#177 of the 365day challenge

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.

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 Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens at the beach on the ocean side of Freshwater Lagoon. Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Humboldt County. Early October 2013.

Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens at Mattole River Beach on the Lost Coast. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.

#235 of the 365day challenge.

Photo of Big Lagoon, looking west towards the Pacific Ocean (which is on the other side of the thin strip of land and on the other side of the trees), captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Early September 2013.

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

Photo captured alongside the El Sur Ranch on the Old Coast Road looking towards the Pacific Ocean and Highway 1 in Big Sur. Monterey County. Mid April 2013.

A long day of studying only led to this moment where the sky painted the perfect array of colors and patterns--ultimately allowing one to feel at ease in an unpredictable world. Photo captured outside my apartment in the city of Arcata. Humboldt County. Early September 2013.

Photo captured at the beach on the other side of Freshwater Lagoon, at Redwood Creek Picnic Area, and at the site of OREQ-W - an Ancient Yurok village site. Redwood National and State Parks. Humboldt County. Late August 2013.

#269 of the 365day challenge

Photo of Big Lagoon captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens, looking east, captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Mid October 2013.

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

Photo captured in Big Sur at Garrapata State Park. Monterey County. Late February 2013.

#238 of the 365day challenge.

#306 of the 365day challenge.

Photo of an abandoned property captured from Vance Avenue in the census-designated place of Samoa via the HDR methods of photography. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo captured near Wedding Rock at Patricks Point State Park. Humboldt County. On the last day of September 2013.

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

#267 of the 365day challenge

#275 of the 365day challenge

loving the xmas decorations at the grocery store. #228 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

#241 of the 365day challenge.

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

#229 of the 365day challenge.

... 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.

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

loving the xmas decorations at the grocery store. #228 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.

My bad luck follows me to even to Scotland!

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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.

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/)

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

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.

Photo of Big Lagoon looking west (where the Pacific Ocean and lagoon are separated by a thin strip of land) captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Late December 2013.

Photo captured via the HDR method of photography in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late January 2013.

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

#234 of the 365day challenge.

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

Photo captured via the HDR method of photography along the North Coast in Humboldt County in Trinidad. Late November 2012.

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