The Sun reflecting
The waves softly undulating
There is a rhythm to how they move
Choreographed by Mother Nature
Witnessed by me
I am in gratitude
OK.. so I know they aren’t glowing.. but I didn’t realize till I uploaded these that they were back lit by the afternoon sun that was reflecting off the water.. it was a nice surprise to find. I feel very grateful to have been able to spend some time at the back yesterday. You can read more about it over here…
~ peace ~
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” –
~ Milan Kundera ~
This is a pottery piece made by my daughter about 10 years ago. She made it after a dog we had named Cecil. Cecil and I were together for 3 years before Hayley was born. He went everywhere with me and was my “baby” before Hayley came along. He was also extremely protective of me so I was pretty nervous that when she was born he would not take too kindly to not having my complete attention and afffections. Well.. he not only proved to be quite the protective dog to myself but he was also very protective to her. When she got to big to fit in her snuggly I would put her in a stroller. I would take her and Cecil out for a walk. He would always walk on the side that people would be most on. If we stopped and someone came near the stroller he would put himself inbetween them and hayley. He didn’t growl or snarl. He was just there. Protecting. I loved it.. he was a great dog for that and many many other reasons and I’m so glad that Hayley had the forethought to create this wonderful homage to him.
I keep it on my desk at work and it will always bring a smile to my face when I look over at it.
“I do believe in an everyday sort of magic — the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we’re alone. “
~ Charles De Lint ~
“Every person has the power to make others happy.
Some do it simply by entering a room –
others by leaving the room.
Some individuals leave trails of gloom;
others, trails of joy.
Some leave trails of hate and bitterness;
others, trails of love and harmony.
Some leave trails of cynicism and pessimism;
others trails of faith and optimism.
Some leave trails of criticism and resignation;
others trails of gratitude and hope.
What kind of trails do you leave?”
~ William Arthur Ward ~
Yesterday I went for a walk at the Maine Arboretum. I wasn’t out for too long due to the frigid temps but was able to get some nice shots of winter foliage.
I came upon this small tree and loved the pussy willow like buds on this beauty. They were a soft green.. such a pretty color. As I stepped back from the image on the left I turned around and came face to face with this delicate nest. I couldn’t believe it! I felt so lucky and so thankful to have been able to come across it. I think I will start a set soon just for nests.. 
I came upon this tree while driving a back road in Hallowell. I’ve never seen anything like it and had to stop in the middle of the road to take a photo of it.
This tree is like a symbol of sorts to me. I wish we could have a tree for different kinds of lost things. Of course I’m thinking mostly intangible ones such as lost hearts, lost minds, lost dignity. We could visit these trees, pick from the branches what we’ve lost.. maybe putting something in their place such as sadness, anger and hurt. Wind and rain would come up.. wash away and wisk off what we have tried giving up and be replaced with love, happiness, peace. Then the cycle could begin again, kind of like the changing of the seasons. Maybe this is something we can do this in our minds to help heal us. I know I could use this Lost Glove tree right about now.
Happy Monday!
So I was thinking about my 365 photo project photo blog and at first I thought I would just use this blog and mix it in with my regular posts. However I realized that for me at least.. it was getting a bit much. I really wanted to separate the two. I tried to see if I could have two blogs on my website here but alas.. no.. it is not possible. So.. although I really didn’t want yet another website I decided to set one up for the project. I feel better now and while its nice to keep everything all in one place this other site isn’t too far away.. there is a link to it on the top right here and I will occasionally put links into my posts just to remind. It feels so much more organized to keep the two blogs separate. Hopefully you will go visit it from time to time.. again because it started with flickr and will continue to upload there I will always have a slide show to view here..
ok.. now I can start posting other images and words about anything I want.. will post again later..
~ peace~
This was was greeted me this beautiful but very cold morning.
