...august break-day thirty...

today...

i started

my new job.

back into occupational therapy...

actually until i receive my license

from the state of michigan.

i am a rehab tech.

i've been away for quite some time...

much swimming around in my head.

but it was a great day.

just BE.

robin.

update:

just checked online tonight...

my licensure status is now ACTIVE!!!

i am so excited!!!

...8.29.10...

of winding down.

of settling into that slower pace.

of soaking in those last days

of august sun.

of crisp starry evenings.

of heavy dewy grass mornings.

of the sound of crows instead of song birds.

of the sound of crickets.

of trying your best to be.

and others telling you it's not good

enough.

of believing them.

of sadness.

of changing seasons.

outside.

and inside.

but mostly inside.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day twenty-seven...

“ maybe some things need to be seen

before you know that they're there.

but once seen,

they are felt.

and once felt,

you are changed forever. ”

~terri st. cloud

day 27 of august break.

it is also shadow day.

HEY HARRIET

new day...

i embrace you.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day twenty-six...

it's a dad kind of thing to protect you

and see that the world treats you right,

to offer his willing asistance any hour

of the day or the night,

it's a dad kind of thing to stand by you

if one of your bubbles should burst,

to make sure you know you're important

and know that with him you come first,

to give you his all but still wonder

if there's something more he could do...

it's a dad kind of thing to keep showing

that he'll always be there for you.

happy birthday dad.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day twenty-three...

randomness...

just BE.

robin.

...8.22.10...

arden max engler

april 12, 1924-september 28 1977

he came to her-

my mom

in a dream in 1996.

he said to her...

i am not dead.

i did not die.

i will live forever.

and she believed him.

this sampler.

one of many that she has worked

is for him.

do not stand at

my grave and weep

i am not there

i do not sleep

i am a thousand

winds that blow

i am the sunlight

on ripened grain

i am the diamond

glints of snow

i am the gentle

autumn rain

do not stand at

my grave and cry

i am not there

i did not die.

~Mary Elizabeth Frye

he was too young.

which made me too young.

but i remember.

his pipe.

his eyes that always sparkled.

his laugh.

his white socks.

the way he bent his toes

at the sight of you pretending

you might tickle his feet.

his lunch box.

his thermos for coffee.

and when i close my eyes.

and sit in stillness.

i can see all those things.

and i remember.

thank you tammy,

for posting this picture to fb.

i have never seen it.

it is the most beautiful picture...

of a great, great man.

who left us too early.

but who we will see again.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day twenty-one...

if you have nothing at all to create,

then perhaps you create yourself.

~ carl jung

i think everyday

we are creating

ourselves.

profound or small.

whether visible to someone else

or not.

you know.

never stop creating.

light + objects=shadows

HEY HARRIET

it's that time again.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day twenty...

nothing like

crawling around

on the ground

after your subject.

my form of relaxation.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day nineteen...

here’s the plan for the August break: you simply share one photo (or more!) per day on your blog – Monday to Friday, or every day. Or whenever you want. Using any camera – DSLR, compact, Polaroid, Holga, iPhone (my choice), Instax, 35mm, video – with or without words – anything goes – for the whole of August. No pressure - just looking at August through your camera lens as a way to be more present this summer. And to have a little break from the pressures and expectations of regular blogging.There are NO RULES! Just sunshine (hopefully) and a bit of fun. And lots of lovely photos to look at.
http://www.susannahconway.com/the-august-break-2010/

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day eighteen...

the morning

sunrise yesterday

on our anniversary...

it was a beautiful

start to our day.

just BE.

robin.

...to us...

to my brian...

we are beyond the need for words.

you get me-i get you.

you know my thoughts.

you have my heart.

always.

happy 25th anniversary

august break- day seventeen

just BE.

...august break-day sixteen...

busy afternoon yesterday...

with four

awesome ladies.

just BE.

robin.

...8.15.10...

my sunday morning

came on saturday.

i had so hoped

to capture.

him.

coming to his new life.

but.

under the cover of darkness.

and.

all alone.

he came to be.

without me.

i wasn't there.

to tell him.

he was going to be okay.

i wasn't there .

to tell him.

to be patient.

good things were coming.

he knew.

all on his own.

that is.

this miracle of nature.

that is.

this miracle of life.

through the darkness.

through the cocoon

that life has wrapped around us.

we are never alone.

Someone.

is always there.

cheering us on.

showing the way.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day fourteen...

however, a sensitive reader--

and all children are sensitive readers--

notices that the little rabbit begins

to show signs of being real from

the moment that he learns

that such a thing is possible.

the essence of what is real--

kindness, empathy and individuality--

is already inside the rabbit.

it was born in him.

but the pressure of living among

toys who value only mechanical perfection

and the most modern ideas--

the way people prize technology

and follow momentary fads--

made him insecure.

it would take some time for him

to feel secure and completely comfortable

just being himself.

but the process was helped by the love he received

as he allowed himself to be ever more honest

about who he really was

on the inside.

~the velveteen principles

toni raiten-d'antonia

i love this book.

...to be ever more honest

about who he really

was

on

the

inside.

you know it's there...

who or what

is stopping you

from believing

in

you.

light + objects = shadows

HEY HARRIET

for more shadows

than you thought possible.

happy birthday grandma byers...

you are loved beyond this life...for always.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day thirteen...

house full of twelve year old boys,,,

yikes.

i'm gonna need

some kind of break.

where's that wine glass again???

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day twelve...

these mornings make my heart smile...

you may tire of looking at these...

but i will never tire

of capturing

them.

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day eleven...

august break

happy anniversary mom and dad

just BE.

robin.

...august break-day ten...

foggy mornings.

heavy dew.

spider webs.

humid nights.

glass of wine.

sunsets.

just BE.

robin.