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This was left in my yard this morning. It had been in a pile of discarded items left on the curb across the street...someone picked it up, drove fifteen feet, and then decided to leave it in my yard.
So of course I picked it up, and set it in the middle of the street for a photo.

Irises. I haz them.

They says the eyes are the windows to the soul. But I think, often, what you see in another person's eyes defines you rather than revealing them.

Iron Photographer #145
Cling wrap
Water
Something Transparent

The past three to four weeks have been something of a steamroller. I feel like it's been one storm after another. So many things that aren't directly mine to own, but they still hurt. I found out that my favorite teacher from school had died. Fourth grade, and I still went back to see him as an adult. He was just that teacher. Steve has been honored to do the dignified transfers and funerals for three active duty Marines, one of whom was a friend of a bootcamp buddy...all under the age of 30. Yesterday, I found out that someone I haven't seen in a long time, but who was a huge part of my entire growing up had sickened worse and was in the hospital. She died in the night.
These are just the big things of the past seven days. There were smaller hurts, and bigger hurts over the past few weeks.

My life goes on as before. My husband and children are all safe and well. I'm just so very, very tired. And so very, very sad for a lot of people. At this moment, I just feel that death can kiss my ass. I am simply done with it.

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
May the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,
May the Lord hold you in the palm of His hand.

Rest in peace, Margie, Ron, Sgt Stacey, our two other Marines, and Chris. You will all be missed.

My amazing, awesome, wonderful husband presented me with the WORST kind of dilemma tonight. I've been hemming and hawing for some time over what lens I wanted next, and I simply haven't made up my mind. He never nags, but he finally started nagging me. What guy tries that hard to get their wife to spend that kind of money?! So today, he came home with a gift for me. He knew I had been pining after the 10-24mm and was going to get that for me. But they didn't have it in stock, so he got me the 28-75mm...which, I had not played with, knew nothing about! I thought at first that I would probably take it back and get the other, but I have this to play with for a few days and decide which I want to do. And now I don't know. Gah!! I will admit, even shooting with my 105, I don't feel like the detail on the mountain was this sharp. Decisions, decisions, decisions...
Either way I go, thank you, baby! You are the best ever!