Transformations

My look has changed and I'm a little bit freaking out on it. You can't see pictures till I have something worth showing. I got a haircut today, and styled and dyed it. I think I'm happy with the results. In addition, glasses will now be a night-time phenomenon, and during the day, these babies will be aiding my failing eyes: contacts.

It was very difficult to get the prescription right, as you have to factor in my slightly worse eye, my slight astigmatism, the period of adjustment, the need to make a contact prescription lower than the glasses because they are closer to the eyes, and the sorry state of contacts only coming in 1/2 sizes rather than the prescription I was written, 625/625 (a quarter step). But it has all been a learning process, and now I have what I need.
I have lost glasses to the ocean waves, concert crowds, crashing in the snow, various sports, and much more. Contacts will henceforth allow me to see while I:

-Snowboard
-Roll down a grassy knoll

-Swim (and SCUBA if I get certified)
-Shower (and shave!)

-Get my hair cut
-Spar
-And Much More!

Yummer summer is all I have to say. I'm preparing for the L.A. trip and eating lots of BLUEBERRIES!

A Rainy Day

Finally, finally! We have been getting some rain.
The last week has disappointed, actually, with highs of 112 F and humidity, but no rain. We must have slackened on our rain dances.
However, before that were our first monsoons. I was pleased to go outside and take pictures during the sunset. Every now and then I'm able to evoke the quality of our camera in my photos (that is to say there must be someone else behind that lens) - this was one of those times. Which is good, because it shows me that I'm not stuck in a sea of fuzzy pics forever - with the help of a nice little camera, I can get better!

I buzzed around our front yard, trying to capture this vague concept of "rain."

The water filled the canals between trees in our yard. I wanted to show the drops, but apparently you can't do this very well when there are few ripples.

These are a cute family of aloes growing under the mesquite tree. I'm sure they enjoyed the bath.


Wet leaves: I really like these.


What a pretty city sky.