Hoping this week's pictures of places to walk in Western New York will encourage people to get out and check out the many places to walk while still keeping social distance. While you're at it... PLEASE PLAY! ...a few correct answers can get you a $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant of your choice … Continue reading Picture It…Week #3
Category: In the Moment
Who Couldn’t Use Fifty Dollars ?!
Last week, I initiated a fun competition on this blog... And while I am a passionate photographer, I discovered my marketing skills are quite lacking..! I actually got FEWER hits on the post than previous posts! Learning how to use a feature on the camera you've owned for over three years...priceless But I am also … Continue reading Who Couldn’t Use Fifty Dollars ?!
Finding Gift in Everything…
During this quarantine, we are all dealing with ways to be safe, live viably and stay ‘sane.’ For our household, a daily walk or hike has been the highlight, and we have certainly discovered a few gems! One insomniac night, I ‘found’ a creative outlet that I hope will be the Win-Win! that I envision. … Continue reading Finding Gift in Everything…
Emerging…
I read an insightful notation in my daily reflection this week… “the drought had struck…, (and) as the water in a large reservoir evaporated, the shape of a 400-year-old church began to emerge…” A question surfaced in my heart: what is emerging in our current COVID-19 reality? Acropolis, Greece Despite very real emergencies and ever-growing … Continue reading Emerging…
Searching for a Path…
Today we took a much needed hike at the Erie County Bureau of Forestry on Genesee Rd in East Concord. Although the parking lot was full, everyone on the trail respected social distancing, stepping out of the way when others had to pass. When we started out, the path was clear, and void of fellow … Continue reading Searching for a Path…
We Will Never Agree…
It does not take a pandemic to point out the realities of human nature and interaction. If nothing else, the current world situation, and how various authorities are responding, shows the vastness of interpretation, values and human reaction. But what surfaces for me, is what I view as the 'bigger truth.' Sedona, Arizona, circa 2011 … Continue reading We Will Never Agree…
Focus
The world as we, the inhabitants of the earth know it, has shifted. Other than a few of our elders who survived the 1918 Influenza pandemic, we have never known this level of health scare and the current situation has people tempted to panic. In this period, before it ‘hits home…’ I am particularly focused … Continue reading Focus
Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
Trusting Time… If there has been one lesson that has been my life-long companion, it is to trust time… With a natural tendancy to want things fixed ‘yesterday' ...that has often been my challenge. Whether it was a mistake I made, a conflict unresolved or a goal unreached, it seemed I was always being reminded … Continue reading Slow Down, You Move Too Fast
Wide Angle
I've been thinking a lot lately, about how I look at things. I risk the tendancy to ruminate on my perspective and need to be careful not to operate from too small a space. It's not that I shelter myself; nor do I limit the viewpoints one might encounter in a day. However, if there … Continue reading Wide Angle
The First Moment…
Sometimes, we may not even understand what moves us to begin something... Often the impetus wells up from deep within, and if we are able to trust it... wonderful life emerges. Truth be told, this is not my first moment... Rather, it is simply my jump off point... The words have been forming a long … Continue reading The First Moment…