August First

August 2016

Day 1

It has been a long time since I visited here.  With encouragement from my daughter, here is a start.

Life has been different these last few years.

A new dawning.

#embrace

First of August 2016

Day 2 2014 November TDOT

Lewis Family Farms Pumpkin Patch

Day 2...I am thankful I live in a land of riches

All I have to do is look out my window, drive down the road and look.

Really see

Day 22 TDOT

22 Days into November and Thirty Days of Thanksgiving

Morning Star

First, where has the month gone?  Next week is Thanksgiving and already thoughts of Christmas have infiltrated the season.  There are more people putting up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving that it seems to be getting lost in the fray.  I find myself thinking how/when am I going to decorate, shop....blah blah blah

The sad part is I used to relish this time of year to catch a breath before Christmas and its chaos, oh my, now I sound like the grinch.

But as I approach the yearend, it is a mixture of joy, fun, family but mixed with a yearend of requirements for yearend have to's in the business world.  And this year, it is complicated.

So, it is more important to me than ever to catch the here and now of what I am thankful for.  Because the unknown future and the anticipation of what could be is more than I can/want to look at.

So, this is without a doubt the longest verbiage I have used since the beginning of the month, my apologies for the rambling.  Thanks for hanging with me, if you even got this far.

I AM thankful for...

weekends

music

holding hands

date nights

a clean house

time on the weekends to catch up or explore

family, even the ones that come with drama

fall and the clear cool air filled with dramatic color

a husband who loves me even though...

my children, a great gift

I'm done....see you tomorrow

Days 14 & 15 TDOT

I am combining 2 days of my thanks of fullness...

Sunrise on Lake Shasta

I am thankful for road trips with good company

Fall scenery not normally seen by me

Cold days with a warm jacket

A fun movie "Last Vegas" that once again reminds how fortunate I really am

There is a Change Coming

Ansel Adams Quotes for Life and Love of Photography

Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.

Ansel Adams

That Kind of Morning

It started Sunday morning in Cayucos, out to find what I could see...

Elements of the Central Coast

From the water to the clouds, I found what I was looking for, and more.

Then the evening started to draw near and I found myself drawn once again to looking at the clouds and wondering, what does it look like at the coast?  A bite to eat, grabbed my gear and some company and off we went to the cliffs at Shell Beach, just north of Pismo Beach, CA

And Done With One More Day

No disappointment here.

Just ever changing colors and peaceful waters.

Sunset on the Cliffs

Monday Morning...not ready to pass one more opportunity to have my feet hit the sand and surf.  Off I went, solo, for a walk on the beach.  Leave my camera home?  Thought about, for a minute, no can do.  Sunrise at the beach with more high clouds.  Hope you enjoyed my time at the beach...wish you all could be here, someday...

Early Ride

Under the Pismo Pier

Walking on Clouds in the Sand

30 Days of Thanksgiving | Day 9

Horses in the Morning Mist

Ahhh, Friday has arrived.

I am thankful

Sunrise in Edna Valley

Clear morning skies

I am thankful

Encouraging Words first thing in the morning

I am thankful