be still...sunrise

i am grateful to be doing this class with kim klassen, be still 52...

i finally committed to going to the sunrise and even though i was late, i got there.

it is not a still life, but the two sandpipers were still.  and alive. 

close enough for me :)

rule of thirds, room to breathe, a moment of mindfulness to myself.

mission accomplished.

and, i got back on track with my picture ride. 

this day is starting off right :)

simplify . .

for a retired girl, i have been way busier than i thought i'd be, this 2 0 1 4

but it has been a productive time, so i am going to cling to the glass-half-full mindset.

the condo is on the market, 

all the cats have settled in to the cape house, 

i am making huge progress on the preparations for the HyArt Artist Shanties

 (http://hyartsdistrict.com/visual-arts/art-shanties )

that i'm doing in june, 

and the gardens in both houses have been worked on (a little bit, at least).

i keep taking pictures, posting on facebook and for the word-of-the-day photo hunt challenge.  

but the blog, my flickr and housecleaning all keep falling off the to-do list.

i hope to S I M P L I F Y this summer.

until then, i added another to-do for my list - 

i started taking a class from Kim Klassen (http://www.kimklassencafe.com/) 

called Be Still and i am very excited about it.  

i know that the first few weeks will be hectic, but the class is for a full year so i will catch up.  

i am longing for the feeling of Be Still.  

and i know i will learn a lot of things, and be inspired. 

it is going to be exactly what i need...

 

meantime May/June will be a little bit crazy.  

i am multi-tasking.  

my head is muddled. 

but a word-of-the-day was CUP this week and i am going with the 

half-full glass mindset 

as i simplify.

so with no textures, no enhancements at all -

here is a simple half full cup.

which i totally love.

be still my heart :)