thank you bro family....

my soul sister rose asked me to house~sit, cat~sit and garden~sit for her...and for the past week i have thoroughly enjoyed my~lovely~self at her family's home.

she has 2 beautiful little boys i wanted to thank also.

so....

i left them a message on their driveway for them to discover when they arrive home today.

i so appreciated my little vacation.

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i had a garden to play in once again.

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and a lawn to burry my feet in...oh! i so love to ground mySELF in the grass.

i had forgotten how much mother earth loves to nourish me.

(note to self...find grass to sit in more often...how could i forget???)

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i live in a beautiful townhome now...i can on occasion hear my neighbors.

it was so quiet while staying in rose's home.

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and the raspberries were ripe for picking....2x a day and whenever i felt like it.

JOY! to be able to walk out every morning and pick fresh raspberries for breakfast.

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rose lives in a newer development and the trees are not yet full grown.

at night i was able to sit on her deck for hours and watch the MANY stars twinkling.

the big dipper was right over my head *****~******

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the boys have a medium size pool.  it has been a hot and humid week.  i swam everyday and "dipped" at night under the moon and stars.

~*~

rose was kind enough to leave a little "directory" of nature parks for me to go explore, sit IN and photograph.

and i did.

aaaaaahhhhhh.....rejuvination!!!!

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and tobe....their kitty....

he was sooooo not liking me at first...he was missing his boys...and they were missing him. 

i photographed him and sent the pictures to them so they knew he was ok.

~*~

me...when i left this morning.

thank you bro family!

i had so much fun and found peace & clarity while i stayed in your beautiful home.

in beauty,

Pamela

***on another note...i am participating in SOOC Saturday and this is my post for that project.  if you would like to participate also i encourage you to visit http://slurpinglife.typepad.com/slurping_life/2009/03/sooc-saturday-photo-sharing.html

also...

as part of my class at 10 SUMMER PHOTOS NOW assignment 4 was to photograph outdoor play.  i VERY much enjoyed playing with sidewalk chalk this morning :)

day 155...365 project.

my son lucas...

10 summer photos....#3.

assignment....what is in your fruit basket?

raspberries....

i love to use vintage glassware to hold fruit. 

especially colored glass.

 i love raspberries.

my grandmother grew them in her garden on her farm.

we picked buckets full

in the

summer.

the color of the raspberries look so pretty in this green bowl.

and...i LoVe how it looks sitting on my outdoor glass table

this morning on the deck.

mmmm....breakfast.

what is in your fruit bowl?

i would love to see.

in beauty,

Pamela

10 days of summer...day 2.

day 2 assignment...show me your garden...

fluff...my garden.

this year my garden is nature true it's form...natural and free.

1....10 summer photos to take right now!

i just started one of several on-line photo classes today.....10 summer photos to take right NOW! http://www.bigpicturescrapbooking.com/ 

i already participate in 365 project...a photo a day for 365 days.  http://www.365project.org/  i love following several photographers on their project and have learned so much about taking photos...and such.  the creativity of many out there is amazing and it is very inspiring to find MY own.

the 10 summer photos class...
*** it is completed on a self pace basis...as in complete each assignment as you are inspired.
*** each assignment gives an inspiration....such as what to shoot that represents summer to the student.
*** there is a photo gallery students can upload their photos on to share their progress.
*** the intent is to find beauty and inspiration thru the lens of a camera and assist the "everyday" photographer on improving and creating their own "eye".

thus...

assignment 1...photograph your favorite summer accessory.

favorite summer accessory...

~*flip~*~ flops*~

my worn out basic flip flops are my favorite summer accessory. i love them because they are easy to slip on and can be worn anywhere with anything. i usually keep 2-3 pair...one for puttering around outside...one for public...and one for "back-up" just in case.
 
i am looking forward to posting my progress.
 
in beauty,
Pamela