a spirit of simplicity

In August I learned that the chairs don't have to match sometimes it's enough just to have a place to plant your ass and watch the view  1 -In August I learned that you can never give out too many second chances ~or third, or fourth, or fifth chances for that matter. In fact, you can never run out of chances to give. It isn't really about the number of chances you give a person. It isn't even really about whether or not they ever "get it". The only thing that matters is that you are giving. Because you just never know when a miracle might occur...and when it does, you want to be on the side that didn't give up and walk away. 2 -In August, I learned that when I begin to accept who I am and who I have been, I am able to become a better me than I was before. 3 - In August I learned that when eating on paper plates if you put your little rectangle of butter (you know the kind wrapped in foil) under your plate for a bi

morning sunlight welcome in in a vase on Monday mellow yellow Monday Monday musings making your home sing nature footstep~catching light

the good wooden ships on the water-hearts of stone-second line-bicycle baskets of zinnias-sand dollar memories-sweet Bons in her fairy garden-spunky Hannah jumps the wharf-seashell banners-walking back from the quarries August memories the fun ~sitting on the dock of the bay... The sun has officially gone down on the summer season of wharf-rat school starts here on Tomorrow not to worry though - these marvelous children squeezed out every last drop of summer the random yeah....because this one certainly made me smile sand dollar macro to see a world in a grain of sand... macro monday I love macro the good, the random, the fun mosaic Monday August memories at Pieni Lintu

What I'm doing today so I've been watching the boys at the wharf they play wall-ball and rag-tag and generally rule the universe in the way that kids do at the end of summer days. Inside sunset in the living room Candid my beautiful daughter, Hannah. It's very difficult to catch a candid shot of her... She had just jumped off the wharf and was watching one of the boys do something silly I could have used this picture for natural light as well Yum a bit of a break from the frisbee game for some candy time Natural light foggy sunrise Scavenger Hunt Sunday

along the edges of the path through the wood where there be berries

one day... this sort of splintered-serendipitous family that i belong to we ride our bikes in the morning. the path through the wood comes out at the park and I ride over the grass and around the swings to the community gardens where i fill my wicker basket with eggplant, and squash, and tomatoes... so many tomatoes this time of year.... and a small bouquet of zinnias for an olden jelly jar on the sunny windowsill in the kitchen the boys leave their bikes on the side of the wharf and spend the morning playing wall-ball and rag-tag  wharf style like their daddy did - and his dad before him  at lunch time every one squeezes into one table at Captain's Pizza  for a slice and a coca-cola and late afternoon finds me tossing chopped vegetables  into a roasting pan... enough for a day or two  because they are so very tasty and because it is rather a lot of energy to keep up with two

In Marjoram park there are two beautiful benches They sit at the top of a windy path looking out at the wharf, and over the Atlantic at the Boston skyline One of them has a dedication plaque on in  the very old fashioned names of a couple "their love for each other and the sea" it is my habit to leave a gift for them.... a heart shaped stone, a seashell from the beach below, two acorns clinging to a twig this day I picked a crab apple from the ground under the tree that grows at the bottom of the park I left it on their bench and wandered around a bit  making pictures here and there when I came back to the bench to sit and enjoy the view I noticed that a tiny curling oak leaf had floated down and landed just so next to the apple almost as if, I too, had been left a gift. I remember I had a candle scented -apple and oak- once I am going out later this afternoon to see if I can find another one

Summer's lease hath all too short a date -Shakespeare 100 acorns  gathering a harvest of peace ~~~  the light begins to wane above this rather tiny island chestnuts and beeches letting loose  their harvest  oaken leaves that just begin to curl goldenrod and yellow asters  and sumac turning orange painting the landscape at Marjoram park when we bring them home  we lay them on the nature table a gentle reminder that seasons are circular... the earth spins and with it  trees, and leaves, and seeds, and pods small boys, maturing young women and olden people who lived long ago in a land without wi-fi.   we light the candles on the dinner table we share our daily highs and lows and savor these last few weeks before school starts.... t ~~~ Hereafter, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease, so long as the earth remaineth. Genesis 8

I give thanks to the waves upholding me Hail the great winds urging me on Greet the infinite sea before me Sing the sky my sailor's song I was born upon the fathoms Never harbor or port have I known The wide universe is the ocean I travel And the earth is my blue boat home Peter Mayer   Please join the Tuesday Afternoon link-up below Your post can be about anything that makes you see the beauty of Tuesday Afternoon Please link back here so that others may follow Please comment on at least one other blogger's post Let's be friendly! And, thank you so much for joining. I've been rather busy with summer the past few weeks and haven't had a chance to comment but I have been visiting your posts and will be commenting on each and everyone of you again this week. I love seeing all of your posts and am so delighted to have you joining me here.  I am also joining NATURE NOTES and WORDLESS WEDNESDAY and because thi

the good a paddle from a yard sale, a ball from the beach,  a free concert across the street makes for a very good eveing the fun we went to a reggae show just across the street  at the old coast guard station it was a pleasant evening to be out of doors, a fun band and the people watching was extraordinary! the random my favorite dudes

t ~~~~~~~ "My words are tied in one with the great mountains, with the great rocks, with the great trees, in one with my body and heart. All of you see me, one with this world." Yokuts Prayer Please find the link up for Tuesday Afternoons below Your post can be about anything that gives you pause to reflect  on the beauty of a simple tuesday afternoon Please link back here so that others may join in Please comment on at least one other link An InLinkz Link-up Here are a few other places I am joining today

The Salem Jazz and Soul Fest the fun Every summer for the past 9 summers the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival comes to town My brother was one of the founders of this wonderful event! Musicians from all over the country come to play on the stage at the beautiful Salem Willows The entire weekend is open and free to the public. Donations are encouraged and there are all kinds of fantastic vendors In addition to the main event in August, there are smaller concerts around Salem through out the summer. All proceeds go to the Salem public school music education department.   Each year the SJSF gives thousands of dollars back into the music community and puts on great shows at no charge to the public! the good Salem Willows is a park that sits on the edge of the Atlantic ocean you can see the beautiful sailboats and feel the sweet ocean breeze all afternoon the random my brother  working on the day of the f