Our World Tuesday

Today is Tuesday, so that means it's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

 

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Last week, my husband, kids, and I went down to the lake to feed the geese, ducks, and swans. This is the goose that greeted us. He seemed to be smiling at us—or laughing—and with his open beak, he was always ready when someone threw a treat. (Actually, he was probably panting and trying to stay cool on a hot day, but I like to think he was being clever. ☺)

 

My husband took these photos while I tossed Cheerios into the lake—and this brainy goose actually caught some of them!

 

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Wishing you all a happy Tuesday. ☺

 

 

 

Our World Tuesday

Today is Tuesday, so that means it's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a weekly meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

  

 

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My kids noticed this flower at our neighbor's house yesterday morning, and I just had to take a photo. I'm not sure what kind of plant this is, but it's a gorgeous color, and it definitely brightens up the gray days we've been having around here lately. I hope it brings a touch of brightness to your world, as well!

 

 

Wishing you all a beautiful Tuesday. ☺

 

 

Big thanks—and Our World Tuesday

Happy Tuesday, friends.

First, I want to thank all of you who blitzed my blog yesterday. It was a wonderful surprise to wake up to—especially on a Monday!—and I'm so grateful for your kind comments. You all made my day! I'm still working on responding to your comments and visiting your blogs. It might take me a few days, but I'll get there. ☺ Again, many thanks to you all!

 

Today is Tuesday, so that means it's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a weekly meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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This week I thought I'd share two photos from around my yard:

 

I'm not sure what kind of tree this is, but the flowers are absolutely gorgeous!

 

 

This second photo is of something my children find gorgeous, and they bring me bouquets of them nearly every day.

 

 

Even though my husband, who does the yard work, would disagree, I have to admit that dandelions are kind of pretty—especially against the green grass.

 

 Wishing you all a beautiful Tuesday. ☺

 

 

Our World Tuesday

It's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a weekly meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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I took these photos in my front yard yesterday afternoon. I love the vibrancy of spring! It's a time of hope and new beginnings, and it has always been one of my favorite seasons.

 

"Spring is when life's alive in everything."

~Christina Rossetti

 

Wishing you all a beautiful Tuesday. ☺

 

 

Our World Tuesday

It's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a weekly meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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I like things that are old—things that have history and a story to tell. These things don't necessarily have to be beautiful, at least by the world's definition of the term. In fact, I think beauty can often be found in places where we may never have thought to look, and it's this unexpected beauty that I'm always searching for.

 

 I took these two photos yesterday. The peeling paint and the rusty doorknob—they have history.To me, they're beautiful.

 

 

 

 

Wishing you a day filled with unexpected beauty. ☺

 

Our World Tuesday

It's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a weekly meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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I chose today's photo not because it's particularly beautiful but because I like the composition. It's the trunk of a tree as seen through the slats in my neighbor's fence. I like the perspective—the way either the tree or the fence stands out to the eye, depending on which one you choose to focus on.

 

 

Wishing you a Tuesday filled with unexpected surprises. ☺

 

Our World Tuesday

It's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a weekly meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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Yesterday's sky was gray but beautiful. I took this picture just before the sun disappeared behind these clouds, and I felt like I had been given a glimpse of something pretty special.

 

 

"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Wishing you all a beautiful Tuesday. ☺

 

Our World Tuesday

It's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a weekly meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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Yesterday's sky was beautiful. The clouds looked to me like they were painted on a canvas, and I loved how the blue of the sky contrasted so starkly with the fast-moving clouds. 

 

Seeing those clouds reminded me of this quote by Thomas Love Peacock:

 

"Clouds on clouds, in volumes driven,

Curtain round the vault of heaven."

 

 

 

 

Wishing you all a lovely Tuesday. ☺

 

Our World Tuesday

It's time once again for Our World Tuesday, a weekly meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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I took these photos of an airplane's contrail just after sunrise one morning a couple of months ago. I always enjoy seeing the patterns these streaks of water vapor leave in the sky. What I like most about these photos, though, is the softness of the colors. It was a beautiful morning.

 

 

Wishing you all a lovely Tuesday. ☺

 

Our World Tuesday

Today I'm once again linking up with Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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I'm sure most of you know by now that I love photographing trees, particularly winter trees. I love the shapes their bare branches make against the sky. These trees always seem to have so much character; I'm sure they have stories to tell.

Wishing you all a beautiful Tuesday!

 

Our World Tuesday

Today I'm once again linking up with Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others. You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing photos that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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The beauty after the storm...

 

 

 

 

 

Wishing you a happy Tuesday!

 

Our World Tuesday

Today I'm once again linking up with Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing pictures that bloggers from around the world share each week.

 

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Sometimes we just need a new perspective...

 

Some reflection...

A new way of seeing familiar things:

Snow-covered red mulch...

 

or abstract art?

 

Wishing you a happy day of rediscovery. ☺
 

Our World Tuesday

Today I'm once again linking up with Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing pictures that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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This week I was inspired by fences. Do they keep others out—or us in?

 

 

"The wide world is all about you:

you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out."
~J.R.R. Tolkien

 

 

Our World Tuesday

Today I'm once again linking up with Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing pictures that bloggers from around the world share each week.

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I took this photo last week out on our front steps. What you see in the foreground is some twine that my husband had stretched from railing to railing in the hopes of keeping people from using the front door. (Long story!) I noticed that the twine had started to fray and thought that the shapes it was making as it did so were pretty, with all their arcs and lines. After I took the picture, I realized that I also liked the way the twine looked in relation to the apartment building across the street. It's such a simple thing—a piece of fraying twine—but I do believe that if we just look, we can often find beauty in unexpected places.

 

Wishing you a Tuesday filled with unanticipated beauty!

 

Our World Tuesday

Today I'm linking up with Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more about it here. Even if you don't participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing images being shared each week by bloggers around the world.

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Last Wednesday, this pile of snow was a prominent feature in our Western New York front yard:

 

My kids gathered icicles and planted them in this snowbank.
 I'm not sure why... ☺

 

Today's view—due to our recent 70-degree temperatures—is much different:

 

I'll admit that I don't mind the lack of snow, but my three-year-old daughter spent much of yesterday afternoon singing a song she'd made up and titled "Snow, Snow, Come back!" I can't say that I sang along, but it was fun to listen to her.

 

And I'm quite certain that one of these days, she'll get her wish.

 

Have a wonderful Tuesday—no matter what your weather!
 

Our World Tuesday

Today I'm linking up with Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find out more here. Even if you decide not to participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing images being shared each week by bloggers around the world.

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This was my view on New Year's Day as I lay on the ground after showing my kids how to make snow angels. I remember thinking about how quiet the world seemed—how peaceful—and lyrics from John Lennon's "Imagine" kept going through my mind: "above us only sky." In light of all the recent events here in the United States and throughout the world, it was comforting to look at that sky. It unites us all.

 

One world, one sky.

Wishing you a peaceful Tuesday.

Our World Tuesday

Today I'm linking up with Our World Tuesday, a meme that encourages bloggers to share images of their world. It's a great way to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of others! You can find the site here. Even if you choose not to participate, I encourage you to take a look at the intriguing images being shared each week by bloggers from around the world.

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Those of you who have read my blog for a while probably know I have a fascination with the grandeur and character of old trees. I have that same fascination with old buildings. I took this photo last weekend when my family and I went to look at the Christmas trees a local Boy Scout troop was selling in the parking lot of a Methodist church here in Western New York. I was hoping to capture the stateliness of both the tree and the church.

Western New York church at dusk

Wishing you all a beautiful and eye-opening Tuesday. ☺