The word for today in my August Mindfulness challenge is miracle. I think life is full of ordinary miracles everywhere you look.Among the things that feel like a miracle to me, I count flowers of all kinds, butterflies, dragonflies, and bumble bees, trees, painted turtles, birds soaring in the sky, Read more…
I’m continuing my daily August Mindfulness Challenge with my photo a day prompt list that I created last week. It’s funny how when I first think about the word prompt for the day I often have no ideas about what I might photograph. Then as I begin pondering the Read more…
Today I made my first camera outing since having hip replacement surgery in mid-June! I walked without a cane or walker! And I took my camera! It was lovely! Wildflower Daze We went to nearby French Regional Park where I had seen the prairie area full of beautiful wild flowers Read more…
It’s definitely true summer outside with hot muggy weather, green everywhere, and (as I’ve heard from others) lots of mosquitoes. True Summer With all the recent rain, we had a tree fall into the pond (second time since we’ve lived here). Fortunately, unlike the big old willow tree that fell Read more…
I love this time of year. Though the lilacs and apple blossoms have come and gone, the peonies, iris, and poppies are blooming wildly. As I drove through the neighborhood recently I noticed that my peonies seem to be a bit behind most of them in our area. While some Read more…