Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 173 Lazy Morning Muffins

Little girl with tousled hair

emerging from your sleep

what is this your daddy bakes

this lazy morning treat? 

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Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

♦

Beauty Day 172 Backyard

My friends’ backyard

is the prettiest backyard

I have ever seen

Mike is a landscaper/gardener

and now that I mention it

how strange…

every time I visit

he is sitting back relaxing

yet he alone does all this labor

mostly folk art

no classes no lessons

just a natural love

for beauty and color

finding ceramics, dinnerware

broken pieces of tile

he smashes–creates anew

creatures and birds

architecture and seas

while growing plants and flowers

is his specialty

talking birds participate

from their safe house just beyond

Mike’s a wonder

as is Claudia my friend

who prepares a meal fit for royalty

from their garden just below

what makes these people most special

is their love

for everyone

for me

for you

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Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 171 Graduation!

Square dance graduation

excited for my friends

as though they were family

a great achievement

120 calls in 9 months

and it’s true

they are like babies

we Angels will have to hold their hands

at every dance for about a year

until these seedlings take root

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Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 170 Spring Breakup of the River Ice

Every year in the north country 

comes a day when river ice breaks up

it’s a day of celebration dancing singing

flowing good cheer

and it should be

because life continues

moves on to fuller days ahead

little did I know

as I lay sick and motionless

for nearly two weeks

that the ice pack was melting

and fissures deep within

perhaps because of stillness

with little outward stimulation

I had time to hear and could hear

the deeps within me creaking groaning

and finally the ice began to break

and so it begins again

new life new commerce

good cheer and miles of new roads up ahead

in short

paralysis died

after so many years

the bathroom is on its way

to getting some fix

and who know where that will lead?

what pray tell comes next?

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Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Beauty Day 169 Discover

Little person

flying a kite

face filled

with wonder

Daddy’s joy

to lead his girl

to worlds

she then discovers 

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Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

♦

Beauty Day 168 Welding

Learning to weld

practice a bit

willing to try anything with her hands

always active never still

weeding sorting chopping cooking

cutting painting this and that

art craft life combined

visible sparks excite

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Borrowed Photo

Find one beautiful thing every day and take a photo of it.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

♦

Beauty Day 167 Down

Hopping on the scale this morning

as nimble as a nymph

(not)

a beautiful sight awaited me

the needle on the dial 

it never lies that needle

’twas moving in the right direction

a small bit of encouragement

encouraging greater things

the head is where things happen

before reality sets in

I promise you won’t be sorry, scale

this inch will mean a mile

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