This is Memorial Day weekend. For most people, it is a time to get together with friends for a bbq or head over the mountains for the first camping trip of the year. I have a different tradition. My mom & I spend an entire day taking flowers to the gravesights of some of our beloved family members that have passed away. We headed to my favorite flower spot (trader joe's) and filled up a cart with these beautiful white mums (except for Grandma June, who hated mums.... we picked out some pretty pink flowers instead). The windows in my car made a great soft box. so I couldn't resist taking a few frames. This one was taken with my lens baby. 
Good-bye my dear friends. You have been there for me over the years... you have my utmost appreciation. We have gone so many places; crossed the country a few times, actually. Alas, our dramatic, salty escape from Richmond Beach last month pushed your rough edges to the beyond. Farewell, my dearest danskos, farewell.
I am surprised that A) they make "tahitian gardenia" shampoo for cats and that B) I bought it. hahaha.
And yet another very cool day! Work was super easy... we went on a plant tour, complete with fresh ice cream. yum. Then, I left work early to go on the Underground Tour with dma & butcher. awesome. (btw... happy bday man!). This pic was taken in the Underground museum. yay!
We had kind of an impromptu dinner up at my mom's house today... me, dma, mom, katie, vince & the corbean. It was great; always nice to have a full house! Corbin gave this Strawberry Shortcake soccer ball to Katie as a belated birthday gift. You never know what you'll end up with when you let a little guy pick out presents... he gave Vince a rubber snake & fishing lure antenna topper for his birthday. funny stuff.
Dang, Sunday was awesome. 
To avoid the rainy weather, dma and I headed east. The Cascades were beautiful, and particularly enchanting... we only made it as far as Cle Elum. Thankfully, most of the snow has melted; this pic was taken from a view point near Stampede Pass. Stampede Pass... can you believe it?
This is what I saw when I checked the weather forecast today. Seven days of rain? oh drats.
I left work a little early today to hang out with my mom & nephew. Our destination for the day was Woodland Park Zoo. It was sunny in Bothell.... rainy in Seattle. Crazy rainy. No worries, though; we are native Northwesterners, so we grabbed some rain gear from the gift shop & braved the elements. ELEMENTS.
Tuesday... blah. When I was in college, I used to say that Tuesday was almost the end of the week. A lot of people didn't have classes on Friday, so Thursday was the new Friday, and that meant that Wednesday was like a Thursday. So, by Tuesday night the weekend was near.
I went up to visit my sister today & one of my nephew-kitties was chillin in the driveway. Such a sweet kitty. Whats up with me & cats... guess I am a crazy cat lady.
Another weekend... another adventure! This afternoon we escaped the rainy, cloudy weather and headed west to the Point No Point Lighthouse. 
oh happy day.... oh happy da-ay! The 2009 annual report is almost out the door! Fantastic. o.
Awwww, to celebrate Mother's Day, my mom gave me a cute little pink toy for Sweet Pea. uh-oh... I might truly be a crazy cat lady, and my mom might be my enabler.
Today, dma and I headed to the UW campus for some classic shots. These roses are near Drumheller Fountain, pretty... yes? I am not sure if is just an urban legend, but I *heard* that it is illegal to cut these petals; violators being subject to a hefty fine. Good thing I didn't tell that to dma... lol... he can't resist the danger.
The iphone saves the day...again. The lights were out in dma's neighborhood, so we watched movies on his iphone with the light of a lantern. It was almost like camping. I hear that the next day he was still out of power, so he made Teton Coffee.... awww, tetons :)
My newest hobby is being a personal trainer for the domestic short-hairs. As you can see, Sweet Pea has both speed & agility. Maybe tomorrow we'll run laps with the laser pointer.
