simple twigs...

...among green hills 

spent seeds left  to see spring 
 

 encourage thoughts of gratitude and simple living 

slow dance

from the fence in a quiet meadow 

we dance . face to the fragrant breezes

 a camera and a field of rain kissed spring poppies

a chair

smooth old wood . curves with well worn marks of life 

  often creaky . yet still strong . a soft place to land 

one chair in a charming room where I briefly stayed

  a reminder to embrace a simple moment 

 in the quiet light of day

before the storm

passing this tree on the way home . branches silhouette the dramatic sky

  birds silhouette the pending storm . catching updrafts of daily life      

while nature says welcome april with rain . hail and tornado

we are safe and dry . awestruck by the power

a season

begin . bloom . fresh . subtle . bright . begin . simple . new . soft . cool . burst

smooth strength

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wrought iron bent in curves with swirls . against the backdrop of greening earth and branches



small black stones curve smooth by waves wrapped in spring and sky colored twine

a wish for you . for me

to feel smooth strength this week

in iron and stone

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change of heart

pink . not an all time favorite . yet this one brings a change of heart 

 encouraged by the brazen blooming in early spring

warm gentle emerging of each bud arising from royal deep purple leaves 

 

  abstract blooms the norm . in all directions 

not caring much who might see the swaying in the breeze

 

coaxing a nod amid shadowy curves  against the gray bricks of home 

 

 now leaning against the subtle bark of the oak . among the browns and green of life 

 a bright pink fills my garden and my heart . spring is like that

 

brick by brick

 bright and strong

 built one upon the other as time ticks away against the wide sky

 they begin as a backdrop of limestone . a gentle reflection on a calm stretch of water 

in a special wide and open place . west of where I am 

under branches . windows . clocks and modern art 

 together yet different. natural and abstract . smooth and rough

earth and sky

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standing on the earth ... winter berries fall ... stepping stones lead



gazing at the sky .. bare branch filled .. early morning moon greets a day
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three o clock

holding a bouquet of lavender in one hand

a camera in the other . taking in the silence

drenched in northern light on a winter afternoon

that whispers spring promise