parenting

It feels better when we do it together.

seeing contrasts

Dive deep inside a palm frond but don't get hung up in the thorns.

awareness

Today feels like a good day to push forth and create.

hummmmm

This tiny little hummingbird drank her dinner from the feeder and then landed in the bushes near where I was hiding behind the tree. 

It's as if she were paint splattered from a palette full of purples and vibrant blues. 

Then along came this little one all emerald green and yellow.

When she looked up her head radiated with a purple aura. These Arizona Hummingbirds were a thrill to watch. How lucky am I? 

till we tweet again

I have fallen in love with this beautiful gamble's quail. She lives in Arizona and we met last year around this same time.  I'm headed back there tomorrow so hopefully we will meet up again.

Meanwhile I think she has been cavorting with this fellow.

did you see that?

This is a girl with attitude, probably just finished a dance with a fella in the roaring 20's. Or do you just see the peeling paint on the wall of the old garage?

back when

A very slow shutter speed brings out the dreamy feeling to this pre sunrise image taken back in 2015 on the Georgia coast. I especially love the dark shadows and inky blues with the warm hint of the rising sun. 

underfoot

The tide washes in, gently offering sea treasures and ever so gently recedes and leaves me to wait for the next delivery.

cormorant

I see an ocean here or is it the eye of the storm?

The plunge

I'm afraid of big waves. There's a lot of power in those waves. I'm afraid that they will throw me off my feet and I'll land with my head in the sand.  I actually prefer the calm between the waves where I can just hang out on my back and look up at the blue sky. So this new year I'm going to breath deep and take the plunge right through this wave. I will need the help of my grandchildren to give me the confidence to go for it, I feel much braver when they're around...