i watch the stars from my window sill...

(taken with 100mm macro lens and 400 iso)

i've been buying my own sunshine this week as there have been too many gray days in a row to suit me. wouldn't it be nice if we could have our personal iso button? and when we needed a boost of light, just turn that sucker up?

i think i could go for that. i do think that for sure.

flowers are one of the things that make me smile for no particular reason. other things in that category are: lacy branches against a clear blue sky, the tiny sliver of a new moon, kitty paws, doggy smiles, the first spoonful of ice cream, the smell of bread baking, baby toes, sugar cubes, postcards, old glass jars, fluffy clouds and reflections in the water.

just typing those things made me smile. i like that.

in my art journal last week i wrote a longer list, but these are the ones that come to mind. oh, i forgot bluebirds. how could i forget them?

i've also have been obsessed lately with the weepies and the pogues. right now, 'the world spins madly on is playing' and it tugs at my heart. a friend mentioned it in his blog this week - a bit of serendipity to suit my day. another friend is grateful for another day with her beloved. and i was moved. because it's not the big things - it's the little bitty things that make my life good.

that and good coffee.

gratitude:: day 3 of 30

today i'm grateful for smiles. smiles that greet me casually on the street, smiles of friends, smiles of loved ones. smiles of all kinds.

today, why do you smile at a stranger? one of two great things will happen - they will smile back...or they will wonder what you've been up to. *laugh*

and not that forced kind of smile either where your teeth are bared and you're ready to snarl. flash those pearlies in a true happy smile. go on....i dare you.

too much to think

the pugs were boarded this weekend while we were away - they came back all sassy and clean (don't they look happy?) funny how you can miss animals, isn't it?

today i tried to go for a ride but it seemed even on a country road, there was always someone behind me...and if they saw my camera, they feel invited to make comments. *sigh* i did find a cool place for a portrait session.



and a sea of susans smiling brightly at me.



i wish i had more to say, but i will wrap it up here. have a wonderful night - steal kisses wherever you can and smile for no good reason (just to see if you can make someone else smile)