Weekend Wishes

Here's wishing everyone a weekend full of beauty, joy and love!

Photos from here and here. 

A Dose of Pretty

There's so much beauty in the world, isn't there? And so many talented people who take the time to capture perfect moments. I'm so grateful for that. And I'm happy to share these three gorgeous images by luvpublishing. They're perfection.

Photos from here.

Weekend Wishes

Spring is here. We are loved. Life is good.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Photo from here.

I'm Learning

Sometimes, things don't have to be perfectly clear, precisely understandable. When I stop and think about it, I realize there's incredible beauty in the unknown, in letting things simply unfold as they should as they will -- with or without my approval.

It's a wonderful and humbling reminder, one that came to me looking at the gorgeous photography by Bird and Bloke.

See, everything's going to be okay, even if it's not quite in focus yet. 

Photos from here.

Breathless

It snowed again today. I realize this shouldn't come as a surprise, seeing as though it's only mid-February. It's just that I somehow came to the conclusion that we were done with snow, that it was time for winter to pack up and leave town.

Now I also realize I have a choice in this matter. That I could pack up and leave town and head for somewhere that doesn't get burried under feet of ice and snow each year. But I did that once and the funny thing is I missed the seasons. Not months of winter, necessarily, but the changes and the fact that spring feels so incredible following seemingly endless winters.

So I'm going to quit whining and try to embrace the cold. And if I can't quite do that, I'm going to take a look at these breathtaking beach photos by SussanahT. The muted colors and the calmness of the landscape are perfection.

Photos from here.

Flights of Fancy

I am absolutely taken with the Allison Trentelman's bird photography at NatureMandalas. Her images capture such breathtaking moments in time. And the snowy world her birds inhabit seems like a quietly magical place.

Photos from here.

Beautiful Reminder

Winter challenges me. You see, I really don't like the cold. It gets to me, it wears me down. It turns me into a person who braces agains the cold and limits time spent outdoors to scurrying from door to door.

It shouldn't be this way. Even though it's cold and dark, there are moments of intense beauty, instances of incredible gentleness. I need to be more open to these elements of wintertime.

This breathtaking photo by SouleMama was a perfect reminder. I'm grateful!

Photo from here.

Along for the Ride

Sometimes I love not driving. What I mean is, I love being the passenger while someone else drives. It's so fun to look out the window and really pay attention to what you're passing. And there's such beauty in motion and seeing things from that vantage point.

Here are a few photos I took recently while my husband was driving and I was getting lost in all the gorgeous green around us.

Photos by me.