Snowfall

Happy New Year!

Snowy Morn, Silent Night...

{show off your shot}

it was a rough weekend

physically

suffice it to say, i've enjoyed two days of chicken broth and saltines

when i awoke saturday morning, 

it was snowing.

i drug myself out of bed around 11,

bundled up

and went out under the flakes to capture the new blanket of white

snow kissed branches

one of my favorite sights

and the silence

there's nothing that sounds like the falling snow

how does it work it's magic?

such peace

even on our busy street i felt momentarily lost in a forest

tonight's silence comes, not with snow,

but with lights

you know, that moment...

after everyone else is in bed

and you're alone in the dark with the sparkling christmas tree

might be my favorite thing about this time of year

peace, perfect peace

{Twas the Write Before Christmas}

There is...

...such beauty 

as the earth lets go 

and 

surrenders

to the season of rest.

"Whisper"

"Sparkle"

"Glow"

Autumn Sunset

"Clouds come floating into my life,
no longer to carry rain or usher storm,
but to add color to my sunset sky."
Rabindranath Tagore

Honor

...walking through this quiet place,

looking for foliage,

but noticing names...

searching for the beauty in the trees and skies above,

yet drawn to the granite that tells many different stories.

So many of the life stories told here

include a chapter -

perhaps long, perhaps short -

of service to our country.

Marked with flags and emblems

these graves remind me 

that generations have come and gone...

and through each generation honorable men and woman

have served

and given their lives to keep us free.

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day (now Veterans Day) for November 11, 1919.

In proclaiming the holiday, he said:

"To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice int the councils of the nations."

{NaBloPoMo day 12}

The word for this Friday (11/16/12) is

SOUND.
{A favorite sound? Of sound mind? Sound the alarm? Safe and sound. Sound bites from your week.}
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Autumn by the Sea

The word for Six Word Friday (11/02/12) is

QUESTION.

{what Questions are you asking? being asked? Do you question your choice - second guess yourself? The question is....}

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Sunday Morning

My husband and I took a walk.

The air was crisp and the sky went from bright blue to soft gray.

The leaves.

Oh the leaves.

Turning, falling, dancing...

putting on a wonderful show for us.

But I think it was the statues...

so still

so serene

standing tall

bowing gently

through years

and hundreds of seasons

Yes...

I think it was the statues that really caught my eye

and touched my heart.

So happy to be sharing these shots

with Rachel and friends

for

Please join me on Friday, 10/26 for Six Word Fridays. We're linking up right here on my blog and this week's prompt is RUSTY. {click on the tab at the top for details!}

My 'Grand'puppy!

We have a new family member.

My daughter and her husband have a four month old puppy, Max.

He came to his uncle's soccer game on Saturday...

...and tried to cheer him up after a tough loss.

Isn't he adorable?!!

Please join me on Friday 10/12 for Six Word Fridays. We're linking up right here on my blog and this week's word is LIGHT. {click on the tab at the top for details!}

Autumn

"There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on,

and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings,

as now in October."

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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The Beautiful Blue Heron

My Sunday walk around Horn Pond started normally enough.

I parked and walked right to the edge of the pond.

There a few ducks (as usual) swimming around

and a couple of bright red maple leaves floating on the water.

Suddenly the big Blue Heron flew right in front of me!

I'd never seen him so close to the edge of the lot.

He set down and waded around the edge of the pond.

  Isn't he pretty?

I followed him until I couldn't see him any more, then took off walking.

As I got to the top of the first hill under the trees,

an elderly couple were stopped and staring up.

The woman said she'd seen the heron fly up to the top of the trees.

What?

I'd seen him fly before, but never up into the trees.

Sure enough, there he was.

Sunning.

Stunning.

Posing for me!

Such a gift!

These are almost straight out of the camera.

I cropped a bit, and removed some of the leaves that were distracting.

Enjoy!

So excited to "show off" these shots!

Please join me on Friday for Six Word Fridays. We're linking up right here on my blog and this week's word is WANDER. {click on the tab at the top for details!}