it's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness
t s elliot
light, love, kindness, beauty, nature, nurture, wholeness, wholesomeness, handmade, heartfelt
these are my choices
i thought of you all today as i walked and walked
and just wanted to say even though i haven't been in this space
i send you my love
hope we can talk again soon
xx
margie
two of my favourite things
i love trying to capture them with my camera
the best ones are funny enough usually on my car
or wooden outdoor tables
here are a few photographs from two early morning weekend walks taken
one just north of where i live and the other south on a trail that i just discovered
even though i have lived in this area for decades
it wraps itself around the unpopulated portion of a small kettle lake
please hurry back
snowflakes
xx
m
just as the sun was rising
the end of daylight savings time
my body just wanted to be lazy
cuddle up with some knitting or a book
drinking warm brown liquids
but i got out my handmade woolens
and headed to the nearest forest
when i saw the snow covered railing down to the path
and the first glimmering crystal of ice on a leafless branch
my body caught up with my mind
and i had the most wonderful walk
i think i had the forest to myself
until i met up with some friendly dogs and their owners
on the path back to the road
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my treasures are in nature and they are priceless
xx
m
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i am here
well not exactly "here"
but present, healthy, content
spending time with family and the natural world outside my door
and
a little further afield
early morning walks in the forest or by the wetlands
gathering wildflowers from the roadside
tackling some big organizational jobs in my home with the help of my daughters
for example : 30 some years of family photographs
preparing to have them all scanned and put in digital form to share with each member
we are also preparing for another huge lawn sale ( we had one two years ago)
i am going to really purge my thrift store treasures and also my crafting materials
i might even sell some things on line here or on instagram
it won't be happening until at least the end of june
I promise to keep you posted :)
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wild oats, two leafed toothwort, muscari, flowering quince, field pussytoes
and of course backyard edgar toes
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icicles and high rising snow banks
memories of childhood winters
and new experiences for the little ones
no thaw yet this winter
but this will change as the sun warms up the earth
snow and ice melt to refresh the soil
and the snowdrops appear
xx
m
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no special photographic tricks
just me and my handheld camera
snowflakes on my car window
noticed as i parked my car to go for a winter walk in the forest last weekend
stay warm especially my canadian friends
the rest of the world may be experiencing unusual warms but here
we are in the midst of a little ice age
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during the ice storm i could have taken photographs all day long
so much frozen beauty to attempt to capture before the sun and wind
made it almost all disappear
have a lovely first weekend of the new year friends
xx
m
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it came with a lovely typed letter
"Open one envelope a day ... Make this a morning or evening ritual. Enjoy. Be still. Repeat."
and so I did
and i am sharing the daily still message on instagram
and loving every one
thank you so much
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off for a christmas carol sing along in this magical place
with my family
xo
m
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