Winter Solstice 2022
The shortest day and longest night of the year.
The best part is that the days will now begin to be longer.
And four days until CHRISTMAS!
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Showing posts with label sunset. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Notice the Beauty
I'm a bit late posting my Friday Fave Fives. I have a good excuse (which you can see below).
1. Yesterday (Friday), I had a doctor appointment. Yes, I'm fine. It was just a check up. But I am happy that I finally had a face to face appointment.
Other things that blessed me this week:
2. We went to the beach! It's the first time we've ventured out to the beach since March. Ventura State Beach. Oh, my heart is just full!
3. The beach doesn't just have seaweed, rocks, shells, driftwood and shorebirds, it also has flowers in the dunes. I love the color and beauty that greets me at every step on the trail.
4. Our evening walks often provide us a look at our area wildlife. We often say HI to the bunnies which are prolific this year. We've seen a coyote once before this year. But this week, we heard one howling and yapping and ended up meeting him on the golf course. He didn't want to get close enough for a photo op, but I managed to catch him on the run. Blurry because I had to zoom in so far.
5. Sunsets have been gorgeous this week! It's June Gloom time which means we have fog and low clouds rolling in at night and keeping the sun hidden in the morning. But it also means beautiful sunsets.
As I finished writing this, I realized that four of my five faves involve being outside! Yes! If you need some encouragement this week, get outside! Enjoy and experience our beautiful world. The wildlife, birds, flowers, trees, hills, valleys, mountains, beaches.
1. Yesterday (Friday), I had a doctor appointment. Yes, I'm fine. It was just a check up. But I am happy that I finally had a face to face appointment.
Other things that blessed me this week:
2. We went to the beach! It's the first time we've ventured out to the beach since March. Ventura State Beach. Oh, my heart is just full!
3. The beach doesn't just have seaweed, rocks, shells, driftwood and shorebirds, it also has flowers in the dunes. I love the color and beauty that greets me at every step on the trail.
4. Our evening walks often provide us a look at our area wildlife. We often say HI to the bunnies which are prolific this year. We've seen a coyote once before this year. But this week, we heard one howling and yapping and ended up meeting him on the golf course. He didn't want to get close enough for a photo op, but I managed to catch him on the run. Blurry because I had to zoom in so far.
5. Sunsets have been gorgeous this week! It's June Gloom time which means we have fog and low clouds rolling in at night and keeping the sun hidden in the morning. But it also means beautiful sunsets.
As I finished writing this, I realized that four of my five faves involve being outside! Yes! If you need some encouragement this week, get outside! Enjoy and experience our beautiful world. The wildlife, birds, flowers, trees, hills, valleys, mountains, beaches.
Friday, June 05, 2020
Hello, June
Thinking about the fact that it is JUNE is making my head spin. I guess that is what happens when you mostly stay safely and boringly at home for almost three months. Truthfully, I'm not bored. I am purposely staying busy. And the things that keep my brain and body busy also help me be thankful and grateful. This week at Willow's Cottage has been quiet but productive and I'm sharing the parts that bring me joy. Linking to Friday Fave Fives.
1. Sunsets. Usually, we take our main walk around the neighborhood after dinner. That's the perfect time to view the sunset. The sky was incredible this week, partly because there was a fire on Santa Cruz Island (one of the Channel Islands off our coast). That's not the fave although it is now completely under control. The fave is the effect of the smoke and clouds on the sunset.
2. Moon. I love the waxing and full moon and it makes me happy to watch it rise in the sky in the evenings.
3. Calendula Salve. For the first time, I hitched up my big girl pants and braved making my own salve from my calendula flowers. I have such dry skin from working in the garden that I am thankful to have a DIY option for helping heal my hands.
4. Garden. We had an outdoor project that needed doing, but we were concerned about the heavy work that it involved. So we hired a high school boy from our church congregation to help us. He worked for seven hours and took only one half-hour break for lunch! We were very pleased and made sure he knew it and his parents knew it. And, the edgers along our property line are in place and look great!
5. More Garden. I've mentioned before that I am reading Hidden Art by Edith Schaeffer with my art friends. This week, we read and discussed the chapter titled Gardens and Gardening. I love these two quotes:
1. Sunsets. Usually, we take our main walk around the neighborhood after dinner. That's the perfect time to view the sunset. The sky was incredible this week, partly because there was a fire on Santa Cruz Island (one of the Channel Islands off our coast). That's not the fave although it is now completely under control. The fave is the effect of the smoke and clouds on the sunset.
2. Moon. I love the waxing and full moon and it makes me happy to watch it rise in the sky in the evenings.
3. Calendula Salve. For the first time, I hitched up my big girl pants and braved making my own salve from my calendula flowers. I have such dry skin from working in the garden that I am thankful to have a DIY option for helping heal my hands.
4. Garden. We had an outdoor project that needed doing, but we were concerned about the heavy work that it involved. So we hired a high school boy from our church congregation to help us. He worked for seven hours and took only one half-hour break for lunch! We were very pleased and made sure he knew it and his parents knew it. And, the edgers along our property line are in place and look great!
5. More Garden. I've mentioned before that I am reading Hidden Art by Edith Schaeffer with my art friends. This week, we read and discussed the chapter titled Gardens and Gardening. I love these two quotes:
Human beings were made to interact with growing things,
not to be born, live, and die in the midst of concrete set in the middle of polluted air!
Growing plants are supposed to be doing something to the air human beings are breathing,
and human beings are supposed to be doing something to the plants.
It seems to me the beauty which causes strangers passing by to stop
and ENJOY a garden,
provides a background and already 'says something'
which gives an emphasis to what it is important to say.
I want my garden to bring joy to me and to the people who walk or drive past my cottage. Maybe that will remind them that this is really all God's creation.
Bonus! More of God's creation!
King Quail watching over his kingdom
monarch butterfly
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
A Healthy Dose of the Beach
Some days you just need a visit to the beach.
There were high tide warnings. The birds were cautious, perching on the rocks above the waves.
Looking away, we saw the cliff looming above us on the other side of Pacific Coast Highway.
But nothing soothes the soul like a sunset at the beach.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
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