Laughter...

#2 and Harry Potter, camp July 2013

...is good medicine.

Monday's View...

The South View from my desk chair, September 23, 2013

Time Flies...

#3, Then

#3, Now 10

Friday the 13th... seems like an auspicious day to resume posting after such a long absence. As some know, posting is a selfish indulgence for me... a mini-vacation, usually within a harried day. A re-set button. Grounding.

Home, September 2013, by #2

Two weeks 'til Christmas...

B & T, 2011

...Let the games begin!

Fog...

Birnam Wood, David Farquarson 1906

Energy...

Untitled, Stephen Shaheen via MyModernMet

...need some.

 

Thanks to V for sharing this image.



Whimsy...

via Michael Thomas

...we all need some.

Wishing...

via Little Kitten Vintage

...that I came upon this when I opened the cupboard this morning.

Alas, I did not.

Lovely morning for cafe au lait, though.

On the Eve of December...

...sparkly thoughts are budding and the need for twinkle is nigh.

Thursday thought...

via billyjane

"One man gets nothing but discord out of a piano; another gets harmony. No one claims the piano is at fault. Life is about the same. The discord is there, and the harmony is there. Study to play it correctly, and it will give forth the beauty; play it falsely, and it will give forth the ugliness. Life is not at fault.” Unknown

Dreaming of...

The Kitchen,  Pablo Picasso 1948

...a clean kitchen.

Tweet, Pin & Post...

  Language evolution.

My Favourite Drooper...

#2

"She's one of those soppy girls,

riddled from head to foot with whimsy.

She holds the view that the stars are God's daisy chain,

that rabbits are gnomes in attendance on the Fairy Queen, and that every time a fairy blows its wee nose a baby is born, which,

as we know, is not the case.

She's a drooper."

 

-P.G. Wodehouse

Happy Hallowe'en...

#2's pumpkin

The Storm...

The Storm, Edvard Munch 1893

...cometh.

Autumn...

Untitled (Orange Painting), Robert Ryman, 1955 and 1959

Yellow, Ellsworth Kelly, 1951

Red Painting, Philip Gurton, 1950

Courage...

Summer of courage, 2012

 builds character,

brings rewards,

sets a fine example and thus

 begets courage in others.

In Summary...

May/June: Fragmented

detail of artwork by Hernan Puelma

June/July: Visions of pulling it together

#2's life size rock girl

Now:

re·fresh (r-fr sh) v. re·freshed, re·fresh·ing, re·fresh·es. v.tr.

To revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink;

give new vigor or spirit to.

#2 & #1 defining 'refresh'

Lush...

#2 is now 12

Life is lush. I could describe it as 'hectic' but have decided that 'lush' has far more positive connotation. When life pulls us in so many different directions that we think we may completely lose any sense of sanity or calm, it's time to reconsider our outlook.

Lush. Bountiful. Ever-growing, ever-evolving. Full. Thriving and Beautiful.