Friends in High Places

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cute, faith, family, frogs, greentree, inspired, life, observation, photography, simplicity, write

in the simple life I live, some days that is

i explore and look around

last week they caught my eye

and this is what i found..

small enough

to nestle in a flower

and sit contently for hours

maybe it was peering eyes of the intruder

that gave reason for hesitation

to leave it’s place of safety

on the high place

of a hollyhock plant…

r gould

 

Wordless Wednesday

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beauty, frozen, grass, ice, oregon, photography, simple, simplicity, snow, winter

Festival of Leaves 2016: week 8

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autumn, beauty, challenge, color, fall, fog, gratitude, leaves, morning, nature, outdoors, seeing, simplicity, thankful, verena cave, world

On our way to Eugene, Oregon, this morning..

You will find Festival of Leaves here

Wordless Wednesday

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beauty, by God's design, creator, photography, poppy, pretty, simple, simplicity

Carefree

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bubbles, carefree, flowers, free, fun, happy, people, photography, simple, simplicity, young man

carefree

and

joyful

at 20 something

simple fun

planned

perhaps

right

idea

for this pretty place

of color

Wordless Wednesday

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bicycle, blue, business, like, main street emporium, old, simplicity, vintage

Simple Pleasures

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beauty, gratitude, life, photography, simplicity, youthful

simple pleasures

that so easily come

digging in the earth

the feeling of dirt

on my hands…

I do not take it lightly

what my body can do

for with aging, my bones

feel  not, exactly new…

but as long as I see  beauty

in the simplicity of my day

it will keep my outlook healthy

to handle what comes my way..

rgould

 

 

Simple Abundance

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autumn, faith, grateful, gratitude, nature, november, simplicity, thankful

November 2, 2015

what you see

is what you get

no tales of faraway travels

just simple excursions

maybe 18 miles

but i explore

and bask in the beauty

of simple abundance..

It’s a Bees Life

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artichoke, bees, contentment, creative, cry, emotion, explore, faith, flower, forage, lewisberg, life, little league, pastel, pennsylvania, photo art, picasa, process, simplicity, staycation, tears

After several months of going back and forth to Portland, we have been content to stay at home. We tend to our small garden and I have really enjoyed getting to eat a cucumber everyday.

Our bees are doing well and their activity keeps us entertained. We have been watching Little League finals in Williamsport, PA. The Mother Hen in me watches every little facial expression of joy, sadness, and the tears of disappointment. It pulls at my heartstrings as I observe them.  I hope that they are never told, that boys or men are not supposed to cry.  I cheer them on, in the sidelines of our living room. The team from Lewisberg, PA is quite impressive, as well as others, but I give them all a high-five for putting their hearts into what they have a passion for.

Summertime

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beauty, bee keeping, belief, blessings, cat, Christianity, creation, creator, earth, faith, God, heat, hollyhocks, honey, job 36:32, nature, seasonal, seasons, simplicity, summertime, thunbergia, understanding

He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark..

God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways,

He does great things beyond our understanding.

                                                                                  Job 36:32, 37:5

His ways are not our ways. As I observe my little sphere of the world I am in awe of the beauty in our little back yard. I hope I don’t tire you out from my backyard tales. But each day I am eager to see what’s new, what flower has bloomed, what vegetable has taken off. I am thankful for these simple adventures in gardening.

Thunbergia~Spanish Eyes

Lovely Hollyhocks

Last summer I was looking at Sunflowers through this window

A little more honey

When its hot its hot… Kind of how I have been feeling..Lethargic..

Maybe a few strawberries will help…