i know what i need
but
sometimes it’s easier to give up
than to keep up trying
to fulfill my needs
Tag: Photography
Blue
Blue
Who doesn’t like it?
Sky and ocean
River and lakes
The fifth chakra
or just my nail polish
and my mug!
Monday musings
Finally, I’m getting my journaling mojo back. Few scribbles here and there, but I’m writing much more now than I’d done in the last few months.
I’ve been journaling, almost every day, since 2013. This year I had my first long break of it, I can say a forced break. I’m so glad I hadn’t lost my journaling practice forever. It is part of my morning routine, and my day is always better when I put down a few or lots of words on the paper.
This is my tiny red Moleskine, 5 x 7 inches. I’m using it mainly for collage, and sometimes acrylic painting. The pages are thick enough so the painting doesn’t leak to the back page.
Today I added few magazine clips, words and the moon cycle to these pages. I’m pretty happy with the result. The words and the moon cycle are from my Right Brain Planner kit.
Have a great week!
E.
Hope
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all
And sweetest in the Gale is heard
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm
I’ve heard it in the chillest land
And on the strangest Sea
Yet never in Extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
Emily Dickinson
Sharing with you one of my favourite poems. Have a great weekend my friends!
listening
listening to
the song of the rain
the song of the birds
my thoughts
my body
my intuition
have a lovely weekend!
published!
Well, one of my photos has been published in The Phoenix Soul magazine!
It was a nice surprise when I saw the photo in the magazine. The title of this edition is Passionate Purpose, and yes, journaling and photography are 2 things I’m really passionate about.
A few years ago, hubby gave me a NikonD3200. I haven’t used it much. First of all, it’s bigger and heavier than my iPhone, so it’s easy to put the iPhone in the pocket and go. Second, it has lots of functions and options that I don’t know how to set them. I hate to read manuals!
Recently, I’ve been brave and using my camera more frequently. I’m taking lots of photos of flowers and insects in my garden. The quality of the photos taken with the Nikon is much better than the ones taken with the iPhone, there isn’t a comparison.
I’m learning little by little how to manage the camera. Hope I’ll be a camera pro (like my kids say) by the end of the summer.
Have a great week!
E.
sunday morning
sunshine, coffee, flowers. my sunday morning is starting slow. i’m savoring all the tiny things and moments nature is providing this morning.
and you? how is your sunday going on?
Details
“The beauty of life is in small details, not in big events.”
Jim Jarmusch
Hope your day is going well. Stop few minutes and pay attention to the detail of the things around you. It can be the prettiness of the tiny petals inside hibiscus flower if you are in a garden. It can be a small crack in your cup of coffee if you are in the office. It can be the dripping of water from the tap if you are in the kitchen, it can be … so many things that we don’t pay attention in the hurry of getting ‘big’ things done.
Don’t forget: Stop; Breathe; Listen
Hugs,
E.
Sharing with Nurturing Thursday and
Cee’s Flower of the day
Freshness
“Freshness is essential. That makes all the difference.”
Julia Child
We have lots of fresh produce here in Ontario right now. Farmers are everywhere selling their harvest: Blueberries, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, cherries, rhubarb …
Hubby got strawberries and blueberries yesterday. The kitchen smelled freshness as soon as he opened the shopping bag.
Sadly this freshness doesn’t last long. By the end of August, we have to go back to the supermarket and buy fruits and vegetables imported from other countries. These fruits come by ship, so weeks traveling before reaching here. They have almost no taste and zero smell.
Each season has its own offers, so I’m enjoying the freshness of summer!
Hugs,
E.
Gardening
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.
To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.”
Voltaire
I’ve to confess that this year I didn’t dirty my hands with soil. Hubby did all the work of adding new soil and seeding the gardens in our backyard.
Now, I’m doing my part. I touch and talk to the plants. I’m nurturing them and at the same time, they are nurturing me. I can’t forget to tell you I’m a tree hugger too!
Have a great Saturday!
Love,
E.
Tea & Paper 