The Moments No. 38

"What seems mundane and trivial is the very stuff that discovery is made of. The only difference is our perspective, our readiness to put the pieces together in an entirely different way and to see patterns where only shadows appeared just a moment before." (Edward B. Lindaman)

Squint your eyes at this picture and see just the colors and patterns and then go do something with it. It's a Jello sale, trivia for your day . . . the Jello Museum/ Gallery is just about 45 min away from me.  The Inventor Peter Cooper and his history can be found here  What is your favorite kind of Jello dish and what creative thing have you done with Jello?   I like a jello that is red jello with applesauce and cinnamon.  Growing up I was hooked on sunshine salad- grated carrots and crushed pineapple.  I have used jello to flavor/ color cookie dough.

Halloween Wrap up 2013

A little carving . . . . not much excitement this year . . .

The Moments No 36

". . ..I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air." ~Nathaniel Hawthorne, 10th October 1842

Morning Frost is becoming a regular visitor. All the shades of Green we enjoyed over the spring and summer are fading fast to Grays and browns. No longer can we walk barefoot or sit for coffee or tea in the early morning sunshine. Ice crystals and snow crystals are always so unique and fun to look at, design within design . . . .

The Moments no 35

We walked always in beauty, it seemed to me. We walked and looked about, or stood and looked. Sometimes, less often, we would sit down. We did not often speak. The place spoke for us and was a kind of speech. We spoke to each other in the things we saw.”
― Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow

The Moments No.34

"We Orientals find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and darkness which that thing provides." (Junichiro Tanizaki) 

 

There amidst the grays and browns and the shadows, out of the virtual woody darkness comes the sheer beauty of this red tree and branch.  The rustling of the leaves underfoot can take you to a meditative state that if you are not vigilant in looking around - you will miss all the big and small treasures of nature.   We found a tree with a single Apple on it.  It was the coolest thing, and mushrooms and fungi that are juxtaposed in odd places.  Nature is full of beauty for those of us that can take the time to be out in it.  Enjoy all her seasons of beauty.

The Moments Nov. no. 33

" But for ones health as you say, it is very necessary to

work in the garden and see the flowers growing"  

Vincent van Gogh

Just a little Picasa Play with a traditional Sun Flower.  I liked how this turned out.

The November Moments No.32

"We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping  and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us.  Let us Choose. "           Charles Baudelaire

We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.
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We are weighed down, every moment, by the conception and the sensation of Time. And there are but two means of escaping and forgetting this nightmare: pleasure and work. Pleasure consumes us. Work strengthens us. Let us choose.
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Off for a few days to my favorite retreat space with favorite friends to sew, create, be with nature and be nourished by good food, fun and friends. May be quiet for a few days unless I have time before I leave to "set up a few posts"This location is beautiful in the Hills of the Southern Tier of WNY.  It will likely snow while we are there. I will hike every day and hope to make it to the Waterfall this year.  Lots of creative goodness will be happening.