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Showing posts with label Summertime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summertime. Show all posts

Sunday, July 23, 2017

Sunday Serenity

"I like to walk.
Touch living Mother Earth ~
bare feet best,
and thrill
every step.
Used to envy
happy reptiles
that had the advantage
of so much body
in contact with earth,
bosom to bosom.
{We} live with our heels
as well as head
and most of our pleasure
comes that way"
~John Muir~
... a mish mash of photos from my week ♥
after a very busy day, I stumbled across this sweet turtle
who was basking in the sunshine.
he would lift his little head up to the sun, eyes glistening, in pure bliss.
I found a nearby rock at the edge of the pond and sat just watching him and smiling.
he stretched out one arm ... then another ... and slid into the cool water.
beautiful blooms
hello
stopped to listen to a sparrow serenade ♥
such beauty!
do you see the butterfly?
~happy Sunday~
xo d

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Sunday Serenity ...

As I walk with Beauty

As I walk,
as I walk
the Universe is
walking with me
In beauty
it walks
before me
In beauty
it walks
behind me
In beauty
it walks
below me
In beauty
it walks
above me
Beauty
is on
every side
~Traditional Navajo Prayer~
take a walk in the forest
and smell
the wild air
♥

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Sunday Serenity ...

Late August coneflowers
Bumble bees and blooms
Monarch butterflies
& heart ♥ shaped ♥ wings
Today is my day
to dance lightly with life,
sing wild songs of adventure,
invite rainbows and butterflies out to play,
soar my spirit,
and unfurl my joy
~Jonathan Lockwood Huie~
Mindful walking on a very hot August afternoon
taking in all the beauty of my surroundings
{and the lovely company of a Monarch that chose to follow along with me}
spotted
tons of bumble bees , 2 yellow finch enjoying a seeded Sunflower head, sparrows taking shelter in a nearby tree, a blue jay,
grasshoppers, butterflies
Your thoughts
are your message to the world.
Just as the rays
are the messages
of the Sun
~Amit Ray~
Happy Sunday
xo
d

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Thankful {things I love} Thursday ...

Nature's garlands ♥
Bees
Pops of colour
A cool spot to rest
A life well lived
One of my favourite trees along the Avon river ...

and the best company ...
do it badly;
do it slowly;
do it fearfully;
do it
any way you have to;
but
do it.
~Steve Chandler~
***

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

In the garden ...

A favourite little spot to sit is in my front garden courtyard.
There is a birdbath next to the chair and often I will be surprised by visitors who stop by for a drink {or splash about}
the lilies are putting on a beautiful show
I love the pop of yellow in the garden
red geranium
they are a favourite
to get to our back yard

you walk through an arbour of purple clematis
pretty purple blooms
so pretty
lots of buds
love
and more urns filled with red geraniums
a very old and rusty flower sign sits
in some grapevine I twisted into a wreath
and our beautiful, majestic Maple
which receives lots of hugs from this tree hugger :-)
Issue 2 of The Coloring Studio is available
and as always, is filled with page upon page of beautiful illustrations to be coloured ♥
So happy to be a contributor to this gorgeous colouring book/magazine.