The Elixir ~

health

happiness

prosperity

cries

the

flim flam man

as

he greedily grasps

the

price

extracted

for

a bottle

of

empty promises

all

the while

Jesus

quietly proffers

the

cup of living water

paid

for in full

by

Him

Starkness ~

these

bare-boned

structures

 haunt

the

imagination

concerning

winter's

resolute approach

 

The Bottle ~

 

You number and record my wanderings;

put my tears into Your bottle -- are they not in your book?

Psalm 56:8

Seeing Red ~

it's

said

there will be

snow

today

no

measurable amount

 

at least

that's

what they said

but

just in case

here's

a little shot

of autumn's flaming red

A Change ~

“Find beauty

not only

in the thing itself

 but

in the pattern of the shadows,

the light and dark

which that thing provides.”

Junichiro Tanizaki 

~ ~ ~

As November approaches

color

moves inside

 

Light, Shadow and Mortality

{click to enlarge}

a

golden reminder

of

mortality

and

a new season to come

A Path ~

"If you can find a path with no obstacles,

it probably doesn't lead anywhere."

Frank Howard Clark

~ ~ ~

May you be blessed

with

insight

as you walk

through your days

 

Anticipation ~

company's

headed this way

my

arms and heart

are

open wide

eager for her arrival

~ ~ ~

a true friend is a gift from God

Just Wondering ~

who

is this arm-weary

lady

tugging reticent frost-bitten

plants

from

the ground

and

why doesn't she seek warmth

from

the autumn-chilled air

before the sun

disappears

he

wondered

as he braved a closer

look

at the crest of the hill

"it's you"

"you're the why"

her heart

quietly smiled
in reply

~ ~ ~

he thought it best

to return

to the others

at the edge of the woods

 ~ ~ ~

this is part of LL Barkat's

On, In and Around Mondays

please

feel free to join her

~ ~ ~

and it's all of you who visit

here

who make my heart smile as well

For the Hard Places ~

may you

bloom

and

bear light

as

you

pass through

the

hard places

Gratitude ~

my

grandson

riding

his bike over

on

a

chilly October day

just one

of

the multitude

of things

I am

grateful

for

October's Blue ~

written

by

Helen Hunt Jackson

 these brilliant blue

October days

bring

precious memories

of my mother

and

this poem

that

she taught

to

her elementary pupils

~ ~ ~

[click to enlarge]

Uncertainty ~

in

the midst

of

distractions

when

it's

difficult

to

focus

I can

still

enjoy the light

Faded ~

the

wind

tumbled

leaves old

like

the dryer

leaching

moisture

 

 on the last

cycle

autumn

grew faded

and

barrenness crept in

Quietness ~

may your day

be

filled

with peace

and

in quietness

may

you find strength

Food for the Journey ~

had

I

not seen

the robins dining

the imperfection

of

the berries

would have lost

their

sweet appeal

~ ~ ~
I would like to have caught

an

image

of the robins

but

they were eager

to

continue their journey

south

~ ~ ~

this was a reminder to me

that

the bruises in another

may

have come

from

feeding someone else

~ ~ ~

He

who covers over an offense

promotes love

but

whoever

repeats the matter

separates

close friends

Proverbs 17:9

Watching ~

in the warm glow

of

the kitchen

thinking

of

supper

I

glance

through the window

and see

him

he doesn't

see me

yet

but somehow he knows

someone's watching

another day

a

similar time

I

see her

she doesn't

see me

yet

but somehow she knows

someone's watching

I go

about my days

I

can't see Him

yet

but

I know

Someone's watching

and

guarding me

in

all of my ways

~ ~ ~

You gave me life

and

showed me kindness,

and

in your providence

watched over my spirit.

Job 10:12 NIV

~ ~ ~

you can share more window views

{including your own

if you like}

at

LL Barkat's "Seedlings in Stone"

it's a lovely place

to visit 

 

Listening ~

if

I didn't

embrace

the

rhythm

if

my soul

could

hear no music

the world would be

a

lonely place

~ ~ ~
edited: some of you have asked what this is
they are called
Chinese Lanterns
if
you pay a visit
to
Ann's
you can see more photos

Aim High ~

{click to enlarge}

so

much

possibility

Thankful ~

thankful

for

torpid water touched

spittled mud

"great" and "little"

honored

second chances

the

"immediately"

and

the

"as they went"

for

humility that breathed

an

agonizing yes

thankful

for

so very much

1 Peter 2:21-25

~ ~ ~ 

 Bridget Chumbley

is hosting the bi-weekly blog carnival

on the word

healing

A New Direction ~

there are times

when

my

mental GPS

needs

reprogramming

I suspect that

that is

what

pondering

whatever

is

pure, lovely, authentic,

excellent & gracious

is

all about

Philippians 4:8 MSG & AMP

View from a skywalk ~

to share your view

of

"street life"
or
to see others

please

visit

three from here & there