i'm back from Texas now. i realized on the way back that it was probably the longest time i had stayed there in the 12 years i have lived here. 10 nights! i missed some of my homeStuff but mostly i was having such a grand time that i didn't even care. although i made tons of images, i don't think i am going to try to "catch" up with some kind of photoAdventure to post, or tell a big story. it feels hard to do this thing after being away from it for so long. the funniest thing is that i only used my big girl camera ONCE. for drive-by shooting in South San Antonio. then my sister used it at the amazing sculpture garden at the Buddhist Temple of San Antonio. otherwise ALL images were made by my iPod Touch. some of them were quite lousy, but it was always fun.

i loved visiting all my family and some friends, and of course being with the girls was excellent. we had all kinds of fun, several LONG nature hikes, happy hours, meeting Margaret's sweetie, Adam, playing with her new dog, who loved the hikes as much as we did. he had amazing stamina for a puppy and he has the best manners. we ate good stuff and went to see a stupid but funny movie (Little Fockers) at the Alamo Drafthouse, which seemed very strange to me, to eat and drink in the movies! i spent a few days with my mother in the country and went to San Antonio on a small adventure with one of my sisters. the drive back and forth was very very long. and now it is snowing like crazy and about to be below zero. sigh ... and i spent all my money. but it was totally worth it. now. onward. a new year. starting from here.