Tommy

    Gender: Male
    Location: imythyou
    Quote: "I find your lack of faith disturbing." (Darth Vader)
    Height: 6'1"
    Religion: Jedi
    About Me: Crafting faeries (and other flying things) all my life. Designing/building my own wings from scratch and living my childhood dreams one meter (or a thousand) up. Originally from the Bay Area, I now live in Rough & Ready, California.
    Music: Loreena McKinnett my fave overall. Love lots of others too. "Imagine" has always been my favorite song. "What a Wonderful World" (Louis!) my favorite song of hope. My favorite album: "Moodfood" by Moodswings. Upon hearing this album, it immediately knocked all my top "10s" into #8 spots.
    Movies: "Star Wars" and "The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao" immediately come to mind... Lots of others too. Always loved the Sinbad movies featuring Ray Harryhausen's special effects while I was growing up.
    TV: PBS: Frontline
    Books: David Eddings: "The Belgariad" and "The Mallorium." Love this guys subtle (and realistic) plugs on religion/politics too. My favorite spiritual book was by two of my absolute favorite people: Bill Moyers interviewing Joseph Campbell in "The Power of Myth."
    Likes: Light, Flight. Lately, drawing Celtic wings for my færies.
    Dislikes: Selfish-righteous, insecure people who lack the courage to comprehend Nature and portray it honestly. Religious zealots. Sheeple. People who lack the guts to think outside of their narrow mindset and for themselves, instead forcing their leaders' garbage on others.
    Hobbies: Photoshop, photography, astronomy☄, geology, history, anthropology (both), linguistics, sewing kites, and gardening all fall in here, but making kids feel treasured beats all of the above.
    Vices: Pretending it's too cold / hot outside to go for my bike ride, i.e., Lazy. (Bad Tommy!)
    Virtues: Freethought. Critical thinking, because honesty is the only true reality.
    Heroes: Superman. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Paine. Bill Moyers. Eddie Lama. Sarah McLachlan.

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    Kitten Love

    Thursday, July 3, 2008, 07:59 PM PST [General]

    Imagine you're in a big hardware store, looking for wood. You think you've found the beams you want and lean over to inspect them. Suddenly, right from out of a dark cleft in front of you, a kitten pops out, tail up, mewling, obviously wanting to play! Your surprise turns into a smile, and you fetch a clerk to help you. "Where did this little one come from?" you ask her. She smiles, saying that ferral cats live outside, though one had kittens inside, and that the kittens are obviously quite friendly. "Would you like to keep it?" she asks, and knowing that you've been thinking of getting a kitty recently, your heart quickly says "yes."

    So this is "Cali." The Calico. She's actually my neighbor Teri's kitten, though we're like family (I get to see her all the time). Obviously I couldn't resist photographing her, eh? ;^)

    Oh and btw, that "heart" pattern on her side? That's no Photoshop trick. It's entirely natural.

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    The heart: how unusual! I have my once-upon-a-time-kitten right here on the end of my bed. Willow-the-White was also a feral kitten. One of my clients had told me of a MamaCat leading her kitten band out in the snow and there was a white kitten! I'd never had a white one, so I asked the lady if she could catch it. I remember coming to pick up the kitty and he was under a laundry basket cage. Took the tiny white ball home. He slept that night under my neck, trying to nurse!

    Merrie_Fae_Tresses
    July 04, 2008
    01:09 AM PST

    Hip-Hop Faeries!

    Saturday, June 28, 2008, 11:37 PM PST [General]

    Out watering the lawn today, I noticed a Tree Frog hippity-hoppiting away. I then remembered a photo I saw one of you put up here, and the rest is history... (One photo goes to Lesley's site, one to the new image. ;^)

    4 (1 Ratings)

    You've been weaving your magic again, love it, thank you sooooo much!
    Lots of fairy kisses
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    lesley
    July 02, 2008
    10:39 AM PST

    Ow cute! I love doing mythical based photoshopping! And that's an adorable picture.

    Izile
    July 03, 2008
    03:57 PM PST

    Hazzah to Cassandra & Celena!

    Friday, June 27, 2008, 10:06 AM PST [General]

    The faery Cassandra dost bring us love and light, whereas the faery Celena dost be a goddess of Luna. I do be so glad to see these two finally join us, and have come up with these two images of them... though I do not know of which to favour! (Perchance thouest might say?)

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    Dancing Færies

    Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 11:35 AM PST [General]

    We just had a big annual dance performance at our Center for the Arts here, from which I captured many nice photos. Here are some dancers at rest or in action... (click pic to view)

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    Lookin' out my front door.

    Sunday, June 15, 2008, 11:08 AM PST [General]

    A Momma deer visits me often, giving birth each Spring. Here's this year's fawn, already a month and a half old, and much bigger than when I saw it the first time. She's pretty tolerant of me, and as long as I rock back and forth, I'm taken as a plant in the breeze. They walked right up within a yard of me this morning as I took pics (an hour and a half ago), wanting to share them for you to love too. :^)

     

    4 (1 Ratings)

    So magical. Thanks for sharing. <3

    Aubrey
    June 15, 2008
    01:12 PM PST

    Wonderful photos Tommy! A truly magical soul you are, that the animals feel it too to come so close. (You're not a decendant of Snow White are you!?! ;)

    Amanda
    June 16, 2008
    01:28 AM PST

    Hey Dr Doolittle! you do have the gift, and lucky you to have all this beauty on your doorstep....thanks for sharing!
    xxx

    ps. The Prince too was a gifted man, his garden was magical and I know his time was limited due to family commitments but thats what made him even more special, he made time for everyone.
    xxx

    lesley
    June 16, 2008
    05:56 PM PST

    Nature at it's finest! What a beautiful babay!!! -April

    April
    June 17, 2008
    05:59 AM PST

    its BAMBI!!

    Zoe
    June 18, 2008
    09:27 AM PST
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    I appreciate it! And sometimes, you just really need to blow off a little steam.

    And today was much better, I stayed home, ran three of my magic necklaces to the post office, came home, got out in my garden and made myself a SUPER herb-infused dinner! (Do herbs count as leafy greens?)

    Izile
    July 03, 2008
    03:56 PM PST

    Thank you for the sweet comments! And I am so glad you found my tutorials helpful :)

    Rachel
    July 02, 2008
    10:31 AM PST

    Thanks for your well wishes for my little boy. You brought tears to my eyes. :)

    Hazel Silversprite
    June 29, 2008
    06:01 AM PST

    thanks for sharing your pics, yes some of the people at the class were doing hoop, i just have never been all that talented when it comes to hula hooping, so i don't think i would like it, who knows though :-)

    Katie
    June 28, 2008
    09:01 PM PST

    Yey! Thank you Tommy, good to have you onboard!
    Be sure to go & introduce yourself in the E.F.A Group forum!
    ;)

    Amanda
    June 27, 2008
    12:40 PM PST

    Hey Tommy
    You are so right, we could use some rain. As for the car, well thats something I'll deal with tomorrow. I saved you some cookies.
    Cyn

    Cyndee
    June 25, 2008
    10:09 PM PST

    Hi Tommy,
    Thank you for the lovely comment. You understand perfectly...

    Valerie
    June 24, 2008
    10:18 PM PST

    thanks for the great imagery!

    Katie
    June 24, 2008
    07:16 PM PST

    *lol* I'll let you off then! ;)

    Amanda
    June 24, 2008
    09:45 AM PST

    Hi Tommy,
    Happy Faerie Day!
    :)

    Amanda
    June 24, 2008
    09:13 AM PST

    Hee hee hee!
    Very good Tommy, I like all the puns, but you missed one!
    Should've said "leaf you be" instead of "leave" ;)

    Amanda
    June 24, 2008
    08:31 AM PST

    I thought so too...

    Isabella
    June 22, 2008
    09:31 AM PST

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