~Burn Barrels~

filled with trash

a toss of the match

a burning flame

broken into ashes

Clouds of grey cluster and hang

my eye wanders across the land

beyond the pond & think of the paths

made on daily walks with trusting steps

onto unknown land.

…long ago times of exploring, clearing & enjoying.

#thegift

The Yellow Truck

once loaded down with fencing materials
this 1961 Chevrolet

driven from job to job
frank the driver & joe the sidekick
or
dad driving & frank the sidekick
with
joe leake in the middle

tall, strong tree

Fall & Winter have seeped through these woods. Howling winds fallen leaves, a bit of snow and cold where sweatshirts, coats and hats are worn.

Inside, warmth makes lazy become all too natural. Yet when my eyes cast upon tree that stands out, strong & tall, wonderment of withstanding cold draws the heart to flutter with gratitude for strength & endurance.

May my heart flutter as the tree does for you.

#thegift

take the road to the right, follow & 

you will enter the woods

and see the Goodwin Home

visiting mom for a week

she celebrates 92 years

i am sentimental.💖

who will love the item that holds precious memories for me as much as i do. who will cherish the piece with the family/love history. who?

i find myself pondering these kind of questions of late.

nothing much of value, just a few pieces, but it's the heart of the story behind each piece. who will understand its importance in life and keep the story alive.

who?

i am seeing myself far into independence 

wondering if the road is wide open 

enough time 

to gather 

to quietly step away 

reflect 

redirect 

no regrets 

The woman who follows the crowd

will usually go no further than the crowd.

The woman who walks alone is likely

to find herself in places

no one has been before.

Albert Einstein

This sweet girl

Occasionally Garrett will call me to ask if I would go check on the kids. Today was no different than any other time. I dropped by after a WM run, and they were excited to see me. (lol, they get excited to see anyone!)

I always let them run in the backyard when I get there. They love their backyard. Today was sunny & a little warm. It was nice.

When it was time to go in, I called and turned to open the door. Romeo came through the door but I did not see Angel. I called her and looked in the backyard. I did not see her at first. Then...I saw her. She was at the gate looking at it. 

When she first came into F2's family, I would go get her a lot of days and bring her to my house to give her company and play time with us. She would go to the gate & wait for me. Now that she has a brother, I don't get them as much. They play together at their house.

I just love this picture...makes me remember our times together before she had a brother. 

Grand-furs

Romeo & Angel Franklin

I just could not let these photos go unnoticed. 

I love sunsets @ PCB. 

Just breath-taking in person.

ü on His promises

ü firm in truth

ü to move from comfort zone

ü for others

ü to love

A FEW FACTS FROM THE PAST DECADE

TEN YEARS

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2011.....Operation Geronimo: Osama Bin Laden killed; Occupy Wall Street protestors; Elizabeth Taylor (Hollywood's most iconic actress dies @ 79; Grammy winner Amy Winehouse dies @ 27

2012.....Sandy Hook Elem School shooting-27 dead; Barack Obama re-elected POTUS; Singer Whitney Houston dies @ 48; Neil Armstrong (US Astronaut & first person to walk on Moon) dies @ 82

2013.....Boston Marathon Bombing-2 homemade pressure cooker bombs detonated with over 264 injured persons; West African Ebola virus epidemic most widespread outbreak disease in history; Former South African President/global icon Nelson Mandela dies @ 95

2014.....Ice Bucket Challenge promoting ALS; Boko Haram kidnaps 276 girls from a Nigerian Collage and over a hundred are still missing...many feared dead; Robin Williams commits suicide @ 63; American poet//civil rights activist Maya Angelou dies @ 86; American comedian/actress Joan Rivers dies @ 81

2015.....Nepal devastated by massive 7.8 earthquake with nearly 9,000 dead, 22,000 injured & 3.5 million people left homeless; US legalizes same-sex marriage; Grammy blues legend BB King dies @ 89; Leonard Nimoy (Spock from Star Trek) dies @ 57

2016.....Donald Trump elected US President; American singer/songwriter Prince dies @ 57; English singer/songwriter George Michael found dead at home in his bed

2017.....Las Vegas Strip shooting-Stephen Paddock opens fire on a crowd of concert attendees killing 58 and wounding 413; Rock n' Roll Music Pioneer Chuck Berry dies @ 90

2018.....California wildfires; Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court Brett Kavanaugh faces sexual assault allegations (He became a Supreme Court Justice); Tham Luang cave rescue: The miraculous cave rescue in Thailand-12 boys of a football team, aged 11 to 16, and their 25 year old assistant coach enter a cave which gets flooded. The rescue ops took 15 days; US House of Representatives passes bill and allocates funds to build the US-Mexico border wall; Former US President George HW Buch dies @ 94

2019.....Donald Trump becomes first sitting President to set foot in North Korea; Donald Trump impeached becoming the 3rd US President to be impeached in the House of Representatives; Tiger Woods completes a comeback after a fourth back surgery to win te Masters.