The Joys of Life

So I've been thinking a lot about life and decided i am going to start using this wonderful camera my husband bought me for Christmas last year. It has been a bit confusing learning to edit and pull up certain kinds of files and such. I think I have gotten a long way since i started really taking pictures in the past couple weeks.

We went for a walk. We were enjoying the sweet smell of honeysuckle and watching the horses.


I've decided to try to capture our everyday lives while we enjoy things that we love to do as a family and also to capture the beauty of nature. While I am not a creative writer at heart, I am now an aspiring photographer and creative writer. I'm a little anxious to see how that turns out, especially the creative writing part. I try to be true to myself and try not worry what people think because as we all know people have opinions whether they are good or bad.  So bare with me while I try to discover these new found enjoyments in my life.

These are the wildflowers in our pasture behind our house.  I took the kids out back and took some pics.  I will get those posted soon...

During all of this capturing, learning, and deep aspiring thought process, I have come up with some things that I look forward to and make me want to wake up every morning and enjoy every moment and make memories with the lives I cherish so much.

So here we go with that...
I look forward to waking up every morning to the barefoot run down the steps, across the hardwood floor, and a blond head bobbing around my bed. As i peek through my sleepy eyes I find a handsome, gray eyed, baby toothed grin boy staring me in the face close enough to smell his sweet breath and get a morning kiss and an I love you. After I take all of that in I get myself out of bed and go into the next room to find either the soft even breaths of a 1 year old sleeping, or blond wispy hair and wide grin peeking over the crib rail at me with outreached arms. Oh, how I love that feeling everyday. I look forward to the company of my front yard and porch swing as I grasp a warm cup of coffee watching the sun rise over the green canopy of trees around our house. I look forward to listening to those tiny giggles chiming in with the morning song of the birds surrounding us from the porch surrounded not by houses, but by the deep deciduous and evergreen palate and partially sufficed landscaping that is a job that is never done.  I sit there and think about life, what can i plant next in a particular flower garden, doing the dishes, washing clothes, straightening up the kids' rooms, picking up the living room.  Oh, you know the thoughts of a mother that never go away. But that's what I love about my front porch, I can just think and not do. I look forward to those Carolina showers that rumble in and rumble out.  I look forward to those hot summer days where you get out the sprinkler just to dampen your skin to get cool as you watch the kids laugh, scream, and dart through it.  I look forward to watching my soul mate wake up everyday and step outside and take it all in of what is on his agenda for the day and thinking it all over.  Life is good and I can't wait to see what happens next.......

That was a preview my new hobbies.  More to come soon.........