a spirit of simplicity

daffodils bloom in the dune grasses that line the path to the beach one fall day long ago some one must have planted bulbs in bunches along the way so now pale and bright yellow flowers sway in the sweet ocean breezes ~ I discovered recently that these daffodils were planted back in the 1970s by an old gentleman whose lovely great-granddaughter still lives here on our rather tiny island what a lovely testament to him little things thursday share your cup  friday my town shoot out

pretty purple pansy with a piquant face popping up at springtime all over the place abc wednesday outdoor wednesday image-in-ing wednesdays around the world

automatic every spring i walk down the path through the wood to find brand new green shoots bursting out of trees and branches automatic every day i see the tide changing on the beach the sun sets, the stars sparkle, the earth spins automatic we are specks of stardust these are the days are that matter not how things were in the past,  or how they may be in the future but what we do this very day as we open our hearts and our eyes and step from our front doors in automatic Automatic by Miranda Lampbert  sweet shot tuesday our world tuesday songography texture tuesday nature notes

the tulips have gone by  and wait by the back door to be planted in the bulb garden the good there is a peacefulness that comes from enjoying the pleasure of one's own company the random a new starbucks has opened just up the way from us i was there this morning to buy some ground coffee the fun of  an afternoon we walk the path through the wood to the playground and use our imaginations to make believe that the old willow trees are castles on the edge of an old sea I heart macro I heart macro two the good, the random, the fun

weather windy and cool on the beach the flag is flying straight out to the north-east and the clouds are forming heavy and dark technology We certainly have come a long ways in the most technologically advanced ways to kill each other since 1775    It would be great if we could slow that down a bit my perspective I love to photograph images from behind I love the stories those images can tell... ~ sometimes I get to feeling I was back in the old days-long ago when we were kids when we were young those were the days of our lives the bad things in life were so few those days are all gone now but one thing is true when i look and i find i still love you ~ Freddy Mercury fresh my man almost as fresh as it gets always has been I think it's in the blood me I may not be as fresh as he is but I do a fair job of keeping up scavenger hunt sunday

i believe in the power of love to fix everything sometimes you just have to give it time to do it's thing Saturday photo hunt

of an afternoon found us walking the beach we saw a ship heading past Egg rock into Boston and we used lacrosse sticks to throw rocks into the water friday my town shoot out friday finds

warmer days bring afternoon filled with Frisbee and baseball little things thursday

an Ordinary day  Concord/Lexington Massachusetts 19 April, 1775 The British soldiers marched into Concord early on the morning of 18 April, 1775 to capture the weapons and munitions that the colonials  had moved there from other places upon hearing word that the British would be raiding    but the Colonial militia held them off in the first battle of the American Revolution at Lexington. The British were not able to capture any munitions that early morning and began their slow march back toward Boston.  Where upon minute men hidden in wood and field began harassing and shooting at the redcoats. All afternoon the shots were heard as the redcoats marched back to Boston. and thus what became known as  the American Revolution began The American minutemen were called that because they could be ready  to fight at a minutes notice. Every April, around the 19th, Massachusetts ce

April is for tulips if not blooming outdoors yet.... at least we can have them on the tables in the parlor texture tuesday

The one thing we're all waiting for, is peace on earth and an end to war, It's a miracle we need, the miracle, the miracle, Peace on earth and end to war today, That time will come one day you'll see when we can all be friends, Queen songography

the good Your slightest look will easily unclose me though i have closed myself as fingers you open always petal by petal myself as spring opens (touching skilfully, mysteriously)her first rose e. e. cummings the fun We had a sort of an impromptu  dinner party last weekend  and my lovely cousin brought tulips the random Of an afternoon we walked the path through the wood we happened upon town workers who were cutting down a very dangerous pussy willow tree I scooped up some branches to carry home with us nature notes the good, the random, the fun macro monday 2 i heart macro

our rather tiny island from above drink of choice local outside our windows we see the kite surfers  and the Boston skyline this fits right into Our Beautiful World's theme this week which is toys.   I found this scavenger hunt sunday our beautiful world

~ 1 ~ it's been ever so long a  winter we broke our own record for snowfall never having had so much before  just about 111 inches here! ~ 2 ~ daffodils are in bloom  on the sunny hillside over looking town fresh and new  they nod their yellow heads together as if to say my word....did you ever see such a winter ~ 3 ~ there is rain today but tomorrow is to be bright and sunny and warm ~ 4 ~ I hear the birds as I sip my tea in the morning a pair of cardinals that visit the porch and eat the seed that falls  ~ 5 ~ I am getting together with my sweet Bonnie this afternoon which is one of my most favorite things to do.... even in the rain willy nilly friday 5 my town shoot out

in the spring time  even the trees cannot help but    declare their love      so we walk through the wood   of an afternoon   and share in their   winsomeness  little things thursday friday finds