#oregon #washington #nature #naturetherapy #rockhound #waterfall #river #infj #thesmile #booknerds #tolkien #cemetery #thomyorke sunset falls in washington was a nice spot to pick up a few stones, past lucia & moulton falls that i've photo'd before in our old albums, the trail was overgrown & no humans, just the way we like it :) http://brensgumbyland.com/ghostgallerythelostalbum.html (sound up) also not only did mr dad's old friend leave my tolkienstone at the grave, he is bringing one back for us From tolkien's grave! :D i'll paint his signature symbol on this new tolkienstone & keep it on our tolkienshelf.. so cool! i posted more pix of the grave & the oxford cemetery at the very end of my huge cemeteria album <3 hey rich z animation followed me on insta! he's a stop-motion animator who did extensive work on nightmare before xmas, coraline, james & the giant peach & peewee's playhouse :D he was commenting about koyaanisqatsi, & i mentioned 'life out of balance' since i'm an old koyaanisqatsi fan & then he followed me, must've seen the gumbyland bio note..? we're staying home for the memorial day weekend since it'll likely be busy everywhere, also it's been a merciful spring with record rain & wonderful temps, but summer's inevitable & i want little to do with it. (vampire.) :( i'm thinking of writing another book.. ? p.s. i am loving the new album by thom & johnny & the smile :)

sally as you know i wanted this one for ages! yeah that button is terrible, huh? maybe for my more socially avoidant days? i've just read the sad ghost club zines/books & have more sgc stuff i'll post later on, as well as a couple gumby items/updates too ;)

hey sally! yeah i had been commenting about this over at the other blog, this meant alot to all of us involved

#tolkien #infj #books #music #lostandfoundtoys #decemberists #collector #cemeteria #library here's a cool update i promised way back here in old comments - https://friendlyghost.typepad.com/snowballinhell/2022/02/collector.html?cid=6a00d834525fe869e20282e143727f200b#comment-6a00d834525fe869e20282e143727f200b all who wander are not lost - https://friendlyghost.typepad.com/lost_found_vintage_toys/2022/05/all-who-wander-are-not-lost.html & hey, colin meloy liked another one of my comments re: tim snyder's books & rainy portland days ;) https://twitter.com/GhostAtTheGate/status/1527709365410533376?s=20&t=76KZLqia30_tb1ro7UIQPw ps - i just was able to capture my visit to krofftkon live on insta in orinda california! that was amazingly cool!! :D https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd1MRpNqxEN/ update: more here - https://friendlyghost.typepad.com/lost_found_vintage_toys/2022/05/krofftkon.html

#infj #ghostgallery #art #arttherapy #nature #trees #mentalhealth #rowsofneveropeneddoors #thesmile well, it was despair for a bit, but then i was able to go for another drive yesterday with the sasquatch i'm married to.. (40 years ago upon first seeing mr dad i said to my best friend, 'so who's the sasquatch?' & it stuck, i've fully domesticated him now..) so we headed out along the clackamas river this time on our latest rockhounding expedition, unfortunately with all the rain we've been having the rivers are running high & fast & we couldn't find an exposed gravel bar for jasper, & also it was a stark difference from the last time we drove that area because it was before the last big riverside fire that had us all scared & hiding from toxic smoke.. i did take my usual tree photos though, & ended up with this new album i'm calling 'tree graveyard' http://brensgumbyland.com/ghostgallerytreegraveyard.html (sound up) we didn't head back out today because i'm already feeling that super flower blood moon/eclipse looming tonight :o oh & i think a big asteroid just missed us? yeah, i stayed home enjoying the new album by thom & the smile.. & now my 'muchness' album has full sound! <3 come jump into the hatter's hat & join me there - http://www.brensgumbyland.com/ghostgallerymuchness.html (sound up!) i mentioned how i follow colin meloy's substack? it was kinda cool recently he liked one of my comments about how much i love the weird chord he uses in the song 'make you better' <3 & then sid krofft liked a couple more of my comments over on insta too :D (i mentioned how i've always credited witchiepoo with being one of my earliest fashion influences ;) i've added a few items to gumbyland & some cool retro krofft collectibles to my collection, that i'll be posting over at the lost & found soon, & i am trying to curb my boredshopping. but look! https://www.designtoscano.com/products/seat-of-death-grim-reaper-throne-chair-1-ne180195?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=criteolower https://www.designtoscano.com/products/begger-for-souls-skeleton-wall-sculpture-cl6762?sku=MMYSXXXCL6762&utm_source=google&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=freeshop&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1NWhsvrO9wIViQitBh1zrgzjEAEYASACEgLShfD_BwE https://www.designtoscano.com/products/the-creeper-tabletop-sculpture-1-db383022?sku=MMYSXXXDB383022&utm_source=google&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=freeshop&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1NWhsvrO9wIViQitBh1zrgzjEAEYASABEgKQIPD_BwE this one's reasonable, right? https://www.designtoscano.com/products/grim-reaper-illuminated-spector-statue-jq6597?sku=MMYSXXXJQ6597&utm_source=google&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=freeshop&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuMGKvM7S9wIVxuDACh1l8QAfEAEYASAGEgIH2_D_BwE ok, well, follow our latest misadventures here as our latest photo album gets underway - the lost album - http://brensgumbyland.com/ghostgallerythelostalbum.html (sound up of course) i'm trying.. i keep on trying.. .. p.s. our robin fledglings are doing great, mom's been finding them lots of earthworms thanks to all the rain.. https://friendlyghost.typepad.com/photos/backyard_birdies/robin-fledgling-in-the-sun.html