~ peaches & cream ~

as the silvery winter flutters by,


the golden rays of summer warmth begin to shine!


Today is
{~ a bowl of peaches & a topping of cream
~ a golden sun rising on your horizon
~ a sunflower beaming brightly
~ the sparkle of an heirloom
~ the toil of hand embroidery
~ the happiness of a grinning friend
~ an effortless wish
~ & the scent of a pineapple}

the golden hue of peaches & cream!

edible delight.

"If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine." ~Author Unknown


some smiles for you


because today is the start of all the smiles of tomorrow...

rainbows above us.

yesterday i saw a rainbow
...with a double arc!
i love standing underneath a rainbow that fills the sky!! once i was driving along after a storm & the sky had turned golden{unlike the usual grey} with the most immense rainbow i've seen, unfortunately i had no camera.. it was so breathtaking i told the service station attendant while i was paying for my petrol & she came out to have a look because "it had been so long since she'd seen one" the little bits of beauty we can share :)

This week has been a perpetual motion of moments. Everything from this tiny star of loveliness that seemed to glimmer right at me on the ground to these. Some of these would be nice...this could be the theme song :)

Today...after the storm comes the rainbow!!!

festive season

it seems to be a season of festivity...although in our street its been rather an all night vigil as we awoke one morning last week to find every car door in our street not just unlocked but left opened, & the thieves came back a few nights later


so an outing to the Ekka was a welcome delight...the whizz of spinning rides, the cheerful glow of flourescent lights, the gleeful screams of elated children,


& it was nice to see some Aussie flags waving in the breeze...


twirling above the cares of the world, a bright vision against the jet black sky...


"And then we sat, on the edge of the earth, feet dangling over the side- and marvelled that we had found each other."
- Erik Dillard


found quite a fondness for the penguins...


& a visual cacophony of tangible bliss...


games with prizes if you're skilled{which i am not, but luckily my brothers are!}


just enjoying the loveliness


of swinging high up


& the undisturbed carousel which seemed to emit the quiet hush of children's slumber...


& though we thought all the animals asleep, we caught a glimpse of a prized Illawarra from Oakie having a drink before bedtime


& snapped a shot of a couple of black & white beauties, before walking to the car...

Today i sigh contendedly...with gentle thoughts for you!!!

the sun & the moon {night & day}

"It is poetry that effortlessly moves the heavens and the earth,
awakens the world of invisible spirits to deep feel, softens the relationship between men and women, and consoles the hearts of fierce warriors."

Japanese poet Ki no Tsurayuki
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the sun & the moon have ever been a topic of admiration,
these photos are my visual couplet offering{i like to think the moon is behind the clouds of the photo below}


‘All appeared new and strange at first,
inexpressibly rare and delightful and beautiful.
The streets were mine, the Temple was mine, the
People were mine, and so were the sun and moon and
Stars, and all the world was mine. All things
Were spotless and pure and glorious, Yea and
Infinitely mine and joyful and precious. But
little did the Infant dream that all the treasures
of the world were by. And that himself was so the
cream and crown of all, which round about did lie.’
~ Thomas Traherne

Today we are the heros in the stories we write!!!

& a little bit of pure, glorious joy found here

painting the days

our days,
a sequence of events,
mostly familiar scenarios,


but we are painting growth,
imperceptible moments of character formed


then one day, the child is grown...beauty forged by choices courageously built & values striven to maintain

Today the sun shone!!!

{last image by gustav klimt}

Visual Couplets ~ poetry of the camera.

Photography is [or can be] the art of poetic images
A couplet is two rhyming lines of poetry(a pair of rhyming poetic lines)

which leads to a discovery...
uncovering:

a pair of poetic images that compliment the other in a rhythmical melody!


By Emily Dickinson's orders the sky itself is poetry...


& we all know what its like for a lump to begin in our throats...
so we have more experience with the poetic than we realize...
moments of thoughtful beauty that seem to lift us out of the ordinary as with wings!!!

so every Wednesday im going to post a "Visual Couplet", & if you'd like to join in, you are most welcome!!! {Next week's theme is ~Sun & Moon/Night & Day~}


Today poetic photographs waltz!!!{with the saxaphone :) }

healing waters

aspire for beauty...


but remember to share it...


the people on this boat wonderfully are!!!


Today shines!

images via realestate.com, ganvie

swirling flowers

creamy swirls


& petals that unfold as though they have been brought into a tight twirl


colour the winter days with loveliness!!!

~Thankful~

under the tides of the moon


we softly walk


blossoming profusely

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"So walking here in twilight, O my friends!
I hear your voices, softened by the distance,
And pause, and turn to listen, as each sends
His words of friendship, comfort, and assistance.

If any thought of mine, or sung or told,
Has ever given delight or consolation,
Ye have repaid me back a thousand-fold,
By every friendly sign and salutation.

Thanks for the sympathies that ye have shown!
Thanks for each kindly word, each silent token,
That teaches me, when seeming most alone,
Friends are around us, though no word be spoken."
~Henry Wordsworth Longfellow. The Seaside & the Fireside ~

Today exudes gratitude!!! {& a song that seems to have descended on the moon's gentle beams!}

~ a family portrait{of sorts} ~

when we got home from church on Sunday...


everyone grabbed their gardening tool of preference for a family photo, gardening the hedge...
though 3 of us are missing, the spirit of our family shines through


pulling the weeds, nourishing the soil, mowing the grass, raking the leaves, shoulder by shoulder, heart by heart, toiling with joyous exuberance :)



Today is catching ribbon wands & sprinkling seeds of togetherness!! {i love Benjamin Franklin's daily question, "what good have i done today"!}

Pink!!!

some pink petals that fall from the heart:


a vision of pink in a full flowing skirt


pink splendour {its the highlights that make the ordinary tones shine}


the softness of a bouquet.
&
pink sunsets
pink cushions
pink wrapping paper
pink lollipops
pink window treatments
pink lilys
evoke sunshine in my heart today!!

how wonderfully these would top the day off!!
Have a beautifully Pink Saturday!!!



images via Jenny Packham, Galliano, Martha Stewart, channel 9

~ to dream is to become ~

{click on image to enlarge it :) }

Where there is great love,

there are always miracles.

~ Willa Cather

Today awakens with poetry!

earths jewels

she holds the jewels in her hands...

all that is precious
glimmers golden in hearts she passes
everyday!