I had planned to post my pictures from A Photo A Day In May by the week, but with moving my physical location, its going to back everything up a bit.  I promise a monster post with all my images shortly after I get settled in. So you’ll have from May 4-16 to look forward to in one (or two) posts.

Keep Rockin’ !

 

She Who Is Eyeball Deep In Boxes.

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May 1 – Peace

There is nothing more peaceful for me than curling up with my dogs.

In this picture my youngest dog, curls up with me while I work.

 

May 2nd – Skyline

 

 

The view from the backyard of a stunning sunset, that the camera just doesn’t quite capture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 3 – Something You Wore today

With most of my decent clothes packed, I’m wearing my favorite blue nail polish from Quo and Essie’s Shine of the times. It’s not captured the sparkle and shine of the Shine of the Times, but it is beautiful in person.

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One thing I’ve learned is that the perfect novel isn’t written – it’s simply something of dreams.
The “next to perfect novel” is something of revision after revision.
My own experiences have been very similar to the following.

‘she chirped… no she didn’t chirp. Birds chirp. *backspace backspace backspace* she… oh what’s the word I’m looking for. Fine she said. SAID. That dreaded word. Well, it was either that or… *backspace backspace* – nah, said. ‘

There are two keys that are generally worn out on writer’s keyboards – the spacebar and the backspace key.

Revisions are where the novel that we intended to write takes shape – from the rough rock of our first drafts, we carve it out. And some of us spend hours trying to describe a light on the horizon without getting into the world’s most cheesy phrasings. (Ok, it was days, okay… weeks)

I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not writing the perfect novel. I’m writing my dream novel, and that they’re two different beasts. One will never be finished. The other will eventually see an editor and be revised again.

And I’m more happy about the second one.

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I’ll be doing a Photo A Day in May to work on my photography skills and to try something completely different for a change. I can’t say that the photos will be print worthy, but they will be unique.

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With spring having shown up it was time for me to do some cleanup around here and finally set the direction for this blog. All former posts are safely archived at this location and offline should I desire to bring them back online.

This first new post is a crossover between the old and the new website that I want to show to you. I’ve moved my personal blogging to another website and will be using this for my books, book reviews and photography.

I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do.

Yours,

Amy

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Today marked the end of one era and the beginning of the next in space exploration. The last remaining shuttle lifted off today in Florida.  Though I'll never make it off this ball of mud, I still dream of the stars. 

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It's a long and loney road.

It's a road that leads places that you don't know exist until you find them.

It's a voice in the dark that calls you and won't be quiet. It's a story that keeps you wound around its little finger until you are done telling what it needs you to tell.

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