day 214...365 project.

craziness...

the bugs made me smile and think chaos...perhaps organized chaos for them.

1st day of school for my children.

my oldest is a junior and my baby started high school.

perhaps we will have a bit of organized chaos for the next couple of days until they settle in to a structured schedule again.

in beauty,

Pamela

day 211...365 project.

i almost sat on this guy/girl yesterday while photographing in a vegetable garden.

in beauty,

Pamela

day 209...365 project.

i am house/dog sitting for the next 5 days near glenwood, minnesota.

the home is located on lake minnewaska in the country.

no city noise, traffic, television...very peaceful.

this is my view from the sofa.

in beauty,

Pamela

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.

~*~

i had a garden to play in once again.

~*~

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???)

~*~

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

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

~*~

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.

~*~

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 *****~******

~*~

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!!!!

~*~

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 160....365 project.

Tobe.

i love his kitty whiskers.

in beauty,

Pamela

picture summer...day 13.

day 13 assignment...juicy fruit.

raspberries...my favorite.

i am house~sitting, cat~sitting and garden~sitting at the lovely~bro home this week.

rose has a luscious raspberry patch with berries begging to be enJOYed.

this morning's simple pleasure...picking juicy ripe raspberries for breakfast.

in beauty,

Pamela

picture summer....day 12.

day 12 assignment....simple solitude.

i am house~sitting for my soul sister rose this week.

i am on vacation from life this week.

lounging

watching and listening to the leaves rustle in the wind

and

noticing the clouds dance across the sky

~*~**~~~*~~*~*~~**~~

in beauty,

Pamela

house~sitting continued........

i just returned from my 5 night 6 day house~sitting experience....
mmmmmm....it was so fascinating to watch life unfold from a different space....but i quickly realized it was from my "own" space....one separate from another's. 
i love my own space.

non~the~less...

my friend cathy has a quiet restful home.

and i was so fortunate to be able to be in it.

her decor would be similar to mine...

fairies....

and so many "things" from the natural world.

it was very easy to be in my "own" while

in her energy.

her bed....

divine and lush and welcoming.

i dreamed

fabulously.

note the statue in the window

a naked woman

i love naked women statues.

feminine

and i will leave it at that.

i spent most of my free time lounging with a book....serpent of light...on her balcony.

if not reading...i was admiring the scenery (see earlier post).

with pansy faces

smiling

at

me.

thank you cathy.

i really enjoyed

your

space

and the many

gifts it brought me.

in beauty,

Pamela

day 121....365 project

eye candy~~~>  while house~sitting.....

house~sitting.....

i am 3 days IN~to house~sitting for my girlfriend cathy o.  i love the exterior of her townhome....especially the rocks. 

 

she lives at the end of her street....there is a balcony off her livingroom facing the parking lot.

but...

this is what i look at.

a

beautiful

mockorange bush in

full bloom.

it smells divine.

i love how it looks from the ground also.

especially how it softens the stones.

when i am not admiring the mockorange.

i enjoy this bush...

i have no idea the name of it.

it doesn't matter.

it glows at sunrise and sunset.

ohhhhhh!  but look at this beautiful tree....

again

no idea the name of it...

and really...

does it matter?

the blooms smell delicious.

and the bees love them too.

in beauty,

Pamela