Wandering and Coins

       The correspondence between my journal and I have been as sporadic as a lunar eclipse lately. There are many reasons for this, all of which are pretty irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. As I stand on the precipice of the 6th month of the year of 2006, I take a humble glance back, resign the time to history and look hopefully at the next 6 months.

       One of the reasons I could legitimately blame on my absence on these pages is wandering. In the last couple of months when the walls closed in around me, I did one of the things I'm remarkably good at doing, disappear. I've traveled like a nomad. My gypsy tendencies cried out for attention and I willingly succumbed to the calls of diversion.

       I've driven, I've flown, I've rafted rivers. Done some flyfishing. Played in the ocean. I've hiked mountains. I've gone to utterly atrocious commercial attractions with my daughters and I've hidden myself deep in the forest alone where no one could find me. I've been to Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington and all over Idaho. I've been home for 3 days now, after an 8 day excursion in Oregon and still can't stand the walls of this reality. Montana is chanting my name now and I must go..............I believe I'll try coming back again sometime in August..............

       My travels have provided an unbelievable opportunity for people watching. I've taken enough pictures to break the travel funds bank if I decided to develop them all. You never know when and where a photo op will present itself. For instance, at the wild kingdom of Wildlife Safari, this coin slot perspective was shouting for concrete visual via the digital camera. I resisted the urge to try a quarter drop and opted for sneaky photography. Why, oh why................Ladies, unless you are taking deposits, I suggest zip it up, hike it up, pull down the shirt, and always and I mean ALWAYS, do a simple hand check. If you can feel the valley, people can see it!!!

       Speaking of unexplainable photographs. Upon downloading I've discovered a picture in my system that defies definition. When I tried to delete it from my computer I was given a threatening warning with specific posting instructions. In honor of the photo gods that be, I fear serious retribution if I do not post this strange and mystical photograph. 
                                                                 

                                                                                                                        

       You never know, what type of photograph will make it's way to the world wide web!
Of course, you also never know what the true definition of turn about is fair play, until you've tempted the powers that be~~~

Be well, and have a great summer.