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 ~
Well I didn’t do very well in my posting one Christmas photo for 12 days. Time just got away from me. With Hayley coming home and catching up with her, Christmas activies and working photography just kind of escaped me. Normally it doesn’t do that but I have to say it was nice to have that break. I didn’t have the time or the thought to take a photo and when I did I just didn’t have the energy to take, edit and upload.. sad isn’t it.. lol..
ah well.. I feel better now and look forward to the new year and taking more photos and learning, learning and learning more..
Hope all my old and new friends have a great weekend and week ahead.
~peace~
Like most people I have a facebook account. It’s been nice to catch up with old friends and people I’ve not spoken to in years upon years. However I’ve decided to give facebook a break. I guess I need my life back to myself and not need to see what other people are doing. Its a kind of voyeurism that isn’t what I need right now. There’s been a lot going on recently and while I try to keep some things private they have a way of becoming public even if not overtly. I need to look inward and not judge myself by what other people may or may not say about me or my status or if someone else refers to me in their status and then the comments they leave there. I also found I would compare myself sometimes to what other people were doing or saying about themselves.. it wasn’t intentional but we all do this to some degree its just on facebook its more in your face. I’m not sure how long it will last.. maybe one day.. a week.. month or more.. but I think in order to work on what’s inside its best to stop needing validation from the outside as it can skew perception and give a false reality.
I hope I haven’t offended anyone.. it wasn’t my intention. This is just what I need to do for me.
~peace~
Though this morning was extremely cold it was none the less beautiful with help from the sunrise. I need these warm images as I sit here still not feeling better from the flu/respiratory ailments that are going round. It’s been almost two weeks now.. I thought I was getting better but I’m starting to get the initial symptoms yet again. I’m sick of being sick and I want to feel like my old self.. for now I’ll just keep looking at these images and take it slow.
Random thoughts:
Well here we are in Maine battening down the hatches as we prepare for another snowstorm. Supposed to be a good one.. I can’t wait! I love snow.. the way it smells, how it feels, the stillness it brings and of course the beauty it gives. Shoveling.. not so fun but it beats looking at a dull, bare earth.
The above photo has nothing to do with snow other then it’s a bit on the cool side for the color.
I am also currently working on designing Christmas cards to send out. I love how they are looking. Can’t wait to see them in print form.
When will the snow start!!
While typing this post I’m watching the squirrel who lives in the tree outside my window..
Gotta go heat up my coffee.. it’s gone cold..brrr
I’ve been up nice and early this morning.. supposed to be working but I’ve been sick with what everyone and their brother has.. woke up coughing. Couldn’t get back to sleep.. so here I am. Editing photos.. not too bad especially when I have some lovely flowers to keep me perked up.
It’s supposed to snow later this afternoon. Hopefully if I’m feeling better I can step out into the yard for some photos.. I can’t wait till I can go for drives in the afterglow of snowstorms.. 
This beautiful sunrise was seen from the front of my house this past saturday.. I just didn’t have time to upload it before heading to work. It’s nice to see it now because it looks as though the skies are dark and cloudy this Monday morning… however it is still early yet..
I was sitting at the book store last night perusing some photography books while sipping on a cappuccino and eating pumpkin cheesecake. At one point while reading I noticed a toddler sitting on his mother’s lap eating a cookie and chattering away.. I then noticed a grandmother carrying around her newly hatched grandson. Not for the first time as of late I found myself yearning for those years again.
I can’t help but feel a little sad and lost. My child rearing days are over yet I still feel pretty young.. even at 41 and I can pave my own road ahead with many (hopefully) years ahead. I feel like I’m at an in between phase of my life. While I’m obviously still a mother my role has changed dramatically. I see other women my age who are just starting out or in the middle of their child’s years. With Hayley being in college I don’t quite know who I am any longer. It’s like I’m waking up from a different life and now in a new one. I’m caught in the in between, life as I knew it which was structured and scheduled and the life ahead which is unchartered and without the focus that a child provides for you. Don’t get me wrong, I am excited but I get caught unexpectedly as with the sight of the two young children of just how much has changed in such a short amount of time. It surprises me and catches my breath.
Photography, I now find is something that I’m consuming myself with. I guess if there is to be consumption capturing life’s moments is a good way to feed that need.
Have a great weekend..
~ peace ~
This morning I woke up to a world of twinkle lights that had fallen over the ground. The rising sun and it’s brilliance illuminated the frost the accumulated over the course of the chilly evening. Made for a dazzling display.
I wanted this image to show the start of my day today. I woke to a beautiful crisp and very cool morning. Warmed by coffee and the rising sun I’m looking forward to seeing what the day has in store for me.
I do know I will start it by taking the dogs for a walk and seeing what treasures I find on our journey.
Hope everyone has a great morning..
