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 93 Strings of Things

Walking in a rain

that doesn’t end

one rain after another

day after day

I encounter

strings of things

nice things

things that don’t matter

a string of days

a string of birds

perched

high and dry

on strings of wires

a string of pussy willow buds

and a string of pearl drops

formed by rain

a perfect circle

stitched together

by strings of straight things

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 92 Dragon Fruit

Hylocereus undatus

exotic fruit

from an exotic land

surely it must be exotic

because I am a tourist here

and I don’t see this fruit back home…

riding the bus

to see where it goes

riding back again

hopping off to visit awhile

not knowing what we’ll find

maybe the best decaf

I’ve ever tasted

maybe an out of this world

whole wheat

blueberry muffin

juicy not too sweet

or perhaps the flakiest

baklava

I’ve ever laid eyes on

(we gave it as a gift)

maybe this exotic fruit

called dragon

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 89 Family Movie Night

at the local community center

food truck parked outside

for those arriving

hurried from work

delicious street tacos

popcorn–bring your own

Little people stare at the screen

taking cues from others

they learn to laugh

and afterward go crazy

running around the stage

it’s family night

no school tomorrow

and that means

a bit of wild

is okay

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 88 How Can a Grocery Store Be Beautiful?

Bounty plenty good food bright colors

a culture recognizable

across all distance

city or semi-rural

still the same

a good place to go

when shock still reigns

from moving suddenly

from one place to another

(I don’t need this

you see

but) my friend here…

it was just like greeting

a long-time pal

in a new locale

better than psychiatry

J/ eats apples every day, and here he is buying two sacks

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 87 AirBnB

Home for a month

AirBnB

friendly clean spacious

room for us all

it’ll be fun

makes visiting family

tremendous

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 86 Home in an Old Hotel

Columbia Hotel

warm comfortable snug secure

born in 1910

small reminder of

“the way things used to be”

room and building keys

rattling in my purse

no matter

it fits it works

it’s home to me

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 85 Pastel Day

Almond petals

like snow blossoms

perched upon the boughs

break the monotony

of straight highways

and seemingly

endless miles

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 84 Square Dancing

kaleidoscope of colored chips

forming falling forming again

magic when it all works out

rabbit pulled

from the caller’s hat

8 strangers a team with a goal

catching the wave

riding it through

a laugh and a smile

all 8 got home

greater resolve

when the square breaks down

“lost in translation?”

definitely she said

you need to try it to know

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 83 New Neighbors

The neighbors are moving in today

maybe this will be

my new best friend

her voice does pattern

like my dear friend Marian

who moved a state away

almost a year ago now

I’d heard this place had sold

to a retired couple

and so they are

their patio yard

has a Huge

brick oven

good for making pizza

and bread

never smelled any

from the neighbors before

maybe the time has come

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 82 Leak Fixers

Leak in the roof

rain on its way

a skill beyond my talents

not even a ladder

so happy to see you today!

I’ll sleep well tonight