My neighbor Shara Lunon is a senior voice major at UF.  She is incredibly open and heart-forward... when you are in her presence you feel joy and you feel loved.  I hardly know her, but I know she is one of the special ones.  She is living the good life at every moment and it just makes you want to share in her happiness.

Tonight she gave a concert on her front porch ahead of her senior recital.  The first song nearly brought me to tears within the first few bars, it was truly awesome.  Her tiny front yard and the sidewalk were covered with friends and strangers who had come by to listen.  I feel so fortunate to have been able to be a part of this experience!

Her recital is this Sunday at 1pm at UF.  If you are local and interested in the details, just leave a note in the comments and I'll get in touch with you. :)

Want a quick dose of artistic inspiration? Check out this quotation by Robert Henri.

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This photo shoot contained many firsts!

It was the first shoot I ever did of a band

It was the first shoot this band has had together with their new lead, Miss Green

It was the first time my car drove through a field with cow patties (gotta say, it's a great car!)

It was the first time I got to have a real photo shoot in a hay barn

It was the first time I got to have a photo shoot with a beat up old truck (love it!)

It was not, however, the first time I swore at my STE2 setup outdoors

In any case, it was a lot of fun and I think we got some great shots for these guys!

Here's the sneak peek, look for a few more shots in a couple weeks.  And how great are those boots at the end?  Natalie rocked 'em!

Well, I guess it's been a while.  Things have been busy at Prioria, and I've been putting in 9, 10, 11 hour days almost every work day for three or four weeks in a row now, so a lot has fallen behind in my non-Prioria life :)

At long last, here are a couple shots from the Farm Bike Tour organized by Citizens Co-op here in Gainesville.  We paid a small fee and then had a guided bike tour of something like 10 local farms of a variety of types.  There was the ethnobotany grad student garden at UF (my favorite of the day), some community gardens, an enormous patch of land that used to be primarily blueberry fields now trying to clear out some of the overgrowth, a small commune-style garden (my second favorite - they had an accordion player!), a couple of home gardens (one with chickens!) and a garden maintained by the students of a local middle school.

The total ride was about 14.5 miles and took all afternoon.  Fortunately, most of the places we stopped had some refreshments for us, including such wonderful treats as minty fresh lemonade and fresh sugar snap peas.  At each garden, someone explained goals, methods, and plants to us and gave us the opportunity to ask questions. The day ended with a celebration at what is soon to be the home of the newly-established Citizens Co-op.  Fortunately, it is within walking distance of my home and work, so I'm thrilled to have it downtown.

All in all, it was a lovely afternoon.  We even got some free shirts for doing the bike ride, and Bo seems to be wearing his quite a bit these days (which is fine, I think it looks great on him!).

It's May and therefore time for the second annual Eat Local Challenge!  Check out Hogtown Homegrown for more info!!!