Wednesday, May 23, 2007

made my day

Such a wonderful, beautiful, round box! ~ 05.23.07

This beautiful, round box - filled with goodies - came in the mail today as part of the Box Swap over at CAC. (thanks nyjlm! I love it.)

"Just living is not enough said the butterfly. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson

Friday, May 18, 2007

reaching

portrait of a mini rose ~ 05.18.07

"Ethics is about how we meet the challenge of doing the right thing when that will cost more than we want to pay." ~The Josephson Institute of Ethics

Thursday, May 17, 2007

journey

Mama & babies ~ Monroe, WA ~ 05.17.07

4PM today: I'm sitting in my car, waiting. A field of long grass and weeds in front of me, in a way it is beautiful. Out of the corner of my eye, I see something moving along the edge of the parking lot. A mother duck and her three babies waddling along in the long grass. Mama ducking her head, seemingly trying to make the group less visible. She was sneaking. The babies, heads bobbing, weren't following suit - just bobbing along behind her.

I grabbed my point & shoot digicam and followed them, but kept my distance. The mother seemed to be trying to loose me, so I didn't follow them long. I wanted to though. I wanted to follow them all evening, to find out where they were headed.

Still now, hours later, I wonder where they ended up. And if they crossed a nearby road safely. I can't think of any water near where they were, or in the direction they were going. I've managed to convince myself that they will be fine, but I still wonder where they were going and where they had been.


"There's harmony and inner peace to be found in following a moral compass that points in the same direction regardless of fashion or trend." ~Ted Koppel

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

h2o

water in a bottle ~ 05.15.07