the dibrito family.....

my younger sister shelly and her family.

husband mike

daughters

daniella

and

emma

i photographed them at my sister kim's wedding last august.

she has a lovely family.

in beauty,

Pamela

day 224....365 project.

sara and sam...

my sister and her husband.

~*~

they are such an attractive couple.

~*~

married for 4 or 5 years.

i can never remember exactly.

does it really matter?

~*~

i can't wait to see and hold their babies someday.

in beauty,

Pamela

day 223...365 project.

wedding day...

day 215...365 project.

shark...

my neice emma....loved the expression in her eyes and on her face.  she looked like she was "up to something"...i thought to myself....shark :)

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 206...365 project.

sara...

the youngest of my 3 beautiful sisters.  i was admiring her "glamour" sunglasses while we were sitting hotel poolside in atlanta watching my 2 sons and 2 neices swim.

~*~

sara is 10 years younger than my~lovely~self.

she is gorgeous.

~*~

and cute as cute can be.

just a tiny little thing.

i love her essence.

it is

sara.

in beauty,

Pamela

***i am home from a week long gypsee traveling adventure and am catching up a bit before leaving again for a 5 day adventure/respite.  i will post as time allows.  i can hardly wait to share my journeys.***

day 200...365 project.

day 2...

devil's tower

in

wyoming.

in beauty,

Pameloa

day 198...365 project.

traveling gypsee...

i am leaving early tomorrow morning for a little trip....about 2 1/2 weeks.

1st a road trip beating a path thru the badlands in south dakota, to devil's tower in wyoming, then onto my uncle's ranch in the big horn mountains and continuing on to coty, wyoming...where i will hop a plane to come back home to minnesota...not without a layover in salt lake city.

mmmm...earth work...i love earth work.  this 1st leg will be with my soul sister kathy and we will be meeting our other sister cathy and her friend shelli.

once back in minnesota i will join up with my children for a late evening and we will fly out early the following morning to atlanta, georgia for 4 days.  my beautiful sister kim will be marrying on the 27th in a lovely intimate garden setting.  my boys and i plan on road tripping it up to the mountains northeast of atlanta for a day before flying back home. i will be home for just a short period of time before leaving again for western minnesota to house/dog sit for a lovely couple who own a vacation lake home.

a peaceful

quiet

way to spend the last 5 days of summer.

i am positive my camera will be in hand the entire time.

computer also where internet is available.

i will post as able to.

mmmm...a traveling gypsee i will be....and so very excited.

in beauty,

Pamela

day 197...365 project

tubing....

county fair...

ferris wheel...

i never tire of them.

~*~

they represent color eye candy.

~*~

~*~

sacred circles of beauty...

~*~

i love the large numbers on the carts.

i wonder if this couple is enJOYing

their view?

i took a little trip to the dakota county fair yesterday.

animals

carnival

fair food

4-H displays

tractors

a flashback...

in beauty,

Pamela

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day 191...365 project.

hosta...

day 190....project 365.

county fair...

day 188....365 project.

weed...

i pulled well over a ZILLION of these in the last 2 days...

i love my job as a gardener.

~*~

this particular area i worked in was landscaped beautifully with pine trees, birch trees, trees i don't even know the name of and bushes.

~*~

a wooded garden

that had not been cleared, cleaned or touched all summer.

there were a ZILLION weeds.

8 full hours of weeds.

instant gratification once an area had been worked on.

i do love my job.

~*~

i took water breaks in the grass....

happy grass.

i prefer taking a break in the grass rather than in an office breakroom.

~*~

and

i

found

a

treasure...

in beauty,

Pamela

***a special note...i am in the process of transitioning my http://www.earthbeone.com/ website.  as with life, passions evolve and change.  i am a firm believer change is GOOD.  and i actually enJOY it very much....ALL of it.  please watch for a new tab on my earth...be one site that will link you to a new featured blog  http://walkinginbliss.blogspot.com/  it is a work in progress and is unfolding slowly.  i will continue to post my photos here on essence also.  my bliss blog will be similar to the bliss e-mails i sent out nearly a year ago... again...it is all unfolding at it's own pace.  watch for a new link to it on this site also. ***

a little of this, that and an obsession....

a good friend of mine was kind enough to accomadate my little obsession with horse legs...

one morning in early july he brought me into the "backside" of canterbury park.

translation....backside = where the horses are boarded, cared for and trained for race day.

i stumbled across this gentleman...

the farrier

he takes care of the horse hooves.

horse legs....lead to hooves

~*~

i had no problem watching him work...

~*~

it was fascinating.

i wish i would have asked him questions.

~*~

oh!  hello pretty.....

~*~

i love the stirrups on saddles.

i love how boots look in stirrups.

~*~

moving along ~~~>~>>~~~>

~*~

this is the practice track where horses train.

~*~

i was fortunate enough to stand (squat) right up it in order to photograph

my

obsession

~*~

horse legs....

~*~

coming and going ~~>>~~~>>>

~*~

i really cannot explain why

i am

obsessed

with

horse legs...

~*~

but they are magnificent

~*~

and i find

so much strength

and

beauty

in

them.

in beauty,

Pamela

day 186....365 project.

grapes...

~*~

growing in my old garden

~*~

in abundance.

in beauty,

Pamela

a birthday adventure....

my soul sisters kathy and rose treated me to a birthday adventure yesterday.

we crossed the stateline into wisconsin.

and

arrived in spring valley at

crystal cave.

i love crystal cave.

i have been once several years ago with my boys.

i knew they would be envious

especially

lucas...as he shares my cave enthusiasm.

i sent him a postcard this morning promising a visit with him in the future.

~*~

since my eye is changing yet AGAIN...

i decided to hold off on photographing my experience....

and

enJOY it fully in the moment...or the moments.

~*~

although i did manage to capture a couple of photos.

stalactites...form from the carbonic acid mixing with water dripping off the ceiling.

forms calcite....i love calcite!

not sure how i remembered that bit of information.

again...i was all about being in the moment.

~*~

calcite

metaphysically speaking...

calcite is all about JOY.

i am all about JOY.

~*~

back to my new knowlege of stalactites....

if they are still dripping they are still forming.

if they stop dripping, break off or are touched by human hands they stop forming.

it takes 100 years to grow an inch.

needless to say...

i am a HUGE tactile person.  it took everything in me to not TOUCH these beauties...or the cave walls.  the rock walls were off limits for touching also...as the oils from our hands turn the walls black after being in contact for an extended period of time.

it was torture.

nothing other than torture to not be able to touch.

but....

 i might of accidently brushed my hands up against the side of the cave wall a time or two.  i couldn't help myself.  i had to do it.  i broke the rules when the tour guide catie wasn't looking. 

sorry catie.....i had to do it. 

really what i wanted to do was put my back up against the walls and just feel the energy of the rock...or place both my hands on the walls for a few minutes.

but...i settled for a couple of quick brushes.

i hope the cave understood.

as i mentioned earlier...my eye is changing and i couldn't snap a photo if i wanted to right now. apparently i am to just BE in all moments without my camera.

after the tour the girls spread out a picnic for me.

all natural and organic food.

mmmmmm.....

we gabbed for who knows how long as we were not part of linear time.

then...

we went on a nature hike in the area surrounding the cave.

the moss and fungus were beautiful as it has been wet, hot and humid.

perhaps my eye will return soon.

i certainly hope so.

but as always

patience

patience

patience.

as nothing can be forced for it to be truth.

thank you rose and kathy.

it was a wonderful adventure in the moments.

in beauty,

Pamela

***more info about crystal cave in spring valley, wisconsin can be found at http://www.acoolcave.com/

a fabulous place to visit with your family or friends.***

the frog...sooc saturday

conner (on the right), my soul sister rose's son and his friend had a little gift to show me this morning.

a frog

~*~

a REALLY puffy frog.

~*~

cute none~the~less

~*~

very docile

and

calm

~*~

both boys were very proud of their find

~*~

and neither one had an issue holding

the frog.

~*~

and passed it back and forth to each other.

then according to the boys

it was my turn.

so...

camera on the ground....

i held it.

poor frog....but happy children.

bless this frog's heart

for entertaining

2 boys

and

1 photographer.

in beauty,

Pamela

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