Sunday Serenity ...

Happy 1st Advent Sunday ♥

I thought I'd share some photos taken on our hike today with Archer ...

look at this gorgeous nesting spot!

if I were a bird, I would want to build my nest here ♥

So often

our greatest triumph

is

a willing

surrender

~Robert Brault~

~do you spot the tiniest little heart?~

♥

and everywhere I looked, I spotted fallen leaves

that had landed in the loveliest places :-)

like this leaf ... and once again ... a heart ♥

so beautiful, and so fitting as we love this space so much

single leaves

&

clusters of leaves

some with the tiniest acorn caps left attached

There is a great power

in letting go,

and there is a great freedom

in moving on

~Unknown~

nests in all the trees

seasons changing

Sunday Serenity

♥

untying the ribbon ...

little hidden treasures

found everywhere on my morning walk

slowing me down  in my walking tracks

(such beauty)

and sometimes ... like finding this little sweetie

stopping me in my walking tracks to chat a while :-)

fresh, crisp air to fill my lungs

humour ~ always something to put a smile on my face ...

I find it all right under my nose (and toes)

above my head

the perfect way to start the day

with Gratitude

and then, finding a twisted heart grapevine as I headed back home ♥

***

Every walk in the woods

is a religious rite,

every path in the stream

is a saving ordinance.

Communion service is at all hours,

and the bread and wine

are from the heart and marrow

of

Mother Earth

~John Burroughs~

~Untie the Ribbon~

the gift of a New Day awaits ...

New Print available in my Etsy shop {link can be found in blog sidebar}

a print to Celebrate 365 fresh days just waiting for the ribbon to be untied.

baking morning ...

A little bit of snow fell this morning

and while it is all but gone now ...

it made for the perfect baking morning.

this little dish belonged to my Grandmother ...

I love to light candles daily, and keep my matches here ♥

After making our morning porridge, I already had pecans and cinnamon out, so decided on making some cinnamon buns ...

a family favourite

time to put a pot of coffee on while they bake ...

once out of the oven,

a light drizzle of icing ...

time for a treat

have a wonderful Monday

♥

talking to the sky ...

Between my love of trees & the written word ...

stumbling  across this gorgeous quote yesterday

made my day ♥

***

Have a wonderful weekend

 

Because you care ...

2 of my Gift Gathering Bags

are in the latest Somerset Studio issue

They can be found on pages 82~85 ♥

all the directions to create are included

with plenty of time to make some for the Holidays.

I created mine from 2 of my paintings

Mindful & The Aviary Keeper

both from my ©Women of the Woods Series

Both are available as prints from my Etsy shop {found on blog sidebar}

as well as some new prints

like

"Search for the Perfect Tree"

♥

Thank you so much Christen Hammons & all at Somerset Studio  for including my work in this gorgeous issue ♥

 

Sunday Serenity ...

I go to Nature

to be soothed

and healed

and to have my senses put in order

~John Burroughs~

Nature

is man's teacher.

She unfolds her treasures to his search,

unseals his eye, illumes his mind, and purifies his heart;

an influence breathes from all the sights

and sounds of her existence.

~Alfred Billings Street~