pictures

There is something magic about film.

Capturing a moment in time (without the ability to delete if someones face expression is not quite right).

The excitement of delivering your film to the store anticipating which points in time you will have the honor of revisiting.

Having time to digest the events before seeing them in photographic form leads to a greater appreciation.

There are seldom do-overs with film because the moment has past.

In my life technology depreciates the beauty of art.

I love having random photos around to fade into. 

Would a beautiful library be the same with a nook on the shelf where 10,000 books previously existed

 

 

 

 

 

wildflower

On one of our of our wonderful drives

my husband spotted some some beautiful wildflowers.

They grew on a steep hill

where a landslide had once been

He climbed the mountain and picked them

roots carefully intact,

They stayed in pristine condition

until

they were confined to a pot

and placed in perfectly balanced potting soil.

They are starting to come back

but will most likely remain small and be used as garden filler.

Had we left them alone they would have flourished

taken over the hillside

and shared their beauty with the world.

The Creator

 

I am the creator

 

of my future

of my past

of my surroundings

 of my children

of my family

Some may credit my creations to the unknown

but I know

that in my life

I am the creator

 

 

 

 

Almost Summer

Elly enjoying some time to herself in the beautiful American Fork Canyon

 

 

As the days get warmer my family tends to wander

with so much beauty surrounding us it is hard to keep ourselves contained indoors

we breathe in the sunshine

we bask in the shade

we enjoy the moments together

and cherish our time alone

and dream about what will come tomorrow

 

Beautiful May

Unfortunately I took no pictures (not a good intro to a post I know..) but some will surely be on there way. We are halfway through May and all of my gardens are started. Gardening is the perfect way to waste away an afternoon. Today I started my plot at the community garden  to provide us with an endless supply of summer vegetables  (and provide badge opportunities for the girl's daisy troop).  Th boys kept themselves busy with some puddles, sticks and rocks and were forced to disrobe before coming inside of the house.
   In addition to the vegetable garden I received several hydrangeas for Mothers' day, which have made their home on the back patio (they are my absolute favorite flower). Last, but not least We have a cluster of six rose bushes in the backyard, under which I have pruned a tunnel for the boys to play with their trucks (out of sight and in the shade). It may be one of their favorite spots. I will soon post pictures of these favorite places. With school winding down we will undoubtedly spend more time outside in the gardens and exploring.

Beauty is in the bag

Recently, when browsing through country living magazine I came across a bag, Which I immediately fell in love with. I looked up the website and fell in love... the website is here  beautiful website

 

Whoever Mrs. Hicks is I would like to give her thanks. Her site is filled with beautiful items, ranging from boat shoes to moccasins to gorgeous bags. I am in love and am positive this bag will be the next in my collection. seroiusly go check it out, please, I am sure you find something to slurge on.

                                                                           

My fashion Inspiration

        My grandmother, Grammy (Dorothy), had a great sense of style. Yesterday, as I looked through old photos, I noticed that no matter how old the pictures were my Grammy always looked fantastic and never outdated (except for the occasional pair of glasses).

      I have more memories with my Grandmother than I could even begin to express, she was sharp-witted, had an intimidating nature (which worked in her favor, as the people she didn't want to associate with were often to scared to approach her), but best of all she valued a great sense of humor and often told me it was the most important trait a person could have.

      Of course, I am sure I idolize her, because to me she was perfect. She also loved to shop and had a great sense of style. She once told me, "If something gets you down, go buy yourself something nice, I am sure it will make you feel better" ( a lesson that maybe I could have done without). On one of our shopping excursions she also taught me to look for quality over brand, a good lesson indeed.

   Grammy never owned a pair of jeans until she was in her 70's and even then they were dockers and cut exactly like all of her khakis, her shirts were never without a collar, keds were her shoe of choice, her hair was always fixed (her hairstyle never changed) and her lipstick was always pink. Cheers to a lifetime of great style.

 

I am not sure when this picture was taken, I think this is when they were stationed in Hawaii

                                        My Grandma and Grandpa, both looking beautiful

My grandma and me, at the tree lighting ceremony, as an Indialantic, Florida native I used to think 60 degrees was cold (hence the whiney face)

On one of their cruises, she always had great vacation clothes. I especially remember a wonderful pair of red plaid pants, which I would wear if I had!

Fortunatley for me, my  mother gave me two sweaters that my Grandma aquired on one of her trips. I love them and wear them often.

There goes January...

So...I have been absent for a while, truth be told January is kind of a blah month. In our house we have been dealing with colds and outside is our lovely winter inversion(which means we haven't actually seen the sky in several weeks). So I will be, happily bid January farewell and begin looking forward to spring.
I did watch the inauguration and I must say my favorite part was the introduction of the Carter's, or should I say Miss Rosalynn and Mr. Jimmy Carter. There were several things I loved about them. First Mrs. Carter wanting to be introduced as Miss Rosalynn, it may not get any cuter, but my absolute favorite was when the standing in the opening waiting to walk down the stairs and she grabbed her purse in both hands (with the look on her face like why did I bring his big old thing), then Jimmy offers to carry it for her. So there we go it does get cuter, Good ole Jimmy, ex-president, walking into the inauguration carrying his wife's purse. Love. That just goes to show we need more peanut farmers to step up and be president.

I would also like to add to all of the royal obsessed Americans, this inauguration shows that we have every bit of fanciness, and ceremoniousness as they do. It was a beautiful day. So with a congratulations to President Obama I bid farewell to this month, look forward to seeing the sunshine soon, and look forward to Valentine's day (which I have always been a fan of, even when I didn't have a Valentine).