Good Morning, these are the doors I found yesterday in my travels. No concrete cement sidewalks, no asphalt driveways, open space and blue skies were the order of the day.
PL Calendar day 25 – Pay Careful Attention without Overly Straining yourself or Taking things too lightly
Having the right amount of tension in your life allows you to notice many things, and that will help you to better express yourself.
Oyashikiri
The beauty of discovery. I have driven here many many times, yet for some unknown reason, I only “saw” it earlier this week. How I could have driven past and not seen it, is a mystery.
Someone once said… when you are ready.. you will know/or see. It was time!
I am not sure what appeals to me more, the colours, the peeling paint, the shuttered windows and/or the fresh looking paint on the door and little side shed. Part of me thinks someone tried to paint over the old bricks with left over paint from discarded old cans. Whatever, the overall look, works for me.
PL Principle #3 LIFE WITH A MIND OF APPRECIATION TOWARDS OTHERS AND THINGS
Oyashikiri
behind a commercial mall, Ontario, Canada
a Japanese pastry shop in Japan where one can always count on a tasty treat
Wa Cofffee in Osaka, Japan (see below)
another look at the side of the building I posted yesterday…
there was a house behind it, picture will be next
as a writer I would love to interview the house
have it tell me of its previous lives
of course it can’t be done, but the writer’s imagination
hankers for a story, a peak into the past
today, I’m resting my eye,
one cataract gone, the other one in October
I slept off and on all day yesterday
up to eat and have my drops
otherwise, my mind was drifting
lazily through the fertile fields
of my endless dream states
see, disco dancing @ Pacifique
Eclair in the lead
=^_^=
asleep or awake
life is good.
have a good one dear friends
I think I should be able to get another 24 hours of pampering
Wa Coffee 3-30-17 Higashikohama Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka Ccity,Osaka Japan
buillding and water scene taken in NY State
Pacifique is a private club in SL (Second Life)
Eclair is the owner and creative builder of the site
one day, it simply happened
I looked up and there you were
obviously you had been there before
but .. somehow.. I missed seeing you there
nature has a way of reclaiming
what man has tried to take away
there is no tomorrow or yesterday
only today
one day you wake and find the floral essence of the bloom
enjoy it while it comes alive
for all too soon, the flower fades
to shrivel and begin its journey
to another space and time
no, not into the gloom
it has come, lived, and gone
no more no less
I am a tree
grow with me
Q
Namaste – Oyashikiri
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“Stop” I cry out, my husband shudders at the word, it usually occurs when we are clipping down a highway and I see something I want to take a picture of. Even after 27 ? years, he still has to adjust to this need on my part to S T O P. A safe place has to be found on the road, to turn around and go back, while I mutter about the delay in getting there before the sunlight on the location changes, yadda yadda yadda…. You can’t see him/her in this picture but there is a donkey/ass there. Do you think it would stand still for me to catch it in the frame, of course not. Short of walking up the driveway and over the fence, which is called trespassing, you’ll just have to take my word for it there was an ass there. The creature was all off white/grey with lovely big ears, he sauntered like he was on a mission of discovery… he just kept moving
. All this to say.. once the moment happens, that is it, its gone, you can try to get it back.. is just ain’t gonna happen for you.
Have a good day everyone! We are still on the road, day trips for now, see you when I see you…
Namaste – Oyashikiri
Upper NY State – route 12
Good Morning all – I took a breather yesterday. What we used to call a mental health day. Packed the dogs in the car and took off. We do this from time to time and it is usually just what the doctor ordered. We get away from the construction going on next door, hammering and pounding all day long. The glare of a computer screen, the ringing of phones. It was time for a day out.
It was raining when we left, in fact it was pouring. Determined we carefully found our way around detours and road construction till we were on the highway leading to the States. We crossed over in Massena and came back via Ogdensburg. The Massena border crossing was so painless we were through in a blink of an eye, No long line ups. It could be different starting today, this is a long week-end in Ontario,Canada. Monday is a Civic Holiday.
We had driven out of the rain, the sun was shining, there was a lovely breeze what better time to leave the main highway and follow a side road where once we had seen an Amish horse and buggy go. We soon found ourselves in another time, a gentler time, with lots of green pastures, and simple structures, it was a gradual shift, but definitely the hustle and bustle of city life was behind us. There were areas in our drive, where the road though paved, would have been barely able to handle two passing modern-day automobiles or trucks. Horse and buggies, yes.
We stopped at two different veggie stands, were home-made goods were also available. At one location I was honored with an invitation into the home so view a double size quilt that was being made on a homemade loom. Each stitch was carefully sewn by hand and if the daylight began to fade the woman used a kerosene lamp to guide her hands while she sewed. The quilts are lovely works of a rt, the one that would have interested me would have been the unfinished one, for the hours of labour the price asked left me truly humbled. It was just such an experience for me, I thought of my two sewing machines, my serger, my air-conditioned comfort, and here this woman with the big warm smile and happy eyes stood showing me her winter work, because in the summers she worked with her children bringing in the harvest and preparing it for sale. They travel 2 hours or so to go about 17 miles to the shopping centre in Ogdensburg to sell their home-made products in the parking lot outside of Lowes. (pickled green tomatoes with jalapeno peppers)
There was a quiet peace that settled over me while on this day trip that will last for some time to come. I rediscovered a part of me that I used to spend much more time with. The young girl at the first place we stopped told me that they have quilting bees, her eyes lit up just thinking about the joy they have in sharing community with their neighbours and friends. As we stood chatting I realized that life was a happy place, and what a rich blessing it was for me to be able to share in that moment. The odd car we heard was so out of place. I can still hear the sounds of hooves and buggy coming down the road, Nice.
There were places I would have loved to capture with my lense, but felt it would have been an intrusion, the people we met were so gracious and friendly.
The countryside and simple way of living, brings a new perspective on what I have let my life become. I am very happy with my life, and most of all I’m content, but now I know that I can also be just as happy with less. Maybe even more so.
Could I live without my computer and the internet? Yes.. Would I want to. No. I’m too selfish to give you all up. LOL. You have become so much a part of who I am, some of you, have shared your music and stories with me, touching me as only a good friend can do, yet we have never physically met, isn’t life amazing. Have a good day dear friend. Till next time…. Namaste – Oyashikiri
A big thank you to a husband who helps me live my dreams.
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