Rose Lane at BG Norfolk.

botanical gardens..

My perspective.

I took this photo downtown, to me the perspective of the line in and out is blurred...very industrial.

City of Norfolk.

Welcome to waterside..... sideways. :P

Our Litter.

It seems that almost 80 percent of what I use on a weekly basis can be recycled. Almost everything we buy is boxed, canned, bagged. I think that our litter issue in American and around the world is absurd. I hope that we can wake up and clean up for our very own children and their children's future. Litter is litter..... and I believe that it is now the time to realize we can undo what we have done.

Nature meets man.

What nature was and what is sadly becomes....

(single leaf on side of concrete road).

Christle

marriage

To the one that I love and the one I adore. Today I celebrate the love that I have been given, and will honor each day that passes to be as if it were the last.

grapes

Seems that life is like this branch. Sometimes we do not know if we are coming or going, but one thing stands true.... we are becoming.

Macro, macro-my passion-o

Some of my friends, especially "E" have been asking me to post some of my photos. Anyone who knows me and knows me well they know that photos are my one passion. I have had the honor of having a SLR and today I own a really super nice Casio, I am in love with photos. I have another 4 gig of photos that I have yet to even upload! I pray that I will always find time to do my photography.

Lisa, this will give you a taste of what I like to shoot. I am all macro and abstract. If I shoot people, I tend to want to tell a story of their actions. I find that in your photos as well, you want to tell a story with your photos. Maybe one day we can both run a small photography site :)

Thank you to Aries for always supporting my passions. Thank you to Aries for breaking his credit card to buy me my first SLR :) I love you Aries.

The ropes of life are tough, but hold on!

Waterfront in downtown Norfolk is art in the making. I find myself snapping shots of the most unlikely art, but to me real art is the photo that you have to say, "wow, that is a nice photo of such a simple object." I could say, had I not married and had a son, I would be over in Kenya or Iraq photographing real art, the art of life and loss.

Dobo at 3 months and one week.

Look he has a new sweater. I got it off of Ebay!

He is doing great, and is fully house trained! That is right, he is trained, and we work full time! He uses paper when we are away...what a great pup!

Korean Yum

Aries and I got a chance to escape the hustle and bustle of our daily lives when I was on vacation. That was around 3 weeks ago. So anyhow, we drove to eat Korean. Now this day we had Bagolgi but this meat was more of a stew than a grilled. At any rate it was a super nice time to spend some alone time with my hubby. As you can see from the picture (take with my iPhone), it was a bit of pigging out :P

Day one at new job.

Ok so first day jitters is all done with now. Today I embarked on a new job and really do feel I have made the best decision to join this company. I enjoyed my first day and look forward to many many more. I wanted to post quickly before prepping for bed so my family could know that I am doing well and adjusting. I am thankful to all of you for your continued support. I will be sure to post desk pics soon, as I plan to take my office items in the morning to my new job... yeah!

Goodbye to D*&%^io* (my old job)

Today blog readers my life has a new page added. I am all packed and ready to move on to my next job. It has been a nice five years at my current job, but I look forward to see God's great plan for my life and my family's life. I personally want to say I love you to all those that I have worked with in the past five years, you are like my second family and I will miss you dearly. I will keep names silent, but you know who you are.

Final Farewell....

My new favorite song....

My prayers are with the families of Cali.

Today as I watch the news, knowing very little about Cali and its landmark locations, I pray that my family is out of harm's way. I hear that the fires are in So Cal. I pray that all that the fire touches is able to be safe. I know that fires can be destroyed by rain, so I pray that buckets of rain fall to keep the fires at bay.

For all those that battle the fires everyday, you hold a special place in my heart. So Cal can sleep at night a bit easier knowing that someone else is out there fighting the massive blazes. I pray that NO one takes that for granted, even for a second.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7491835.stm

Brominated Vegetable Oil- Better known as Powerade?

Ok so I know that most of you probably think I am a health food nut, and to part I am...but I started discovering a few things that we have in our house and had to research what the crap was in them. First off for my list is Powerade, by Coke. Um, ok one ingredient that sticks out is Brominated Vegetable Oil. At first glance it is a binder, something that makes the drink have the consistency of water, however after further looking I found this on http://en.wikipedia.org/.

Long after consumption of BVO in test animals, traces remain in the body fat.[citation needed] Bromine is a halogen and displaces iodine, which may depress thyroid function. Evidence for this has been extrapolated from pre-1975 cases where bromine-containing sedatives resulted in emergency room visits[1] and incorrect diagnoses of psychosis and brain damage due to side effects such as depression, memory loss, hallucinations, violent tendencies, seizures, cerebral atrophy, acute irritability, tremors, ataxia, confusion, loss of peripheral vision, slurred speech, stupor, tendon reflex changes, photophobia due to enlarged pupils, and extensor plantar responses.[2] In one case, a man who drank eight liters of Ruby Red Squirt daily had a reaction that caused his skin color to turn red and produced lesions diagnosed as bromoderma. The excessive quantities together with the fact that the man had a higher than normal sensitivity to bromine, made this an unusual case.[3] A similar case reported that a man who consumed two to four liters of a cola containing BVO on a daily basis experienced memory loss, tremors, fatigue, loss of muscle coordination, headache, ptosis of the right eyelid as well as elevated serum chloride.[4] In the two months it took to correctly diagnose the problem the patient also lost the ability to walk. Luckily bromism was finally diagnosed and hemodialysis was prescribed which resulted in a reversal of the disorder.[1] A Pepsi product website notes that BVO has been used by the soft drink industry since 1931.[5]
In test animals, BVO consumption has caused damage to the heart and kidneys in addition to increasing fat deposits in these organs. In extreme cases BVO has caused testicular damage, stunted growth and produced lethargy and fatigue.[6]

Source--(2008, Obtained July 8th from http://en.wikipedia.org/).

This explains the rumor in highschool that Moutain Dew can affect your sperm count :P

C

Gas continues to creep but I continue to reap the rewards.

I am posting this picture in hopes of one day getting "A" a hybrid! Its insane that gas is up to 4.00 a gallon! Never in a million years would I have thought it would cost me like 38 bucks to fill a small Honda tank! But this morning it cost me 38.60 to fill my tank up and it was not on slot empty when I stopped by the gas station, (close tho).

Check it out guys, 53.1 MPG!!!!!

Si-A-NaR-Rah To Cannon s5

Ok so this camera has been a joy, but it was offically stolen by my hubby. I have since then invested in my NEW CASIO Z. I adore this Casio, it has all the right scene modes and I can trample after Graeson at the park without packing a full SLR. I will post pictures of the camera later.

Adobo Snuggly.

How cute right???

Eating my bran.

Ok so I tried a all bran english muffin and it was not half bad. DO not get me wrong, I like bran, but sometimes it can be as dry as a sahara. The muffin was organic and I added some vegetable oil butter. Nice touch!