gloomy...

just hold on. we'll make it. you'll see. the sun will come out, then all the pretty rainbows. the clouds will part, the birds will sing, & again all will be right in the world. this dewy, drippy weather can't hold out forever..... can it?

champion...

"believing it is enough; in fact to believe yourself brave is to be brave; it is the one only essential thing." ~Joan of Arc, Mark Twain

emmeli was with me when i picked out this picture. i was choosing b/w this lady & a lady with big hair about to wrestle an alligator. emmeli preferred the lady with big hair, but i decided to save that picture for another occasion. this is my brave heroine, but emmeli says, "she doesn't look very brave, she's only walking out her door." =)

a beautiful mind...

quickly, because i don't have much time, i must tell of sweet Hannah's artful mind & mine own maladroitness. so, merry little Hannah likes to illustrate her final answers in math. it may be a turtle or a hippo, but it perfectly encloses the answer & makes a frolicsome display of an otherwise plain set of numbers. sometimes, however, practicable someones might discourage this practice, as it wastes valuable resources in the like of time allotted for finding sums. therefore, some answers are illuminated while others remain encircled in the usual fashion. today, as we set about to do-over misadventures & aright wrongs in the world of arithmetic, i was in the process of erasing what was assumed to be a conventional orb, though a bit lopsided, when a distraught voice cried out, "THAT IS MY BEST DRAWING EVER OF A TOOTH ATTACHED TO THE GUM!!!" ...well, if i had only known it was a tooth attached to the gum! i never detach teeth. i am a steadfast believer of leaving teeth firmly attached at at all cost. "sorry, hannah, i didn't know." hannah~ "i'd like to tell you... if it's not an ordinary circle, DON'T ERASE IT!"

wishful thinking...

"and i knew that they were all praying-as i was....that she would be enabled to word her message well, and with little stumbling, and so make a favorable impression here, where it would be so valuable and so important."
~Joan of Arc, Mark Twain

downy softness...

everything looks so different now. my clothesline looks dingy. it's sagging under the weight of wet blue jeans & littered with dark clothes which complement the grays & blues everywhere. my sunny dandelions recently switched to downy & they, too, look dim & wilted. their new bleached complexions, which looked so complementary to the bright loads of yesterday, have found their place in this ghostly scene. before long, i shall fold as well. a tisket, a tasket, a heavy laundry basket, muddy shoes, & a soggy dog.

lugubriousness...

the voices, colors, odors, and forms of summer were gone. the very face of things had changed...

~The Lay of the Land, Dallas Lore Sharp

bless my sole...

falling back into our old routine of drinking hot cocoa & burning wood flooring in the fireplace. gotta love Michigan this time of year. on a positive note- i don't feel so bad that i'm a little late sowing some of my seeds since it feels like March. also, i guess i can be happy that i'm not spending half the day mowing when i should be catching up on school. ah yes! a blessing in disguise, that's what it is! hope everyone else is having a bright sunshiny day. cheers. =) Wow! that is one big foot!

out to dry...

can someone please tell me why i'm so excited about putting up a clothesline? yesterday our dryer broke & i went right out & bought bamboo clothes pins & a cotton clothesline from the hardware store. today the repair man came & it may be a week before the dryer is fixed! =) this is gonna be great! heading out right now to hang the laundry. =)

cat bird...

have you ever heard of a cat bird? i love these guys. they sound just like kittens stuck up in a tree. adorable!

i'm OK-you're OK...

dandelions aren't so bad. why do they get such a bad rap? they're bright & cute; & they're great natural indicator lights that let you know when it's time to mow. it's fun to watch their wee heads pop off when you're cutting the grass. i don't know why i like that- seems morbid, but i don't look at it that way. it's like popping the bubbles on bubble wrap. anyway, i'm at peace with the outsiders, even if they keep their dandy little lion heads on. lawns & life would be boring without them. they're edible you know. so if you ever lose your job & get really really hungry. you might see them in a different light.

blowin' in the wind...

Today, while helping me in the yard, Emmeli saw a perfect little puffball standing tall in a field of yellow proudly, patiently, waiting to be plucked; but it was wishful thinking for this wishholder as Emmeli casually observed, "Looks like King Dandelion's putting out more of his minions." =( Oh sweet innocence where have you gone!?!!!

klingon...

i admit it. i'm a klingon. i hold onto things and can't let go. i do not change with ease from one thing to another. i cling to past times, old friends, special moments, familiar places... a tree, a face, a flavor. i may be predictable & over-familiar. in actuality these attachments make me needy & greedy, but i love you & i love this place. i can't, i won't let go. just a quick peek, then back you go, right into my heart, where you belong.

shroom bloom...

edible fungi! yum! yum!

when all else fails...

therapeutic picture blogging- the way to a happier healthier you

a message for you...

i have news for you... today is this day, not that other day. it's not to be dreaded nor anticipated with any amount of anxiety. we're at now now & it's going fast, so climb on in & get comfy.

there once was a thing most grievous to behold. it was unfriendly & unlovely, so i killed it (not really- i didn't have it in me). i let it go. well...not actually. i rolled it up, put it in a box without locks and wrote a song about it. so there, that's it. now it is gone & all will know to beware. shield your eyes and your heart & don't free the monster unless you know what to do with it.

key, kid, kite...

i found myself. where did i go? not sure, but somehow i've learned not to wander too far. you know, you simply can't always know if you know yourself, but it turns out i was right this time. sometimes i get a little distracted, but i'm o.k. with that. anywho, i'm right here where i left me- content & waiting patiently. patience is the key.

the new you...

ever feel like you just don't fit in? it's o.k. to be different, but sometimes you might just want to be the same. this may require a little leg work. certainly i don't mean that you should work on those awkward feeble attempts to be something you're not. sometimes you just have to break away & seek out your own kind. you may not know what you're looking for, but be free & follow your toes. you'll know when you've found it. you'll settle right in. no more awkward steps, just dancing. freedom & fresh air. joy & joviality. confidence & creativity. newness & no more weak ankles. you're beautiful & you're exactly who you were meant to be.