little g-man 365.302

Ruben, like Jackson, is concerned about the environment and his impact on it. while he is concerned he isn't willing to be potty trained just yet. So despite the fact that we were using seventh generation diapers, Ruben insisted that we go one step further... so without further ado, the maiden voyage in gdiapers! (gDiapers consist of a washable, cotton outer "little g" pant and a plastic-free flushable diaper refill. They are made of breathable material just like sports clothing. )

ps. for my p'ton readers, the gdiaper is the correct shade of orange, no matter how your monitors may show it.

ugly ducklings 365.258

I know that I now notice babies (of all types) more than I did before, for this I blame the fetus, but as I walking to class this morning, i had a flash forward walking with a kid and seeing this scene. I wouldn't be able to just walk by. We would have to stop and watch the baby geese and most likely talk about it. Usually thoughts like this overwhelm me, but today I was oddly at peace with the idea of it.

kenmore square 365.255

this is what is happening in kenmore square this weekend. i recommend you don't try driving through this weekend at all.

pink snow 365.234

spring has sprung! our street is littered with petals from all the pink flowers that have been blooming lately. its quite nice to walk down the street and see pink petals lining the street instead of trash remainders after pick-up day. as my neighbor put it, its like pink snow!

new leaf? 365.229

today i had my last first class of b-school. its a beautiful day. to celebrate this, the professor suggested and enthusiastically agreed to have class outside. i am not complaining it was great to be outside, but not being able to use the bathroom for the duration of class was distracting

prettiest tree on the block 365.227

this is prettiest tree on my block. yay for spring!

civic engagement 365.187

tonight will and i went to a meeting with other dog owners because there is a threat that the town may be closing our local dog park. this dog park means to a lot to us and to our fellow dog owners, we know our community and our neighbors because of it, to us nothing is more important than community as we prepare to bring a new human into this world. so, as a group we want to be sure that we had our talking points ready before the threat becomes more real (ie gets put on the agenda for the next town meeting) because as we all know its better to think ahead. anyway i was proud of what we accomplished and wanted to share!

signs of spring 365.171

the last couple days nature has been really trying to make spring happen, here is the evidence. i can't wait for spring flowers!

deliberate blur 365.118

deliberate blur
coming home from school i was struck at the beauty in my daily commute.

though not a great picture i still like it.

morning commute + snow 365.116

so i took this picture while waiting for the T. (it make look familiar as i took a similar picture earlier in this journey). i was trying to capture all the beautiful trees lightly covered in snow juxtaposed with the ugliness of the t-station. i also messed around with the filters in i-photo to try to convey how bright the snow made everything.. almost washed out. enjoy.

miracle road 365.115

the snow looks lovely on our street but the real miracle is that you can see our street. the plow truck came through and *gasp* actually plowed. perhaps tomorrow our street will not be a sheet of ice. also i should be doing my finance homework instead i am posting.

adventures in three counties 365.100

woohoo!! i have made it to 100!! so today gets 3 pictures one for every county and digit!
today we went to the marin headlands and the iconic golden gate bridge. it was the first clear day and it was beautiful!
we then headed up to sonoma county for more wine tasting we started out at viansa winery which also had a food marketplace. a great place to start out and oh so beautiful, even though its winter the landscape is still breath-taking.

we made a couple more stops and finished up at Hagafen the only Kosher vintner in the region. it was lovely and the place was jammed we ended up with a couple bottle and they lets us pick pomelos (the pictures are not flattering!) the sign for the vineyard is small and at the entrance the only indication that you are in a jewish place is the date establishment in hebrew and the discreetly placed mezzuzah.

head in the sand.. er snow 365.83

today it snowed over 6 inches in about as many hours. sadly will was stuck driving home for 3 hours but when he (finally) came home (and after a large glass of scotch) we went on a walk with jackson who marveled in the depth of the snow and often looked like he was burying his head in the snow

winter wonderland 365.73

while waiting at the t on my way from my internship the snow was beautiful.
sadly my camera couldn't capture its beauty but squint your eyes and pretend.

the walk home 365.67

this is my street as i walk home from the t after a long day at school.

boston as seen from waltham 365.56

the view of boston from my internship is amazing especially in the fall with all the pretty foliage its a shame i couldn't capture it better

fall? 365.31

today after class i wandered over to the main campus, (to further aid in the procrastination but also to go to the amazing library to get work done) the only evidence that it is in fact fall was this tree.

does this bother anyone else?

dear al gore,
global warming is out of control. its late october and i am wearing a t-shirt and walking around outside in the 80 degree weather. please use your nobel peace prize to to fix this.

love,
veronique

checking for ticks 365.29

today jackson and will went hiking, because of jackson's flea and tick medicine, frontline, the ticks crawl on him and don't burrow, but sometimes they crawl into his ears.


**edited to add picture.