Shiny irony

Usually, I'm looking for the beauty in every day.

Today I found some beauty in this antique car. 

Beautiful and shiny too. 

And in that shine, there was a  bit of irony. 

Do you see what I see? 

Finding the hidden beauty in every day

Spring Break has sprung. Doing this by seat of our pants. At least I have 2 days to be at work to think about some ideas before it is my turn to be in charge of the kids. I'm thinking a movie, maybe a trip for a hike or to the trampoline place for some jumping and maybe even a short jaunt to the gorgeous Oregon Coast in honor of my boy turning into a TEEN-ager! 

And in the midst of spending some time with my girl this weekend, we came across this beauty tucked in and easily missed by most. Wishing I'd had my better camera (not just my phone) but alas this is what we got. Still beautiful and simple. Here's hoping you find some beauty tucked in to your day and your week and the end of March 2013! 

New Work

I have been taking a bit of a break from Mama Picture This, both the Etsy Shop and the blog. Winter finds me usually more into knitting and just dealing with the kids and school and this year doing some contract work in communications and marketing. 

However, as the spring flowers begin their blooming and the trees start to come back to life, we took a short family trip to the Oregon desert for our boy's birthday and I took along my camera. 

There are a couple of shots I'm considering framing for at home or for posting in the Etsy shop... as prints or maybe as card collections.  A few shots of Shaniko, a well-know (slightly inhabited - 25 residents) ghost town not far from Antelope, Oregon are the ones that have first struck my fancy. 

What do you think? Do you know anyone who might enjoy these types of pics? 

A poetry moment

I wrote up a small book of poetry nearly 10 years ago. For some odd reason, I have been thinking about randomly sharing the poems from that period. Today, I am sharing the title poem, "Avatar." 

For a brief moment,

Avatar. 

For a fleeting second,

embodiment.

Sprung from the mist, 

as fallen leaves

given new life

in the newness of spring. 

Faith, final euphoria, 

Avatar.  

 

    

June 11, 2011

Catty the Caterpillar

The girl's All Nature Candy Shop, featuring a fudge cake with grape flower toppings, cherry flowers, fudge balls with caramel bread hamburger, cherry flowers with pokey caramel fillings and cherry strawberry and banana flower lollipops.

June 3, 2011

May 30, 2011

As I sat at the playground on the 2nd really warm and sunny day this year, kidlets busy digging and burying one another happily in a big sand pile, I was struck by the peace and tranquility of sunshine through the trees. It was a very nice moment in time.

Recent sales

I may not be able to hear anything but buzzing and ringing, but cards are still selling! Thanks for the purchases! Here is what's most recently been sold!  

 

Monday, April 18, 2011

When the sun shines, you can actually see the reflection of the flowering quince in the garden.