Flow...

with the highs and lows of your day..

each are only a perspective!

Do you see what I see?

Dance with me!

Thank you Beautiful Free Pictures

Family time...

Take some time to enjoy being with

those you love!

Labor of love...

I was fascinated by the structure of the nest.. what a creative

and unique home for a new baby!

Common ground...

The first words that came to mind

when I saw this picture were:

"You said what!!!"

Been there and done that too!!

Beautiful Free Pictures

Stillness...

and Peace..

Thank you Beautiful Free Pictures

Beautiful...But!!!

This picture from beautiful free pictures has caught my attention several times and I have passed it by...I love the rich gold tones and the pattern of leaves within the flower. The perfectionist in me sees the tiny stick or stem laying on one leaf and says, "you can't choose this flower"! I thought I had let a good bit of my perfectionist ways go... obviously not yet! How often do I negate my own beauty or the beauty of another because of one tiny flaw??

What's up?

Indecision? Absorption? Just don't know!

Been there..done that!!

Enjoy...

Enjoy...Enjoy...!

How beautiful...

in pattern and design!

Each creation

reflecting

the uniqueness and beauty of

the Creator!!

Large and strong...

Hippo, somehow seeing your face puts a big smile on mine!

You look like you are full of mischief!!

You are one unique creature!

I was amazed to learn that you can

out run a human both on land and water!

You may look full of mischief, yet

your strength and power are not to be

underestimated!

Relax...

and let go!

Deep Blue...

Sometimes I think the colors of water are mood indicators. I remember a guide at a national park saying that water reflects the color of the sky! One more way that Mother Earth has for letting us know how she feels.

Hello...

Can we be friends?

Smile...

as you breathe in the beauty of this Rose..

and then

do one simple thing today

and each day

that will put a smile on another's face.

Enjoy...

May we open our hearts...

to the natural world...

and cherish

what we are offered

each day...

Choose life!!

My heart grows weary of violence..

and threats of violence

to all life..

May we as a family...choose life...

in small ways and large each day..

Diamond drops of dew..

on velvet petals...!

Letting go...!

The words of a Zen Master

have caught my attention

and given me pause...

"The seed never sees the flower"

Am I willing to struggle for new beginnings

without knowing the endings?

Thank you...and I am so sorry..!

Once again A-Z Animals has made me more aware of the life of a family member we know well and often take for granted, namely Chicken.

Chickens are very social and are happiest when surrounded by other chickens. Chickens are farmed for both eggs and meat. "Meat Chickens," will often only reach 3 months old before they are killed.

Intensive farming of chickens occurs around the world where "meat chickens" are force fed and packed in a shed with hundreds of thousands of other chickens, often with no space for the chickens to walk.

The conditions that intensively farmed chickens live in are utterly disgusting, which is why chicken lovers should spend a little more for organic or free range meat and eggs to ensure that Chickens have a good quality of life.

Chickens have given their lives to feed us in so many ways around the globe, often without our even thinking about them or saying thank you. Chickens are giving us their all, they deserve much more from us especially in how they are being raised and treated.

Let's remember to give thanks and to support only those farms that treat meat and egg chickens with care and respect.

Thank you dear Chicken for giving your life to feed us. I am so sorry that we have treated you and your family so badly for so long. I will support farmers that treat you with respect and love.