Peaceful--August Break #20

Nothing as Peaceful as early morning walk through an open space.  The birds are taking wing, the prairie dogs are 'barking' to remind you to stay away from their mounded homes-- 

You pause to admire the wildflowers as bees buzz around

The sun is up just enough for the sunflowers to raise their petals to the warmth

Yes, nothing as peaceful as a day beginning as this!

Black & White--Quilt Blocks--August Break #19

We see in color because all our cameras photograph in color now.  But, I remember those days when it was only Black & White!  I have one photo of me as little girl, taken in Black & White, but the photographer colored in the picture!  I look so unnatural! 

 

Recently, one of my expatchers friends was doing a Block of the Month quilt and it featured only black and white fabrics--how cool is that?!  Below are her blocks.  I haven't seen the completed quilt yet, but I can only imagine it is smashing!

 

Well, I thought I'd better throw in some knitting here too--my handspun knit scarf--still working on it!

                                                                               Thanks for taking this walk on the Black & White side!

JUMP! August Break #18

When I decided to go on this journey, there was no hesitation about writing each and every August day.  There have been some topics that boggled my thought process.  These writing opportunities gave my creative juices a chance to flow--not always does a light bulb go off--but, that's good--I must dig deep into the recesses of my brain to pull out a fluid notion.

  So now I can JUMP for JOY!  For when I begin to think about the word jump--the radio burst forth with the song "Jump"!  And then we were off--there is 21 & 22 Jump Street the movies; we are playing with our jump rope (did you ever do the double Dutch?  Not me!)

  The very next hour, I saw a photo of a friend on her jumping horse--how odd, this popped up at this time! 

  And in the playground near our house, the boys were jumping for the football during practice. 
If only I could get a good photo of Jumping! 
There is a fun zone just for jumping!  There is a JUMP Dance Competition!  There is even a mobile service that is entitled JUMP (Just Upgrade My Phone)!

If only the body wasn't so aging, I would be doing some jumping jacks!  Let's all think of jumping!  and maybe, it will burn off some calories.............................

Bookshelf--August Break #17

Bookshelves! What would we do without bookshelves?? I love my bookshelves...............why?

Mainly, because, I love books--all sorts of books!  all sizes, all shapes--adventure, romance, action, history, fiction, comedies.  And I love series of books--give me a good author who has written 10-20 books and I'm there!

Our bookshelves hold all manners of objects besides books...

There is a shelf just for cookbooks--doesn't matter if we refer to them often, there are recipes hiding between the pages just waiting to be used

And our bookshelves hold valuable items from family members long gone but not forgotten, especially when we hold these special memories in our hands.

and there are those collections--whimsical and endearing!

Every once in awhile we clear out some books from the shelves but we always hold a place for our delightful angels.

 

LOOK DOWN! August Break #16

Look Down? How often do we look down? When I'm walking I'll look down to make sure I don't trip over an obstacle. When this topic came up on the August Break schedule, I had to ponder............................should I look down often? Occasionally? Never?

Then it hit me!  There are times when we must "look down"--how about the sidewalk art?  You must admire these masterpieces as you look down!

And yes, we "look down" an aisle as we roam an overstuffed store

And do we "look down" our noses at certain people?

There are the times we "look down" from light to dark

I love "looking down" rolled up hand-woven rugs.  The view can be awesome!

When I'm working away on my projects, I must 'look down' to see the results.

When atop a mighty tall building, we "look down" on the bright lights of the city.  I guess there are reasons to "look down" often.  Hope your day is filled with opportunities to "LOOK DOWN" and see what is in your world. 

BLUE--August Break--Day 15

 

Need I say more?................................................................................But, I will.....................................

 

blue is the color most commonly associated with harmony, faithfulness, confidence, distance, infinity, the imagination, cold, and sometimes with sadness.

Blue is the color of the deep sea and the clear sky. 

Pure blue, also known as high blue, is not mixed with any other colors

 

There is Navy Blue, Azure Blue, ultramarine, indigo blue, cobalt, cyan, teal, Egyptian blue, Prussian blue, cerulean blue,  

 

Are you Blue Now?                                                               

 

 

 

 

Hands--August Break--Day 14

      

                                                                      How much do you use your hands each day?
                                                                     Ever stop to look at your hands?
                                                                     
                                                                     I had a supervisor once upon a time that used her hands to talk--don't we all?--anyway, once she had made her point, she would stop, and stare at her hands!  We all thought it was such an odd thing to do!  Maybe, the more I think about it--that's not so odd after all.

Just think of the things you do with your hands every day-- we thumbs up!

We point         we wash    we touch




we communicate        we are creative    

Ours hands say a lot about who we are.................................

young and polished

aged and weathered

oh, my goodness, is that my mother's hand I see before me?!! 

Even though wrinkled and arthritic, my hands can accomplish many tasks of the day.