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Blue Sky Afternoons

click to enlarge “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life, it turns what we have into enough and more”  Melody Beattie Am grateful to have taken time out to travel, enjoying beautiful blue sky afternoons, spending time with family and friends.  This cool weather vane is typical of the New England and Maritime regions and sits a top […]

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Little Treasures

Treasure this day, and treasure yourself. Truly, neither will ever happen again. Ray Bradbury click to enlarge Happy Sky Watch Friday my friends, our days have been busy with creative projects and things that have to be done.  Looking forward to a beach holiday with the family soon and trying to remember to enjoy every […]

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A little stressed

click to enlarge “Our greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another” William James A colourful sky from a recent trip to the country to share with my friends in Sky Watch Friday along with a little nature photo.  Aren’t they just the cutest things. Northern Rivers Wildlife Carers is a […]

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Good Thoughts

“If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely” Roald Dahl Have lots of fun new creative projects on the worktable to share soon, for now a wintery full moon from the beach because I know my Sky Watch Friday friends always enjoy a beach […]

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Perception

“The miracle of gratitude is that it shifts your perception to such an extent that it changes the world you see.”  Dr Robert Holden A quickie roadside photo from a morning commute. This time of year the sun is a blaze of colour in the early morning light. Sharing with my friends from Sky Watch […]

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To Live

“To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life. ” James Joyce A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Happy Sky Watch Friday friends, am working on some new creative projects to share with you soon, for now we have a pretty early morning moment with nature. Moments like […]

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Dawn

“A dreamer is one who can find his way by moonlight, and see the dawn before the rest of the world.” Henry David Thoreau click to enlarge   Getting back to routines around here, morning walks to catch the early morning light, blogging creating and more.  Love the early morning and late afternoon light […]

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saying goodbye

Last week we said goodbye to my number one fan, for those who have been visiting for a while you will know that was my mother.  She loved the way we interact in the blogging world, the comments you left and following your links back, the stories and adventures shared.  She might not have left you a […]

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Making Photos

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” Ansel Adams A great quote from one of my favourite landscape photographers with an eye for framing nature’s beauty. Thank you for your kind messages over the last few weeks. We are in the last stages of saying goodbye to my mother (aka the number one fan) and […]

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The world is wide

click to enlarge “I remembered that the real world was wide and that a varied field of hopes and fears of sensations and excitements awaited those who had courage to go forth into its expanse” Charlotte Bronte, from Jane Eyre Love this view of the coast from standing high on the hill, the world and […]