as close to Mardi Gras as I get these days

from home

fishwife

I love how she has her toes planted determinedly in those flip-flops, grounding her better to deal with a bite, I guess.

lilies in pinestraw

Donny with our friend's daughter Crystal and her dog a few hours before the New Year's Eve sweat lodge of 2009

Wallenda tower at Tallulah Gorge

Tallulah Gorge Trail
Donny and I spent New Year's Eve in Rabun County in 2009 and hiked some around Tallulah Gorge while we were there. It's an amazing place to see in winter. Such a sense of space.

candlestub in rainwater with broken beaded bracelet