Project Pink - 52 Photos

The first color of the 52 Photos Project, Season 2 ... is Pink.
 I humbly submit to you, my captures for this week....

Canon EOS Rebel XTi

Canon EOS Rebel XTi

Movement - 52 Photos

Canon EOS Rebel XTi, North Carolina Zoo, Greensboro

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In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

~Deepak Chopra~

Where We Meet is the third week of prompts over at 52 Photo's where Bella Cirovic hosts a wildly  talented circle of photographers and bloggers and where I find an unending path of inspiration and joy.    

Here, at CBF, we gather in the kitchen for almost everything, snacks, homework, small talk, rock breaking.... it is where I smear paint when I don't need to be alone, make attempts at sewing, all sorts of sweet treats and daily dinners... the kitchen is the heart of our home.

 

Homemade goodness is the sure way to happy faces in our house.....

Even the elusive Teenager offers a smile when lured into the brightly lit, sweet smelling, geode breaking, cheesey smile makin' spot :)

Where's yours?

Let The Sun Shine In

If dandelions were hard to grow, they would be most welcome on any lawn.
~Andrew Mason

For many days now the lawns across the south have become littered with these hugenormous dandelions and their poofy white counterparts that dance on the wind, unleashing havoc on the allergen weak.  For the charmed blue farm family, that means 3 out of 4 noses are on constant drip. Should a wager be offered on who is without a sniffle, the smile you see in the first photo, might just give you the upper hand.


Thank you to Ms. Bella and Week Two of the 52 Photo's project for providing today's inspiration :)

Beginnings

The mornings are beautiful & my internal clock chimes with the chickens, often before the sunrise.

The wild flowers have began to blossom in earnest, 

And... beginnings of something completely new are afoot.

Over at Bella's Week One of the 52 Photo's project is open and these were a few of the shots taken this week that fit right in. 

Gallery 37

52 Projects is a group I joined at the end of 2011 and one that will be at the forefront of keeping me busy and inspired this year... the prompt that is current is:

Capture 1 Moment in time from this day. The Gallery opened yesterday, yet I didn't find myself with camera or reason to leave the house... filled with the need to sit and clean a bit, the desire to release a bit of negative energy that has been surrounding our Charming Blue Farm House since the traditional New Year has began.

I took solace from the outside world and a bit even from indoors. I caught up on blog posts, found about 112 online courses I would love to dive into... I'm seriously considering adding a "WISHLIST" page tab... one just for the WISH Studios.... have you been there (I'm sure I'm the only one late to the game...)

The SQUAM workshops have opened up and Oh... I am.... speechless... and a bit needy... I want more time.... only two classes ??!! What?? And Flora my gosh, I want to take her class... I'm torn sooo torn??!! Can I PLEASEEE go to Italy??! Someone get me a passport! Sheesh-amia! (hehe...made myself giggle)

Here's another... I've wanted to take one of Andrea's courses for the last two years, I am working on follow through... I WILL take one of Andrea's courses *THIS* year!!!

I am fully registered for the next year to continue working my soul into a frenzy and fulfill me to the tip top of who I am. These women keep me grounded, they prepare a safe place to share thoughts, ideas, fears and the inspiration is over the top! The thoughtful love and courageous enthusiasm found here with Pixie and this tribe is beyond awesome!

OK... those are just a very small sampling of what I snooped around and drooled over yesterday... then I went to the Boy's basketball game (he's the scorekeeper since 6th graders can't officially play at his school)... theTeen, by way of being a Teen has "given" heh me her iTouch, and as such, I'm learning all about the instagr.am program.... sooooo here goes :)

TODAY... this is my moment... THIS is what stopped me... this said... HEY... here I am, you pass me all the time, yet you don't say hello... I'm here, I've lived here for a long time... I have a story to tell.

This is a beautiful barn, that I was told by two young men (age's withheld, but if I were to guess, I'd imagine... ehhhh 80ish...) was originally built and painted green in 1913, by one Silas J. Cooper. Mr. Cooper's widow still lives on the property, however, the two gentlemen I spoke with had been sent out to move a tractor and make sure 'the little missy wasn't snoopin' in the junk heap' ;) After I asked permission, they caught a good bit of laughter when I plopped to the the ground and proceeded to click away with the iTouch... of course, my camera was at home... I was on the way back from a Dr's appointment, ill prepared for the photo op ( I *will* STOP that bad behavior) ... They told me to come back anytime... Mrs. Cooper would be happy to fill me with stories and hot coffee and I do think I might do just that!

Today... was a great day.

Something Borrowed

This prompt, from the 52 Photos Project.... difficult... and I hadn't found much around the house or the few brief errands that called out to be captured with the camera. A hazard of hermitage. I was wound up in winding up a project and trying to finish about 9 other things that made life with new snaps, even the ones I "neeeded" to take, difficult. On the phone with my Grandmother tonight she quite randomly told me I could "borrow" her anything... (we were talking about people we could rely upon in times of ... everything/anything/nothing in particular.)

We talk daily, others go months without contact, she claims she understands busy schedules and ... I call bullshit.

But I'll borrow anything she wants to lend out... the stories, the random advices, the cool idea's for planting my seedlings in egg cartons... keep it comin' Gramma xoxo

Aqua-esque

52 Photos, theme of the week... AQUA

I am branching out... pushing my boundaries (this means DOING more) and hitting my deadlines... with that, it also means that I'm learning to share :) woooo hoo... here are a few things that I rummaged about and found for the project this week...

What blue greens do you find if you look around? What stories might they tell?

 The Juniper Tree

 The Outer Banks... where Goddess Love abounds...

Pennsylvania Amish Farms... no link, but so much love....