Mornin', Mary!

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Savouring January - Day 25 - Love

Headed home after a stop at the library,

 I often take a short detour to this little pond 

that I have come to love.

#SavouringJanuary2018

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Incandescent Grace

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Morning Glory

❤️   .     🍁   .     ❤️

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Shutter Happy ~ Day 17 ~ My Favorite Time of Day

One of my absolute favorite times of the day 

is my walk to the mailbox, 

especially on a glorious autumn afternoon. 

#shutterhappy 

#nofilter

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Shutter Happy ~ Day 14 ~ Nature

Hands down, Fall is my very favorite season of the year. Growing up on the Texas prairie 

where there weren't many trees, we often made an annual family pilgrimage to New Mexico. 

We oohed and ahhed at the glorious golden aspens and took many a picture. Smiling fondly 

because even tho we knew from years of experience that a photo can never quite capture 

Autumn's beauty?  We still tried (and tried 😉).

I also very much enjoyed visiting what I came to fondly refer to as "The Cauliflower Hills." 

The reds, oranges, golds, and greens covering the large hills on either side of the road sang 

out to my heart. In my mind's eye, each bush resembled a cauliflowerette and, nestled 

together, they looked like a cheerful patchwork quilt in a "head of cauliflower" pattern.


I talked to Daddy this afternoon and he said that my beloved "Cauliflower Hills" are located 

on the small road heading south from Taos, NM to the tiny town of Mora, probably actually 

more south of Mora (on 518). He said he thinks all of the cauliflowerettes are probably 

scrub oak. 　

What a delight to now have leaves of many colors in my own front yard! Well, she adds 

with a twinkling grin, that is until leaf raking time. 😉

Who knew there were so many leaves up there?! 

❤️   .   🍁   .   💛   .   🍂   .   ❤️

#shutterhappy

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Shutter Happy ~ Day 5 ~ Clouds

It's been cloudy all day today as the edges of Hurricane Nate's outer bands 

begin to sweep into our area. 

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Sending warm thoughts and prayers to those in his path.

(It's looking like near Mobile, AL)

 🌬   .   🙏🏻   .   💜 

#shutterhappy

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Swing Time . . .

. . . on a gorgeous afternoon.

Still not feeling well yet.

Just walking to the mailbox wore me out

so I sat in my swing for a bit,

allowing nature's medicine to do her work.

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Breathe September 2017 :: Day 19 - Nature

Guess who looked in on me this gloriously perfect fall morning 

as I walked to the mailbox?

#BrotherSun 

#BreatheSeptember2017

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August Break 2017 :: Day 29 - Yes

. . . to some time in my porch swing after work. 

💕

#augustbreak2017

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August Break 2017 :: Day 25 - Pretty Weeds

While pretty for sure,

I had no idea what this was.

A friend tells me that it is ajuga, 

not a "weed,"

but that it *does* grow like one!

Grinning because our backyard certainly bears that out.

#augustbreak2017

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Ajuga

Morning Greeters

May this house be blessed with gentle hearts.

Amen.

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Morning Freshness

Hurricane Cindy brought 

a lot of gray, rainy days our way this week. 

This morning it was so good 

to see cheerful blue skies 

and to breathe in the freshly laundered air. 

Even the way the sun shined 

made it it seem like everything was sparkling clean. 

✨

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Saturday Snippets

Reclining

Gloaming

✨

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April Love 2017 :: Day 29 - Serenity

Porch swing therapy

is serenity 

💜

#aprillove2017

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April Love 2017 :: Day 27 - I love . . .

. . . being greeted by my precious 4 Sisters 

every single work day morning. 

💕💕

#aprillove2017

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A Perfect Spring Evening

Twas a perfect evening for my first ride in Sallie 

with her top down since we got her back. 

💜 

And, since he drives her everyday,

and it is spring,

 it was probably about hubby's 20th time. 

😉

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Mary's Prayer Garden in Bloom

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April Love 2017 :: Days 14 (Air) & 18 (Bloom)

Bloom

Air

Grinning because this one was taken 

a few moments after my "Bloom" photo 

and my nephews had discovered the dandelions. 

Isn't it lovely how we each got to enjoy them in our own way? 

 😉

#aprillove2017

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April Love 2017 :: Day 12 - Black and White

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