Juggling Snowballs

Today I got to juggle snow balls for the first time. Even with leather gloves on, it was easy. The snow    was fluffy and packed well into balls. I don't think I even dropped any. This is the first time since I learned how to juggle in 1977 that I've lived somewhere that had snow.

Juggling At the Arroyo

I lucked out and took some interesting self-portraits of four ball juggling at the Pasadena Arroyo at the archery workshop before it got crowded. I had my juggling bag sitting on a picnic table and then I nested the camera facing up towards the juggling pattern.

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Getting Ready For World Juggling Day 2010

Getting ready for World Juggling Day on June 19, 2010 with some deadly and dangerous teddy bear juggling.

Why juggle? It makes me feel joyful.  It relieves stress.  It makes me feel young again. It fulfills my circus fantasies. It makes me money. It's more interesting exercise than a lot of things. I get to play with toys. People laugh. I get to follow my bliss. People remember me. It fights against gender and age stereotypes. It helps me feel like I'm in show biz. I get labeled talented a lot. It improves my balance. It gets me out of the house. It's fun.