1780. sunrise service

 

at the crack of dawn
a congregation of birds
chirping their praises 🦊❤️

I love laying in my dark, predawn bedroom and hearing the first chirping chants of the birds. 🦊❤️

1779. a hero’s journey

 

despite life’s roughness
vibrant aliveness can sprout
everything's a choice 🦊❤️

Regardless of life’s unfortunate, sometimes tragic circumstances, the next step that you take is your choice to make. 🦊❤️


1778. my chinese lantern

 

my chinese lantern
greets another thunderstorm
with its warm colors 🦊❤️

The Chinese lanterns on my porch are a perfect artistic compliment to all of the weather events observed from my balcony. Another nasty thunderstorm showed up today. 🦊❤️

1777. raindrops (not)

 

i tried and i tried
to capture the teeming rain
it was too fluid… 🦊❤️

I sat on my balcony watching the torrential rain. I really wanted to capture the jam packed raindrops in a photograph. I failed miserably.  All I could capture were leaves. 🦊❤️

1776. peace and quiet

 


i can see myself
sipping tea in that lit room
outside an owl hoots 🦊❤️

Today we visited the Brandywine River Museum. There were a number of  very wonderful collections of  different artists works throughout the galleries. My favorite by far was a watercolor by Andrew Wyeth titled “Evening At Kuerner’s “  I could not take my eyes off of the solitary lit window and porch on the house in the work.  What a mood of peace and quiet it created. 🦊❤️

1775. and the winner is… sunsets

 

tonight’s setting sun
caused us to stop in our tracks
look… larger than life  🦊❤️

I think that sunsets are far superior to sunrises when it comes to shadows. 🦊❤️

1774. hearts swelling as one

flashing lights and flags
as far as the eyes can see
hearts swelling as one 🦊❤️

Fourth of July parades are an antidote for the divisiveness that we are constantly bombarded with day after day. I enjoy the lump in my throat and the feeling of pride that I feel in my chest as I watch the parade march by and hear the onlookers cheering!!! Happy Independence Day. 🦊❤️