Marys all around

journal building, guitar strumming, memory making

December Views 2008

click this link to view last years series of December Views

7 friends

her purpleness

around my town

will dance for wine

Lone Gull

On this first day of December, I return inland from the seashores of Florida back to Central Texas where the cow pastures and pine trees surround me instead of palms and sandy beaches. Both places I call "home" are simply Paradise. Each with a completely different heartbeat, terrain and temperature, I love them both. My heart beats wildly to spend quality time wherever I go, but most certainly when I am in the comforts of "home" On this day...my 4OOth post I have chosen to participate again with Darlene, The Hippy Urban Girls December Views Project. My photos will be my voice. Can I remain silent here for the next 31 days? Probably not, but here we go...we shall see. ENJOY! May all your days be merry and bright!

beach treasures

simple pleasures

Love is free!

Susanna tells my story on her blog...come on over HERE!

and another article I love "The Nature of Love" is HERE!

give thanks

come on over to KIND OVER MATTER to see more!!

turkey talk

stuff it or dress it?

baste it or inject it?

bake it or fry it?

white meat or dark?

giblets in your gravy?

cranberry sauce or relish?

pie or cake?

I already have a belly ache

message on a wing

Lizzie Lous, Round Top, Texas

Round Top, Texas

Merritt Island, Florida

La Grange, Texas

Susanna Gordon, artist, painter, woman with BIG HEART, started a project called "Winged Messengers" By request she would mail you a set of her handpainted wings...these messages were to be placed in random locations to be discovered by someone unknown. All she asked for in return was a photo and maybe a reason why you chose the location to place your secret message. So I carried my camera and wings in my car and like a little kid hiding Easter eggs all afternoon for my brothers AFTER the Easter Bunny, I searched for uninvited places to land! I love to leave secret messages, love notes and random acts of kindness. So when she gave me two sets, I decided to carry one with me for photo opportunities. And the other I left behind at my local Thrift Store for the volunteers who works so hard, with very little appreciation. It felt so good to give back, in a magical invisible way!!

simple things

Yogi Tea bag messages

free online tutorials

a full bobbin on the sewing machine

running out of bobbin at the END of my seam

Warm & Natural quilt batting

my favorite vintage wine tumbler

2005 Merlot

70 degrees

my clean stack of bandanas

my three feather pillows I sleep with

right clicking my mouse

Matt's long wavy hair

my long stringy grey hair

the love my Mom and Jack have for each other

and beautiful blogs like Soul Aperture

Thank you Christina