macro

 this is the flower of Arugula.... 

how remarkably beautiful is this green.

spring is so trying

 Winter was mild.  Thank you creator.  We did not need long and hard this year.  So here it is mid April and the snow has gone off, the mud is mostly done and dafs are blooming.  Green is all around.  For a spell it was unseasonable warm and that made everything try to pop out.  That went away.  Again thank you.  We don't need to race through spring.  Birds are returning in number and they are eating suet to beat the bank.  What joy. 

remembering a friend

 This is the anniversary of the day that Shunka left us.  Been a bitch of a year.  A new friend has appeared Rugula a cat who is scared, silly and who needed me.  Not a friend of Tim's which is interesting.  A dog has not appeared and I have not pushed it for many reasons and if and when it is supposed to happen it shall.   In the meantime the house and land seem empty without the presence of a large critter.

friends

 When we lived in Maryland we seemed to have friends and we certainly had lots of family.  Our friends were assorted and some stopped by, but mostly it was dinners with another couple.  Here in Maine making friends has not happened.  For whatever reason over the years I decided I needed friends and have made a few, but and there is a but.... these friends are few and far between and mostly not my age and often don't share much in common.   I have always felt more comfortable with my animals than friend.  They don't judge, my expectations  

When I list those things that please me, people are not up on my list.  Walking, nature, animals, photography yes .... getting together with friends.... not so much.

I am a misfit in much of life.  So be it.  Way late to change my stripes.  Bottom line is I must only answer to me and if something does not feel good, why would I do it. If I disappeared from this world very few would notice. 

Deep sigh.

Light is important

 

Kitty footsies

 

Heading into nature now

 What I learned was 1. it was really cold out with low temps and wind.   2.  I under dressed with a light jacket and work gloves.  These two came together and made me cold.  Not being crazy I decided to stop working and taking pictures and to come inside.

these are important to me

 

 

• breath
• O
• nature, 
• spirituality, 
• care taking the land
  
• health, 
• stability, 
• balance, 
• walking,
• learning
• books
• music
• light
• shadows
• compassion
• helping
• peace
• connection
  
• photography, 
  
• 4 footeds
• dog
  
• Rugula
  
• invitations
• garden
• good quotes
• water
  
• compatibility
•  connection
• forgiveness
• positivity
• good food 
• my senses
  
• smiling 
• living simply 
• honesty
  

soaring in the winds

Hearts win

 

dry humor

 I am not sure many GET my sense of humor.  I am unable to tell a joke, hate slap stick comedy, but I think myself as having a dry sense of humor and enjoy my humor.  There are many who sort of stare at me when I am being humorous and (deep sigh) that is discouraging.  

If you have to explain humor you are dead in the water.  

I have a plastic owl in the field and I move him around to see if the neighbors notice.  Justin named him Raul the Owl.  Someone has added a duck, the Halls perhaps, and that is Chuck the Duck.  So I added a flamingo to the flock.  That is Ferdinand the Flamingo.  I am pondering another addition.  In this time of Covid any diversion seems a positive.  A penguin?  A rooster?  Time will tell.  At any rate we also have a flamingo in the yard.  Ferdinand's love? She is a beauty.