...6.27.10...

"the voyage of discovery

is not in seeking new landscapes

but in having

new eyes."

~marcel proust

this is what is

freeing to me about

photography.

i tend to look

at my surroundings differently.

it may be boring to some...

and that's okay.

but others get it.
stop.

and take the time.

just once in a while.

to be aware implies vigilance in observing

or alertness in drawing inferences

from what one experiences.

be aware.

i am guessing.

you will be.

glad that you

did.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...every single moment...

...every single moment

you are writing the story

of

your

life...

~christine mason miller

and much of mine

is reflected upon

sitting.

right.

here.

light + objects =shadows

HEY HARRIET

i will be writing

eleven year olds

playing ball.

i will continue writing

the chapters

on friendships

that have come to mean so much.

i will be writing

of the sun shining,

warming my very soul.

that is the start of my writing today.

where will your moments take you?

just BE.

robin.

...senior year...here i come...

i've taken
pictures of her
every year on her birthday.
here are just some of the 50
or so that i took.
i will be taking her senior pictures soon.
i have lots of great things in mind
for them.
senior year...look out...
ready or not...
here she comes.
just BE.
robin

...sarah smiles...

when sarah was born...

the doctor walked into the room at 6:00

and at 6:17 she was born.

this...

took a bit longer...

here is her room before...

they left at 7:00pm friday night

for their gus macker weekend.

at 10:30pm i was done cleaning her room out.

at 2:00am i was done with the first coat of kilz.

the floor is cement...it use to have red carpet squares

this used to be a bedroom when i lived here,

but after we kids were gone, my dad

used it for his workshop.

when we moved in dad had taken the squares

out and we just had two area rugs down for her.

very tacky.

the after...

finished up sunday evening at 6:00.

she was totally surprised

and i believe in shock.

she loved it.

she so deserved a girl room.

and i am happy i could do it for her.

today.

after my "pumped" to get the room

done state.

every muscle in my body aches.

but...it is worth every ache

to see that gorgeous sarah smile.

just BE.

robin.

...6.20.10...

coffee.

garden.

coffee.

does a good morning

need anything

else.

~betsy canas garmon

what a wonderful weekend.

what a hectic, labor

intensive weekend.

by myself.

family off to a gus macker tournament.

i can't reveal yet.

what i did.

other than to say that i am

extremely sore.

and that it

involves that sweet gal at the top.

sounds like i'm talking

about going through labor all

over for her again.

different kind of sore.

but filled with just as much love.

i will fill you in tomorrow!!

happy father's day!!

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday evening.

just BE.

robin.

...a breathing garden...

first.

before shadows...

happy birthday

my sweet sarah christine.

the best fertilizer

is the gardener's shadow.

~Author Unknown

there can be no other

occupation like gardening in which,

if you were to creep up behind someone

at their work,

you would find them smiling.

~Mirabel Osler

i find myself

just standing.

looking

at my flower gardens.

just soaking it in.

breathing it in.

as if my gardens

are taking

out of me...

all the stresses

of life.

a garden.

truly transforms you.

takes you to a place of peace.

*************************

this is the same thing

you can say about chasing

down shadows.

HEY HARRIET

have a wonderful garden

kind of breathing

day.

just BE.

robin.

...anticipating friday...

the weekend is nearing...

yes.

summer is here.

what are you doing this weekend?

just BE.

robin.

...6.13.10...

the house is quiet this morning.

except for the animal children.

gandie was out alone last night.

something that really stresses me.

there are tom cats in the neighborhood.

and they are mean.

they have fought with her before.

mattie and i were out in the dark with a

flashlight last night,

but we couldn't find her.

couldn't hear her little bell around her neck.

mattie saw her this morning.

around 6:30.

no collar.

(she always has a break away one on.)

no obvious signs of a fight.

she went quickly to the couch to sleep.

after having a bite to eat.

blue this morning is acting

the part of the concerned

big brother.

or.

he is very curious of the

new scent that sister has.

he is following her around

making noises at her.

she is not ready to tell him her tale

of the night.

she had taken her place among the silver king.

her favorite place.

to sit and watch the birds

at the feeder.

i wonder.

will she think about her night alone.

will she think about why it was dark

and there was no one to let her in.

will she remember hearing her name

being called in the dark by her

big human brother...was

it really him...

or was she too far away to recognize his voice.

they become a fiber of our lives.

concern for her was very real.

when i saw her this morning.

curled up on a blanket.

on the couch.

i was relieved.

she rolled over so i could rub her belly.

i believe i am forgiven.

for letting her be in the dark.

i bend down close to her ear.

i tell her i will try .

very hard.

to not let it happen

again.

i hope she will remember...

just how much she is loved.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...the windows of your soul...

"the windows

of my soul

i throw

wide open to the

sun"

~john greenleaf whitter

today is gray

here in my skies.

and yet,

the birds sing sweetly.

if they are content

so am i.

that just means

that the sun won't be

beckoning me outside.

and that means

i can spend

some time at

HEY HARRIET

for more shadows.

come on over.

have a wonderful day.

inside or out.

just BE.

robin.

...graceful lightness...

we have a baseball tournament

this weekend...

so here is a shadow and coffee hour

all rolled into one.

take a few moments

to experience

the sensation of

simply standing well.

stand barefoot with your feet

shoulder-width apart, stomach muscles engaged,

and the rest of your body relaxed.

spread your toes widely

to feel a sense of connection with the earth.

visualize roots growing downward from your feet.

at the same time,

imagine there's a fine thread

pulling you upward from the crown of your head.

enjoy these opposing but

complementary feelings:

deep stability

and

graceful lightness.

~1,001 ways to live in the moment

shadow watching at HEY HARRIET

enjoy your weekend.

just BE.

robin.

...for joanne...

photos taken with you in mind today...

hope you are continuing to feel stronger everyday.

sending you love and hugs from.

sunny michigan.

what an awesome vacation day.

just BE.

robin.

...first day...

i love that my four o'clocks and black-eyed susans

decided to come up

in the path between the stone blocks.

today.

is my first.

"self" day

of vacation.

(five down-five to go)

and this

is what i did.

planted flowers.

and sat in the rocker with iced tea.

just BE.

robin.