sunflowers – Living The Seasons

Sunflowers In Virginia

Sunflowers truly look like a sky with a thousand suns. Their bright yellow heads follow the light, reminding us that we too should follow the light of our lives.

Alex West, over at a Scientific American Magazine blog called Compound Eye, has invited photographers to share their favorite 2012 nature photographs (a big thank you to Chris Goforth who mentioned this in her blog, The Dragonfly Woman). How could I resist the opportunity to go back through last year’s photos and pick my favorites? …

Night At The Museum

Friday night started with me leaving work right on time, which was a treat. I didn’t feel like doing anything around the house, so I suggested to my favorite boy toy that he clean up and we go back to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art for the evening. They’re open two nights a week –…

The Bees Are Back!

I’d love to try beekeeping, but our house is very close to multiple neighbors and I’m a bit leery of having a bee hive in my backyard. However, each year I’ve tried to make my yard as bee friendly as I can. The bees are fun (dog #1 loves them – it entertains him for…

Working Back From Discouragement – Perfectionism, Limitations

In early May, I posted how I was dealing with a major case of discouragement about most everything in my life. Ya’ll gave me some great comments, which I copied into my notebook and added more of my own. I’m still working through execution on them, but here’s what you told me and where I’m at…