COLORFUL EMOTIONS...

quote by William P. Young
(An American author, best known for his Christian novel, The Shack)

Do you associate your emotions with a COLOR?

Does a GRAY, cloudy sky mean a "depressing" day is on the horizon?

How about a BLUE Monday?

going back to work can make you feel sad, or BLUE?

or consider this - 

what about people who work on the weekends?

do they have BLUE Saturdays?

How about GREEN with envy?

I generally think of GREEN as being associated with

money or nature,

but not an emotion.

On the other hand, I DO associate PINK with happiness!

How about YOU?

(for those who are curious...
today is GRAY with a light rain & I'm HAPPY) 

WHAT IF I....

view from my kitchen window this morning

I'm OVER-THINKING...  OVER-REACTING...

OVER-PLANNING...  OVER-PROJECTING...

OVER-VISUALIZING...  OVER-LOOKING...

OVER-EVERYTHING...

I'm feeling like an OVER-ALL mess!

BUT, looking out the window this morning, I'm reminded that

I'm not OVER-WINTER!

Looks like Spring has arrived on my patio.

I'm hoping we haven't bypassed the
"cold snap" & "rain"
that generally passes our way in
January-February-March.

Weather reports mention we "could" get some rain Saturday. 

Perhaps I'll do a rain dance today?

it will wash the dark mood away.

HAPPY HEART'S DAY...

Enjoying a l-o-n-g weekend of quiet!

JPE is in OHIO visiting this dad & trudging around in the snow!

Playing with my camera!

Rearranging!

Watching some HGTV!

Reading some blogs!

Eating some juicy, sweet "cuties"

(tangerines)

another three days off!

 

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY 5.12.13

Baby Shower for a new Mom!

"Motherhood has a very humanizing effect.

Everything gets reduced to essentials."

~ Meryl Streep

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Quick post (JPE's out running!)

& we'll be starting another day of painting! 

This week's SHS (find the other participants at ASHLEY'S) words are: PERSPECTIVE, GOLDEN, DARK, LOCAL & BLOOM.
(sorry for the weird spacing between photos - no time to fix)

PERSPECTIVE?

Well, this is turning out to be a very productive weekend, from my PERSPECTIVE. We painted the upstairs hallway (not an easy task!! due to the height & placement of the steps) & the living room. Today, we'll paint our small dining area.

GOLDEN

Difficult to see the GOLDEN look of the paint from this viewpoint. I'll have more pictures when we are done (still have the baseboards taped off). See the pretty ceiling? no more cottage cheese... ah!

DARK

This is a stretch! we've been working on our "update" (I've changed our project from "renovation" status to "update" because we are at the painting stage now) from the time we get home from work until DARK & we're ready to fall into bed. 

LOCAL

OH... bear with me! this is my interpretation of LOCAL. At work (that's pretty LOCAL, huh?) we held a baby shower for a first-time mom-to-be! our staff loves parties, especially potlucks! what a joy to welcome a new baby to our work family! yippee!!

BLOOM

Saved the prettiest picture for last! JPE's roses are BLOOMING. As soon as the downstairs is settled, we'll bring in vases of these gorgeous, fragrant BLOOMS.

Well, JPE made some pancakes to fuel our activity...

off to slip on my painting clothes!

FRUIT OF THE EARTH...

BLUE & WHITE (ARLINGTON, VA)

The last Friday of April is National Arbor Day...

MONARCH BUTTERFLIES FEEDING ON
EUCALYPTUS LEAVES (PISMO BEACH, CA)

find your state adopted Arbor Day HERE!
(California's observation was March 7-14, 2013)

TREE IN THE RAINFOREST (AMAZON RIVER, PERU)

The trees in the Amazon Rainforest have brilliant colors on their bark.

MAN-MADE COLORS - ALONG CHORRO ST (SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA)

Don't you LOVE the sweaters adorning this tree?

ATTACK FROM A VISITOR (ALLIE'S - SUNNYVALE, CA)

Swirling, twirling BIRD feeder being attacked by the squirrel(s)...

"PERFECTION" (SHELL BEACH, CA)

my favorite tree... it's located on the Chapman Estate
(a beach home that sits on a rocky bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean)

A TREE OUTSIDE A FAMOUS HOME (MT VERNON, VIRGINIA)

...home of George Washington!

JPE ZIP-LINING - (BIG BEAR, CA)

Trees CAN BE for play!

"The tree which moves some to tears of joy
 is in the eyes of others
only a green thing which stands in their way." 
~ William Blake

DREAMING...

"hand-made bowl" ~ OUTSIDE INN, Nevada City, CA

I'm dancing... excited...

we got our first estimate to get

the "cottage cheese" ceilings removed,

new flooring installed upstairs

& the bathroom shower redone

(the water is leaking under the linoleum)...

getting another estimate tomorrow morning...

my head is swirling with

the thoughts of rearranging furniture...
& selecting some new paint colors...

D.R.E.A.M.I.N.G!

LOVE IS...

QUICK POST...

COME BACK TOMORROW...

AFTER WORK TODAY,

JPE & I ARE OFF TO

(fill in the blank?)

P52 {Week 2}

a "frosty one"  ---  1.13.13

Rested & Ready

for the week!

Cameras are packed... batteries are charged...

  G.O.A.L.
:: capture moments of the week ::

 

 

participating in P52 with TAMAR & GINA

Come Join Us!!

ATTEMPTING...

Summerland (coastline) - Santa Barbara Co - 12.23.12

WORKING... prepping for the FPM

(program & fiscal audit at work)!

lots of documentation & interpretation of the 

legal requirements...

(attempting to understand the details)!!

JPE's working a jigsaw puzzle... 

planted seven new bare-root ROSE bushes... 

then covered them with bird netting

(to prevent the critters from sabotaging his planting efforts).

Enjoying the coziness of home!! 

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

quote by Dr Suess

TODAY'S CHANCE...

pic taken @ 9:15am

The BOYS have left!!!

{no, I haven't taken a second husband!

our charming friend, Marcus arrived Wednesday...

but will be leaving tomorrow for his home

in No California - BOO!!! not happy!}

Spending a love-ly, quiet morning

looking at blogs... PINTEREST... 

& looked up to see

the sun pouring through the kitchen window

into the living room...

{double BOO!! this view has already disappeared

as the sun moves up into the sky}

I can hear the frogs croaking their message...

{does this mean our weather will be changing?}

The BOYS will be back at NOON...

{headed to the Bob Jones Trail for a walk,

some photography, talking, a bite to eat

& may venture into SLO for a peek}

SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY 

tomorrow!!

{JPE & Marcus will be helping me

spot some photo ops!}

Wanna join us? 

{Look for: pattern(s), machine, signs or logos,

rocks or stones & sparkle}.

(1) Post the pictures on your blog

(2) Copy the link to that post

(3) Hop over Ashley's @ Rambling & Photos

(4) Paste your link at the bottom of the most current SCAVENGER HUNT SUNDAY post

(5) Then, visit the other participants

EASY!! PEASY!!!

GOSH... it's time... 

to CREATE TODAY...

Best get some laundry started... pack my camera... grab some snacks & be ready for the guys & our afternoon adventure! 

INTERRUPTING...

trees along James Way

Today is the Autumnal Equinox... 

or the official start of autumn

{although JPE doesn't like losing those daylight hours}

AH... COFFEE...

STOP!!!

WHAT'S THAT??
Glancing out of the corner of my eye...
I thought I saw my neighbor's cat, Peanut!!!

I almost dropped my coffee cup!
A tiny possum was walking near my feet...

Snapped a few pictures while he hid from view!

What a surprise??!!
Do you think his/her appearance is a
S-I-G-N?

HEART YOU!!

"LOVE begins at HOME, and

it is not how much we DO... 

but how much LOVE

we put into the ACTION."

~ Mother Teresa