...no worries...

"difficult times have

helped me understand better

than before how infinitely

rich and beautiful life is in

every way and that so

many things that one

goes worrying about

are of

no importance whatsoever."

~isak dinesen

my day is grey.

and rain.

i hope that there

is sunshine.

where you are.

light + objects = shadows

you must have the two

to make the third.

and the answers

to this equation

can be found

here.

HEY HARRIET

so...

no worries today.

release them to the wind.

just BE.

robin.

...eye level...

this one is about 8 feet tall

this one is eye level

delightful.

just BE.

robin.

...the colors i see...

ending of july.

colors.

i will be joining susannah

for an august break.

no rules.

come play.

just BE.

robin.

...for karin...

...thinking of you...

praying for comfort

strength

and peace...

...nameste...

just BE.

robin.

...7.25.10...

july is winding down.

"the one fact

that i would cry

from every housetop

is this:

the good life is

waiting for us-

here and now."

b.f. skinner

ENJOY.

this day.

this moment.

this breath.

enjoy.

here.

and

now.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...self propelled flowers...

butterflies are self propelled flowers.

R.H. Heinlein

happiness is like a butterfly which,

when pursued,

is always beyond our grasp,

but,

if you will sit down quietly,

may alight upon you.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

just like the butterfly,

i too

will awaken

in my

own time.

Deborah Chaskin

there is a

sadness that

comes over me

when driving down

my country road

and i hit a butterfly.

i will actually slow down

if i am given enough

warning of the little

beings presence.

crazy i know.

but they are

here for such

a short time...

light + objects = shadows

take flight on

butterfly wings and join us at

HEY HARRIET

may you experience

the stillness of a butterfly

on your shoulder today.

just BE.

robin.

...drop, drop, drop, rainbow...

what a photographer's delight.

the weather last night was awesome.

well despite tornado

warnings and all.

the sun would shine.

then it would pour rain.

bright sun...then dark clouds.

simply lovely.

just a few of the photos i caught.

it was a good time to..

just BE.

robin.

...7.18.10...

love the flower shadow in the cup...

my week's vacation

is winding down.

i had an awesome week.

home again...

no where special.

learned some new things.

wish that i could just

stay home and do photography

full-time.

but...that doesn't pay the bills

now does it.

i don't look forward

to heading back to the office tomorrow.

never seems like you were on

vacation at all.

someday...

dreams that are imagined...

will become reality.

you just wait and see.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday evening.

just BE.

robin.

...subtle...

1. (esp. of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze or describe.
2. (of a mixture or effect) delicately complex and understated.

that is how i describe

this shadow.

subtle.

soft shadows

around the worn

out laces.

the soft shadows

of a baseball forgotten.

yet every time i see it.

it makes me smile.

light + objects=shadows

HEY HARRIET

please stop by.

i like this...

delicately complex and understated.

just BE.

robin.

...it starts...

my beautiful daughter

you cannot know

how much my heart breaks

as I watch you grow.

in time you'll become

independent and free

always my daughter

and special to me.

as you grow older

you will see

through the eyes of a mother

reflections of me.

past, present and future

all intertwined

my mother, your mother

all daughters you'll find.

our reflections, not vanity

mirrored lives we share

always a daughter

your mother, who cares.

by carol

just BE.

robin.

...i am at peace...

dreams are which the mind conceives,

the heart desires,

and the soul believes.

~julie

photo revisited from last summer

use affirmation

to assert your ideals.

speak as if

you've already attained

the state of mind to which you aspire-

for example,

"i am at peace"

or

"i am an endless fountain of loving energy."

affirmations like this dissolve time,

the future tense of intention,

which can be a barrier

to new states

of

being.

~1,001 ways to live in the moment

just BE.

robin.

...the desire...

"the desire for expression

lies deep at the heart

of the invisible world.

all our inner life and intimacy of soul

longs to find an outer mirror.

it longs for a form

in which it can be seen, felt, touched."

~anam cara

just BE.

robin.

...7.11.10...

"your wings already exist.

all you have to do is fly"

~unknown

early morning.

dew filled grass.

wet footprints

across the wooden planks.

the creak of the rungs.

the fluttering wings

and sporadic flight of a butterfly.

the sweet utterance of the robin.

both near and off in the distance.

the creak of the rungs.

the familiar.

the wind chime

playing it's song...gently.

the water flowing

from the clay vessel,

cascading to the waiting pool below.

the sun casting

it's early morning shadows.

the steam

from the coffee cup.

rising.

twisting in the gentle breeze.

the creak of the rungs.

this is my sanctuary.

and here is my steeple.

and i said...

amen.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.