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August 2010

A New Journey

We Interrupt This Blog

We interrupt this blog for a message from Taylor…..

Wut iz it wif stoopid hoomins? Yes, I knowz dat most iz a buncha french fries short of a Happy Meal, but I just don’t getz it. Take 4 example da crazy cat hoomin I liv wif.

Pweeeeeze take her!

Her just aint the sharpest knife in the drawer, ya knowz?

For 7 hours straight I tryz to giv her luv and fection cuz ya gotta keep ur hoomin happy if ya want ur nom bowl filled on time. An ifan I get inpatientz and eat da ugly birds she getz psychoz n stuffz.

But seemz her don’t want mi luv and fection when she iz workin, cuz her howlz “TAWWOR” like a banchee ever time I knock her stufz down so her can look and seez how purdy I iz.

So I decidz to go nap or sumfin.

cat1

Den her startz danglin stuffs in my face lik im a stoopid dawg or sumfin.

cat3

I ignorz her tinkin her will go awayz.

catignore

But no her haz to keep it up. Buggin me.

cat4

Sighz, I needz a normal hoomin pweazzzze.

A New Journey Day Eleven

A New Journey

Whispering Thank You

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqUUQElQ8kM

Browsing through the news today, I found myself remembering this old song by Anne Murray. (Yeah, I really am that old!) I thought of her words, of wanting to hear a little good news today. I realized that not much has changed over the years.

It seems that sometimes we get so hung up on things we cannot control that we forget about those simple things in life that matter, right here, right now.

One of the reasons I love doing a photo journey challenge now and then is because it forces me to slow down for a moment and see the little things all around me. Things I might normally miss.

Shadows In The Sky

Once again I begin to remember to savor my first cup of coffee in the morning while watching the birds at the feeder, instead of gulping it without even tasting it while reading about wars and political mud slinging.

Why do we fill our minds with so much negativity?

Life is about friends, family, loving, laughing, and truly living.

When I focus on the little things, instead of nonstop fussing with my cat to leave me alone when I am trying to work, I stop, if only for a moment or two, and look into those eyes, the eyes of an animal that adores me, loves me unconditionally, even when I forget to appreciate how blessed I am to have her companionship.

Then I hug her close to me and whisper thank you.

If I’m aware of these little things, when that split second of raw emotion is in front of me, the kind of moment that brings me to my knees with love, I won’t miss it. I will close my eyes, sigh, and once again, I will find myself whispering, thank you…

Haley Holding Her Niece Bentlei

A New Journey Day Ten

Cricket Walker

A New Journey

High Above Me

Cricket Walker

While hanging out on Facebook for a bit to nag ask a few friends to take part in the V7N 30 Day Photography Challenge, it suddenly dawned on me that the sun would be going down soon and I still hadn’t taken a picture for day nine of my own challenge!

Ugggggggh!

So I grabbed a cold Venom Energy and my camera, and ran out the door. My mind was already racing with ideas of what I could shoot quickly. If all else failed, I could always get a shot of the Venom, right?

venom

Have you ever noticed that if you don’t have your camera with you, there are a million shots you want to get, but when you go out LOOKING for one, everything suddenly disappears?

Although I could hear a dove cooing somewhere, the dang thing was definitely hiding out with no intention of letting me off with a quick picture so I could head back into the air conditioning.

As I began to walk, with no particular destination, my thoughts began to relax, allowing me to begin to find beauty, to discover stuff I love.

bike

This beauty just about left me breathless. WOW! I wonder if it is too early to send Santa Claus a letter. I really have been a very good girl this year. HONEST! I would love to take this sweet ride for a spin through the Texas Hill Country as the sun begins to set.

With my one promised picture out of the way, I turned back in the direction of home only to hear that dove again. Looking high above me, I finally found her, as if she was ready to pose for her picture now.

dove

A New Journey Day Nine

Cricket Walker

A New Journey

Not Gonna Sing

Bird

Sing for you?

You can’t be serious lady!

I aint no sissy country bird.

I am up here waiting for some fool human to drop a french-fry.

My kid likes McDonald’s too, ya know.

So no, I am NOT gonna sing for you.

A New Journey Day Eight

A New Journey

Sheeesh…..

Taylor hiding out....

Are you kidding me?

Do you have to follow me with that camera contraption everywhere?

Can’t a cat get any privacy anymore?

Sheeesh…..

A New Journey Day Seven

A New Journey

Is Snarkier A Word?

Starbucks Coffee

Ya ever have one of those days when ya wake up a bit snarky and by day’s end you are even snarkier? (Is that even a word?)

Today was definitely one of those days when I feel blessed to have such wonderful friends who will forgive me for an occasional snark filled day now and then.

What does the Starbucks picture have to do with my snark fest? Absolutely nuffin! I just wish I was there right now sipping on something with way too many calories to be healthy and just watching the world walk by for a little while.

I promise to be pretty much snarkless tomorrow.

A New Journey Day Six

Cricket Walker