THIS Rhett Butler Will Never Die

as a 40 year old are coming to a close this weekend. yes, that means that in 4 days i will cross the divide into the realm of those that have survived half a century of life on this planet. it actually seems like an accomplishment to me. that i have overcome the obstacles of illness, misfortune, poverty, and just plain ol' bad luck in getting to stay alive this long. and hey, i still have a pretty face, my original teeth, a full head of hair, have never broken a bone in my body, have never been stabbed or shot at with a gun, have never fallen off a cliff or been in a serious automobile accident... yeah, i've walked pretty gracefully through this lifetime. i've always felt like i've been accompanied by a few angels in this life. Blogged with the Flock Browser

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(full size images can be seen here .) I found Sarah via the Model Mayhem website in March this year. I wrote to her, informing her that I was going to be in the Chicago area for 10 days in June and asked if she'd be interested in becoming part of my "Cemetery Girl" collection. She wrote back, excitedly saying that she was very interested. We communicated with each other, off and on, over the next few months, and then made arrangements to meet when my trip neared. Sarah actually lived in the very township that I was going to be staying in; St. Charles. I think it made her more at ease knowing that I had been there before and could talk knowledgeably about the local cemeteries (and other features/landmarks). I worked hard at acquiring as many models as was logistically possible to work with in the Chicago area as I could (which ended up being 3). Sarah was my first contact and first confirmed model. The other two that I found I will write about in other blog entries. I t...

in 19 days i will turn 50 years old.