Let the sun shine in

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Stained glass window high up in a small 12th century church near the Monastery of St. John in the Wilderness. (Am I remembering this correctly Dina?)

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Jason Feddy

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Jason Feddy, Jacob's Ladder late night jam, May 2010 (click to enlarge)

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Visit Wordless Wednesday to see what other people aren't saying this week.

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My photography is now available for purchase - visit Around the Island Photography and bring home something beautiful today!

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If the photo you're wishing for is something you've seen here on the blog which isn't in my etsy shop yet just let me know and I'll happily list it for you.

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Jacob's Ladder 2010

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Somehow I completely spaced on the fact that I needed to get my Ruby Tuesday post up this evening (I'm blaming it on the lovely cold Madame Butterfly gave me). Luckily this weekend's festival provided some options, even if you do have to look a bit to find some of the reds.
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Henri's Notions, this year's headlining act

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A bunch of folks dancing on the roof of the nearby bathroom building(!)
as the band played the final song of the weekend

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A friend's guitar case, taken from the front row of one of the indoor venues
while said friend was getting ready to perform
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Look here for more information about the always wonderful Jacob's Ladder Festival. In fact, why don't you grab a few folding chairs and come join us next year?
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My photography is now available for purchase - visit Around the Island Photography and bring home something beautiful today!

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If the photo you're wishing for is something you've seen here on the blog which isn't in my etsy shop yet just let me know and I'll happily list it for you.

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Madame Butterfly

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We're back safe, sound and slightly sunbleached from another scorching hot wonderful Festival weekend. A great time was had by all - music and song were freely given and received from every imaginable corner, pools and lakes (okay, just one pool and one lake, but work with me here) were jumped into, faces were painted, juggling was attempted, fairy dolls were made, stories were told - and listened to, jams were held long past the time when all sane souls should have been asleep (I don't function nearly as well as I used to on no sleep), ice cream (and iced coffee) were consumed in vast quantities, and air mattresses remained relatively full.
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And yes, the tooth fairy did in fact pay a very special visit to a certain tent pitched at Jacob's Ladder. Maya was a bit concerned that she wouldn't be allowed in without a festival bracelet but she did manage it after all - we suspect she simply flew over the gate, or perhaps hitched a ride on the pickup truck that was helping folks transport their gear from the parking lot to the camping areas. (Luckily the tooth fairy got a heads up that she might be making an appearance for the first time in nearly a year and prepared accordingly.)
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All in all a successful weekend, if you discount the fact that Maya so graciously shared the miserable cold she had last week with the rest of us. More photos and stories will follow, once my head unfogs a bit. Which reminds me, has anyone seen my sudafed?
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Happy Mother's Day.
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It's Festival time again!

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And again this year I have to say that it is utterly unfathomable how one family could possibly need so much crap to camp out for two nights - when they're not even bringing along food!

Tonight I'm up to my ears in tents, air mattresses, missing flashlights, folding chairs, and the inevitable laundry and then tomorrow we're off.

Have a great weekend everyone, catch you on the flip side.
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You say it's your birthday...

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Actually, he didn't say but my sources spies tell me that a certain photoblogger extraordinaire is achieving official curmudgeon status tomorrow, and just in time for Ruby Tuesday too. (So how old is that anyway? What's the official starting age of a curmudgeon?)
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Not being the html wizard that our dear four-pawed friend Tonka is I'll stick to what I know - photos.
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First, of course, there has to be a toast:
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May you have warm words on a cold evening, a full moon on a dark night, and a smooth road all the way to your door, today and every day, this year and on. May your birthday be full of love and joy, and may you never lose your sense of wonder.
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Wishing you the happiest of birthdays dear friend, and the most magical of years.
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And you can't have a birthday without cake, of course.
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Or a flower, in a virtual vase, to brighten your birthday table.

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And last but certainly far from least, what's a birthday without fireworks (or is that just the flames from all those curmudgeonly candles setting off the fire alarm?).
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Thank you for being such an incredible friend, always ready with a kind word or steady encouragement, reaching out to make our little corner of the internet a warmer, better place. May this be the year that your dreams come true.
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