This has always stuck in my head
which tossed and turned clouds
of a different sort
swelling in my head
since starting this thread...
Aug 12, 2012 - 01:13pm PT
oh you gals and guys,
it is exhausting stomping my melancholic boots
on your lawn.
i see here in legg's pretty post
of enjoying life,
tales of beer in meadows,
climbing trips,
swollen sandwhiches,
sunrises, blue skies,
decadent desserts,
blooming deserts..
general glee and good buzz....
**though i think that i know my crew among us better than that.
the light and fluffly life is crucial to enjoyment, yes.
but the disaster aspects must bludgeon us frequently
or else we lose perspective and appreciation for the times
when we are merely free-falling towards our death.
gawdamn sometimes we have to struggle to die.
it aint a given, and it should not be.
our's genetic substance is perched precariously on
the sharp edge of domesticaion.
go club yourself.
head up a mountain under-prepared.
**
par down your rack.
pack beers in place of water.
earn your death and enjoy the taxing journey.
enjoy death.
~Norwegian
(you have no idea Norwegian, how these honest words have stuck in my head.)
I have always said, I wouldn't change the experiences I've had in my lifetime, good or bad, or I wouldn't be the woman and mother I am.
Dirt
Redlands, CA
Dec. 2011
Credit: Leggs
Path
Redlands, CA
Dec. 2011
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Light
and Grass
Redlands, CA
Dec. 2011
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Leaf
Redlands, CA
Dec. 2011
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Harp (?)
(not a harp)
Morning Lite
Redlands, CA
Dec. 2011
Credit: Leggs
The 3 most important women I could have ever had in my life.
Love it. :)
Credit: Leggs
The 3 most important girls/women I could have had in my life...
I think I take after my mother. :)
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Railroad
Redlands, CA
Dec. 2011
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"Remember always to smile, you get your smile from me." ~mom 1986
Thank you, t*r ... photography is a little passion of mine. :)
“May your light shine so brightly that those who have not yet found their light will be able to their way through the dark.”
Redlands, CA
Dec. 2011
Credit: Leggs
The Doris Day song ... My mom played that song for my brother and I as she tried to explain she was going to pass away. When I hear that song, which is not very often, I cannot help but smile.
Hey Leggs, your acting and table reads remind me of what has become a Mecca for me. Hoping to retire here. Can't wait to see Streetcar.http://www.osfashland.org
It's where my parents honeymooned. I keep the nerd tradition going.
When my dad died we found his to do list for the trip along with a program from a play they saw there.
Sullly, I opened the link and in an instant by breath was taken away...
Ahhhhh, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I would do anything to attend... Do you have plans in the works to attend the festival??
An actors dream!
I do hope you keep the nerd tradition going... nerds are cool as hell!
When my dad died we found his to do list for the trip along with a program from a play they saw there.
Ah, Sullly... that's wonderful, and so very special and touching. :) Do you have the playbill or does your mom?
My parents honeymooned up at Heavenly Valley, taking the train up from L.A. Her ashes were scattered from a plane over Lake Tahoe, which is why my brother does everything he can to work at Heavenly in the winters, and why Tahoe is such a special home for me. ~x
Because it seems cabin fever fights are breaking out, I'm bumping this thread...
Sullly, I had the opportunity to play Lady M in Macbeth when I was a young pup studying theater in college. Great experience... my son was cast, at age 8 (?) as the son of MacDuff, and he nailed it! I wish I had photos, but I was always backstage and on a different rehearsal schedule.
Lady M enters, ready to go crazy
Credit: Leggs
First head shot ever...
Blonde??? Yep. To play Lady M, the director made me dye my hair black. Good times.
"Out damn spot." What an difficult role you played! I'm a high school teacher who taught Macbeth last year. I like how you're in white in the photo. So opposite what Lady M. is. I saw "the Scottish play" in Ashland where Lady M. wore a series of the most beautiful red dresses imaginable. Great lines your son had about a father's loyalty to family or king.
I'm now going twice a year to OSF. Looking to go on spring break and return with my daughter (and son hopefully) in the summer. The town is amazing with small restaurants, a park with great flowers and three running trail choices.
If you want to share the drive on I5 in the spring, let me know.
Thanks for this thread btw. It seems that the Stanley Kowalskis of the planet have taken over ST.
If you want to share the drive on I5 in the spring, let me know.
AH! Quick question... spring in the desert is different than spring everywhere else. (It'll be "spring" in Tucson this weekend, for example) ... When is your springtime, Sullly?!
You TAUGHT Macbeth... Stop taking my breath away. My colleagues are wondering why I keep "gasping". :)
^^ Yes. I wish that weren't the case, but yes. Passing in front of my father, brother and myself at home, every detail is vivid.
There are times when I fear I may "forget" something about her, but fact of the matter is, I remember everything. Esp her beautiful face and graceful hands. Oh, and the fact that she had a "Mom LOOK" that would stop my brother and I in our tracks. :)
I have a fantastic "Mom Look"... scares the crap out of my son. (hahahhaha!)
Let us know!