Animals
- Back On Course
Between you and me, yesterday morning hit me like a brick wall.All that I had worked toward for the past year was over.Boom.Just like that. I awoke with the realization that life was about to change.I'm not saying that change is bad....change is...
- Perspective
If you love taking photos,then you will agree with me that there is absolutely no lightso perfect as early morning. Once the sun has risen above the horizon,its rays are horizontal with the earth making colors the most vibrant. And so, with the greenest...
- Protecting The Divine
I walk outside in the morning, bathed in the light of the rising sunand I come alive. The earth reaches up to support my soles,and in doing so, stirs my soul. My skin is kissed by the gentle breeze that gives dry leaves flight,and I humbly thank...
- A Special Day With Zoe
I spent the day, yesterday, with a special young lady...a delightful ten year old, named Zoe, whose vocabulary rivals most adults';and whose enthusiasm and zest for life and all of its beauty is a wonderful thing to experience.She is the most appreciative...
- Weekend Musings
It was a quiet sort of weekend around the farm.Most everyone, except me, had places to go and things to do. Sure, I had things to do...but they all involved one corner of the farm or another....particularly the garden! I took quite a bit of time and...
Animals
Slowing Down
Yesterday was a "slow down" kind of day.
I needed it.
Truly.
Stop. Take a deep breath...really deep...exhale slowly.
Feel it?
That's the sort of day it was.
Stop. Take a deep breath...really deep...exhale slowly.
Feel it?
That's the sort of day it was.
After all the preparations, the lists, the projects of the past few weeks,
I took a day to just enjoy the farm.
I try to live my life as if each day could be the last, but honestly, I do often get so
bogged down with busy-ness that I "sniff" the roses instead of truly burying my nose
in them and inhaling like there's no tomorrow!
Besides laundry and the usual animal chores,
I took a little time to sew....
making 5 party buntings... just because.
Just because ... I want life to feel like a party sometimes ... just because.
Just because, life is so good ... it should be celebrated.
I took some time to stroll through my gardens.
Flowers....
and vegetables....
Mother Nature has gifted us with rainfall almost nightly, so my watering chores
have been minimal and everything is green and lush.
Such a change from the drabness of winter just a few short months ago;
I am mesmerized by the intensity of color that the warmth of the sun reawakens.
I have learned that planting a garden not only nourishes our bodies
with the best nutrients this earth has to offer,
it also fills our senses and nourishes our soul with vibrant energy and tangible beauty.
After taking in the saturated colors and varied textures of plant life,
I spent a little time just enjoying the critters through the camera lens...
the barnyard silent, except for the peaceful munching of hay...
and the occasional crooning roo...
all the while aware of the drama being played out in the sky above...
on this oh, so perfect day!
It is so important to look beyond the obvious,
to the delicate beauty that lies beneath each living thing....
like the incredible detail in a single feather.
Oh, that we all could see the amazing beauty that the natural world offers to us!
And at the end of the day, I fixed myself a fancy lemonade and a cookie...
just because...
because life is meant to be celebrated.
- Back On Course
Between you and me, yesterday morning hit me like a brick wall.All that I had worked toward for the past year was over.Boom.Just like that. I awoke with the realization that life was about to change.I'm not saying that change is bad....change is...
- Perspective
If you love taking photos,then you will agree with me that there is absolutely no lightso perfect as early morning. Once the sun has risen above the horizon,its rays are horizontal with the earth making colors the most vibrant. And so, with the greenest...
- Protecting The Divine
I walk outside in the morning, bathed in the light of the rising sunand I come alive. The earth reaches up to support my soles,and in doing so, stirs my soul. My skin is kissed by the gentle breeze that gives dry leaves flight,and I humbly thank...
- A Special Day With Zoe
I spent the day, yesterday, with a special young lady...a delightful ten year old, named Zoe, whose vocabulary rivals most adults';and whose enthusiasm and zest for life and all of its beauty is a wonderful thing to experience.She is the most appreciative...
- Weekend Musings
It was a quiet sort of weekend around the farm.Most everyone, except me, had places to go and things to do. Sure, I had things to do...but they all involved one corner of the farm or another....particularly the garden! I took quite a bit of time and...