Focus on Life - Week 7 {Beauty of Flowers}

The Beauty of Flowers

I love flowers, they are so beautiful and happy.

I try to have flowers in my kitchen each week, they 

just make me smile.

And smiling is good!

The sunlight was coming through one of our windows in the

family room and it was wonderful.

My Christmas Cactus ~ early February!

Love this.

I also has these really fun, bright, colorful

daisy's in my kitchen that I wanted a shot of.

I blew the lighting, yet LOVE the way it came out.

Believe it or not, no editing.

This is SOOC.

(straight out of the camera)

Funky!

(will I ever be able to re-create? probably not)

:)

Speaking of camera's, I am feeling really overwhelmed with

the prospect of everything I have to do to get up and running,

it is somewhat paralyzing!

Small steps, small steps.

Please hop over to Sally's blog to see how everyone else is

celebrating the Beauty of Flowers.

Focus on Life - Week 6 {Feel the Love}

Week 6 on this fun, fun journey is to

Feel the Love!

It is February and love is in the air.

It was a tough week for me, under the weather, so 

this picture was not taken this week. 

That being said, this picture strikes such a cord in my heart.

My 18 y/o daughter left for college in August and we didn't 

see her until Parents Weekend in late October

(think the weekend just before Hurricane Sandy)

Her leaving was so unbelievably joyous, so very

proud of her, yet it left a hole in my heart. 

A space that I am not sure will ever be filled. 

My 14 y/o son misses her, alot. 

Although he would never admit it. 

And, I think that she misses him.  

I shot this picture as they were walking away from us.

The two of them.

Talking.

Being brother and sister.

In that moment, a small part of that hole healed. 

Family.

Love.

Together.

Whole.

Joy.

So, while it was not taken this week,

to me, this is love.

Please visit Sally's blog and see how 

everyone else saw love this week.

Thank you, Sally, for this wonderful adventure!!!