I probably wouldn’t mind windy blow-you-off-your-feet days if the range exhaust and the windows would stop rattling. Oh, and the noise. Yep, remove those three and me and wind could be best buddies.

Snowy foothills of the Sandia Mountains.

#Photography #SusanSeePhotography

"Leiter’s abstracted shots of New York seem radical, yet they are true to how we all see the streets: fragmented by traffic, building facades, doorways, angles and crowds. By embracing that jumbled, naturalistic viewpoint, Leiter could create a collage within a single frame, a snap-and-grab of all the urban elements glanced on the fly."

#Photography #Art

https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/style/saul-leiter-photography

Going through my images, as I always do when I'm grieving, and found this shot from 2012.

Though I end up crying my heart out as I search for photos of those who have passed away and were a part of my life it comforts me to see their life laid out in front of me and to know I got the opportunity to capture the memories.

Take care Uncle John wherever you are now., ♥️

(Him and my Aunt Teresita [who passed away last summer])

This day keeps on hitting.

Two family members have died this year & the husband of my cousin. An aunt in Jan and now my oldest uncle this morning. 😢

I wasn't close to the aunt and hadn't seen her in decades but I liked my uncle. I didn't see him often, because he and his wife lived/live in the D.C., area but he was kind. I'd call them periodically to chat, which I rarely do with most of my other relatives.

Damnit. It's not even March.

I'm very tempted to tell Redbubble to shove it and close my shop. They're refusing to reinstate my photo of the Walt Disney Center on the basis that Disney complained.

"...the works you upload consist of your very own, original ideas and are not infringing on the intellectual property or publicity rights of another, ..."

Meanwhile, shops like these 👇 are allowed. 🤬

https://www.redbubble.com/people/tayyshep/shop

https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/Boo-the-nightmare-before-Christmas-by-rrharris98/57620092.EJUG5

https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Mermaid-from-Peter-Pan-by-danimora/55253827.7H7A9.XYZ

I'm feeling very raw today, and if it hadn't been for Maddie yowling in my face & whacking my head,(yep, she's now hitting me, instead of gently patting), I would have stayed in bed. I was going to text my bestie & tell her I wasn't feeling well, & I need to cancel our hanging out today.

After feeding the monsters, I got some ice out of the dispenser & saw Smits gazing up at me. I took a couple of cubes and tossed them spinning across the floor, And a smile appeared. 💖

Maddie giving me pleading glare because Smits is on my lap.

Me: “There’s plenty of room at my feet for you.”
Mads: “You’re saying you want me to share you with…with…’that?’”

#Caturday #CatsOfCoSo

When I go to upload my other awesome shots of the Disney Center to Redbubble, I'll be sure to NOT include the name. 😏 I'll just put "Los Angeles, CA."

I was hoping to announce the publication of my new store front on Redbubble but the eejits claimed I was violating Disney's rights because I posted my photo of the exterior of the Walt Disney Concert Hall. A shot taken from the street, i.e. public view. 😡

I sent a counter to their takedown report informing them that 17 U.S. Code § 102 states as long as the structure is visible to the public, then any photos, paintings, or pictures can be republished.

Dumbasses.

I finally found out how to make a lidocaine patch stay where I put it! 🎉 …at least while I’m awake. I place it on my hip, (which is where I need it the most right now), then I hold my hand against it as I move around, sit down or lay down on the couch. Do this several times and it stays where I need it to.

Now, as for staying on my lower back, I haven’t a clue how that’s supposed to work because they pull away from my skin the second I bend over or stand up.

Saturday snoozing

#CatsOfCoSo #Caturday

Smitty is slowly getting accustomed to the cone and not bumping into stuff quite as much. Now if there was a way to help him relax when I give him the Prozac. 😞 He’s rebelling more and more now when I go to open his mouth and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t worried about getting bit.

#CatsOfCoSo

Sleepy Ms. Mads poking her head up, just a smidge.

#CatsOfCoSo

Whatcha all up to?

It's Friday night here in the Southwest of the good ol' USA. I'm bouncing around on my various photo retail sites cleaning, organizing, and uploading.
(photo=how my brain feels right now)

#Photography