Today is the longest day of the 2014 - a fact which always confused me as a child.
It is actually the longest day of sunlight for those of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere - and a time when the days actually start getting shorter. In Bakersfield I like to think the worst of the heat is leaving and I know that is far from so.
I am almost half way through my year of Feminist Selfies and I haven’t blogged about it much AND it has been an intriguing journey, as always. This is not my first year of selfie taking. I took selfies for a full year back before “selfie” was a word.
I did it to learn about myself and to grow as an artist.
I do the same this year, only I am also doing so to grow as a feminist and to continue down the path of self acceptance.
With this in mind, I share with you seven moments in time from this past week. Sort of a visual “This is YOUR life!”
Mommy Daughter Selfie: We went to see "The Women" at the Empty Space - Katherine, Emma and Mommy
Sometimes the setting is more important than how I look in this case, Cayucos Beach was the star... not me.
Contemplative: Considdering cancer and its fingerprint, heartshaped, on my face.
Tuesday I went walking on the Bluffs to enjoy the sunset and as a bonus, the wind came out to play!
Do you see my fingers holding my cereal bowl? Alice the Cat gets a bigger feature and it still qualifies as a selfie. Yes, this is how my living room looked on Wednesday morning. Used it on my writing camp facebook page....
Julie in Film: Throwback Thursday and In-this-Moment Thursday. Five years later, still doing Inclusion Films work.
This one never made it to Instagram. Just wasn't feeling it. Reading this awesome book, though, is feeling it! Literary Granny, Feminist History, Great wordplay.... waiting at Panera for my social Emma to finish her evening with friends. Mom of the year. Tired.
I woke at 345 am and spent the rest of my sleeping hours on my front porch. In homes of my home's era, there was oftentimes a sleeping porch included. I'm sure my neighbors hated this, if any of them caught me snoozing on a Saturday morning. Note: I needed a blanket!
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