Words

A constant hum in my mind, a myriad of thoughts streaming, compete with the desire to order them into words and sentences, possibly even paragraphs fit to convey the ideas that are bubbling within.

Of the Sea....

is the the meaning of my name and on that note.I created this in the fall and saved it for a rainy day.



1. A Star for Marissa, 2. Autumn's colours !, 3. The Penultimate Sunset of 2007, 4. Burgundy, 5. Beauty floating on the surface..., 6. Red, black and green tea, 7. Molakai Sunset, 8. Blackberry Pie To Be, 9. Day 106 - I am a librarian, 10. Nature drops closer, 11. Lilly, 12. ~ Light ~

Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

How to make one yourself
Type your answers to each of the questions below into Flickr
2- Using only the first page, pick an image.
3- Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker
4- Save a copy to your PC and then post it in your blog or use the flickr blogit tool.
The questions are:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. Favorite drink?
7. Dream vacation?
8. Favorite dessert?
9. What do you want to be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. One Word to describe you.
12. Your Flickr name.

Signs of Spring

scarlet hummingbirds flitting in territorial battles











excitement over a patch of potential garden space

















deadlines for ordering plants

the desire to shed layers on my walk....
use your imagination ;)

celebrations of growth and change everywhere

Rewards

Yesterday was pouring rain all day. Soaking, pounding, and gusting winds. Since I live in Seattle if I used the rain as an excuse to not walk well then success just wouldn't happen very often.

I was rewarded for getting a little damp by the presence of the mated bald eagle pair that live in the neighborhood roosting in a tree along my path. They even vocalized their eagle cries and took off from their perch as I watched them soar into the sky.

At the entrance to the horticulture center tiny yellow flowers were budding all over the trees.
In the evening I met up with a friend for delicious cozy latte from Zoka and finished my Chevron hat before heading home

I woke up on my birthday eve to this amazing scene
Now everything is glistening in the sunlight since the clouds have passed.

A year off

I took a year off blogging while I quit smoking and fell in love. Two life altering events in and of themselves combined can kick your ass in a whole new way. They apparently left me stunned speechless.I am attempting to find my voice and settle into a new kind of joy.

My walk through the sanctuary was a riot of birds this afternoon... honks filled the air as the geese arrived back at their spring home, starlings swooped through the sky in swarms and robins feasted on the worms basking in the paths from the morning rain. My walks are an inspiring and humbling part of my days.