Saturday, April 30, 2016

saturday morning . . .

yesterday under these skies depicted here . . . i wrote the story for the last two years i will be a teacher by letting go of my grade six assignment (a position i have held for seventeen years) and returning to grade 2/3, the very grade levels i began my career at.

i am very very excited and full of hope for a ton of fun and learning over the next two years.

these skies very much complimented my happiness.







Friday, April 29, 2016

this boulder

this beautiful huge old boulder holds the space at the confluence of two streams just before they merge with the otonabee river . . . .

Thursday, April 28, 2016

a stunning ride home (part two)

reflecting on the reflections i saw on my way home . . .



Wednesday, April 27, 2016

a stunning ride home (part 1)

i rarely complain about the weather. it is what it is. this morning though, well it was tough. it bugged me. really wet, cold, and hurtful rain hit my face. over and over and over.

but . . . then it cleared and my ride home was - well, stunning!


Tuesday, April 26, 2016

april snow

it snowed yesterday . . . by the time i got home, much of it had gone back into the air where it fell from. so i searched around and found these little jewels bravely shining!



Monday, April 25, 2016

impatient

the first little dandelion pokes its head up and out of the ground . . . .


Sunday, April 24, 2016

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Friday, April 22, 2016

sometimes i take the long way . . .

an almost windless day. a sky pebbled with clouds. i took the long way to work this morning just on the off-chance i would see something lovely . . . .



Thursday, April 21, 2016

burning bush

on yard duty yesterday . . .

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

the very small fragile things . . .

i'm drawn to the truly fragile. the unlikely. the stuff of life that is magically beautiful ...
despite everything . . .



Tuesday, April 19, 2016

the return of scruff

after a long winter of eating, sleeping, and collecting dust ... miss scruffypants has re-emerged!



Monday, April 18, 2016

the kitchen candy counter

the return of the kitchen candy counter . . . it's been gone too long.






Sunday, April 17, 2016

backstroke


Saturday, April 16, 2016

the sleepy cardinal

walking home from school i noticed this cardinal resting his head on a branch . . .


Friday, April 15, 2016

flooding . . .

the river is high at this time of the year . . .


Thursday, April 14, 2016

french fries . . .

i spent a little time with jonathan livingston seagull this morning.

we usually share philosphical meanderings, but this time we talked about how long it's been since either of us ate french fries . . . .


Wednesday, April 13, 2016

cold spring

at the end of my driveway this morning . . .


Tuesday, April 12, 2016

flowers in spring . . .

cut flowers . . .

she knows i love flowers . . .

Monday, April 11, 2016

dogwood

on a chilly thin day, the dogwood carries the moment . . .


Sunday, April 10, 2016

flow


Saturday, April 9, 2016

ice bells



Friday, April 8, 2016

the receding waters

little gems hang stranded on water bound branches as the floodwaters recede  . . . .


Thursday, April 7, 2016

ice heart

this little ice heart was left behind by the receding river . . .


Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

the strength of the sun

walking in this morning . . . everything . . .everything holding its breath. whispers of "look at me" . . . "no me" . . . everywhere i look it's winter all over again but for the strength of the sun.



Monday, April 4, 2016

winter returns

the view off the back porch . . .

Sunday, April 3, 2016

tulip petal


Saturday, April 2, 2016

in the light

one of my paintings catching the late afternoon sun (after the sunlight has passed through some stained glass.)


Friday, April 1, 2016