it's a whatcha readin' post
but without a finish,
there's no "the end"
because...
i haven't gotten to the end yet.

but i have to tell you that
while i am reading
the heart goes last
and really enjoying it
i am also reading a couple of other books
(which i don't normally do..
normally i am a monogamous reader,
loyal to the last page).

but this is different.

i am trying to journal every day
and sometimes, i need some help.
so i started reading elizabeth gilbert's
big magic
and i am loving it!

and i am also trying to doodle a little more...
so i had gotten
drawing lab for mixed media artists
by carla sonheim (whose art i love)
and last night
i spent about an hour and a half
drawing a full page of cats
30 cats to be precise...

i have never drawn
a cat
in my life.

at first it was kind of terrifying
and all sorts of frustrating.
but once i kept going
(like about 12 cats in...)
it started to get fun.
i drew them with glasses on
and bowties...
laying down, sitting up, backs arched,
fluffy, skinny, black cats with green eyes...
and it was fun and kind of
enlightening in an unexpected way.

so...a bit of a mass book update instead...
best i can do
in a rambling have to do this very fast because
i-have-to-go-watch-game-of-thrones-before-stirling-starts-without-me-kinda-way

♥♥♥ i am totally enamored of these 60 second videos...so beautiful and evocative.

♥♥♥ this movie trailer...

♥♥♥ this sneak peek that might have made me clap my hands a little...

♥♥♥ this post...love the words...sigh

♥♥♥ now THIS is a hosta...so pretty!

♥♥♥ this instagrammer...so light and pretty and sweet

♥♥♥ i'm coming back to flickr...and realizing how much i missed it...it was a staple for me when i first started playing with photography....and so many fantastic awe-inspiring images on Explore. Makes me want to grab my camera and play.

♥♥♥ there's a contest happening over here on this sweet girl's website...

and i've been playing with the timer on my camera...both the phone & the big camera...it's been fun...and fun is good. :) HAPPY WEEKEND!