Sides

poor America, originally uploaded by mh301179.

There's a part of America that doesn't get much publicity....

"Just under 13 percent of the U.S. population lives in poverty, a shockingly high figure in a nation where hundreds of thousands of people recently lined up for the privilege of buying a $599 iPhone."

.... it's a hard topic. Maddening.
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Two Hours, Ten Minutes, and Twelve Seconds

She calls me "B", originally uploaded by bgutierrez.

THAT is how much time I just spent on the phone talking to a friend. That's a record for me in a LONG TIME. So I had to say something about it.

Backyard moments

Cherries, originally uploaded by bgutierrez.

After what seemed to be a eternity, I finished mowing the grass at home. We had some cherries, water, and time with the family. Later I enjoyed some lighting bugs sights and some movies. There's a room waiting to be organized and cleaned. I have got to get up and do that.

My camera broke a couple of weeks ago. I haven't had much photo-bliss since then, but a friend of mine gave me the vivitar 5340 she had and I've used that a couple of times. I hope that by the end of the year I will have my camera fixed or gotten another one. Canon, I hope. In the meantime I have to make the best of what I have.

.... and maybe get some more cherries.

A big wall, space, and inspiration

IMG_8307.JPG, originally uploaded by Mason Poe.

I find myself wanting these things. Looking for them in the most pasive way you can imagine. There are wishes and dreams in me, but they seem to be stuck. I don't know why or how it happened, but I know it's necessary. Something tells me that when I come out of this small (I hope) stage wonderful things will happen. And maybe I'll even get my big wall, my space, and my inspiration.

Summer 07

Summer 07, originally uploaded by bgutierrez.

I took down my "B to Z" painting exhibit today and put up a photo exhibit I will be sharing with another artist. He'll be exhibiting paintings and I will be exhibiting photos.... for the first time ever. My part of the exhibit is called Katrina Stories. All the photos are from New Orleans.

I am tired. And have been sick since July 4th.... all my time off I've spent recuperating. Still not where I should be, although I'm better now.

I love lightning bugs

and this campaign:

Ocean meets land

Ocean meets land, originally uploaded by J. Star.

I'm sick.

something

something, originally uploaded by iamdamiandotcom.

I went "postsecret" hunting today.
found this.