Winter Rose
A fun December find! Summer lingers here…
Tag: Reflection
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Today’s Shot 30
Corridors between trees.
Forest’s voices echo.
Wind whispers through grass.
Winter’s chill settles.
Great Pines and hearts yearn,
For sun’s warmth to return.
-Thela 🦊 Foxgood
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Post-It Notes 22
Strength
“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do.
Strength comes from
o v e r c o m i n g
the things you once thought you couldn’t.”
-Rikki Rogers
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Today’s Shot 29
“Wisdom is a living stream, not an icon preserved in a museum. Only when we find the spring of wisdom in our own life can it flow to future generations.”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
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Post-It Notes 21
F. E. A. R.
Has two meanings –
Forget everything and run
OR
Face everything and rise.
The choice is yours.
– Author Unknown
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Today’s Shot 27
by Beth Haley
Good morning from Fallon, NV! With travel, sometimes you get the shot however you can. It was too cold to pull over or to roll the window down, but even through glass the sunrise showed it’s wonder across the sky!
Beginning-of-Week Rituals
A blessing on this day
A blessing on this week
A blessing on family & friends
A blessing on our work
A blessing on our rest
A blessing on our bodies
A blessing upon the weeks events
A blessing on our conversations
May we be safe, sheltered and loved.
Travel Rituals
A blessing on this journey
A blessing on the roadways
A blessing upon the vehicle
A blessing on the driver
A blessing on the sights
A blessing on the shots
A blessing on the tunes 🎶
A blessing for the miles
May they be swift and safe
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Snow Fall
by Beth Haley
Small icy flakes began falling Tuesday evening. Barely seen, they fell and came to rest with tiny whispers. I sheltered beneath the swinging bows and listened to the wind blowing its icy breath through the leaves. It’s a light show for now, but promises more Winter to come.
I reflect on a friend’s words from not too long ago:
“Maybe Santa will bring you snow this year!”
It snowed through the night and stuck around. Thank you for some snow this season! ❄️
Slow-Motion Snow Fall
Header photo by Chandler Cruttenden
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Mail Candy
Guest writer, Alysia Burrows, writes about her life-long love of books, which has also been a love of mine for as long as I can remember.
For those who love swapping books as much as we have: Paperbackswap.com
by Alysia Burrows
When I was a young girl, I found solace in books. We moved to so many new places and I just never felt like I truly fit in to any of them.
I am not sure when the world of books was introduced to me, or how. I just know that as early as third grade they swept me away and took me to a better place.
Reading has always been my way of hiding away when times were at their worst. It was as if I no longer existed in this world and it was how I coped with the challenges and pain life often has a way of bringing.
Today I love to read all the genres, and books have a special place in my heart. I read them on my tablet, listen to them in my car, but my most favorite book is the old-fashioned kind.
My best friend and I would refer to them as “mail candy” when we would do a book swap through the mail and the arrival of them would bring us instant joy. It still does to this day.
He loved books, those undemanding but faithful friends.
-Victor Hugo
Photos by Aliis Sinisalu and Webaroo.com.au
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Lucky Find
🍀 🍀 🍀 Every once in a while I find something that is too beautiful not to share. Here is my find today.
Happy Friday, happy weekend 🍀
Header photo by Irene Davila
Pilgrimage Studio 