Remember there were people that shared on Facebook "The view through my window?"
Today I'm starting with the window. It opens out from there however!
Focused on the inside...some of the treasures I keep on my desktop.. Now this is what a desktop is supposed to look like!!
The last of these blooms on the orchid – as there are some new buds appearing between the two! The red shamrock set them off so nicely, and supported them when the wind blew.
This is grand-pup Zora out back-pack-camping with my son Tai (and wife taking the photo) somewhere in Colorado or Utah probably.
Next day (Monday I think) you can see The last of the flowers had fallen off their stem which is at the top of the picture with its new buds! I've never had summer orchids before...must be the heat.
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For Saturday's Critters this week, my archives show my grand-puppies: first Cody, the Pomeranian. I mainly talk with him when he's barking over the phone, making it difficult for people to hear each other talk. And the beautiful gal holding him is Kate, my granddaughter who just graduated high school in Ohio. (I know you might be tired of seeing her...but you're crazy, who could be tired of seeing such a beautiful girl! No I'm not at all biased!)
Here's grand-pup Severus with granddaughter, Cayenne holding a gifted ceramic jar made by yours truly, in Tampa FL....hey, we all have hair that does that!
Not directly related, but kept in my family album, are my ex-in-laws. They are the greatest shared grandparents of my grandchildren with Marty and Cinnamon! And their other daughter lives in Minnesota, where they must have been visiting for this shot. A Blue Ox certainly qualifies for Saturday's Critters.
Yes I have more grand-pups and kittens, but this is what came up today, folks!
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Today's quote:
When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: "Only stand out of my light." Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light. -John W. Gardner, author and educator (1912-2002)
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Today's old photo is over on my other blog Three Family Trees with Sepia Saturday!
I don’t think too many have stood in your creative life. 👍
ReplyDeleteAh, but there have been shadows cast against the light! However I have an iPhone now with a great flashlight!
DeleteAt one time (maybe the 1950s or even the 1930s?) those statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox stood in many towns, but slowly they disappeared. I wonder if even one of them is still in a gas station or restaurant garden — a Wiki page lists some that might still be around. So fun and retro!
ReplyDeleteFew children ever learn the stories about Paul Bunyan these days. Sad.
Delete...we have a Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in the Adirondacks, but this one is so much bigger!
ReplyDeleteOh that's great...perhaps my sense that they're forgotten is just a feature of living in North Carolina. Time for a personal survey!
DeleteJohn Gardner said some great things. One was about needing plumbers as well as poets, otherwise neither our pipes nor our ideas would hold water.
ReplyDeleteA wise man, at least according to that saying. I'll have to look him up.
DeleteHello Barb,
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of your grand-dogs and your family. Your view out the window looks lovely.
Your house plants are doing well and look pretty. Thank you for linking up and sharing your critter post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
I have several grandchildren in their 30s, and several in their 20s...and no signs of any great grandbabies yet. Sigh. So of course I get kicks out of the little critters who live with various family members!
DeleteI love to frame photos through a window and you took some neat ones. Love treasures on a desk too!
ReplyDeleteI just had to move my desk...so stripped it down to bare bones. And all the treasures are piled on a table. I'm hesitant to put them back on the desk again. But I will!
DeleteI never thought of taking granddog photos, though we've certainly had many over the years. Loved this peek at yours.
ReplyDeleteAh, and you live with critters even today as well! They are part of your family. Get some photos!!
DeleteHi Barbara, Love your desk top! Beautiful plants for sure. Looking out our back windows we have a thin strip of woods between our home and the neighbors. It may be thin but it does provide shade for our home...and air conditioners. I enjoyed your family photos too...human and furry members as well. It's been many, many years since we've visited Babe the Blue Ox and Paul Bunyan... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteWoods do give so much to us! I don’t remember seeing the big blue ox there myself.
DeleteThat was me, Barb.
DeleteYour desk top looks exactly as a desk top should. Mine too has lots of treasures and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately perhaps, I have treasures all over the place!
DeleteThat was some view both outside and inside.. very nice.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I don’t have much to post about!
DeleteWhat a gorgeous desk top. And a great view out your window!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I have not much but birds to see for the next few months, then autumn is usually pretty with all these maples.
DeleteNice collection of dogs and family!
ReplyDeleteThanks. There's one grand-cat, Shiva, as well. I wish I had chased her to get more photos, since she's trained to use the toilet. We shared one...and I had to remember to flush or she would get quite upset with me!
DeleteI loved this glimpse into your world, both inside and out!
ReplyDeleteI’ve got a pretty simple life these days
DeleteI love that wand!
ReplyDeleteIt is very useful to have around. Reaching tall places for one.
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