miss mary mack

MVI_8545
Originally uploaded by ellajohn

miss mary macking :: solo with john eating all the croutons out of the salad

MVI_8546
Originally uploaded by ellajohn

miss mary macking ::solo with bells

MVI_8548
Originally uploaded by ellajohn

ella draws

ella draws, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

my obama

my obama, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

run dc

run dc, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

field recorders collective

On NPR's All Things Considered this weekend was a program about collecting and recording old time music. I was surprised to hear the Roan Moutain Hilltoppers, and the NPR site has a video.

Ruby and John

Ruby and John
Originally uploaded by ellajohn

"she who dancis" by ella miranda

"she who dancis" by ella miranda, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

yarn

yarn, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

Now I just have to decide what to make out of this.

This is Manos Del Uruguay handspun and hand dyed wool. It reminds me of a Waterlilies painting by Monet.

the bard speaks

I will not pee pee on this day.
I only pee pee on a Hun Day.

John, 3

ruby, seven months old

ruby, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

She is seven months old today. It is flying. She has three teeth after weeks of wailing and gnawing, and we have certainly enjoyed her fascination with her own toes. She rolled over this week and is starting to stand strongly on her legs. She laughs out loud at her brother and sister, generally goes with the flow, and sleeps at night.

She's dreamy.

crystalline

frosted, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

Our sunday walk in the forest was ethereal. Up on the mountain the mist was freezing, the overlook merely a white cloud with crystal treetops below the rocks. It was magical.

sisters in the woods

sisters in the woods, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

elf

elf, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

wind rock

wind rock, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday
Originally uploaded by ellajohn

Dance for Grandmarie on her birthday

dance for Grandmarie on her birthday
Originally uploaded by ellajohn

My mother turned sixty six years old today, and the children did this dance for her.

winter

winter, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

We went for a long walk in the woods today to soothe our travel tattered souls. It was utterly refreshing, so quiet that my ears were ringing.

red

red, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

greens

greens, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

american girls

american girls, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

ruby and Grandmarie

ruby and Grandmarie, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

she loves it

she loves it, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

hook

hook, originally uploaded by ellajohn.

underpants dance

My son gave me the best gift to celebrate the New Year. He wore bright red underpants all day long.

tomato fire

New Year's Day was the perfect day for John to ride his "Dooter" in the park. I absolutely set my glazed tomatoes on fire, and the cornbread wouldn't come out of the pan. I'd love to write one of those heavy profound new years posts, but lets just say I have everything I have ever wanted. This year I'm going to laugh more, take better care of myself, be a better parent, go on more dates with John, bake more bread, scrub the floor more, change fewer diapers, pick more flowers, and stay in the moment.

You know, the moment where I'm shopping for farmhouses.