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To me, this is a dream spot. A lone white house, surrounded by green, at the edge of the sea. On the cliffs above is a little whitewashed town, and just off to the left is Worm’s Head. A place to live, to write, to love.
Rhossili, Wales.
Quote of the day: “If a thing loves, it is infinite.” – William Blake
Daily gratitudes:
Soft nightgowns
Darkness
Phillipe’s advice
My favorite cowboy boots
Aspen eyes
This handsome gentleman was most flirtatious, blocking my path, spreading his feathers, and doing a full 360 to show himself off to all of his best advantages, trying to win my affections.
Gwydir Castle, Wales.
Quote of the Day: “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.” – Joseph Campbell
Daily gratitudes:
Kelsea excelling at her MasterDrive course
Snuggles
Original 1950s diner
Baths
Roses
It was a gentle weather day, a blessing in January. We are preparing for Stock Show weather, which means C-O-L-D. It will be a high of 20 on Saturday for opening day. I know I’ve been rather boring lately, with little but the weather and an occasional thought. Trust me, I’ve been thinking, but mostly I’ve been workingworkingworkingworkingworkingworking. Another two weeks of constant work and I hope my thoughts and my blog will be more expressive. I miss me.
Somewhere in time, Planet Earth.
Quote of the day: “Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven’t the answer to a question you’ve been asked, or the hush of a country road at night, or the expectant pause of a room full of people when someone is just about to speak, or, most beautiful of all, the moment after the door closes and you’re alone in the whole house? Each one is different, you know, and all very beautiful if you listen carefully.” – Norman Juster
Daily gratitudes:
Geese in flight
Soft pajamas that you can’t wait to get into
Not having to wear a coat on a Colorado January day
My chicken purse
Space cowboy boots
Should I be posting Christmas pictures instead of other seasons? I don’t know. What I know is that now that we are past the most recent apocalypse prediction, we might just hope that we have a new world unfolding before us – a kinder, gentler, more beautiful, more tender, more thoughtful world. A new spring born this Christmas season.
Boulder, Colorado.
Quote of the day: “I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings.” – Mahatma Gandhi
Daily gratitudes:
Wrapping paper swordfights in WalMart
Joy
Sparkles
Giggles
Palm trees
Sometimes it seems like there is a window straight into heaven.
anywhere.
Quote of the day: “It was November–the month of crimson sunsets, parting birds, deep, sad hymns of the sea, passionate wind-songs in the pines.” – L.M. Montgomery
Daily gratitudes:
Unusual emptiness and silence downtown this morning
The calls of strange birds flying south
The beautiful moon this past week
Water
The apparently-reproducing mass of pillows in my bed
Two blooms in tandem, showing their age, but still lovely.
Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the Day: “Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” – William Wordsworth
Daily gratitudes:
The three fawns, still spotted, cavorting in a field on the edge of Boulder
El Corazon
Making a decision about our Labor Day getaway
My bed
Being twinsies in attire with strangers
There are two times of day when it is best to shoot pictures – around sunrise, and around sunset. I am rarely up around sunrise in the islands, so we have to settle for the Golden Hour of sunset.
Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the Day: “As you move toward a dream, the dream moves toward you.” – Julia Cameron
Daily gratitudes:
Little kids who skip and watch pigeons
Giggling at the Segway tourists
Writing
The chickens down the street
My cushy bed
Beauty can be reflected in unexpected places.
Lafayette, Colorado.
Quote of the day: ”Nothing important, or meaningful, or beautiful, or interesting, or great ever came out of imitations. The thing that is really hard and really amazing is to give up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” – Anna Quindlen
Daily gratitudes:
Three minutes of rain
Catching up with old friends
Gardenias
Nice people
White picket fences
My favorite beach in the whole world. So happy MKL liked it too. It was wonderful to make new memories, and I came back with an extra-special glow.
Cow Wreck Beach, Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the day: “Lies are a little fortress; inside them you can feel safe and powerful. Through your little fortress of lies, you try to run your life and manipulate others. But the fortress needs walls, so you build some. These are the justifications for your lies. You know, like you are doing this to protect someone you love, to keep them from feeling pain. Whatever works, just so you feel okay about the lies.” – Wm. Paul Young
Daily gratitudes:
All the hard work going on at Three Leaf Farm
When Kelsea is snuggly
Birthday weekends
My perfume
My super-spicy Chile Relleno Casserole
That it’s Friday
Lots of things change, but the beach is always wonderful and full of beauty.
Loblolly Bay, Anegada, British Virgin Islands.
Quote of the day: “Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies.” – Dorothy Allison
Daily gratitudes:
That I am happy with the changes over the past few days
Yellow spray roses
A cat on a windowsill
Love
Angels
