Christie Aphrodite 2012

My Branson, Missouri front yard garden I built with tornado debris.

Making my way back west

What a wild ride....but I made it! lol

My Babies 2009

One of my Branson gardens...

Last Days

Right before my brain blew up...I started taking cbd oil and was hoping I would get better but.....

7 sisters spring, chassahowitzka, florida

the spring that made me stay in Florida... where I came to die and be reborn. #phrodiedhere

I love baking!

I opened my first restaurant at 23 years old....every single thing was made from scratch...soups, dressings, sauces, all baked goods, including biscotti, even the fresh roasted sandwich meats, fresh juices....I had no frier and no burgers or soda fountain. :)

Faith

Boy was the road unclear, sprinkled with hope, drowning in pain and desire for liberation...I make my way yet again...another new beginning fell through, heading towards new hope....which also ended up being yet another tragedy leaving me homeless, hardly able to walk and speak coherently with no income and all my moey down the drain with all these moves and empty promises...

Crystal Mining in the Ozarks

This was my first official self proclaimed hill billy friend. In the Ozarks I was educated about the difference between "hillbillies" and "rednecks!" hahaha

Kingman, AZ Air Show

I was Blessed to fly in these cool T-34's!!! 2004

Go Greyhound!

Just kidding. Don't. The trip from hell. Left us stranded in Atlanta without telling us a word.....9 hours later, funneled us all out of the way delaying our trips another 3 days...BLAH! lol but I made the best of it by taking pretty photos along the way...

Mount Shasta

Finally made it to the top in my overheating car...took a few days and a few dozen over heats, but we finally made it! I picked up this chick and others along the way... :)

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another artist along the way! :)

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resting in the back of my "tiny home" on wheels! :)

Coffee Table

Yeah, I do weird things. But it's fun for me. :) This was my last coffee table that I built right before I went homeless. I still have it. :)

Carrot cake!

yes, I make the best...hands down, coast to coast. :) Just saying...

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Magical art from Carey Chehalis

Coffee Table

I had a dream...lol and I did it. Self taught by trial and error like everything else! :)

Aphrodite Christina

My beautiful grandmother I learned so much from. I only wish I would have known to listen more...

making my way...

From Minnesota to Missouri to Florida to California.....whew!

Whole World in Her Hands

Heceta Beach, Florence, OR 4/2016 another lie, another opening...I'm gaining my strength and walking and talking again...I have hope that the sun will shine again. getting closer to where my heart led. Just left my friends and business hope in Tahoe after I was able to walk again because my heart would not let me rest till I made it where it asked me to be in one of my early 2015 strokes that told me to go to puget sound... sad, but not broken...there has to be a reason...and I'm still waiting

Panama City Gator

One of my favorite places to camp in Florida...I had dinner with this gator and some really nice talks. Everything was great until people came and freaked out. :(

Birthday 2015

The deer and Ravens threw me a birthday party up at Hurricane Ridge. :) this was their first meeting....soooooo precious!

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More art along the way! :)

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Seattle HempFest

more #magicalhoopty art along the way...

Seattle HempFest

#magicalhoopty art

Seattle HempFest

more #magicalhoopty art

Teaching in Florida

I taught health related classes in the community center in Chassahowitzka, FL 2014

Friends in High Places

This was an event I got to cater and teach for 10 days on Whidbey Island at the NorthWest Language Academy and Cultural Center...students ad teachers from China. I made them 3 meals a day and sent them home with some home made gifts. After all, they are our future leaders! :)

Hospital Duckface

Why not, you've got to have fun even while dying and cussing! lol Santa Clara hospital, 8 days of torture, Feb 27, 2016

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Another artist along the way... on Whidbey Island

Hecate

She guided me back to my self. Thank you! Magical forest in Oregon that gave me what I needed to make my way...

Orbs

Snickers was chasing these orbs for hours that showed up on my photos! What an incredible experience. This is where we met Kedimo and where I was reunited with someone from my childhood who let me in on a few secrets... Tucson, AZ 2009

Invisible UFO

I took this photo because spirit told me to. I saw nothing in the sky when I aimed the camera... http://aphroditechristina.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-bird-its-plane-its-invisible.html

self portrait

august 2015

Cormorant Love

We got to hang out for an hour, kiss, hug, he even picked up a feather with his beak and walked up to hand to me. He didn't talk to anyone else there....everyone else just stood back and watched! lol WOW, what an experience! :)

Brown Recluse

the was the rash that the brown recluse bite caused that I healed with essential oils, although the infection crossed my blood brain barrier and this was the beginning of the end... 1/2015...about a month later I could hardly speak, let alone remember who I was.

Food cart

This was my little food cart that I forced delicious healthy food on the masses...who ended up NOT buying the same old junk food that used to be sold there. :)

Snickers paddle boarding in chaz! _)

paddleboarding with my baby at Chassahowitzka Seven Sisters Springs

Just another day at the head spring! _)

This was where I lived and worked on the central gulf coast of Florida where I first got sick from the mosquitos...shortly after this was when my brain blew up completely...

Life in the swamp

The beautiful River I lived on in Florida

Before we diedededed lol

one of the last times my dog was able to go out....weird that we both got sick here. :(

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ugh...another catfish? I filled up the whole damn cooler with them!!!

My work in Florida

life on the river where I lived and worked...

Sweet snickers before her massive decline

My Angel Snickers...we had a beautiful life together!

Yes, I was a sports star at one time

hahaha back in the day...many chapters away! :)

old sports days

I pitched every single game AND won the league taking the shcool to it's first title ever, while simultaneously also winning the shot put and discus events for the track and field on the same day across town! :)

old sports days

I thought this was going to be my life till my knee wouldn't recover after 8 surgeries and I lost all my scholarships, except for the one I didn't want...lol school just didn't sound fun without sports.

old sports days

Can I tell you how many times I was caught picking my underwear out of my butt on live tv??? Literally after every pitch! haha

old sports days

okay, enough of this...

#magicallhoopty

This is the magical vehicle that saved my life and helped me through this journey with the Blessing of touching others along the way!!! :)

Last home

I literally had just moved in, built this furniture, decorated and was getting settled when I ended up on the streets due to domestic violence.

first tme for everything

This was the first time I tried painting a canvas after a dream gave me an image I wanted to subtly recreate. :)

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Inside of my #magicalhoopty :) I lived in here over a year while taking most of these photos...

Roofing

Yes, I can work in dresses...and actually prefer it! :)

Washington Garden

One of my many gardens along the way...

saying goodbye

I was packing up my 3rd garden in Florida to transplant into another so they would be cared for after I had to leave...

Branson Garden

One of my Branson gardens I built with tornado debris....after transferring from my previous garden, it took about two weeks to get this put together...

Branson Garden

My front yard garden

Branson Garden

One of the 3 gardens I built in Branson

Branson garden number 2

Another Branson Garden

Florida Garden

This was the 3rd garden I built in my time in Florida....block is the same price as wood and rots less in wet climates! lol

Branson Garden

Another garden in branson that gave me the inspiration for the materials I used in my tent dome. :) pvc, rebar and chicken wire....after 9 years, it's still standing! :)

Florida garden

One of my gardens in Florida while living in the rv. this was the exact spot my brain blew up and changed my life.

Old Friends

This is Snickers and Rocky. I spent about 13 years with Snickers and about a year and a half with Rocky. :) You can see videos in the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6FE1A348223AC2CF

Baby Bird People

I love all the little babies and have a connection with animals of all types...it's humans I have a problem with! lol

Precious

This was one of my lessons in the life death life cycle. This few ounce little fur baby broke my heart like no other...

Snickers and Rocky

Our beautiful family having fun!!! :) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6FE1A348223AC2CF

Precious

My sweet daughter also has a gift with animals!!! :)

Road Trip!

Yes, he even went on road trips with us from Missouri to Louisiana to Michigan! :) He liked to drive!!!

Best Friends

I always think it's funny all the fear displayed by humans and how they think we and our pets can't get a along....in my life we all get along....from wolves to buffalo, alligators, bears, possums, coons, rats, cats, dogs and birds, bobcats..... I just don't understand the fear.....

Whidbey Island Ferry

continuing the journey to find my home... 7/2016

Last Sunset

This was the sunset that started it all, right before my brain blew up leaving me in the hospital to find out I'm a real photographer! haha

Seattle Hempfest 2016

This was the first time selling my creations publicly! :)

Cairns

I think this was my biggest so far! :)

Thomas Street Pedestrian Bridge

As I was walking over the bridge, I looked down to see these cool people taking selfies in front of my car! :) #phrodiedhere #magicalhoopty

#tentlife

Beautiful fall walk in the lovely forest where I built my tent dome. :) Can you see that tiny little speck in the background? #phrodiedhere

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This was a funny day....I was driving to a gas station and a truck pulled up behind me before I got out of the car...I heard someone shout, "dirty fucking hippie" and reversed really quick to go to the other pump. I got out of the car and smiled at them, asked them if they were having a good day and the driver looked at me, did a double take and said, uh...wow..."that's the first time I've seen a pretty hippie"...lol Well, hopefully he won't feel so afraid next time. :)

Shelter at Last!

The molded shed I was offered to clean, refurbish, build, decorate and turn into my #homesweethome :)

Derpy

One of my friends from the farm

Natures Freezer

Winter Bounty on the Farm

my beautiful tent dome! :)

I lived through the winter in this! hahaha see video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVXyuGBhEjE&t=1s #pimpmytent #girlintent

RIP Russ

My Turkey friend on the farm who only loved me. He was name Osiris, but I know he was Russ. :)

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The inside of my tent house I survived winter in! My favorite alien disco ball! :)

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When I first started setting up my tent house. :) 8/2016

Russ (Osiris)

We had a wonderful love affair! :)

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Another image of the inside of my tent dome with the leds... :)

Golf

My First time playing Golf at a place I worked at. :)

Survival

Learning to feed myself in Florida was an adventure. I would ask the fishermen coming in on the rover if I could clean their fish for them so I could learn a new skill. :) Never thought I could do it, but I got pretty good at fishing!