Double TakeTruckee, California

Her mother summed it up and repeated it often: "Double your expectations of a positive outcome and have twice the fun." She thought it was good advice and sought to follow it to the best of her abilities.
It's a Rush"Yuba River, California

She looked down at the water ripping by and wondered what it would be like to leap in and take the wild ride. Of course, she would need to stay dry, above water, safe and avoid the rocks; any proper lady would require that much. Ultimately she decided the proper ladies' choice of the day was to ride it out in her imagination. As per usual...
Fuzzy HeartSanta Cruz, CA

I loves me a fuzzy flower. If you haven't met a Proteus like this one, well... meet Proteus. Proteus meet You. I know you'll like each other.
A Elegantly Fine FlourishHope Valley, CA

She couldn't do anything "normal".
Every story was embellished, every color a burst -
plus she talked with her hands in a most animated fashion.
Even her sentences ended with an elegantly fine flourish.
She was her own little one-woman light show.
Finding GraceSanta Cruz, CA

Grace. 
Simple. 
We wind and turn and twist and gesticulate and ruminate and sweat a little.
Or a lot.
And then... Oh! There she is. 
Grace.
Simple. 
Everything.
The Sun, The Moon and Everything In BetweenMartis Peak, Truckee, CA

My mother taught me an important lesson. 
That if your heart is big enough, open enough, strong enough...
It can encompass the sun, the moon, the stars and everything in between. 
That's what she said. 
That's how she lived.
Good Night, All-Spark

And so, the day ended. 
The All-Spark had put in a busy day, sparking things.
It needed a little shut-star.
So it tucked itself into its horizonal position, pulled the cloud blanket over itself and said good night
Open Arms Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe CA

Like the conductor of ethers,
He opened his arms and let the colors flow.
Pinkness
It's just that way sometimes.

Double Take

Truckee, California

Her mother summed it up and repeated it often: "Double your expectations of a positive outcome and have twice the fun." She thought it was good advice and sought to follow it to the best of her abilities.
Double TakeTruckee, California

Her mother summed it up and repeated it often: "Double your expectations of a positive outcome and have twice the fun." She thought it was good advice and sought to follow it to the best of her abilities.

Double Take

Truckee, California

Her mother summed it up and repeated it often: "Double your expectations of a positive outcome and have twice the fun." She thought it was good advice and sought to follow it to the best of her abilities.
See photo in original gallery.