Late Summer

A dreamy little dahlia to close the final days of a sweet, but way too short summer.

With love and hugs.
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Seaside Heights, NJ

I usually don't think about this town so much,

but I can't help but feel the pain.

Of fire.

This is a photo I took last Fall, 

when hurricane Sandy met the roller coaster.

After a year of rebuilding, Seaside Heights 

has yet another major challenge.

They've seen fire and and they've seen rain.

xo

Light

Where there is Love

there is Light.

xo

Seamus Heaney

"If you know a bit

about the universe

It's because you've taken it in

Like that.

Looked as hard

As you look into yourself,

Into the rat hole,

through the vetch and dock

that mantled it.

Because you've laid your cheek

Against the rush clump

And known soft stone to break

On the quarry floor."

~from "A Herbal"

Seamus Heaney- may he rest in peace.

xo

September

Blair Falls.

There's reflection in the pool

that forms below this little waterfall.
It's back to school time.

I remember the excitement I used to feel.
First, for myself  as a student.
Then, for my children.
The warm September sun welcomed
teachers, bus drivers, coaches, and friends.
 Those days are long gone now.
The buses still roll through town,
the Moms are stocking up with snacks,
the retail stores are stockpiled with goods,
and I am marveling at the reflections in the pool.
The reflection of self.
How I see myself, and how others see me.
xo



 

Next Time

"Next time what I'd do

is look at the earth

before saying anything.

I'd stop just before going into a house

and be an emperor for a minute

and listen better to the wind

or to the air being still."

~Mary Oliver

xo

 



Mixed Emotions

I think this photo suits my feelings today.

I'm feeling like it's still Summer,

yet there's a little hint of Autumn from the morning chill.

One stem is holding on to the sun's rays,

while the other is drooping into mother nature's laws.

As much as I love the fall,

I don't look forward to the winter that follows.

I'm hoping to enjoy every beautiful day that comes my way.

I hope you can too!

xo

Labor Day

"A working class hero is something to be."
~John Lennon~
His first solo album post-Beatles.
Controversial at that.
xo

Love

After any struggle,

any storm,

Love,

like the sunlight

restores balance and peace.

xo

As the Wild Ones Eat

"The grand show is eternal.

It is always sunrise somewhere;

the dew is never dried all at once;

a shower is forever falling;

vapor is ever rising.

Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming,

on sea and continents and islands,

each in its turn,

as the round earth rolls."

~John Muir

xo

The Newleyweds

Amazing what a year of marriage will do to you!

xo

On Being Content

The dictionary defines content as "happy, satisfied".

When we had our dog 'Mellie', I loved when she would

sit outside in the sun or shade and simply enjoy the sights and sounds.

She was content.

When I was outside the other day I happened to look up

at the top of my front yard, and this is what I saw.

A little fawn, content in the grass,

enjoying the sights and sounds.

She reminded me of Mellie.

xo

 

  

Great Blue Heron

"Every day I see or hear something

that more or less kills me with delight,

that leaves me like a needle

in the haystack of light."

~Mary Oliver

xo

Color Mix

Happy Monday!

xo

One Year Ago!

Happy Anniversary to Tiff and Matt!
xo

Time

And how it flies!

I know we've all heard it time and again,

but I'm really surprised at how it really does FLY!

Hard to imagine, but

It was a year ago that we were all packed up and flying

to the Midwest to share the Love.

There was an excitement in the air like I've never experienced.

The marriage of your Daughter, the gathering of long lost family and friends,

party central in a new city

but most importantly,

the dreams come true.

We have grown to love Milwaukee, Wisconsin;

thanks to the little love bugs that call her Home.

xo

Color My World

Zinnias are one of my favorite flowers of Summer.

As the end of August nears,

 my closest family and friends look forward to this coming weekend

as a celebration of Love Supreme!

xo

The Deer

 

DEER WISDOM  I love the way the doe knows how to go
through the tall brambles: She ambles
her hips first to one side,
then another; tosses her nose high
to sniff the trails of air; and
proffers only a passing glance to
the chickadee on his slanted
branch. She knows the way;
she knows the turn of a hoof print
here, to the right of the wild rose brier;
there, past the tip of the raspberry twig;
she knows the sun even before
his fine arced dome appears
on the eastern horizon, and
she goes that way,
into the still of the dew
into the hills of the morning
in through that path between the thorns
that is so hard for us to see. ~Pat Campbell Carlson

 

With love and hugs.

xo

Saturday

I love quiet, sunny mornings on my porch.

Sipping fresh coffee, admiring the birds, the green, 

the blue, and this year, lots of red.

Hope you enjoy the weekend, friends.

xo

Brown Velvet

Beautiful, chilly morning here in the hills.

xo

Rain, Rain, Rain

Enjoy every drop!

xo

Bye, Bye Baby!

Happy Berry Picking, Little Lady!

xo

Karma

"The great paradox of karma

is that it's

a very unfree way

to get free."

~Mark Borax~

xo

Hibiscus Pop

A beautiful flower

a beautiful day.

HAPPY MONDAY!

xo

Happy August!

With love and hugs from Kitty and Boomer!

vrrroooom!

xo