Contemplating the Second Half of the Year

(while simultaneously trying to remain in the present)

Here it is, the eve of the second half of the year, the eve of the first day of the third quarter, the eve of the first day of the rest of my life. 

I'm fighting some of the same old battles. Depression, for one. I can't seem to get my act together. 

I don't feel like I have time for some of the things I want to do, I feel totally self-absorbed. 

I don't know what direction I want to go with my blogging. It's not like it really matters in the big scheme of things. 

I want to be seen and known, I don't want to be seen and known. Such angst! I'm going to try to just write and post without thinking too much about who is reading what I write (or not reading it). 

I really like the new editor they have in blogging, and several of the other improvements that have been made. I'm kind of wanting to change the look of my blog. I've experimented a bit but have yet gotten a design that completely satisfied me. 

I'm also wanting to figure out how I can blog from my phone. 

The fence photo was taken on an excursion I took with my parents and sister to buy mayhaw juice to make jelly with. We had a good time that day, and I got a lot of good pictures. I am overdue for another outing with my camera. 

Okay, that's enough for today! Who knows when I will be back, but I will be back...

It's Been a While...

I think I have a few more of these I have not posted yet. I like the way this one turned out.

Hope & Delusion

Trying to be more faithful about posting, trying to catch up on reading what some of you have to say, trying, trying, trying. Hope and delusion, so often tangled. :)

Sunday Haiku

Ah, but it takes a certain calmness of the soul to hear those whispers, though I heard today in church how God loves to look into the chaos and to set things right. This I know: He is. He loves...

Brought to You by the Letter "B"

Bluebonnets and Buzzing Bees!

I was in Houston this past weekend and we were headed to church when I looked alongside the Beltway and noticed this big beautiful field of blooming bluebonnets. There was a group of people out there with shovels. I think they were helping themselves to a few plants. Later in the afternoon I went back and got a few photos for myself. There were a couple of families with young children who came while I was there. They were carrying benches and small kids in hopes of getting some classic "child in the bluebonnet field" shots. I tried to get my (22 year old) son to lie down in the field and let me snap a few photos of him but he (for some strange reason) was not at all interested!

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Not sure where this came from within my head, but part of it was that I was thinking of all the little places in life where things are so true, and yet, there is this other "also" thing which is true, which sometimes seems contradictory.

Composure and Reflection

This would have been a better photograph had I taken a moment to check my composition and made sure I had the handle to the coffee cup in the picture. And I did not notice until after I uploaded it the reflection of the trees and my hand. I was waiting in line at Starbucks and did not want to slow things down by trying to get a better shot.

Still, it made me stop and think about the need to maintain my own composure, and the to always consider what I am reflecting as I go about my business in the world.

I left work today at 4:30 and I don't have to go back until Monday morning after Easter. I'm not quite sure what all I will do with my time, but I am sure at least a portion of it will be spent reflecting on Easter and what it means to me.

I may be back between now and then, but if I am not, have a blessed Easter. And for heaven's sake, if you are lucky enough to get one, don't eat all of your chocolate Easter bunny at one sitting. The bunny will revolt and it won't be a pleasant experience. Don't ask me how I know. :)