Day Three Hundred Twelve 2013

Random Pics Of Autumn Beauty And Blessings From The Week That Was ~ HAPPY TGIF!













Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love — that makes life and nature harmonize. The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hectic or the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground, that one's very footsteps may not disturb the repose of earth and air, while they give us a scent that is a perfect anodyne to the restless spirit. Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.    
~George Eliot, letter to Miss Lewis, 1st October 1841

Day Two Hundred Seventy Two 2013

“At the beach, life is different. Time doesn’t move hour to hour, but mood to moment. We live by the currents, plan by the tide and follow the sun.”  ~Unknown

Maybe I should just say ‘see previous post’. I’m repeating myself, to be sure. That’s only because each day here is pretty much the same as the one before but in a good way. Lots of sunshine and blue sky, although clouds moved in this afternoon, so the sunset was not as spectacular as the past few days. The wind and waves are fierce at times. The breeze is coolish. We walk on the beach. We sit on the beach and read and gaze at the blue-green horizon and occasionally fall asleep or munch on strawberries or cantaloupe or grapes.  We went up to Kelly’s earlier in the day and watched Knox play with his new obsession ~ Thomas The Train. This evening, we shared pizzas with Kelly and Kerry and Knox at the Mellow Mushroom which is always yummy. Ventured into a beach-stuff store and then into a candy/ice cream shop. Big mistake if you’re trying to lose weight. I guess pizza doesn’t help, either, but oh well. Still slugging back Slim Fast for breakfast and lunch so there ya go ~ it all evens out. And it’s all good.

Day Two Hundred Twenty One 2013

I almost burned holes in my retinas taking this picture. Thank God for glorious sunshine! A sight for sore [and waterlogged] eyes. Happy TGIF, y’all!

Day One Hundred Thirty Three 2013

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
~Walt Whitman

Day Eighty Six 2013

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
~Louisa May Alcott

Day Seventeen 2013

Those white streaks are tiny balls of ice that fell for a few minutes today around lunchtime. Not sleet and certainly not snow. Almost like hail. So much for 1-4 inches of snow. I’m pretty sure all the school kids and teachers enjoyed their ‘snow’ day.

And then the sun appeared late this afternoon. I could almost hear the heavenly angels in chorus, singing Praise the Lord! It was a glorious sight indeed. Looks like a nice weekend ahead, sunshine-wise.

Day Four 2013

Signs Of Winter

Neighbor kitty Lily hunkering down in the sunshine this frosty morning

Dirty Snowman wishing for snow

A blazing fire in our wood stove keeping us toasty on this cold night
Happy TGIF, everyone!

Day Three Hundred Forty 2012

Sunshine is a welcome thing. It brings a lot of brightness. ~Jimmie Davis
(My thoughts exactly!)

Day One Hundred Seventy One 2012

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?
W. H. Davies
Just don’t stare at the sun! Here’s a snapshot of the last day of Spring (taken with cell phone camera~I always get the lens flare when shooting at the sun~and the lens flare always looks like a UFO).  The scorching sun decided that today should be the first day of Summer, I think. Happy end of Spring! Tomorrow is another day, another season, Lord willing.

Day Sixty 2012

You are the sunshine of my life
That's why I'll always be around,
You are the apple of my eye,
Forever you'll stay in my heart
~Stevie Wonder tune

Grandpeeps Elijah, Knox, and Shelby--my sunshine on a stormy day.

Day Three Hundred Forty Eight 2011

"Everyday is a cause for celebration." Anonymous
(Today was a day to celebrate the December sunshine and 70 degree temperature!)

Day Seventy Seven

What's That Bright Shiny Thing In The Sky?!

Oh yeah, I remember it now. We were all wondering when it would appear again. I took this with my cell phone camera this afternoon and aimed it directly at the sun. I always get cool reflections off the lens with the cell camera. Hope your day was sunny, too!