26 August

 

texture tuesday

texture twist

blo-ma

25 August

mosaic monday

macro monday

i love macro

24 August

table setting

oops!  I missed this one. 

flowers

children

running

photographer's choice

scavenger hunt sunday

22 August

A garden of stones at the beach

When we first moved to this rather tiny island it was a cold and stormy valentine's

 day. We ordered take away Chinese food and ate at the dining room table 

surrounded by piles of old books tied together with twine.

  

The surf crashed outside our windows

 but we were warm and cozy inside our beach house. 

In the Spring I ventured outside to the beaches.

At the beginning I couldn't bear to part with any of my little treasures...

Joe said he would look out the window and see me 

walking the beach and across the street toward home 

with a handful of stones, a pocketful of beach glass 

or a piece of driftwood thrown over my shoulder.

All through that first summer I found tiny treasures left upon the beaches. 

Clam shells nestled into each other babushka style, 

beautiful heart shaped rocks left in conspicuous places 

where the sun would shine upon them, 

circles of starfish and many letters spelling out messages in the sand 

with small stones, shells, or driftwood. 

Slowly...

I began to nurture the ability to let go of my need to carry everything home with me.

 I left things on the beach for others to see. 

I began to build blessings for the next person to see...

I planted blessings....

I built cairns-towers of rocks, 

I built sandcastle villages with flags and glistening sea glass towers, 

and I planted stone flowers....

It's hard to know who will come upon the little blessings 

which I leave behind

I hope it brings them joy.

friday finds

20 August

  

Summer fields

app happy wednesday

outdoor wednesday

17 august

home

Walking home from the beach

guilty pleasure

Ice cream.

'Nuff said

lucky

There is an old Irish tradition that states

If you put your feet in the water

On 15 August

You will have good luck for

The rest of the year. 

We will be lucky this year. 

heart

window

Out my living room window

scavenger hunt sunday

10 august

bathroom selfie

me - in my bathroom

hop, skip, or jump

Box or package

This is the bottle cap

Of my favorite beer

Creative angle

The view from my kitchen window

Over the sink

The lowlands parking lot

Memorial park in the foreground

Baseball park beyond

Short beach across the street

Sun setting

Moon rising 

Over our rather tiny island

unfocused

This is my pantry.

I have been meaning to paint it for about a year and a half. 

I was motivated to get it done by the math class I signed up for....

Which is what I should be focused on. 

scavenger hunt sunday

5 august

At the start of august

evenings stretch out 

slow and silky

longer now and savory

high tide

rising on my heels

Texture Tuesday

texture twist

our beautiful world