Flash Back Friday

Bridget 2007

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving 2007

Rivers

I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.”
― John O'Donohue

Singing

“There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky.” 
― Dejan Stojanovic

Brown!

Flashback Friday

Love Thursday

"You see, the big thing for me is to love reality and not live in the imagination, not live in what could have been or what should have been or what can be, and somewhere, to love reality and then discover that God is present".

-Jean Vanier

Autumn's End

A wind has blown the rain
away and blown the sky
away and all the leaves
away, and the trees stand.
I think I, too, have known
autumn too long.
e.e. cummings

River

Said the river: imagine everything you can imagine, then keep on going.” 

― Mary Oliver

We All Fall Down

These elm leaves were very intriguing.  I went back to photograph them a couple more times because there was such beauty in this decay.

Flash Back Friday

Edward Maria & Bridget, Fall 1998

Love Thursday

“Autumn is the hardest season. The leaves are all falling, and they're falling like
they're falling in love with the ground.” 
― Andrea Gibson

Red!

Most of my red velvet cake fell to the ground!

What to Do with a Pile of Yellow Leaves

John took my pic in the pile.


Leo was quite excited about the backyard activity too.

Yellow!

Our maple in the back started shedding its bright yellow leaves, so we worked the first raking this past Saturday.

Flash Back Friday

Fall 2004, Edward running

Love Thursday

Ah, the Nellies on my birthday.

Reflections

"The waves are hoarse with repetition of their mystery." (Charles Dickens)

Celebration

I brought red velvet cookies to church Sunday and then we picked up the girls to go to the Olive Garden for my birthday.


Before we dropped them off, we had time for a few pix.

Red Velvet Birthday

When I was young, my grandma always made a red velvet cake for my birthday!  I looked forward to it each year because that was the only time I got it.  She used buttermilk and 3 bottles of red food coloring so it was only something you made for special occasions and since I was her namesake...
Though I don't get that cake anymore for my birthday, each year our Japanese Maple out front turns red velvet in time for November 3 and this is a celebration.

Flash Back Friday

1998 Trick or Treat