The waiting game

It knows that as soon as it gives in to the fall, 

the winds of winter will begin breathing down our necks.

I'm cheering it on to hang up there just a bit longer.

The Waiting Game

It knows that as soon as it gives in to the fall, 

the winds of winter will begin breathing down our necks.

I'm cheering it on to hang up there just a bit longer.

Tucked Away

I've been busy Falling for Moments like these:

My youngest came in to the kitchen this morning and stated,

"On these days, it would seem just awful to stay 

Tucked Away 

inside your house."

I wholeheartedly agreed.

the thaw

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{Could there be anything more fun for a boy,

then playing in the mud for the first time this spring?}

(Or for a mother..... puddle jumping while no one is around?)

"The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful." ~E.E. Cummings (American poet 1894-1962)

{Sign of Spring #3}

Fling! Spring

Seriously.....none of us are amused over the Delayed Spring this year.
Did you know that in just over 2 months...it's SUMMER?!


You want to see what my spring looks like as of today?

(And for the record...I am NOT complaining.
I just would like to Fling Spring around a little....
shake it up.

Wake it up!)



Oh Look! 
Spring Breakup in my Driveway.

Ooooh. 

Is that a rock?!

No Way! There's mud!!

(See? On the left there?)

Awww.....poor suckers.

(And they flew all that Way!!!!)

Blooms!

Real live(?) Blooms!!

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Oh COME ON Spring.

SPRING already!

(Dear Allison....PLEASE continue on with your lovely BBQ and spring posts. 

They DO make me smile. And I am not jealous. In the least;)

I prefer Snow Flurries....

....to a Flurried Season!

It's here again.

A ~December weekend~

and not sure if I want to attempt it.

A concert in the city (which means a 2 hour drive one way).

A party (which means a rush back from the city and a meal to create).

 A family reunion of sorts (which means family dynamics!).

 A Ball to attend (which means money and the stress of the dress).

Makes you sometimes wish the lazy days of summer were still around.

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My son took this picture - my coffee sitting (probably forgotten) on the table.

Trying to remember the joy for this season as I get caught up in the work.

Picking out the little things to make me smile.

Laughing at silly things.

(example.....

Asking my son why he kept a ruler under his pillow.....

" I wanted to measure how long I had slept for."

:)

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Enjoying my walk views

 (and coming upon fat-free Frosted Mini-Wheats;)

Of course I stop every morning before my bedroom window and grab my favorite time of day.

Getting through my weekend will be pretty easy.

{But I am looking forward to sitting down on Sunday evening once it's all over.}

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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For Every Thing....

...there is a season.

I have to admit that this past week has been a hard one for me.
There have been many things which has made it so, but a huge factor would have to be the weather.
(Am I the only one he gets ``down`` when it`s continually miserable.....)

We had a very heavy frost a few mornings which left everything looking like this:

My 8 foot sunflowers all wilted up and fell over.
The colors seem gone from everywhere.
The garden nothing but a soggy, droopy mess.

I KNOW one should not base happiness on surroundings, but I so wanted at least my Sunflowers to take me into the fall, waving their big yellow, lazy heads at me from the garden.

I have been feeling like this,

devoid of color, smiles, anything bright.

Could we only get a good day of warm sun, blue sky, fluffy clouds (if any)....just for ONE day a week....
nope.

A thought hit me as I sadly looked out at the garden I have yet to harvest....if there is anything to harvest at all.....
To everything there is a Season.
A time to sow...and a time to reap.
A time for bad weather, (and as though it feels it will never come again)....a time for good weather.

Seasons come and go. There is a time for everything under the sun.
Seasons aren`t supposed to stay.

For a few minutes last week somewhere in between the frosty gray mornings- and windy, pelting rain evening.....we were able to capture color.

A ``season`` of color.

 Not quite sure how long a season will last...but I guess you grab the moment of one as it passes by.

Wishing you a Happy Week ahead, regardless of what season you may be in.

There is a time for everything.

Everything.

Fall Freedom

Watching this made my heart smile today.

I needed a bit of fall freedom from the adult world.

Hoping your weekend is bringing you a smile here and there....

Tis the season...

Hard to believe that summer is now September.

Where did it go?

Here in Alberta...I think we missed it- or summer missed us.

Every where else in the world seems to have set record highs...I think we set the lows.

I still had an enjoyable summer even though it wasn't quite as planned.

Now....fall.

The sounds, sights, smells of September are already beginning.

How I know we're heading into a new season.....

The corn stalks are taller than me.

These little guys are slowing down...and thankfully so are the dandelions.

The fields are baled.

My garden is full of these giants.

And one of my favorite.....

...these guys making game plans with their dad...

'Tis the season.

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