Postcard from Thursday – January 25, 2018

Winter from the Inside

Earlier this week, we had the first snowfall of the season.  Altho I was happy for this brief reminder of the joy I felt in childhood, when winter would greet us with some of the white stuff, I much prefer it from the inside now! (With certain exceptions!)

Winter from the Inside

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Postcard from Thursday – January 4, 2018

Happiness and Misery

I was writing in my journal the other day, when I was thinking about how unhappy some people seem to be almost all the time, and lament about not being happy.  And, without thinking about what I was writing – stream of conscious writing, I guess – and this statement flowed from my pen. 

Happiness and Misery

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Just fyi – This year, in the interest of honoring my own Word of 2018, easy, I’m taking it easy in creating my postcards!  I will be posting one postcard per month.  Hope you enjoy all 12!

Postcard from Thursday – December 14, 2017

Let us love Winter

We don’t often think of winter in these terms……

Maybe we should.

Let us love Winter

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Postcard from Thursday – December 7, 2017

Daily Commute

Adventures come to us as we allow them to……

Daily Commute

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Postcard from Thursday – November 30, 2017

Clarity

Isn’t it ironic how sometimes we achieve true clarity when we’re in the middle of a crises of some sort?  It’s almost like it takes a lot of distraction for that which is real, is honest, to become clear.

Clarity

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Postcard From Thursday – November 16, 2017

End & Beginning

At this time of year, I can’t help but have the thoughts of things that end.  However, for every ending, somewhere, somehow, there is a beginning.

End & Beginning

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Postcard from Thursday – November 9, 2017

Long Shadows

Thinking about life as I watched this little bug make its way across the sand dune.  Such a little bug, and such a long shadow…..

Long Shadows

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Postcard From Thursday – November 2, 2017

Kitty Wisdom

I didn’t have to travel far for this week’s postcard!  My little kitty, Tatoosh, provided the inspiration.  And, kitties certainly know about stillness!

Kitty Wisdom

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Postcard from Thursday – October 26, 2017

Don’t Pick…

Why do we always want to pick one thing to enjoy about an experience?  For once, let’s not!

Don’t Pick…Enjoy it all!

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Postcard from Thursday – October 19, 2017

Yesterday’s Picnic

For this week’s Postcard, I looked back at a trip earlier this year to Big Bend National Park in Texas.  Just down from the campground where we were, there was a picnic area, with table under some cottonwood trees.  Reminds me of picnics in days gone by.

Yesterday’s Picnic

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Postcard from Thursday – October 12, 2017

Fall Flowers

Everyone loves the flowers that bloom during the spring and summer of each year.  Yet, autumn brings us flowers, too!  Not that many, and perhaps not as brilliant, but pretty in their own way!

Fall Flowers

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Postcard from Thursday – October 5, 2017

Rustridge Drive

Out for a stroll on an autumn morning – a few years ago in Napa.

 Rustridge Drive

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Postcard from Thursday – September 28, 2017

Autumn Leaves are Falling

It’s getting to be that time of year again!

Autumn Leaves are Falling

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Postcard from Thursday – September 14, 2017

Road Less Traveled

One of my favorite poems is the one by Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken”.  The actual line I used as inspiration for this travel journal page is “I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference”.  This image was one I took a few years ago, in the woods in the mountains near our home.  So, our travels were not far for this image, but it takes my mind a million miles away!

Road Less Traveled

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Postcard from Thursday – September 7, 2017

Serenity on the Shore

I was walking, or rather, standing on the shore of a lake while Jeff was playing fetch with Miki – throwing a branch in the lake.  Altho I do enjoy watching her and her love of the water, I was also drawn to the moving still life on shore.  The lake was creating gentle waves as they touched the shore, and yet the reeds in the water seemed unaffected by them.  A moment of serenity.

Serenity on the Shore

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Postcard from Thursday – August 24, 2017

Perspective

Jeff and I went exploring the other week and ended up on a dirt back road that took us to the top of Capilla Peak, here in New Mexico.  As we were heading back down the road, he stopped so I could photograph some sunflowers growing along the roadside.  I took several images and then happened to look down.  I had a great shot available to me of the top of a sunflower, looking down onto it.  I took it and then converted it to a crayon drawing.  I kept thinking about how different, in a way, the sunflower looked from this unfamiliar angle.  My mind kept trying to turn it sideways to make it seem more “normal”.  It sort of reminded me of however life appears to us, it’s often due to our personal perspective.  That’s also true for everyone else, so it’s probably best if we don’t take too many people at their word as truth when circumstances are a bit murky or confused!  Something to think about…..

Perspective

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Postcard from Thursday – August 17, 2017

Back Patio

This week, I didn’t travel far from home inspiration.  I was particularly content just sitting on our back patio.  It’s quite the change from how I grew up – in the city.  And, as I think about the contrast in life between the city and country, I couldn’t help but think that the wild roses growing on a bush just off our patio was more lovely than any city sight I’ve ever seen.  And, so that’s this week’s thought…..

Back Patio

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Postcard from Thursday – August 10, 2017

Waving

I don’t have far to walk to my studio, but along the way during the summer months, this yucca’s blooms always seem to wave me along, offering encouragement for whatever I have in mind.  At times, I let my hand caress the tiny red blooms and the green seed pods.  It’s a connection I never tire of.

Waving

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Postcard from Thursday – August 3, 2017

Christmas Anywhere

I’m never surprised to see Christmas whenever I walk thru the woods.  Even in the heart of summertime, there are always a few leaves that seem to want to hurry autumn, and then winter, along.  The natural colors of Christmas are always a treat to find, no matter the season!

Christmas Anywhere

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Postcard from Thursday – July 27, 2017

Learn from History

Driving along a secondary road near our home, I frequently pass by this solitary windmill.  It always makes me think of the farm or ranch that used to be where it remains.  But, the people who lived there have moved on.  Different skills were learned and people then left.  Conversely, I think about things today – the way people are sometimes clamoring for situations that their parents and grandparents worked hard to overcome.  And, the old saying is true – “Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it”.  Let us learn from our history, and not keep making the same mistakes over and over.  To create this journal page, I converted an image of the windmill to a colored pencil drawing, added text and other texture elements.  It’s rather simple, but then so is the base image.

Learn from History

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