182/365

Today...

A solid eight hours of sleep!

An almost two-mile walk before breakfast.

A new batch of baby ducks in a pond I rarely walk by.

The smell of my tomato plants when I water them. 

My Sister calling to talk.

Painting my toes. 

Moments when Logan wants my attention.

A short trip to Michaels. 

Some quite hours, by myself, here today.

Jesse, Bri, and Logan going to see their new home this afternoon. I'm so excited for them!

Tacos for dinner.

Today marks six months since I started this habit of recording what I am thankful for each day and my 365 photography project. Boy, what a CRAZY six months it has been. There have been days when I thought about stopping both projects because, well...life, and sometimes it all seems so useless, but it brings me joy (most days), and I know that my future self will thank me for finishing. With all that is going on in the world right now, I need this more than ever, and I must finish out the year.

181/365

Today...

Waking up.

Sunshine,

Tea.

Picking up an Apricot Cobbler from the produce market.

Buying these sunflowers.

Photographing these sunflowers.

Checking on my sister.

Painting and playing with stamps with Logan.

Steak, baked potato, and Caeser salad for dinner.

Chocolate ice cream for dessert.

Going to bed early.

180/365

Today...

Sunday.

Cooler weather.

Coffee.

Jesse made us breakfast.

Plum jam/syrup on biscuits.

Watering my garden. I've got more Poppies!

Talking with my Sister.

Jesse and Bri getting their offer accepted on their first house!

Getting myself out of a funk by looking at potential part-time jobs.

Watching Husband and grandson feed the turkey poults on the back porch.

Soup and sandwiches for dinner.

179/365

Today...

Saturday.

Coffee and toast.

A solo six-mile bike ride.

Talking to my Dr. CynCyn

Talking to my Momma and my Sister.

Watching my boys work together on the fence project.

Fixing them lunch.

Deleting a racist from my life.

Take out for dinner with my boys.

A cool breeze and partly cloudy sky this evening.

178/365

Today...

Finally got to see, and photograph a Juvenile Steller's Jay.

Watching my plants grow and bloom.

Breakfast with Logan. Scrambled eggs, spinach, and we shared a chocolate muffin.

Making plum jam or sauce. Still waiting to see if it thickens.

Group texting with my beautiful tribe of phenomenal women.

Playing tag and camping games with Logan.

Pulled pork sandwiches and coleslaw for dinner.

After dinner conversations with the kids about the near future. 

177/365

Today...

An early morning walk.

Chatting with the neighbors.

Logan day.

He slept in until just past 9.

Playing with Little People.

Pretending we are going to the movie theater and the "creepy enchanted forest."

Being a part, and basking in the power and love, of the amazing women in my life. 

Anti-racist allyship.

My extraordinary daughters. So smart, articulate, compassionate, PASSIONATE, beautiful, and loved.

The group text with my Coven that went on for the better part of today. 

Messaging with my old boss, sending him love and support.

Jesse making dinner.

BBQ's chicken sausages, zucchini, onions, and potatoes.

Jesse and Bri being hopeful and looking happier than they have in a while. 

176/365

Today...

Eight hours of sleep.

My Purple Penstemon is blooming.

Breakfast with Logan.

Playing Chutes and Ladders.

Chatting with my Sister.

Being presented with a lesson, a chance to practice having a hard conversation with a fellow white person about anti-racism.

Jesse and Bri making dinner.

BBQ burgers and tots. 

175/365

Today...

Walking at 6:30 in the morning.

Texts from both my girls.

Getting the new freezer filled up and scheduling a free pick-up of the old one.

Playing with Logan and his pirate toys.

A long and insightful phone call with my sister.

Hanging out with the kids.

Everyone helping to make dinner.

Grilled chicken fajitas.

174/365

Today...

Monday morning and a decent night's sleep.

A walk before 7 and before my tea.

Watering my vegetables and flowers.

Cutting my dahlia and bringing the beauty inside. 

Being able to purchase a new freezer to replace the old one that is dying.

Having Jesse here to help Husband with all the things.

30 Days of Photoshop with Phlearn.

Cottage pie and a big green salad for dinner.

Watching Husband, Bri, and Logan feeding mealworms to the turkey poult.

A busy day.

173/365

Today...

Father's Day.

Coffee and brunch with Husband.

A morning walk and a visit with the neighbors.

Laundry done.

Phone calls from our girls. 

Jesse and family back home

Air conditioning.

Pizza delivered for dinner.

172/365

Today...

Sleeping in until 7ish.

Coffee.

A two-hour phone call with my Dr. CynCyn.

Hanging out with Husband.

Cocktails in the afternoon. 

Cooler weather.

Plums from our neighbor

Researching ancestors. 

Turkey's visiting our backyard in the evenings. 

Chicken tacos for dinner.

171/365

Today...

Coffee and journaling in the quiet this morning.

Fresh apricots.

The last piece of leftover Hippie Banana bread for breakfast.

Good conversations with my Sister about anti-racism.

Learning more about macro photography.

Playing with my macro lens.

Reading.

Cocktails.

Turkey poults coming onto the patio.

Listening to Jackson Brown.

170/365

Today...

Drinking tea and watering my plants.

Watching Poppies bloom.

Taking pictures.

Breakfast with Logan.

Reading books, watching Paw Patrol, and painting.

A call from my Melissa.

Chatting with my Sister.

Five Guys for dinner with the kids.

169/365

Today...

Breakfast with Logan...

Paleo waffles, banana, and maple syrup.

Playing the game Operation with Logan.

Reading books after lunch.

Seeing 3D images of my fourth grandchild at 28 weeks. Trippy. 

A Costco run.

Watching the kids pack up for their weekend camping and riding trip.

Homemade salad bar with roasted chicken for dinner.

Waiting for my red poppies to bloom in my garden. 

168/365

Today...

Morning in my backyard, watering the plants.

Getting my teeth cleaned. Well, not the dentist part, but the clean part.

Grocery shopping at Whole Foods.

Money to buy plenty of food, pay our bills, build our savings account. 

A phone call from my Dr. CynCyn.

Fixing dinner for my boys.

Beef stirfry with rice for dinner.

Chocolate ice cream! It's been FOREVER.

167/365

Today...

Partly cloudy sky.

Watching a squirrel eat Sally's apricots.

Tea and journaling.

Zoom session with my Sister.

Watching Koala videos with Logan.

Having the house to myself for the first time in MONTHS, for a little while.

Practicing watercolor leaves.

Spaghetti and Caesar salad for dinner, with wine.

Ice cream for dessert.

Watching Jesse channel his great-grandfather Poppy. The original MacGyver.

Thoroughly enjoying having Jesse, Bri, and Logan living here temporarily. 

166/365

Today...

Sunday.

Sleeping in until almost 8 am.

Watering my garden. 

Jesse and Bri made us all breakfast.

A trip to Target with Bri.

Lunch with Husband.

An afternoon nap. 

Reading to Logan. 

Jesse and Bri made dinner: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and broccoli.

Bri made dessert: Apple crisp with vanilla ice cream.

Yep, it's all about the food right now. 

165/365

Today...

Saturday.

Cool weather.

Finally getting MG's graduate photos done.

Listening to music while editing photos.

Husband and Son working on the fence together.

Laundry done.

Clean sheets on our bed. 

BBQ'd hot dogs, baked beans, and fresh fruit salad for dinner.

Chocolate chip banana bread for dessert.

164/365

Today...

Much cooler weather.

Logan day.

Breakfast with Logan.

Walk/bike ride with Captain America.

Logan's lunch choice: Chicken and rice soup with spinach over leftover polenta.

He ate it all.

Building a fort in the living room.

Making kettle corn.

Watching a "Home" from the fort with our popcorn.

Take-out for dinner

163/365

Today...

Flowers I bought for myself.

Puzzles, Play-doh, and reading books with Logan.

Jesse getting home early from work.

Getting to see my Dr. CynCyn graduate via Zoom.

A celebratory Zoom family meeting after with the most important people in my life.

Thank you to my Melissa for setting that up and for getting the screenshot. 

Grilled chicken, homemade parmesan polenta, and salad for dinner.

Cooler weather this evening. 

162/365

Today...

Morning in my backyard.

Bird watching.

Hanging out with Logan.

A phone call from my Melissa.

Calling my momma to wish her a Happy Birthday.

Getting some time to edit photos for my friend. 

Playing with a Spirograph set. It's not as easy as I remember.

Pizza for dinner, on the patio.

161/365

Today...

Watering my flowers and tomatoes in the early morning.

Running errands. It's been a while.

A call from my Dr. CynCyn.

Playing hide and seek with Logan.

When you count to ten, he jumps out and scares you. 

Having the kids here and safe. 

Tacos for dinner!

Dinner with family, at the table, all together. 

Conversations.

The boys all working on a project together.

160/365

Today...

All that I am learning about anti-racism

Getting back to my regular posting schedule.

Sunshine.

My tomato plants.

My backyard.

A full house.

My Logan's voice first thing in the morning.

Coffee/tea with my DIL Bri.

Training via Zoom with my Sister and my Dr. CynCyn.

A phone call from my Melissa.

All the baby birds coming onto the patio when we step out the back door.

Getting to see Jesse every day. 

Logan helping Papa with his chores.

Dinner together every night.

159/365

Today...

158/365

Today...

I’m loving (and learning a lot) following these Instagram feeds:

@jessicawilson.msrd

@dr.kholi

@iamtabithabrown

157/365

Today...

156/365

Today...

Currently reading ‘How to be an Antiracist’ by @ibramxk

Here is a list of more books on anti-racism.

155/365

Today...

Listening, reading, and learning.

154/365

Today...

I'm failing and failing better.

 

153/365

Today...

Turkey hens and seven poults in the backyard when I woke up.

Coffee with Bri and Logan. They had tea.

A trip to the garden center for soil.

Talking to my CynCyn and my Sister. 

Hanging out with Bri and Logan all day.

Husband and Son working together to install a new A/C.

Playing with chalk in the front yard with Logan.

Enchiladas, rice, beans, and salad for dinner.

After dinner birdwatching with family.

Having some of my family home again.