Mason

Today's moment, Mason was quite somber all day but when he saw I was going to take his pic, he stopped what he was doing, looked straight at the camera, smiled and posed for me. This is the only smile I got all day, I continued taking pics but I guess there was only this one smile he would share with me today. So glad I captured this moment! Mason is one of two sweet little great nephews I have. I am looking forward to Jimmy visiting from Alaska in a few weeks. I hope he has at least one smile for me too!

Blessings~

Caught!

I put out peanuts the other day in the hopes of attracting the Blue Jays. Today one stopped by. I expected him to take the peanuts, someone had been eating them. Instead he was on the large feeder filling his gullet with the finer bird seed. Maybe the squirrels and chipmunks ate the peanuts.......

A Sweet Treat

Today's moment is a sweet little treat, fresh strawberries and real whipped cream in one of my new dessert dishes. They are new to me but they are antiques. I won them in an auction at church today. They were new when a sweet friend of mine was a new bride nearly 55 years ago. She started to tell me about the tables being set with white table cloths and the newly acquired glassware for a celebration for her and her new groom. We were interrupted so I hope to hear the rest of the story soon!

Blessings~

Lisa's Barn

I was headed to the river, I knew there was a big old barn there that I had photographed before. As I drove past my friends drive way I looked down the path and saw their beautiful old barn and the antique tractor sitting in front of it. I drove a little further and then decided to turn around. This was too cool to pass up. Stirs up images from my child hood. My dad's cousin had an old white barn, and we used old tractors similar to this when I worked in the fields with my family.

Blessings~

Still a Little Color

I live less than 1 mile from the Red River of the North, I went down to the river today and was delighted to see there was still some leaves left on the trees and a bit of color. This winding river looks peaceful and calm right now. Come spring it will be many feet higher and swift moving. The river has caused slumping on this side of the river at Fort Abercrombie Historical Site. We loose a few feet of the grounds every spring......

Again it's not clear here on the blog but if you click the photo, it takes you to a better image

Blessings~

April 16, 2010 A Moment Remembered

We attended our sons FFA spring banquet and shared our table with a family with 4 young children. My baby is nearly 18 so watching an 18 month old was a hoot! At this point he entertained himself by pushing the plaque over with one finger, standing it back up and doing it again over and over. I loved his facial expressions. When my children were little, we were a busy little family, a lot going on and I confess that I did not always enjoy the stage they were in. If only we had the wisdom to not wish for the next stage. As I've gotten older and my children have gotten older I have learned to be careful about wishing away today. Instead I hope to immerse myself in the precious moments as they come. I will not pine for yesterday, that is a waste of time, I will not wish for tomorrow and easier days, they may never come, rather i will celebrate today, this moment, it is all I have.
Blessings this day~