my three amigos.
the most useful 2nd hand find
of this year’s family vacation in southern maine.
they almost look to me like they have something to say,
or maybe that’s just their hats talking.
‘three’ taken from 40:10 of genesis.
Tag Archives: life
20 naked toes
it just keeps getting better.
flare
i got all fascinated earlier today when i walked into the living room
and into these panels
of sunlight.
even though i grew up in this house,
i’m not sure i’ve ever seen it like this before.
i made a few attempts to capture the emotion
that the light vs dark bubbled up inside of me.
somewhere along in the shooting
i caught this great lens flare.
surprised
at how geometric it looked,
i blew it up and sure enough, it’s hexagons.
of different colors, too.
i love unexpected surprises like that.
they make me think and make more more aware of the things
that i see everyday and look right through.
even though i know it could all be explained to me scientifically,
the science amazes me, too.
it’s really an amazing world
that we live in.
‘aware’ taken from 28:16 of genesis.
severe weather alert
battening down the hatches
in the beautiful calm before the storm,
and here it comes now.
geometry
i jumped quickly up to check
since it sounded to my mama’s ears
like something had fallen badly down the stairs to the 2nd floor.
instead, i find that my 7 & 8 yr olds
are throwing superballs,
by the handful,
down the stairway to watch them hit the half dutch door at the bottom
and bounce about in the dead end created by it.
(aka: mostly controlled chaos).
but, how unlikely,
as in ‘you couldn’t do that again if you tried’,
is it that one brightly colored ball with a mind of its own
would have bounded down, strick bottom, and then flew at the exact angle
to land specifically like this?
i find this funny, since today ‘x’ definitely marks the spot
where you will mostly find me
catching up on what has backed up during my time at the ocean.
post vacay, i’m relaxed and refreshed and ready to have at it.
on top of that, now i’m laughing
so it’s all good.
popped
this is simple fun.
visit a local farm stand and buy
one ear of corn. not regular corn, popping corn
(which grows on a cob just like more typical corn).
shuck it (pull all the outer greens and hairs off).
then spread a very thin layer of oil on the kernels (we used safflower oil)
with your fingers or a paper towel.
put it in a paper bag and microwave for about 1 minute.
that’s it. one ear of popping corn made a bowlful of hot fresh popcorn.
a bumper crop!
the kids were fascinated. and i was too.
family dinner out(side)
there were eighteen of us (a satellite group of vacation family)
sitting happily in the early evening air
at two long picnic tables pushed into one.
behind us was the water’s edge,
and the ocean itself.
and beside us one of the lighthouses that ‘two lights’ is named for.
i repeat, (and i apologize for rubbing it in, but…) this is the life.
sun(ny)day
the boy and his cheetah
we have gotten to the point of vacation
where the novelty of the new sleeping arrangements
is no longer enough to keep us awake for even an extra minute at night.
i’m sure that fresh air and sunshine
are adding to the depth of our
refreshing sleep as well.
this is the life.
‘awake’ taken from 578 of the psalms.
prickle
even in the midst of sunny family vacation
there are days when i have to work awfully hard
to cut through what feels like jungle brush
and get to the heart of things,
to get to the bits that can be remembered
as truly treasured moments.