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Hello, I'm Heather. I'm a 27-year-old photographer currently residing in Austin, TX. I live with my husband (Jay), two cats (Rumor and Hugo), a dog (Hank), and more cameras, computers, and other pieces of technological equipment than I could possibly count (let alone name). Here's where you'll find my thoughts (that are greater than 140 characters), photos, and other people's things that I generally like and/or agree with.

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Caaat.

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This is why my animals hate me.

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THE fog comes

on little cat feet.  

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on.  

— Carl Sandburg

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Snakes

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Settling is for lawyers and Catan. The right person should make you feel the way a cold beer in a hot tub does: absolutely perfect. It’s okay to be alone! It really is.

—kateordie

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This was me in college. I scheduled dates around raid times.

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These fantastic posters by graphic designer Alison Rowan have been popping up on my Facebook and I’m pretty much in love with them.

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Self-Portrait on Flickr.

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The reality is that so-called pro-life movement is not about saving babies. It’s about punishing women for having sex. That’s why they oppose birth control. That’s why they want to ban abortion even though doing so will simply drive women to have dangerous back alley abortions. That’s why they want to penalize women who take public assistance and then dare to have sex, leaving an exemption for those who become pregnant from rape. It’s not about babies. If it were about babies, they would be making access to birth control widespread and free and creating a comprehensive social safety net so that no woman finds herself with a pregnancy she can’t afford. They would be raising money for research on why half of all zygotes fail to implant and working to prevent miscarriages. It’s not about babies. It’s about controlling women. It’s about making sure they have consequences for having unapproved sex.

How I Lost Faith in the “Pro-Life” Movement

This is an amazingly powerful, clear and well-researched article that exposes how the “pro-life” movement is anything but.

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Jay on Flickr.

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ONLY IF YOU VOTE TOMORROW LADIES! (And men who love and support the ladies)

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I need a chariot of miniature horses.

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untitled on Flickr.

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Hank on Flickr.

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I wish my moderate Republican friends would simply be honest. They all say they’re voting for Romney because of his economic policies (tenuous and ill-formed as they are), and that they disagree with him on gay rights. Fine. Then look me in the eye, speak with a level, clear voice, and say, 'My taxes and take-home pay mean more than your fundamental civil rights, the sanctity of your marriage, your right to visit an ailing spouse in the hospital, your dignity as a citizen of this country, your healthcare, your right to inherit, the mental welfare and emotional well-being of your youth, and your very personhood.' It’s like voting for George Wallace during the Civil Rights movements, and apologizing for his racism. You’re still complicit. You’re still perpetuating anti-gay legislation and cultural homophobia. YOU DON'T GET TO WALK AWAY CLEAN JUST BECAUSE YOU SAY YOU 'DISAGREE' WITH YOUR CANDIDATE ON THESE ISSUES.

Doug Wright, Pulitzer and Tony Award winning playwright

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Fairy Umbrellas Austin, Texas

Along a trail at Mayfield Park. I laid down in a (thankfully not fire) ant's nest to get this shot. Worth it?

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An Arbor Austin, Texas

Part of my assignment was to shoot leading lines/perspective, so I found this nice little illustrative arbor at Laguna Gloria.

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Brought to You by the Letter A Austin, Texas

This burlap letter was just lying on the ground in Mayfield Park well off the beaten path (of one of the hiking trails). I stumbled upon it purely by accident.