briefly...

I have created a new blog. It's sort of a "various threads" one. This will continue to be my photos, & bought as is will now be my poems [at least for now]
...& my surgery schedule has changed...
The new blog is: organic by design.

May His grace drip from your fingers,
B

reasons...

I still can't get over the fact we got daisies already. This is from the "first batch". And this is from the front of my house.
These began as three little flowers a few years ago...
This is from the walk from a ball field to John Rudy park... [& I'm to stupid to know what bird that is]
This is a wider view of where my friend Joe & I saw the bird.
.....& this kinda symbolizes where I am at the moment. 2 roads... 2 choices... I'm not going to be posting to awful much over the next few weeks/ months.
#1. 3 birthdays, 2 anniversaries, & Mick & I need to get away together.
#2. I need to take some time to see where God is leading me.
#3. I've not been getting very positive feedback as of late. Not to mention, I've seen "the ugly side of Christiandom" rear it's head lately. [which is why I re-blipped ONE by U2 on Blipfm.com]
Please don't comment on this last part too much [for too much has already been said]
Enjoy your summer....
B

Ricketts Glen [brief overview]

[above is one of my fav.'s]

[I loved the reflection here]

Ricketts Glen kind of goes hand in hand with going to the mountains. At least when I was a kid, at the cabin, we often took a day to go to Ricketts. Up above the hiking trails that trace the falls, you could even go swimming. There are also cabins there. This trip was mostly with my Growth Group, though others were invited as well. It had a bit of a photo field trip "feel" to it. As there were 3 of us photographers along. This created many moments of "I'm sorry. Am I in your shot?". We had a blast.

A "Weekly Symphony"

some interesting color reflections... I posted some of wrapping paper earlier. [I think I posted some here]



The "gift" I'm trying to give myself is a sacred rhythm. A "weekly symphony" to both get the normal adult work done [bills, budget, laundry, dishes, etc.] & to make time to enjoy creativity.
Which, for me, consists of: doodling, photography, writing [poetry], hiking [where I end up shooting most of my photos], & trying to pick up my guitar & "woodshed" back into shape [& memory]. Hopefully, this will explain my sporadic-ness in blogging, of late...

let it snow!!!

Yes, I love walking in the snow [even if it is above my knees!]. It is so nice to walk around in the snow. these are a taste of what I took...
Ive labeled them on my hard drive as the after & before the storm pictures as we are to get more snow on Tues. into Wed. Loved the channel 8 gals requesting a cancelation of this next one. ah, yes, mail order weather... we can dream, right? [I'm glad we can't order weather, I'd be ordering more snow, more often]

Blackwater falls

[images from Blackwater Falls, WV]

another mistake?

...or mistaken beauty? This was with my Sister-in-law's camera. I didn't realize that just because I pushed the button, does not necessarily mean it took the picture. So I moved the camera, only to see it flash as I did so. ...I kinda like it. [oh, setting in line waiting to get into the Rocky Ridge "light show" for Christmas. "are we there yet Uncle Brian?"]

I may post more pictures than anything. I'll be on Prednisone for 10 days. Hated it last time, so I may just let my photos do the talking for a while.