I can not begin to tell you how many times my heart has been tricked, fooled, even deceived by someone who once filled my heart with completely different emotions. Call it as you see it like a batteed spouse drawn in by empty souless words only to be viciously punched when the guard was let down by the rising white flag of deceit.

Photo captured during sunset at the Vista Point near the Berry Summit along California Highway 299 via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens about 10 miles west of the census designated place of Willow Creek. Humboldt County. Mid November 2013.

#177 of the 365day challenge

I love being able to interact with the art pieces this is a really cool chrome sculpture on the wall called “wind memory 2” by peter gronquist

at seattle art fair 2019

I love being able to interact with the art pieces this is a really cool chrome sculpture on the wall called “wind memory 2” by peter gronquist

at seattle art fair 2019

Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens near a cattle ranch and alongside Old Samoa Road in the city of Arcata. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.

Photo captured from Del Norte County Road D8 in the town of Klamath. Del Norte County. Early March 2013.

Photo of a strong barn captured at a cattle ranch alongside Old Samoa Road. City of Arcata. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo captured on California Highway 299 near the city of Alturas. Modoc County. "State of Jefferson." Late March 2013.

Photo captured at Humboldt Lagoons State Park: Stone Lagoon. Humboldt County. Early March 2013.

#235 of the 365day challenge.

Photo captured during sunset at the Vista Point near the Berry Summit along California Highway 299 via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens about 10 miles west of the census designated place of Willow Creek. Humboldt County. Mid November 2013.

loving the xmas decorations at the grocery store. #228 of the 365day challenge.

#275 of the 365day challenge

in transit. #216 of the 365day challenge. View On Black

#267 of the 365day challenge

loving the xmas decorations at the grocery store. #228 of the 365day challenge.

Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310 at post-mile marker 0.71. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.

#269 of the 365day challenge

Photo looking towards Trinidad and captured on the Redwood Highway, U.S. 101, near the Arcata-Eureka Airport in McKinleyville. Humboldt County. Late May 2012.

#238 of the 365day challenge.

Photo captured along a cattle ranch in the town of Orick and near Redwood National Park. Humboldt County. Late August 2013.

Photo captured from Clam Beach County Park. Humboldt County. Late March 2013.

#306 of the 365day challenge.

#241 of the 365day challenge.

Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens from the Woodley Island Marina on Humboldt's waterfront. City of Eureka. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.

#229 of the 365day challenge.

Slightly edited shot of myself reflected in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire.

Thank God it's Friday!!! I'm so freakin' tired but also extremely happy, it's been a tough week and I feel privileged that I can already enjoy the sweet fruits of my favorite time, the weekend, the magic time where all work is forgotten and all the fun comes out of its hiding place. I know, I sound like a lazy slob, but that's only because I am! I can't help it, I'm suffering from a severe case of a genetically inferior structure, that forces me to stay home whenever possible, filling the Interwebs with things nobody needs, just so that I don't have to go to the office and make some anonymous rich fat cat somewhere on the planet even fatter and richer, because let's be honest, it's bad for your Karma to accumulate material things for no obvious reason, so I'm really just doing my share to assist the aforementioned anonymous rich bastard dude/dudette in avoiding having to go through endless cycles of death, rebirth, death, rebirth, etc, which makes me a good guy, and my own Karma shine like a polished diamond, lol ;D

Amsterdam photos

Wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

As a single mum with 2 kids, I am very good at multi-tasking! Before I gave up work I could be up, ready and get both kids ready, fed and out the door by 8am!

This is for the FGR - self reflection

Day 13 of my project 265

FGR

Self Reflections

loving the xmas decorations at the grocery store. #228 of the 365day challenge.

A Pratt Pony Truss structure, supported with concrete beams and deck, carries travelers and locals alike to and from Humboldt's County Seat. This bridge was first constructed in 1943, and rehabilitated in 2001. Photo of the Eureka Slough Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, captured in the city of Eureka and over the Eureka Slough via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f4.5 lens. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.

(bridgehunter.com/ca/humboldt/40022L/)

loving the xmas decorations at the grocery store. #228 of the 365day challenge.

loving the xmas decorations at the grocery store. #228 of the 365day challenge.

Taking a walk in Marin. The area is beautiful with so many natural areas of hills and trees.

February 28, 2020.

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Photo of Luffenholtz Beach captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens and in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310. Humboldt County. Late October 2013.

... passion's fist against a wall

The crush of a kiss, the rise and fall

Take me there, take me there

To that wounded sound

It's just love's despair

Gone and hit the ground

~Cyndi Lauper (who else?)

I discovered this amazing place where the evening light comes through the trees. Finally got around to taking some pictures there. I don't know if anyone else will like this, but I'm really proud of it. These are the first self-portraits I've ever taken that I am truly happy with.

Photo captured along the beach at Ma-Le'L Dunes in the census-designated place of Manila. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Slightly edited phone cam Selfportrait, shot with the timer of my mobile, reflected in a puddle in Amsterdam. Taken with my C905 mobile phone. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)

Today is my 4th Flickr Birthday, yay! 4 years ago I've uploaded my first shot to Flickr and I never regretted it, manymany good things have happened to me, I've met manymany very nice people online and offline, I've been part of Exhibitions, Museum-events, fashion photo shoots and many other wicked, exciting things because of this lovely website, and I would not want to miss a second of the fun :))

Thank you all so much for making this possible, without you, this would just be another narcissistic, glossy show-off site, a foolish instrument and playground for vain, spoiled people who can't stop posting their ohsopwetty self portraits to the InterWebs, haha ;-D

Have a wonderful day, there's some Champagne over there by the buffet, help yourself!

More AmsterS@m Self shots

More wicked reflections

www.amstersam.com

My bad luck follows me to even to Scotland!

#234 of the 365day challenge.

Photo of a dairy farm captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens in Mckinleyville. Late December 2013.

#268 of the 365day challenge

Photo looking towards the state of Oregon captured on California Highway 161 at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in Siskiyou County. Far Northern California. "State of Jefferson." Late February 2013.