this is a busy month for me, getting ready to move across the country to be close to family again, just in time for the holidays… one of those things that happens in life that one could either dread or look forward to with excitement, and i’m still in the middle, with the only dread coming because of all the friends i’ll be leaving behind, even though i’m sure i’ll be able to see them again.

but longing isn’t enough sometimes, and needs outweigh the wants.

creatively, i think that a new city will be just what i need… i feel a sort of creative stalemate with much of what i’ve been doing lately, and it’s time for a change. new faces, new places, new streets to roam. familiar faces will be there too, finally being close to family again for the first time in years, and that will be a comfort i’m sure through the expected cold winter ahead.

what’s left to be done?

mostly packing, consolidating, getting rid of the old so i can move and acquire anew. saying goodbyes… this will be tough, especially on me, as that’s never been something i’m any good at. goodbyes like this are always temporary, and should be said with that in mind, but somehow i never can.

one of the weirdest pieces of the transition for me is slowly but surely removing all my portland-related subscriptions in my RSS reader and twitter account – people, businesses, organizations and news feeds i used to follow zealously for their juicy bits of local information, no longer are relevant to me. now i just wonder what i will find to replace them with in my new hometown.

-h

i’ve been shooting a lot of black and white images lately with my blackberry storm, here are a couple and you can see more on my flickr photostream(and don’t forget to order prints!).

here are some recent b&w images posted on flickr. order prints via prints.stephenh.net as usual. -h

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wood chucks

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