fZ_Cm_-zIafhhOh/s400/evergreen003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424636904553955474" border="0" /></a><br />Memorial flowers in Concordia Cemetery, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUCr2PSzdlfatQLWJMrvnWvZggLkFCPsoRLk9eBNUtzF9gyKWdJthR-ZLYKV9mXF2JzTEBoCJS4NoD0LLEHy-giMxvEFOa7FlsBLi1-Hf7AH9-uYgSGMtIuCvfOSHsXoUxSrGW0gHIoBj/s1600-h/flora013.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUCr2PSzdlfatQLWJMrvnWvZggLkFCPsoRLk9eBNUtzF9gyKWdJthR-ZLYKV9mXF2JzTEBoCJS4NoD0LLEHy-giMxvEFOa7FlsBLi1-Hf7AH9-uYgSGMtIuCvfOSHsXoUxSrGW0gHIoBj/s400/flora013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424636912841090626" border="0" /></a><br />Hot pink roses, Riverside CA<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdrz0OTwBvicvlCdjNVCKub41El5y29_8tvWC595B2MjFfXb86OXm6-3r4HuM0_I7Q2R3fxU-d5S5uTV-qAH7BJ_tKo0c55EcBejb6f9HN48Wt0CQQsJLo5Cvc3lUjzyqGU0qkWv_zeZK/s1600-h/pinktomb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdrz0OTwBvicvlCdjNVCKub41El5y29_8tvWC595B2MjFfXb86OXm6-3r4HuM0_I7Q2R3fxU-d5S5uTV-qAH7BJ_tKo0c55EcBejb6f9HN48Wt0CQQsJLo5Cvc3lUjzyqGU0qkWv_zeZK/s400/pinktomb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424637823575178162" border="0" /></a><br />Pink tombstone in Concordia Cemetery, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZms_hpSZnWHibF-WOe3Br4VsAEi6SLO-hpbXrmazInf4QmP2_Di1RCp1hd7-aiq0k5OWW4rVpORjPeCwJNDceqlv-nDpUnd7E17Vx_HbIVZwEIrSe5r2QoIigG7MxLYAIxHkTJywIXtpJ/s1600-h/sheryls.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZms_hpSZnWHibF-WOe3Br4VsAEi6SLO-hpbXrmazInf4QmP2_Di1RCp1hd7-aiq0k5OWW4rVpORjPeCwJNDceqlv-nDpUnd7E17Vx_HbIVZwEIrSe5r2QoIigG7MxLYAIxHkTJywIXtpJ/s400/sheryls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424637848531309938" border="0" /></a><br />Abandoned hair salon, Howell NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH272M2zQ_L4s80QmTpCnCI9WulKW7DDJno-p5aYWwJQHBl31TE2XYHd-0gUvMAXhkxQainP4h5AD3Ife2aOs3Al4-KpGuwJIm0sVh_grGyC3z29-3rCP6rBzDeOzAavTAgDhbxZvtQRd9/s1600-h/sancembouquet.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH272M2zQ_L4s80QmTpCnCI9WulKW7DDJno-p5aYWwJQHBl31TE2XYHd-0gUvMAXhkxQainP4h5AD3Ife2aOs3Al4-KpGuwJIm0sVh_grGyC3z29-3rCP6rBzDeOzAavTAgDhbxZvtQRd9/s400/sancembouquet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424637840935434546" border="0" /></a><br />Flowers & chains on tomb door, NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcS3k08UYt_PsxwH2FPVHxpOWiSn5MoF3yWhJJptK4zpaFKkjPiiO1gZFCQGPuz6ij6xX-SNfb7FhpJVjGfmLxo_i0nYCWCMYS39Lzfefsir-i_f9modF7sGPIrKtmZsrEdPaOyrizdhv/s1600-h/pinksun.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcS3k08UYt_PsxwH2FPVHxpOWiSn5MoF3yWhJJptK4zpaFKkjPiiO1gZFCQGPuz6ij6xX-SNfb7FhpJVjGfmLxo_i0nYCWCMYS39Lzfefsir-i_f9modF7sGPIrKtmZsrEdPaOyrizdhv/s400/pinksun.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424637810579300034" border="0" /></a><br />Sunset, Jackson NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvsalY3CjKD4T7c0ZhlwEofM8hMU0GRxxH9HJIk722wTqDfnCS-bCEb44gW3q9NnsrEJ9ZghUKtAGTW3pgv2s1BO_gz-441YnryK_Dw2hOKpwbl-Wj8AI41acHJ7JCPSF1eh9KtpSQO77/s1600-h/purp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvsalY3CjKD4T7c0ZhlwEofM8hMU0GRxxH9HJIk722wTqDfnCS-bCEb44gW3q9NnsrEJ9ZghUKtAGTW3pgv2s1BO_gz-441YnryK_Dw2hOKpwbl-Wj8AI41acHJ7JCPSF1eh9KtpSQO77/s400/purp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424637833049716802" border="0" /></a><br />Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island NY<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzfiFuR_jm7wS8wbRhgUtucp8bkhuDKh4Tv4nhBs_GROGEYwM2EsEckSJSEeCdqi_w_thbMxYxEvakALu8jwJv8GycdGQ-igG4QmuI82NELi0WT7BFO_BhwZHfticExLerUFXFgjVp_V6/s1600-h/creat019.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPzfiFuR_jm7wS8wbRhgUtucp8bkhuDKh4Tv4nhBs_GROGEYwM2EsEckSJSEeCdqi_w_thbMxYxEvakALu8jwJv8GycdGQ-igG4QmuI82NELi0WT7BFO_BhwZHfticExLerUFXFgjVp_V6/s400/creat019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424636897537526082" border="0" /></a><br />Pink Turkish Gecko, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br />All photos copyright <a href="http://www.heathershade.com/">Heather Shade</a>Shadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10310969698323696901noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1705564970777798837.post-28731091441854781132010-01-06T21:40:00.009-07:002010-01-06T23:10:01.067-07:00Green<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45zRh23olFFTthtvN-8aeF5jphtKVdPtZA9BpMpDDZsisok6dK2S5u5BAPn7vgF7bK8jyZXxtBeVVW-nzXOMOiXNfcXe6pvtZ6TjvBrAj2SbWxE13wFcsyBE5Ge068Z8PDwFIqng6g9E3/s1600-h/MVC-766F.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45zRh23olFFTthtvN-8aeF5jphtKVdPtZA9BpMpDDZsisok6dK2S5u5BAPn7vgF7bK8jyZXxtBeVVW-nzXOMOiXNfcXe6pvtZ6TjvBrAj2SbWxE13wFcsyBE5Ge068Z8PDwFIqng6g9E3/s400/MVC-766F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423854997581043026" border="0" /></a><br /><S>Some type of crane-thingy</S> A heron, Dallas TX (thanks for the bird ID Lobo) ;)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmXxiubmjmG2yK3_I2SPDO0N0wi0wGzOuCEFaskUCuR1j2gkkdJx6gp52ODVZTopWMI2NBSgVU3pkG88EnxU4uln0R_nvY-YmntJudDKZFLjAO4NqKuerGUEJzHsQ2vokmyqdAi_YO0tn/s1600-h/pleas42.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmXxiubmjmG2yK3_I2SPDO0N0wi0wGzOuCEFaskUCuR1j2gkkdJx6gp52ODVZTopWMI2NBSgVU3pkG88EnxU4uln0R_nvY-YmntJudDKZFLjAO4NqKuerGUEJzHsQ2vokmyqdAi_YO0tn/s400/pleas42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423855004237235346" border="0" /></a><br />Another abandoned building in New Jersey<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSz8XGMDg8mE7RMI5V4ADguG4RIzaC8QXwKzx4zQIMcOHsf0w3KKSsPsKZoSoQ0vSzHQriw5m1OUW0-6kzqxAKm5vic2dnbUPGaqDgEDNfy-ZmOnjE7kv73tiJsljzam5y4cjIYtvhiqPY/s1600-h/evergreen041.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSz8XGMDg8mE7RMI5V4ADguG4RIzaC8QXwKzx4zQIMcOHsf0w3KKSsPsKZoSoQ0vSzHQriw5m1OUW0-6kzqxAKm5vic2dnbUPGaqDgEDNfy-ZmOnjE7kv73tiJsljzam5y4cjIYtvhiqPY/s400/evergreen041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423854034491429922" border="0" /></a><br />Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhswP9ASYg0_uCmPg0SUHyETKu4OYdr-hOQfVlDxSAGkk2Zy5DcB6YWHp7ePE1n0nMqnYv9k8K53ggc4L73XzQwMP60yKTDLyewC12vAH9jMRmEcUUfiy1Rp_aln0e_CsTYHjiMhSYf_J4/s1600-h/pleas49.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhswP9ASYg0_uCmPg0SUHyETKu4OYdr-hOQfVlDxSAGkk2Zy5DcB6YWHp7ePE1n0nMqnYv9k8K53ggc4L73XzQwMP60yKTDLyewC12vAH9jMRmEcUUfiy1Rp_aln0e_CsTYHjiMhSYf_J4/s400/pleas49.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423855005956227202" border="0" /></a><br />Abandoned @ Pleasureland, NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMZdQCZkpH2CqfXzcvDaoGbs6utJsOGPLmCkTGC1CX87IefwctEZVCNqeiWxd2U9uRufNHu1LCjyxbyCkoPaG2v3QlIOK0eJOpQeV6ucqcujlgvsW7rH0XY-om6v86cFHNQsB8HMKHp11/s1600-h/100_3437.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgp2-RoI7YUR-n4_0on4bhD0mFDk3hBJkrVCEG-HLp7k-Lzik3-Kn9-OoAbIta-FJFfhERLfzx6PqRO7aOjvS0E2_PkAeLpYVbYgtmLiLVogHRCNITLwBE35-jM0tuCj5vLtYSlj_MuHv/s400/floral.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422063618960976322" border="0" /></a><br />Columbine, Ruidoso NM<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbWQoiFHBy9hA5JyfmYeWFmjll916UY8AD07s-Ouq2MyZBV44U-YE2DOJgJCzFja_fiBnZk8V7Pdy33Kjk3-3BkrE3zq2sMk7WQlbQ4egBRpE7lw8N3ZfNJJRn-vihvc-Htd95KcDAaaD/s1600-h/elp010.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbWQoiFHBy9hA5JyfmYeWFmjll916UY8AD07s-Ouq2MyZBV44U-YE2DOJgJCzFja_fiBnZk8V7Pdy33Kjk3-3BkrE3zq2sMk7WQlbQ4egBRpE7lw8N3ZfNJJRn-vihvc-Htd95KcDAaaD/s400/elp010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422062090769006786" border="0" /></a><br />Sunset, El Paso TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3e-Wiv_jwIWfoFYgObn6wBZhqTkAMBzo_7LSeZd8iDP-XJv1n8TqgkDtpqNgDnzQHvHrlg3BMtvmD7kC1zeBggCvPo4aTQe83soahrEmn7UQV_1ghs8wOQl-QKnFrKD5Fxqj8R6mQuhzu/s1600-h/fall01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2e8bnxgxcbNAWGAnPg1DXPuj06twZ8ANTic46ZWMPxrKSzOql4aibKg_1wnAcF-_nxLyIb0wHrbqtTN2BAutTrawZs5Ait1gqSmJCmuo8u5wBbjD0zotZMKinYQeXKCn8KBxGIRjIlWD/s400/halfmoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421681426829932930" border="0" /></a><br />Jackson NJ<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMoqmYbac9peWrSmFnxSsqE59ILwwtZIXLE5-ZU4VR5qE3p_IeOsCcAX9n21tr5OLRsWBSj1RFD8qRjSIazFH-GuD2J7s2Gd9FJROYTTT4gYTTwqgR5yP1bq3P0jxmnYfrpC524uLEQBO/s1600-h/sanan009.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMoqmYbac9peWrSmFnxSsqE59ILwwtZIXLE5-ZU4VR5qE3p_IeOsCcAX9n21tr5OLRsWBSj1RFD8qRjSIazFH-GuD2J7s2Gd9FJROYTTT4gYTTwqgR5yP1bq3P0jxmnYfrpC524uLEQBO/s400/sanan009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421677660391094674" border="0" /></a><br />San Antonio TX<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWafY-k-X03Pi3Pf5sIYHrK8fij3ZZhV48bpEJXOuTYp7yYvDPy01O5XaqfHtX5MT25R_l27tlic6wz9qQNZ0VFn2g_7z1Fl8LmXfr9q_HK0IbcZjSTznLsOYxersmzPRs0QHnILuSksXr/s1600-h/mission004.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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