musings & tidbits

sleepy

2011-11-15T09:26:00.000-08:00

This is Mr. Wicket.

He likes to take naps, as do I.

But he seems to be much better at it :)

colors

2011-11-08T13:09:00.000-08:00

Fall is that time of year when rainbows end on tips of trees

and grass is red and yellow -- not green.

photos by m&t

reprieve

2011-10-16T18:26:00.000-07:00

When I feel upside-down, inside-out ... I come and sit awhile.

benches at The Grotto : photo by m&t

yellow

2011-09-18T20:10:00.000-07:00

He had a rose garden.

He was a family man.

He served his nation - proudly and faithfully.

He left us ... with * enough memories, enough love till our next and final hello.

His favorite color was yellow.

photos by | emily g photography |

flowers by | Petalos |

lights

2011-07-12T20:31:00.000-07:00

I've forgotten

what it's like to look up

and feel so small and yet still significant.

I have to remember

to move away from the lights

and not be afraid of the dark.

| prints by ISphotography and StephsShoes |

1-000

2011-06-23T13:28:00.000-07:00

An ancient Japanese legend says: -- fold 1,000 paper cranes and get 1 wish.

But what would you wish for? To choose just one seems so difficult.

It would have to be so special, so dear, so concrete ...

if asked one thousand times ... it would still be the same very one.

print by Jill Cannon

crane by luxely

double vision

2011-06-08T20:21:00.000-07:00

See the forest.

See the trees.

prints by

| Donna Geissler and Keith Dotson |

hidden

2011-06-01T22:39:00.000-07:00

"Everything is grace."

- St. Therese

Even the deepest hurt ... even the most profound wrong ...

can be redeemed ... can be transformed.

| photos by Gina Conti and Allison Dandrea |

bumper sticker

2011-05-15T16:55:00.000-07:00

I always love reading bumper stickers -- I find them good road reading without having to take one's eyes off the road :) This one made me smile yesterday:

[ I'd rather be here now. ]

Wherever here is for you, I hope you are happy, healthy and enjoying every moment!

| prints by IS Photography and Alysia Alex |

sea glass

2011-05-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Where do they come from? _Where will they go?

Please tell.__ Promise I'll listen.

print by | THE CARNIVAL BY THE SEA |

(un)cocoon

2011-05-01T23:05:00.000-07:00

___

tap tap. __time to fly. __spring has come.

Do not be afraid.

| print by Gothicrow Images |

make one

2011-04-25T12:57:00.000-07:00

"... a wish is halfway to wherever you want to go."

-- Maurice Sendak, Kenny's Window

prints by Elly Mackay

Dear Sam,

2011-04-16T12:18:00.000-07:00

Promise me ...

we'll visit the pyramids, ride on camels' backs, and stand on top of the world.

prints by Pretty Petal Studio & MarielleArt

Chasing dreams

2011-04-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

Living in one world.

Longing for another.

There is a third.

Where one

is no longer torn.

prints by

Boule De Neige and Diana Brennan

expectations

2011-04-07T11:13:00.000-07:00

always:

leave enough room to be surprised

[ prints by Pretty Petal Studio & Jena Ardell ]

ok

2011-03-20T19:16:00.000-07:00

Pieces break,

but are not lost or forgotten.

Those left behind

are different,

but still strong.

[print by tncphoto]

2011-02-21T07:57:00.000-08:00

hope + anger + love + fear

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.
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fighting . . . reconciling

[print by Joleyn]

climb

2011-02-12T21:05:00.000-08:00

"Admit that your own private Mount Everest exists.

That is half the battle."

-- Hugh MacLeod

prints by Inmost Light

taken

2011-01-23T14:59:00.000-08:00

|They ask for your heart|

Piglet with a please and thank you.

But Bandit Rabbit is a little more sneaky :)

toys by adatine

stars

2011-01-17T15:23:00.000-08:00

To have them in my palm

I'll cast each, one by one

with a wish & a giggle.

Then I'll wait

to catch again

and wish some more.

print by pocketmemories

Go ahead and ...

2010-10-24T20:16:00.000-07:00

Celebrate your {little} victories

and the {big} ones too!

print by pepperbeaumont

bits

2010-09-25T21:51:00.000-07:00

Every word ... every thought or prayer ... every hug and smile ... every kindness ... every bit helps.

{decal by Single Stone Studios}

focus

2010-08-27T21:35:00.000-07:00

One day, I saw a kindergartner getting upset.

She'd take a piece of plain paper, start drawing and then quickly crumple it up. She'd get another piece of paper, try again, but would quickly decide that she didn't like it.

"I'm not a good drawer!" she'd say.

Thankfully though, another little girl chimed in ... "Don't focus on what you can't do ... focus on what you CAN do!"

What good advice even for us adults!

s'more please

2010-08-10T19:50:00.000-07:00

I love holidays, especially ones involving food!

Today is National S'mores Day :)

I can think of no better way to spend a warm, summer's night than sitting around a campfire, enjoying all the goodness of roasted marshmallows, chocolate & graham crackers ... all smooshed together.

For me, this ranks right up there with long afternoon naps and spending all day & night at Disneyland.

photo by kcolwell

take flight

2010-08-07T21:40:00.000-07:00

Jumping for joy is good exercise.

- unknown

{oil paintings by Roz}