Simplicity

On May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 By ElizabethIn Photography15 Comments

Hello my friends, hope you are doing well. This time of quarantine is making me reflect on many things. I’ve been up and down in relation to my feelings. Some days of stress, others of calm, others of nothing only going with the flow. I know for sure, is that I’m settling into the new routine of working from home. Sharing the space with my husband, having lots of coffee/tea and popcorn in the afternoons have brightened my day and I’m being more productive than we all day in the office.

The weather is getting more spring-like these days and a run at the closest park is always a moment of joy. Now is the season of tulips, and they are everywhere. I never get tired of taking photos of them.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Lao Tzu

Stay safe!

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Spaciousness

On May 9, 2020 By ElizabethIn Photography4 Comments

We all got in the car this week. We drove to the lake. Spaciousness was the feeling when we got there. Breathe in, breathe out. The blue immensity filled my soul with calm and joy. It was a priceless ride for all the beautiful moments spent in there 💙

Wishing you a lovely weekend!

Nurt Thurs – Super Moon

On May 7, 2020 By ElizabethIn Inspirational, Photography1 Comment

The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness,
but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.
Shannon L. Alder

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Afloat :: Haiku

On May 5, 2020 By ElizabethIn Nature, Photography, Poetry15 Comments

Abundance of spring
Letting go of the self-doubt
Bringing dreams afloat

A little bit of colour!

On May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 By ElizabethIn Nature, Photography11 Comments

Hello! How are you doing? Hope you are doing well. The weekend was lovely with lots of gardening and cooking. Gardening is food for the soul and cooking food for body, isn’t it a good combo?

Wishing you a great and safe week ahead!

May Flowers

On May 1, 2020 By ElizabethIn Inspirational, Nature, Photography4 Comments

We planted this cherry tree in our backyard a few years back. She was 2 feet tall, a say a baby tree. Now she’s maybe 8 feet tall and she is blooming!

I say ‘she’ because to me all the trees are female. They are fertile, they give flowers and fruits, they are home for birds and other animals. They are always ready to give security and love. Oh! if you don’t know yet, I’m a tree hugger too!

Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food, and medicine to the soul.
Luther Burbank

Wishing a wonderful May to you! Stay safe!

Nurt Thurs :: Expression

On April 30, 2020 By ElizabethIn Art Journal, Inspirational13 Comments

Expression is the essence of thought.
Tony Calderone

We all need fresh air from time to time, to open up our mind and let our feelings surface. It’s like that say: Thinking outside the box!

Expression is the mystery of beauty.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

There are so many rules and directions to be followed for each task at any moment. We get lost in the middle of them. Where is the creativity in all of this?

To express one’s inner self so that others can understand you, is art. If your expressions are elevated and beautiful, it is good art.
Anonymous

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The day after :: Etheree

On April 29, 2020 By ElizabethIn Poetry13 Comments

Woman, Lips, Clouds, Sky, Flash — Pixabay image

Past
Present
The plain truth
Moment between
Waiting for a sign
Tears turned out diamonds
In the middle of the fog
She knows, the mirror does not lie
Scars are embroidered into laces
The exhausting cries now sound like a valse

I’ve chosen the theme for this week’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge: The day after. With many things going on in this world right now, that I thought we should look ahead a little bit and maybe see some light.

A little bit of creativity

On April 27, 2020April 26, 2020 By ElizabethIn Photography17 Comments

You can’t use up creativity.
The more you use, the more you have.
Maya Angelou

Have a great week and remember to be creative!

Dimension, Gogyoka

On April 24, 2020 By ElizabethIn Poetry12 Comments

This week Tanka Tuesday challenge’s prompt is a photo prompt. I soon as I saw this photo I had the feeling of isolation, being lost in the middle of the forest. When I looked closer at it, I saw the girl had a certain contentment in her expression, it’s like she had chosen to be there, she was fine and protected by the tree in the background.

Carried away to another dimension
Leaving behind all the struggling and oppression
She is free and protected now
Breathing deeply and staring ahead
Solitude won't be dreaded