photos from spring

the cooler mornings are here; early this year. it is nice to not have the hot days of summer but it is sad the time has come to put our clothes back on. only the brave or foolish will continue to wear shorts and sandals. i'll still wear the sandals because i got me some hot feet and i like the cool air on my toes. it's good for yoga toes too, i'm learning. we hope to get some new birk shoes to keep the toes free. they are higher priced than the "made in china" shoes. we got to take care of our feet, right.

enjoy the new photographs below.

a holiday

a few photographs from a day called a holiday but not much of a celebration going on in the country. for those of us that work on labor day, the so called celebration is very low key.

we got together with some friends but by chance. there were no plans but that is always nice.

these guys below are some of the friends we saw that day.

mm 9/4/06

joseph and mitchell
donald
hari-g (my boo)

in the moment

times are hard
to be a fool
in the moment

moments in being
foolish
are hard times

found object

what is it? i do not remember where we found it. it rode around town in the back of my truck for a few weeks. it is a heavy object but we don't have the key.

news around town

this story just sucks.

requiring pledge of allegiance brings mixed response

the associated press
September 10, 2006

raleigh, n.c. -- a shortage of flags, questions about patriotism, and confusion among teachers have greeted a new state law requiring public school students to recite the pledge of allegiance in the classroom.

some teachers said they were unprepared for the requirement and not sure what directions to give students. for many, the biggest issue has been a shortage of flags.

"we've been pledging to the flag even without the flags," said tom humble, principal of raleigh charter high School, which started classes on aug. 16.

some teachers at the school put up pictures of the flag, and at least one downloaded an image onto his computer, he said. the school ordered flags and hardware, at a cost of $623, for each of the school's 30 classrooms.

poem by a friend

farmers market booty

tomatoes sweet and tart
riches shared
how i love them on toasted pita
whole wheat and crunchy
with mayo, kroger's lite
that was most of my dinner tonight

by caroline crawford

found object

a knob from an old durham hotel downtown.

seasons of the soul

a piece of art work we own. the artist is stephanie robinson. her website is "seasons of the soul".

found object

collected for the stamps but the handwriting is such a gem.

card biz

greg took the photograph for our friend Jackie's new business card. she likes it.

we do too.

camera collection

brownie reflex
synchro model
made in u.s.a by
eastman kodak co.
rochester n.y.



this was a thrift store find for $1
it works too.

poem by a friend

midnight

crickets chirp slowly
cool air falls from crescent moon sky
old dog barks why?
ceiling fan stirs paper on desk
the orchid nods and sways like a cobra
from its basket nest

by caroline crawford