sunday shutterbugs

this weeks theme for sunday shutterbugs is
light..
i love the way light plays games
around my house at different times of the day.
this lace reflection on the wall catches
my eye everyday.

a simple foot stool

the everyday things in life
can be so surprising...
a simple foot stool
scored from a junk shop...
what history does it have?
at this moment
the beauty in the grain of the wood
and the sunshine
hitting the floor below
bring me joy...
just one of my treasures
some people would consider junk...
i say...
what's wrong with junk?


there's beauty in nature
also in grace
although the mundane
can hold a special place

to find this beauty
look between the lines
outside the box
nothings defined

everyday things
taking up space
that which brings beauty
and a smile to my face

sunday shutterbugs

sunday shutterbugs last week (I am a week behind)
is kisses...

woke up and wrote a haiku

some days this world gives me such inspiration
from the moment i wake up in the morning..
saturday morning was one of those days..
i woke up around 6 am and love to open the curtains to
the sliding glass door by my bed early and lounge for awhile..
my wildflower garden is right outside that door, as i opened the curtains
this is what awaited me in the early morning dew..
inspired me to write haiku...

gentle, stealth and wise
she feasts upon my garden
early morning light

ahhhh i love mornings like this
i lounged with her outside my door
for awhile and then she wandered off
to feast on some other garden.

i will leave you with a thought of a tulip that was left in my garden...

jagged

sunday shutterbugs last weeks theme jagged

we hauled all these rocks and built a wall a few weeks ago.. very jagged looking...
a few chunks of marble also mixed in
since we have marble all over the yard,
from where the old rail cars
used to go thru our backyard years ago
and drop marble from the quarry
off into the river.

poetry

walking thru life
color at my back
striving to get ahead
keeping my head intact..

nothing seems certain
colors are blurred
shades of grey
in my head for sure..

life is a mystery
let come what may
to unlock the colors
from shades of grey..

jump

sunday shutterbugs theme for this week
jump

my 3 nieces at the beach
took my camera one day and took
the most awesome photos of each other..
I treasure the artistic talent
in each and every photo they took.