799. where are fred and ginger when you need them?

what a flashy pair

gliding… sliding on the floor

fred and ginger dance  🦊❤️

I was wandering around a local thrift store over the weekend. I was feeling a sense of nostalgia looking at the memorabilia that decorated the walls.  So much of what I saw reflected that “simpler time” that everyone seems to yearn for. I thought of the old Fred Astaire and Ginger Roger movies when I saw these two pairs of flashy shoes. Then I thought, “Were they simpler times or just times with a different type of complications?”   🦊❤️

 

798. master of disguise

that’s poison ivy

be it green or red or gold

master of disguise  🦊❤️

Fall is the time to get to enjoy all of the many faces of  Poison Ivy. It’s even going Trick or Treating this year!  Be careful not to touch it as you give out its treats!!! Lol 🦊❤️

 

797. “can you dig it?”

rush hour friday night

the “friends of distinction” sing

“grazin’ in the grass”  🦊❤️

As I was driving through a local farmstead during rush hour on a Friday night I found myself crawling through a traffic signal due to the cars clogging the otherwise peaceful intersection. I looked to my right and watched three beautiful black steers grazing. I thought of the 1968 song “Grazin’ In The Grass” by The Friends of Distinction. A great song! “Can you dig it??” 🦊❤️

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T_tffjrItC4

 

796. art from overhead

fresh off the easel

equisite like no other

work of the master

The woods are carpeted with uncountable masterpieces of  unique colors and patterns according to their particulars artist’s style. Out of the gazillions I was in the midst of, one special one caught my eye… imagine that… 🦊❤️

 

795. “just tree”

those autumn colors 

with foggy skies behind them

a diorama  🦊❤️ 

In rare moments of “thoughtlessness”, that which has been seen many times takes on a new way of being seen. That which is real becomes unreal and unique. It’s as if it is being seen for the first time ever by your eyes. There is a Buddhist expression that sums up these types of moments… “just tree”. I wish you “just tree” moments today.  🦊❤️ 

  

 

794. campfire cozy

ember by ember

the campfire of a tree cools

jack frost is nipping  🦊❤️

Day by day I watch the gloriously glowing Maple tree outside of my apartment cool down like a campfire approaching the dawn. Next year’s campfire will be here soon enough. 🦊❤️

 

793. still standing

“you still hangin’ on?”

 heavy winds  and driving rains

you weather it all  🦊❤️

What is it about those special leaves and fruits that allows them to hang on when all of the others have fallen to the ground? I love these obscure tales of strength and courage that are around us everyday… all day.  Look for some today and celebrate them and be inspired.  🦊❤️