Breathe...

Swim.

Float.

Laugh.

& find joy in the exhilaration that comes when one is 'over your head'.

Contemplating...

Girl, charcoal on paper by #2, 2009 (age 9)

...the challenge and art of balance in contemporary life.

Contentment...

...finding beauty in the details.

Where does the time go?

As I was watching #3 play hockey today I couldn't help but wonder at how time flies. It seems that only moments ago, he was a wee babe in arms as we cheered #1 playing his first season... now, seven Octobers later, it is #3's turn to don the jersey and learn the lessons that come with being part of Canada's game.

Enjoy every moment & don't keep score.

Giving thanks...

for the Beauty...

and the Bounty...

and the many Blessings in our lives.

mid century lampshade detail

Sometimes following the important threads in life is like trying to follow a conversation with cotton in your ears.

Detail from "Divided", Veronica Derry 2010

...such pressure: inaugural post, first impression, the beginning, the 'set up'.
I am not a writer. 
I am an observer.
As such, a wee glimpse of a larger artwork that I am blessed to drink in daily.

At what wells do you pause to drink?