Budding Reminder~

A new season,  a fresh start ,  and so we begin again...

I have been reluctant with starting, beginning again. And then there they were to remind me, guide me...

Some of us need reminders to stay a-path, and for me mine often come in the form of  Nature....flowers budding growth and the stillness in the air which comes between the  changing of  seasons.

They gently awaken my spirit and remind me it's time.

We have not forgotten...Have you? 

So be it Cherry blossom, Daffodil's  cups of yellow sunshine tea for the soul, Autumn's  Falling leaves, Spectacular mild winter skies or my tiny sweet  friends the

 Forget Me Nots.  

They arrive just in time, somehow knowing, somehow speaking the exact words I need to lighten the load of life.

Just like the truest of  friends they softly, yet so confidentially remind me of who I am, and seem to say you've  gone astray my friend... or are you on your path.

  It's as if they ever so tenderly, yet confidently mutter  words of encouragement under their breath and say, It's time...

And so it is time.

 

Rachel - Mist and Sun

Hmmm, another tree variant... trees and sun, there must be something to this obsession.

Coach Watches in ink

This was a project I did in class. 4 types of drawing. Stippling, scribbling, crosshatching and straight lines. I had a lot of fun doing it, but it took forever!

Robin - San Juan Bautista

I think every kid in the Santa Clara Valley since man starting walking upright went on a field trip to San Juan Bautista. I would like to say I took this photo when I was 10 and on my class field trip but alas that would be a big fat lie.  ;-)

Rachel - Honoring Equality

Today the US court of appeals declared California's Prop 8 unconstitutional, one more step toward recognizing that people are people, and that love and commitment are not reserved for us straights. Upon hearing the news I pulled out my rainbow flag (doesn't everyone have one?) and took this photo.

Robin - Purple and Green

I made this photograph at my cousin's house yesterday. I'm not even sure of what the plant is but I liked the shape so decided to get out my trusty macro and shoot it - Bang! Bang!

This is it straight from the camera. I love the colors just as they are so didn't even change the white balance.
I hope you like it too.

Rachel - Waterlogged

There was something appealing to me about the view of my sycamore tree through my wet windshield. I don't know what this photo is trying to say, but I'm listening anyway.