tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312770792024-03-23T11:06:24.113-07:00dot in timethoughts in migrationmeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-50174191365870058652008-07-14T07:08:00.000-07:002008-07-14T07:18:32.682-07:00tree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFPaXSKqQAbl3GXgVD_Fu3hgdv4QIdcZhsXpmGiBHfH8GCgI7VWyGfe4tefUlbMDSXZLVj_QD5SC7tZLY9lf-qa53hA2gGtmXsXdAJcWjWmTrNaqGM0qjfX1ehqmtM_0rmvlQ/s1600-h/red+tree+in+fog+a+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMFPaXSKqQAbl3GXgVD_Fu3hgdv4QIdcZhsXpmGiBHfH8GCgI7VWyGfe4tefUlbMDSXZLVj_QD5SC7tZLY9lf-qa53hA2gGtmXsXdAJcWjWmTrNaqGM0qjfX1ehqmtM_0rmvlQ/s400/red+tree+in+fog+a+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222871727154732498" border="0" /></a><br />the closer i get to a tree, the easier it is to breathe...not a coincidence.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-90802607142548121552008-05-24T11:35:00.001-07:002008-05-24T11:38:27.184-07:00whimsical<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTBJUsyTfibpOuWR0SBHCJ9cHnIhyjEHZQrvLDIDUpDfJaTs3TwtMXpINPloM1uY3w26Gbv_jLlkfnptu9xTTCvqJRgNfCh1p483OHnrty5KY_o2JQadsTOR8o4AfDwST4QOX/s1600-h/eat-bertha's-mussels-a-00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKTBJUsyTfibpOuWR0SBHCJ9cHnIhyjEHZQrvLDIDUpDfJaTs3TwtMXpINPloM1uY3w26Gbv_jLlkfnptu9xTTCvqJRgNfCh1p483OHnrty5KY_o2JQadsTOR8o4AfDwST4QOX/s400/eat-bertha's-mussels-a-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204015011638994242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />for <a href="http://www.inspiremethursday.com/">inspire me thursday</a><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></span>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-33402867469173522972008-05-18T20:05:00.000-07:002008-05-18T20:14:59.423-07:00crayons woven in<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xcWyOsaSCT4WDcxxLMIq7anWoGwhYrlczftQzhSNV-FUKSkq0DIMkx7USIB_vqQEID5ygPTX-AYo6oFwvAhvGoA6lHCtStnL8MG98A2N_Mvq6ZbactAaF6lGslHu9ld-qheF/s1600-h/crayons-woven-in-a-00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xcWyOsaSCT4WDcxxLMIq7anWoGwhYrlczftQzhSNV-FUKSkq0DIMkx7USIB_vqQEID5ygPTX-AYo6oFwvAhvGoA6lHCtStnL8MG98A2N_Mvq6ZbactAaF6lGslHu9ld-qheF/s400/crayons-woven-in-a-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201921954932020546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />for inspire me thursdaymeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-77430938479832159782008-05-11T19:59:00.000-07:002008-05-11T20:19:32.321-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtRTbz7PJZvdipv6vhJI-EvOEd663sI5I4BkoLGtCKW8fytjntvxhyphenhyphenENIOl_xkaOeMyRBr3WqLpw44l0RS-9HFlHbbQDIg-3f8H9A7FOJ79BxwTvwSiwBFrZ2Wsnq4wphqH2B/s1600-h/uclulet-3-a-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtRTbz7PJZvdipv6vhJI-EvOEd663sI5I4BkoLGtCKW8fytjntvxhyphenhyphenENIOl_xkaOeMyRBr3WqLpw44l0RS-9HFlHbbQDIg-3f8H9A7FOJ79BxwTvwSiwBFrZ2Wsnq4wphqH2B/s400/uclulet-3-a-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199320944212399250" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When I die & go to heaven, this is what it will look like. (click on image for better view.)meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-45450570482113793522008-04-03T07:21:00.001-07:002008-04-03T07:23:54.761-07:00all we are saying...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH01BUF3xhVJhBUd8lsoRNKp7L2Y4YmOnOIdbhzIOLrZ9zcthNqQPTFyNUcpgA_-HrsLTJahcXNahUpd3KsSEUekdY59-1ydrfIjgBZWtgpBgvpp_hQzXGod0GecYLkq0A0MHc/s1600-h/palestine-woman-c-00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH01BUF3xhVJhBUd8lsoRNKp7L2Y4YmOnOIdbhzIOLrZ9zcthNqQPTFyNUcpgA_-HrsLTJahcXNahUpd3KsSEUekdY59-1ydrfIjgBZWtgpBgvpp_hQzXGod0GecYLkq0A0MHc/s400/palestine-woman-c-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185024555507050514" border="0" /></a><br />is give peace a chancemeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-27804754903100923742008-04-03T07:15:00.000-07:002008-04-03T07:20:22.203-07:00the basics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIui6UxpfWFG147eMf8V2IkjSh8nNJ4697hAWSo7sUqwFM2EdK0G6BK6xtqF4BfqRBxwBXw7EPrVKwUPjCq8f4kpQUc6YU49ctqd302FtkBRlqEvk502SRfYsErkIsrJlY-xg9/s1600-h/cookbooks-a-00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIui6UxpfWFG147eMf8V2IkjSh8nNJ4697hAWSo7sUqwFM2EdK0G6BK6xtqF4BfqRBxwBXw7EPrVKwUPjCq8f4kpQUc6YU49ctqd302FtkBRlqEvk502SRfYsErkIsrJlY-xg9/s400/cookbooks-a-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185022824635230210" border="0" /></a>It's THE traditional cookbook, at least in my family, and although it says "new" right there on the cover, I've had it for 33 years...(thanks, Mom)...long enough to set it down on a hot burner at least once.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-77073977743032091422008-02-02T05:25:00.001-08:002008-02-02T08:02:31.267-08:00beguiled<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLu2EE9aePtv4hIsfkABADxuVM14cMe8klIQV1FZObqR9MiN_x77NaZ-ISOOhYvJog3f69CiGzy8RPongH08Nb_NSyOn7bHXW7NXhP4nWR4W7YcHNY01_zaNYsig4Xy_I4N7N/s1600-h/mystical-land-of-the-zoo-ol.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLu2EE9aePtv4hIsfkABADxuVM14cMe8klIQV1FZObqR9MiN_x77NaZ-ISOOhYvJog3f69CiGzy8RPongH08Nb_NSyOn7bHXW7NXhP4nWR4W7YcHNY01_zaNYsig4Xy_I4N7N/s400/mystical-land-of-the-zoo-ol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162413837670403730" border="0" /></a><br />winter wanderings<br />beguiled by the mystery<br />lost in wonderingmeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-31984373244988072442007-12-23T13:17:00.000-08:002007-12-23T13:26:27.579-08:00haiku: a kind of beauty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_fZJaXclsr6K6ClYdZaaIEgHHL1som9bDLP-rboq-2eNk1hECKA029mY_iwP1uyMUPH4kPuBv5YDBNSOi-chXXZ7lPEuT5n8paonL8oW5IHT01fpNmdRijuMRuRaInGedw6m/s1600-h/long-beach-vi-a-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_fZJaXclsr6K6ClYdZaaIEgHHL1som9bDLP-rboq-2eNk1hECKA029mY_iwP1uyMUPH4kPuBv5YDBNSOi-chXXZ7lPEuT5n8paonL8oW5IHT01fpNmdRijuMRuRaInGedw6m/s400/long-beach-vi-a-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147282661364944594" border="0" /></a>beautiful blue air<br />opens wide and swallows me<br />there is nothing elsemeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-25566861645262444452007-12-23T11:53:00.000-08:002007-12-23T12:34:51.899-08:00random factswell....i don't do these...BUT...<a href="http://pjmosca.blogspot.com/2007/12/random-facts.html">Pattie</a> tagged me and for Pattie, I'll make an exception! See...I'm not all that rigid after all!<br /><br />So, here's how this works...i post 7 random tidbits of fascinating info about mememe and then tag others to do the same.<br /><br />Ahem...<br />1. I know things sometimes that I have no way of knowing.<br />2. I have a dream of NO plastic bags. I don't like the way they look, feel, smell or sound and I really don't like the way they look hanging from trees.<br />3. I love toaste<span style="font-size:100%;">d English muffins with lemon curd.<br />4. I post a photo every </span>day...even when I'm very tired...on my photo blog at <a href="http://amonthoftodays.blogspot.com/">a month of todays</a> and would love to have you stop by there whenever you feel like it because I do love sharing what I see.<br />5. I was once an English teacher and still wonder why people don't get it that (like it or not) we are judged by the quality of our communications, including spelling and grammar.<br />6. I have a day job where I'm valued, have a really good boss and spend way too many hours.<br />7. I'm working on an outline for a class I'm hoping to offer in 2008...whew, I said it aloud.<br /><br />and now it's your turn...if you choose to participate:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.artineveryday.blogspot.com/">Cheryl of the magical mandalas</a></li><li><a href="http://coffeehousewall.blogspot.com/">Mat of many talents</a></li><li><a href="http://pluckthepetal.com/blackdaisies/who-is-daisies/">daisies at pluck the petals</a>...generous creator of <a href="http://pluckthepetal.com/blackdaisies/2007/12/december-views-the-explanation/">december views</a></li></ul>The way it works: In a post on your blog, link to the person who tagged you (that would be me) and share 7 random and/or weird things about yourself...or make them up(!)...who would know? Then tag 3 random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs, along with<br />"the way it works." Let each person know that they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. Hope you find some fun with this.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></span></span>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-5636194323022688702007-12-11T05:39:00.000-08:002007-12-11T06:49:10.056-08:00chocolate haiku<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvpb2r77Au9fLASfbLmVpGd6nn1Co9A7AG_Oq7QjAYfYYU_87vmfT7myIgWSY2x-zPuhBqOrIQXPhSRajLtstd9wrhbMbBZsOu7grErXS9H83kgFcVp64eFQk9p_Y38i9Y7IN/s1600-h/chocolate+haiku+a+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvpb2r77Au9fLASfbLmVpGd6nn1Co9A7AG_Oq7QjAYfYYU_87vmfT7myIgWSY2x-zPuhBqOrIQXPhSRajLtstd9wrhbMbBZsOu7grErXS9H83kgFcVp64eFQk9p_Y38i9Y7IN/s400/chocolate+haiku+a+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142710157596222434" border="0" /></a>chocolate dark as night<br />no nuts, no fruit, no caramel<br />heaven served straight up<br /><br /><br />try your hand at haiku...<br />go see <a href="http://onebreathpoetry.blogspot.com/">one deep breath haiku</a>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-36460500302940571022007-12-02T19:32:00.001-08:002007-12-02T19:37:42.286-08:00paradox: rose in winter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoenZ7vglWsODXZj_7ZO408PCw7z_XxxJnFIbs7WduDAZmV5lHtQagInXSiZADeUT-6yZ_9gLw0bGjK9GmmnJ0sl6_q_MnumajdZ9FbUbIJ9LddU_QmgqsdU2JYBJ9ddEo-pC/s1600-r/rose-in-winter-a-00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO45Gz8TRw2QZG71E2CVxjB5xFmHWj2ItpKgIG1i4KG8nXQDIz0fGOSm8vAacNtR4Z_xi6OhIbDZFi-XRD-hRfWWBdtwTdCae7mbyntsHnrGTpZrTQTNc42WkOYXr_lSbfzkd/s400/rose-in-winter-a-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139585511537466850" border="0" /></a>the prompt this week at<a href="http://inspiremethursday.com/"> inspire me thursday</a> is "paradox."<br /><br />here's my apparent contradiction, a rose bowed down by a layer of snow.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-48262201464136097242007-11-25T09:19:00.000-08:002007-11-25T09:25:38.930-08:00grateful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36fUkmzGdAx5pSE62yxZIa3E0sU9NPr95fYlou0PLUSIBlqbYKPrlEGkGkVqqKmYA1S3cpBD55eLK2P7uXnS1Gh-JmYUuoDTOr_WwRO5TijUyFTA7DB0P_GQW_AhRbe0KaMfq/s1600-h/grateful+a+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36fUkmzGdAx5pSE62yxZIa3E0sU9NPr95fYlou0PLUSIBlqbYKPrlEGkGkVqqKmYA1S3cpBD55eLK2P7uXnS1Gh-JmYUuoDTOr_WwRO5TijUyFTA7DB0P_GQW_AhRbe0KaMfq/s400/grateful+a+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136830084167512578" border="0" /></a><br />the prompt at<a href="http://inspiremethursday.com/"> inspire me thursday</a> is gratitude, which brought this thought: i try to find the good in whatever moment i'm in, but there's no denying that autumn (for me) is a season of richness and i am grateful for it.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-59729620593401276862007-11-10T03:38:00.000-08:002007-11-10T16:40:24.974-08:00loneliness : isolation : solitude<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcDVoYDkZYldhEijnhSXdC4x_aB8v-_NhqjX18HrIa0ZXWnJKBtwPxe4H0XIl11qlvcuaEOW4PtjnSr5cfllMt1EbFG4er9lw1Pg8lrkY-iuQZIzIGje9UWMsQjBkB_bnx2zj/s1600-h/unwind-a-00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcDVoYDkZYldhEijnhSXdC4x_aB8v-_NhqjX18HrIa0ZXWnJKBtwPxe4H0XIl11qlvcuaEOW4PtjnSr5cfllMt1EbFG4er9lw1Pg8lrkY-iuQZIzIGje9UWMsQjBkB_bnx2zj/s400/unwind-a-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5131213037531438482" border="0" /></a>loneliness contracts<br />isolation suffocates<br />solitude unwinds<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />the prompt this week at <a href="http://onebreathpoetry.blogspot.com/">One Deep Breath Haiku</a> is "loneliness."meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-82397343536031101852007-10-30T05:54:00.000-07:002007-10-30T06:00:39.640-07:00out into the night<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIQFYCV4AxLTD3J_skzVdPKn0E4XlT-cnOgDLgCiR2bwpOZPZQ359yJS2ukpC3ALNaqBSW5KqkbMrN-UgGUsEk7836aeui4-Dso77NYlmWVvvTtFdpd8KPzq4pCJT_HHNDiIw/s1600-h/three+halloween+girls+a+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIQFYCV4AxLTD3J_skzVdPKn0E4XlT-cnOgDLgCiR2bwpOZPZQ359yJS2ukpC3ALNaqBSW5KqkbMrN-UgGUsEk7836aeui4-Dso77NYlmWVvvTtFdpd8KPzq4pCJT_HHNDiIw/s400/three+halloween+girls+a+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127113211067110178" border="0" /></a><br />It's Halloween...<br />time to get all dressed up<br />go out into the night<br />and get yourself a treat!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />see more at <a href="http://inspiremethursday.com/">inspire me thursday's</a> exceptional web sitemeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-47840116901058977292007-10-27T06:13:00.000-07:002007-10-27T06:16:56.427-07:00haiku: closenessmorning's yellow light<br />old faded blue tablecloth<br />toast crumbs, tea and thee<br /><br /><br />inspired by <a href="http://onebreathpoetry.blogspot.com/">one deep breath haiku</a>.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-68245233691632624282007-10-09T06:53:00.001-07:002007-11-05T06:37:12.216-08:00contemplating flight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxV7b6E7gONFqeTrJrXe-Q5kaAEBvGdLL4O5cMyIKDM0YZXTHcDqJiTBSpw5nju33JaAPNMfyVTothH11_ElPI1Do1MqG_6vIiIhgYtuUkOATCCIQze1cxBPlr2lZlTGs1_4h5/s1600-h/bird+on+the+edge+a+00a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxV7b6E7gONFqeTrJrXe-Q5kaAEBvGdLL4O5cMyIKDM0YZXTHcDqJiTBSpw5nju33JaAPNMfyVTothH11_ElPI1Do1MqG_6vIiIhgYtuUkOATCCIQze1cxBPlr2lZlTGs1_4h5/s400/bird+on+the+edge+a+00a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129365101075109186" border="0" /></a>waiting when it's time to wait<br />flying when it's time to fly<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxQbuAlfHrUA31v_v5ee6JGFuqkIHJOt0gl71dT4QhlSSBMMT3GeZM6qDTKDzTbZ_qd3Y4EyZkFHyM9jPPD9_CDzUsERHUJwJyYPMmYqTwrgaLofo5uM3lZsl0TUC9KLnpc4z/s1600-h/bird+on+the+edge+a+00a.jpg"><br /></a>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-60584772658961498062007-09-30T00:45:00.001-07:002007-09-30T00:56:05.959-07:00intimacy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx47BNrdohmZPbKoQ__oqh_xFHUye6GsezwU0ZuM28GJEsLqAX7G9PdqrNa0TyWSPg9_MpGS4Jhpu3m4WaCzD5-rYerLq0kETQ46K5wFds_hTrMMLla2GMPrq65UGwMBUwjli/s1600-h/space+in+your+togetherness+a+00a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFx47BNrdohmZPbKoQ__oqh_xFHUye6GsezwU0ZuM28GJEsLqAX7G9PdqrNa0TyWSPg9_MpGS4Jhpu3m4WaCzD5-rYerLq0kETQ46K5wFds_hTrMMLla2GMPrq65UGwMBUwjli/s400/space+in+your+togetherness+a+00a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115901189881920082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />air to breathe, room to grow... allowing space for us both to be<br />who we are in this moment<br />and in the nextmeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-14308099283968111872007-09-23T15:13:00.000-07:002007-09-23T15:30:59.397-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbML5tk-hHTU0AqnSPEdRtCvtnj71V2DS5VYQWHn-JSc32uF6DOkrsRUAOYgScyKqkTZ9UglcIFnaD8ZHVL3wzbz9gtOLIoU33YGTFeQubvrbkTyTYvUoLK3a7UcVcQHrQL3K/s1600-h/mosaic+gray+squares+a+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbML5tk-hHTU0AqnSPEdRtCvtnj71V2DS5VYQWHn-JSc32uF6DOkrsRUAOYgScyKqkTZ9UglcIFnaD8ZHVL3wzbz9gtOLIoU33YGTFeQubvrbkTyTYvUoLK3a7UcVcQHrQL3K/s400/mosaic+gray+squares+a+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113527786659183010" border="0" /></a>here's the source photo -- the exterior wall of the post office at 3rd & union. i added a range of colors, played with the contrast and added the character for "life." <a href="http://dotintime.blogspot.com/2007/09/squares.html">Click here</a> for the end result...and thanks for being interested.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-89269842168742717432007-09-23T15:04:00.000-07:002007-09-23T15:22:58.017-07:00squares<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq4mM5DJ_2kksWKH5sV8MI4DpXoCNq7Y13hmx5AFoCUZdVBfTNJWfRO8PF5a7appyj1-4xkx1TbIKQfza94I8YJfOr8LG68wG22-TLpBy__OQPja973Y0Cy_3bW61ve6RyZGr/s1600-h/mosaic+squares+golden+life+a+00a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjq4mM5DJ_2kksWKH5sV8MI4DpXoCNq7Y13hmx5AFoCUZdVBfTNJWfRO8PF5a7appyj1-4xkx1TbIKQfza94I8YJfOr8LG68wG22-TLpBy__OQPja973Y0Cy_3bW61ve6RyZGr/s400/mosaic+squares+golden+life+a+00a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113525643470502290" border="0" /></a>the challenge this week at <a href="http://inspiremethursday.com/">inspire me thursday</a> is squares. here's what i saw.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">for a closer look at the process, <a href="http://dotintime.blogspot.com/2007/09/heres-source-photo-exterior-wall-of.html">click here.</a></span></span>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-91475980416045789882007-09-16T12:40:00.001-07:002007-09-16T13:03:50.858-07:00silenced bird<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VF-5hMMQIiGSYb28b8DNwoSlrU0gs6so6lyTCMStU5t_mHdej0IxjB_BubrWtqr6roNfDokqxfOBPVUThe6gjZuE8Dmp4k1tb8J31lFWFqpOlnzduMwS0bCP4BLkYv4BepJx/s1600-h/bird+silenced+a+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VF-5hMMQIiGSYb28b8DNwoSlrU0gs6so6lyTCMStU5t_mHdej0IxjB_BubrWtqr6roNfDokqxfOBPVUThe6gjZuE8Dmp4k1tb8J31lFWFqpOlnzduMwS0bCP4BLkYv4BepJx/s400/bird+silenced+a+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110889434820933138" border="0" /></a>this little bird has a scarlet ribbon tied around her beak, but all her magic visionings are finding other ways to fly free and one day soon she'll slip off that ribbon...what a day that will be!<br /><br />go see more artist trading cards at <a href="http://inspiremethursday.com/">inspire me thursday</a>, where birds grow wings & fly.<br /><br />and then give yourself a double treat...explore <a href="http://www.soulcollage.com/home/index.php">Seena Frost's Soul Collage</a> process and <a href="http://www.acapellasoul2.blogspot.com/">Cheryl Finley's Soul Collage workshops</a>.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-71218323341487352982007-09-14T08:30:00.000-07:002007-09-14T08:38:03.599-07:00one cup, one bowl<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-H4CVmKXfQ3UzCzeoarR5t6ehRqzEZGKJiOhDW6A6Wbl9VounNgtVpsC-l5NYKlZAkbeM9DoFdljs1VswAjGlST-5s3D7OpxKZtB6hhpHB7VsW9jE1PzJzF5bA8RJqpKiA7Ao/s1600-h/one+cup+one+bowl+a+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-H4CVmKXfQ3UzCzeoarR5t6ehRqzEZGKJiOhDW6A6Wbl9VounNgtVpsC-l5NYKlZAkbeM9DoFdljs1VswAjGlST-5s3D7OpxKZtB6hhpHB7VsW9jE1PzJzF5bA8RJqpKiA7Ao/s400/one+cup+one+bowl+a+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110083243689670082" border="0" /></a>one cup, one bowl<br />spacious empty cupboards leave<br />more room for being<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />more haiku in praise of simplicity at <a href="http://onebreathpoetry.blogspot.com/">one deep breath haiku</a>...go see.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-68325750640247477692007-09-09T15:43:00.001-07:002007-09-09T18:35:28.778-07:00five hindrances<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9sGTLZLxbaPWh5NY700QZfcHgayKJwbvpwy_J_SmwmZLJK4Dw-o7WIw76aDHjrBOCSd9tTRmeKZAWL50APRx2-6CwDIOG4nXFN9JABvAP-TXgOkUpKhCjyYfkPLNQwk88YPS/s1600-h/five+hindrances+a+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9sGTLZLxbaPWh5NY700QZfcHgayKJwbvpwy_J_SmwmZLJK4Dw-o7WIw76aDHjrBOCSd9tTRmeKZAWL50APRx2-6CwDIOG4nXFN9JABvAP-TXgOkUpKhCjyYfkPLNQwk88YPS/s400/five+hindrances+a+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108339322410875634" border="0" /></a>so...earlier today I read a post at <a href="http://museologies.blogspot.com/">Museologies</a>. The topic? <a href="http://www.painterskeys.com/">Robert Genn</a>, painter and creator of a twice-weekly email newsletter, writing about five hindrances to finding center -- craving, aversion, sloth, agitation & doubt.<br /><br />To start, naming them hindrances short circuits my "girl with the baseball bat" and that's a happy moment. Besides that, these thoughts (you did go read the post, right?) parallels "There is Nothing Wrong With You" by Cheri Huber & June Shiver, which has been my bus reading lately. It's one of those pared down, clean and simple treatments of some of the things that keep us from recognizing...or remembering...that we are designed & destined for creative living.<br /><br />These girls with their designer label totes are not meant to be making a comment about shopping...although that would be fitting. No, they're all about baggage...toting it around or putting it down. I do love those moments when we can see ourselves coming around the bend. And I always welcome the new view.meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-23313462777706880762007-09-09T12:39:00.001-07:002007-11-06T02:55:43.700-08:00notes on previous post<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQslSOjvLRAcfPOn5FjdO7keR1iKcLijhCkCVhnSDQb8f9NKNOf1vJIAJOgnzK5j_T3n7QIVCSxzn3uXqeViVeuFmmNdyDXrxx7pCmuaWNj3oopfz2lQRFmocjq76aUr4551j/s1600-h/leaves+in+the+sunshine+a+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQslSOjvLRAcfPOn5FjdO7keR1iKcLijhCkCVhnSDQb8f9NKNOf1vJIAJOgnzK5j_T3n7QIVCSxzn3uXqeViVeuFmmNdyDXrxx7pCmuaWNj3oopfz2lQRFmocjq76aUr4551j/s400/leaves+in+the+sunshine+a+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129679260752942498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">notes: this is the source photo for my previous post, taken from my living room window, then digitally cut into pieces, filtered and put back together with a background I had created digitally from a separate, unrelated photo...thanks for asking!</span><span style=""><o:p></o:p></span>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-90868555388970147902007-09-08T10:51:00.000-07:002007-09-09T12:42:39.868-07:00inspire me thursday: limited palette<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY4jAdvo7f_H97VSDUHSV8rkEl6Ma7BDtrn2ONfOV16bcuGhFHMvqO09OrLGH2-Xkug_LOfnpfJKLJrAu2SXC27NHfBHrSBxUokQUlc-jjYN5pubqGlaq9eC7-8vNN-ngI6Uu/s1600-h/leaves+in+the+sunshine+b+00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMY4jAdvo7f_H97VSDUHSV8rkEl6Ma7BDtrn2ONfOV16bcuGhFHMvqO09OrLGH2-Xkug_LOfnpfJKLJrAu2SXC27NHfBHrSBxUokQUlc-jjYN5pubqGlaq9eC7-8vNN-ngI6Uu/s400/leaves+in+the+sunshine+b+00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5107897520599972482" border="0" /></a>working with a limited palette.<br />easier said than done...<br />and another chance to stretch.<br />Thanks for the ongoing imaginative support from<br /><a href="http://inspiremethursday.com/">inspire me thursday.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(for source photo & notes, <a href="http://dotintime.blogspot.com/2007/09/notes-on-previous-post.html">see next post</a>)</span>meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31277079.post-9764791490051710272007-09-04T21:59:00.000-07:002007-09-04T22:05:58.059-07:00one deep breath haiku: grandparentsknobby-knuckled hands<br />and strong, brown-spotted arms<br />give the finest hugsmeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00752325087812245351noreply@blogger.com5