After the Colors Have Disappeared

Carmi from Written Inc blog has suggested our own version of

AFTER THE COLORS HAVE DISAPPEARED

Bonus points if we link our photo here.

It's actually quite an easy task at the moment.

"Love the trees until their leaves fall off, 

then encourage them to try again next year."

Chad Sugg

Just like trees and all living things everywhere-

"Our worth is so often proved."

Marguerite of Navarre

Enjoy your day!

Storing Mindfulness

For many Minnesotans just knowing that we'll be facing another hearty winter, it pays to embrace one important concept once spring arrives.  We gather memories like squirrels store nuts.

"Life is a collection of moments. 

Mindfulness is beautification of the moments."

Amit Ray

Don't just exist, LIVE!

So here are a few special moments beginning from spring of this year.

We explore places.

Thrive, evolve, share moments together.

Enjoy quiet afternoons.

Challenge yourself.

Be charming.

Be strong. 

Drink and be merry!

Go beyond your limits.

Smile pretty.

Dress up, it's your first prom.

Be a Fashionista!

Go barefoot. Find time to color!

Become your favorite character!

Visit with dear friends.

See the city!

If you can, go flying.

Be proud.

Happiness rains everywhere!

Take fun photos at the fair.

Celebrate.

Love the cows. Drink milk! Live long.

Love critters and statues and the great outdoors.

Be thankful.

Can't ever get enough face painting!

Laugh. Tell jokes. Listen. Hear.

Let them eat cake!

Keep remembering.

Take tours!

Be a silly uncle. Become a superhero.

Stop to hear the music!

Judge rules- It's okay to sing Happy birthday!

Catch a butterfly if you can.

If you maintain a childlike enthusiasm 

and enjoy childish things, you'll be happy you did!

The Man is Alive

SATURDAY CRITTERS

Are you ready for some critters of the week?

Say hello to Mr. Bugwood.

I've discovered, one can never have too many sock monkeys.

The Man is Alive

sung by Luka Bloom

Especially when, we're surrounded by critters. 

Emmie getting into costume for trick-or-treating.

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
Anatole France

Pretty fun way to do homework with your kitty-cat next to you!

Man is ALIVE and blessed with so many critters to enjoy.  From young critters-

to stone critters, they all have their place in the world! Enjoy them all.

"Animals are such agreeable friends, they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms."

George Eliot

Happy moo-to-you-too! Enjoy your weekend everybody!

Tis the Reason

"One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others want you to be,
 rather than being yourself." 
Shannon L. Alder

So, if it's fences you like, or old photographs and historical places, whatever kicks your enthusiasm into gear, go for it.


Beginning today at 41 South Main Street, Ipswich, Essex County, MA.

Photo by Arthur C. Haskell


I think I've discovered a truly gifted photographer, Arthur C. Haskell, and I'd be completely charmed if I were to follow on the heels of any number of his adventures.

Linking to

GOOD FENCES

and 

SEPIA SATURDAY

The Reasons of Fences

36 East Main Street, (house and fence) Georgetown, Essex County, MA.

Any guesses as to the reason for this type of fencing?

The everyday unusual while often efficiently necessary, will forever catch my attention. We've all heard of bucket lists, and perhaps that's my mission, to visit the uniquely unusual within my travels.  No matter what country I'm in.

"Information in not knowledge." - Einstein

Be, wherever you are.

Who said fences for reason can't be charming?

Nob Hill and cable cars, how could you resist?

Sacramento Street gate and pylons.  Grace Cathedral, Crocker Fence, San Francisco. 

"Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow."
Anita Desai

It appears the house is in disrepair but just imagine the stories linked to such a lovely fine crafted fence.

Photo from the Historic American Building Survey Arthur C. Haskell, photographer, Captain Bill Nelson Fence, 8 Elm Street, Georgetown, Essex County, MA.

Not your everyday fire lookout design.

Groundhog Mountain, with a view of the log fire lookout by the Virginia State Forest, photo taken summer of 1942.  The photos lists, "A buck or Yankee fence crosses the foreground with a snake fence in the background.

True nuts and bolts of fencing for reason.

On my recent visit to Alabama I was privileged to visit a military base, where in fact fences for reason, are vast.

 However, the area was sensitive and top secret to capture photos and share, allowed for my memory only.

But the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. allows many photos for viewing and sharing.

View showing double fence around launch area. Mount Gleason Nike Missile site, Angeles National Forest.

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."
Lao Tzu

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lao Tzu

Enjoy your day, no matter where it takes you!