For Me!

For Me!
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Spike working on his paw. Photo worked over in Photoshop.

Doing all this artwork has helped me make it through Glen's nursing. He is back in the hospital again and I have spent 3 of the last 4 days in the emergency room with him. I have lost track of days, missed appointments and feel oddly enough a bit disoriented.

How strange it feels when you suddenly cannot do your routines, it really throws you off.

Hopefully with a bit of time at the hospital he can recover and the rest of us can recover our balance.

Are you Getting my Food?

Are you Getting my Food?
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

These guys were quite funny, they seemed to be worried that the other was getting their food.

Dork

Dork
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Ok, the character shows in his eyes, he is in shock that he missed swatting me when I walked by the chair. :D

Wet Fall Leaves

Wet Fall Leaves
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Let's hear it for fall. The most beautiful season of the year.

Pink Caddy

Pink Caddy
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Do you remember these? They were unGodly pink and bigger then life. I call them pink hearstopper's. They are a kick to look at now.

Its just a game

Its just a game
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Photo taken of my grandfather on the right. I am going to guess this was around the late 1800's or early 1900's
This had to be set up in a studio as it has a regular backdrop, but it still cracks me up. My grandfather it is my understanding was quite a rounder when he was young. My memories of him are when he was in his 70s mostly. He used to play solitaire by the hour and had the most beautiful rose garden in Clarkston Washington.

Surgery date

Surgery date
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Have you ever come near to rock bottom in your life?

It has been super tough lately. I vacillate between wanting to disappear to feelings of guilt to wanting to help to wanting to hide.

My father-in-law has been living with us for quite a while now and at the moment is unable to get anywhere without help, his legs are not working properly. He is due for another big surgery date this coming Tuesday.

While he is in the hospital I will be relieved of "house arrest" at least for a couple of days.
At the moment I am unclear of my feelings and emotions. It would probably be easier if he were my dad and I felt some closeness to him. I feel compassion for him but it is tough getting over the invasion of my space and time.

My father went very quickly and what is happening here and now is the one thing he would try to avoid at any cost. It broke my heart when he died and if it was him in that bed I would feel so different.

So what does this make me? I am not sure, just lost.

Nector Rush

Nector Rush
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

It is getting close to fall the bees are trying to finish their work.

Mae Lee

Mae Lee
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Close up of Mae-Lee's collage.

Love you for

Love you for
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

The many faces of my niece. I am very proud of her.

Blue Jay on my fence

Blue Jay on my fence
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

I love this shot, it represents the beauty of a spot where I can go that has privacy and my own garden. I crave the peace.

Chow Time

Chow Time
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

I have been working with my macro lenses to see how close I can get, I don't even want to tell you the number I have taken to try to get just a couple clear shots.

Buddy the Yawner

Buddy the Yawner
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Do you think it was something I said. :D

Night Field Burning

Night Field Burning
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Years ago they used to allow burning of the grass fields at night, this was taken out of our front yard on a night that they seemed to have everything lit up. We had a grove of trees in front of the house. I tried to save this off of an old slide, taken with an equally old Leica.

Shaving Magic

Shaving Magic
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Not to age myself or anything, but this was from my grandfather, he used to sharpen he knife on the strop.
He died at 80 many years ago and now my father has joined him. I like to think they are hugging and talking up a storm, maybe traveling the universe and viewing planets and stars. My dad would have liked that very much. When I was a little girl,he used to point out the stars to me.

Barb

Barb
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Self photo laced with experimentation to bring out colors. Don't normally expose myself to the public, but I like how this turned out.

Spike - going for the underbelly

Spike - going for the underbelly
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

My most favorited and most viewed shot on Flickr.
He was playing with my other cat Taz and trying to sneak a shot at the underbelly.

Colors of the River

Colors of the River
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Another shot of the same river in a calm area. The Dechutes is one of my very favorites. I would have stayed all day if the mosquitos hadn't decide to share my space.

River Rapids

River Rapids
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Beautiful rapids off the Dechutes River, just spent some time there breathing the incredible air. No wonder so many people are moving to Bend.

Sky Lights

Sky Lights
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Waverly Lake in Albany Oregon.

The things I put up with

Mind Control- Magazine

Mind Control- Magazine
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Fun on Flickr.com This was actually how my cat woke me up the other morning.

Joyce with mama Tonk

Holding on
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

I tell you these two were inseperable and both charmed. Joyce tried to sneak off with her but the breeder wasn't having anything to do with that. :D

Joyce's Choice

Tonk Baby
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

This will be my good friend Joyce's new baby. She and I have come around to the elegant beauty of the Tonkinese cat.

Tonk Crowd

Tonk Crowd
Originally uploaded by Barb Henry.

Is this cute or what? I had a great kitten fix this weekend.

Beautiful Beth

One of my wonderful nieces. I am so lucky as there are so many beautiful women in the family and they are a joy to work with. This is Beth.

My new kitten!

After losing my old girl and dealing with the heartbreak I am making the circle back to new life. I visited 3 liters of kittens and this one picked me. She is absolutely charming and I am excited for the day I can bring her home.

This is kind of the basis of life when I consider it, as we age we are too running the circle. My love for my old girl stays with me and the beauty of that relationship allows my heart to be open for another. This is true about people relationships also. The heartbreak is horrible, the missing keenly painful, but the love, that stays with us I believe forever.

Still Smug

Still Smug, originally uploaded by Barb H.

Would you want to live with this? He is going to be so macho!