Imagery by Kimberly

Skipping along ...

Skipping along with a joyful heart on a Sunday!

:-)


xo

House to House

I was able to stand in front of this house on Tuesday.  And while I stood here once before when I was 12 years old, I didn't really remember it too well.  And my 12 year old self didn't have a crystal ball to know that one day I would have a son who would serve and sacrifice for his country far away in a war.  It is a strange feeling, as a mother of a soldier, to stand there on the other side of the fence from our country's beautiful white house.  I don't know, I can't really explain it.  I guess it's just that one morning our soldier left our little yellow house and when he returned, months later from Afghanistan, he was not the same.  And he never will be.  He will be better and he will be worse and he will be everything in between. He will be brave and he will be strong and he will lead. He will grieve and he will heal and he will give back.  And he will begin again.  But he will never be the same.  And I know that other mothers and fathers and sisters and brothers of soldiers understand.

From house to house, and sea to shining sea ......

May God Bless Us All.

xo

Whether ....

Whether you are sweeping, or sleeping, or peeping ...

I hope you have a glorious first day of spring!

xo

With a Thankful Heart ...

With a thankful heart, I share these images and thank you again for all that is you.
 

                                  

Find & Seek

Thank you, as always, for your visits and sweet comments and for being you.  You are so appreciated, so treasured, and so loved. You are my heart friends.  And to be able to share with you some of the "randomness" in my life that either captures my eye, or my heart, or both, is such a privilege.  And I never forget that.  You are always with me in spirit - either at home, or on the lake, or wherever I may occasionally roam - and when I sit on that bench that you see, you are sitting there with me.  And you have been for years and years.

I am so lucky.  While it can be a more intense life when one feels deeply and probably does so to a most obnoxious fault, or when one is very sensitive, or when one is an acute habitual observer - and yes, these are just a few of the "traits" that would admittedly describe me - I am indeed lucky.  As our own dear Beth said, "You live in a fairy tale world!"  And I do.  Of course not in the literal sense of a fairy tale world but in what I try very hard to focus on - literally.  ;-)  Now, I often fail, but I do sincerely try.  It can be hard some days.  Heck, it can be hard some hours!  Where there are birds, there are predators.  Where there are steeples, there are cages.  Where there are feathers, there is garbage.  Where there is light there is dark.  Where there are dreams there are nightmares.  Where there is love their is loss.  Where there is life there is death.

But yes, I TRY to find and seek as much beauty as I can - every day, everywhere, and pretty much every moment that I am awake.  Doing this fills my soul up, if you will.  


Even when the dog hair is out of control.  Yes.  Even then.

;-)

 

xo

Speaking of Tabebuias.....

I will always remember this tree on the south end of town and Summer Lynn's innocent two-year old wonder as she marveled in all of the yellow glory. Such a sweet sweet child.  Just like spring, she really knows how to make hearts sing.


xo

Thursday Morning

I had a wonderful time at the lake this morning, shortly after sunrise.  Papa Goose was happy to see me and ate a huge breakfast before going on his morning swim. The swans were beautiful, as always, and those that were on their nests were slowly waking up.  As I made my way around the lake, I came upon a mallard family and was so excited to see three all yellow mallard ducklings for the very first time! They were so cute! On the way home I took some pictures of the tabebuias that are now in full bloom in the neighborhood.  I love these flowering trees SO much!  It's amazing how blooms happen at the perfect time, isn't it?

I hope you have a beautiful day my beautiful friends.

xo

Family, Hugs, and Love

These are just a few of the many images that I had the honor of taking last Saturday for a favorite family of mine.  They mean the world to me and I love them very much.  They wanted to have their shoot at the college campus that they graduated from.  It is a beautiful campus and the flowers were all in bloom in the garden.  The boys were intrigued with them and were lovingly bestowing their Mommy with their chosen ones. Our time there also included water play, skinned knees, laughter, tears, and little shoes that kept coming off.

And hugs. Lots and lots of hugs.  Exactly what the world needs so much more of now...... 

Family, hugs, and love.

xo

First Hair Cut

:-)

xo

Love

Hi there!  How have you been?  I hope wonderful!  Is the sun shining where you are?  It has been foggy, sunny, and everything in between here.  Over the weekend I shot senior pictures for a beautiful young lady named Katie.  And I must say that I LOVE doing this.  Oh to be a senior in high school again!  Would we want to be? Can you imagine?

So yes the lake is beautiful in this season of spring!  We have several new nests this week that I will keep checking in the hopes of witnessing a baby, or two, or three, or four....

And there is a whole lot of love going on too.  May it forevermore.   

xo