When I was in high school my mom used to drive me to school in the mornings and we would always pass by this street full of dogwood trees. When they were blooming my mom would without fail start cheering, "AAAAAAAAMYYY OH MY GOODNESSSS LOOK AT THOSE BEAUTIFUL DOG WOOD BLOSSOMS OHHHHHH!!!!!!" And sometimes she would get herself good and choked up.

Of course, me being in my angry teen phase, I just snarled and rolled my eyes, tried to slip my Cure cassette back in the tape player.

Things are different now. I'm still an angry teen listening to the Cure but I get really excited about things that bloom and everything blooms in Austin. That is not always a good thing but after a week of rain, I'm hoping the wildflowers perform a better number than they did last year. Wow, I might be going soft.

you know, peeps are like the kate moss of sugar. you just cant take a bad photo of peeps.

maybe i will start a peepumentory although i'm sure it's been done before. i hope my week is this colorful...

© Amy V. Cooper

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i give up. no more crappy photos, sorry. this will be the last one. march can suck it. this year is really kicking my ass but i will come back to haunt you, 2009!

it will look a little something like this-

photo: © Amy V. Cooper

my iphone gets all the attention. i haven't picked up a nikon much less an olympus since i got this distraction, what a shame. maybe i'll start with a polaroid, baby steps.

i hope i see you soon because i miss you.

love,

amy