My hands begin to sweat, and my heart begins to race. It picks up so quickly that it is feels as though it is going to explode from my chest! The further along I go, the worse it becomes. This is me in front of a crowd. Nervous. Just thinking about it gets me worked […]

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour. ~Arthur Schopenhauer~ On one hand:My car ran perfect to and from our weekend destination.I was perfectly healthy, not a cold or infection in sight.We were given some lovely spring weather. On the […]

Photography deals exquisitely with appearances,but nothing is what it appears to be.~Duane Michals~ I am extremely honored to announce that Wonder Collides was anAward Winner in this years Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition!I probably don’t really have to admit that I was plum tickled to find out the wonderful news, but I WAS 🙂 This year, […]

Posted in Today’s Flowers ~Daffodils Brings the Spring~ We all love the daffodils,We place upon our window sills.We like how their pretty faces,Brighten up our living spaces. Is it Spring or Winter still?Look upon the nearby hill.Spring is here with tweet and trill,If there blooms the daffodil. If you do not find it there,You have […]

Posted in Wordful Wednesday There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the budwas more painful than the risk it took to blossom.~Anaïs Nin~ {A Video: For the Photographer*} If you are a creative type, I highly recommend that you watch this video. I have watched it a few times. I love […]

Weekend Notes Frames Finished: 5 Need: Eco-Friendly Glass Cleaner Order Prints for completed frames I am enjoying this book: Blue Highways: A Journey into America We took a brisk photowalk on Saturday afternoon, the temperature was 61! Friday we visited local shops and dropped off Valentine Cards to sell! Saturday we got ready to go […]

“Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow” Norman Vincent Peale The anniversary in which I spoke of in my last post is connected to my neck surgery. Saturday, Jan 31st marked two years since I had 3 discs removed from my neck. I can tell you that my healing is far […]

Posted in Wordful Wednesday Traditional methods of “getting things done” just haven’t worked for me. Time and time again I will find that ‘to-do’ at the end of my list that will inevitably get transferred over to the next one I create. I have often wondered why I do that. Is it the task itself […]

Posted in Wordful Wednesday My mind and emotions are in the process of recharging.Keeping a low profile is the best I can do right now. Enthusiasm and energy have temporarily fallen to the wayside,and as a result I’m finding motivation harder to come by.Daydreams, however, those are plentiful! “For oft, when on my couch I […]

the impulse is strongimpossible to ignoreGlorious Journey “The use of traveling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.” ~Samuel Johnson~ As far as travel goes, I’m pretty new on the scene. Even so, there is no mistaking that its magical grip has […]