a spirit of simplicity

the chair in the kitchen in the night - when you're all alone with the one - that you call your own ask yourself - if you're doing good give yourself some positive vibrations give yourself some positive vibrations Alvin Lee we spotted the chair in the back of the tiny yard sale with a bright orange circular sticker that said $2 and i put it in the back of the LOVE Subaru  carried it through the back door past the daffodils blooming to a sunny spot in our kitchen ~ something about that chair in the kitchen it sings an old Ten Years After song and quotes the bible at me while I'm cooking  A merry heart doeth good like a medicine and  sing unto the Lord all the earth  ...   Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;  let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.     Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein:  then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice ~ and so we keep a happy

together the boys saw a teenage girl swing the boom on the dock all the way out over the water and back around it looked like fun so of course they had to try it united they stand - divided they fall black and white yellow flowers dune grass on dog beach abstract our beautiful world fun

banking off of the northeast winds  sailin' on a summer breeze skipping over the ocean like a stone Ecclesiastes 3:1 to everything there is a season, and time to every purpose under the heaven

around the corner in my town ~ 1 ~ Memorial day on our rather tiny island is a pretty big deal the folk get the yards cleaned up window box flowers planted - lawns mowed to perfection flags hung and in the cemetery the boy scouts place a flag at every veteran's grave in honor and remembrance of their service ~ 2 ~ Our house is the green one in the grouping of three houses the big building on the beach is the old coast guard station we are blessed to live in this beautiful place ~ 3 ~ bridal bush is what  i refer to this pretty little plant as it is used as a sort of hedging around here The spring time flower is rather small and has a lovely fragrance ~ 4 ~ We are seeing Joe's mother and her husband today. They are visiting from out of state; we see them only one or two times a year. the boys have a half a day at school so we will pick them up and be able to spend an afternoon together. ~ 5 ~ I pic

it is not a small thing to walk the beach of an evening and speak of the things that kingdoms are made of

Wednesdays around the world Rurality blog hop  image-in-ing

  the porch was filled with friends and family over the long weekend as i sit out here this morning drinking my tea the birds are twittering away amongst themselves they are ever so happy that the seats beneath their feeders are empty and all the guests have gone home truth be told as much as I love the celebration of being with loved ones i also love the quiet of an early morning tea with the birds

the random the docks are out for the summer but the water is still quite cold the fun the boom rope on the dock is out and available for swinging on....no jumping yet though see above about the water temps. the good lilacs are in bloom everywhere  and everything smells delicious

Psalm 65 KJV 10  Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.   13  The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

My mirror shows my face to me and it is fair enough to see with scarce a mark of age or foe and I am glad to have it so when many years have passed away I shall look in the glass one day and have it tell me whether I have lived with life or passed it by stripes crisp clothes on the clothes line me 'yakin....from a few years ago. It takes energy to row the kayak around the lake negative space our pal sal broken