Seeking Beauty

It's sometimes hard to stay positive & happy when you read all the news out there...

it feels like it's all bad...like the story of the kids stuck in that underwater Thailand tunnel, ugh...

or stories recently from certain animal sanctuaries I follow online, it all weighs heavily on my heart.

(which is why I started doing Share Sunday, to share positive & beautiful things).

I always find beauty here in our home & with the bunnies which I can rest my weary heart upon

but we're also lucky to live really close to this beautiful lake and it has the magic touch
of lifting a lot of burdens with a nice dose of sunset gorgeousness.

I know I am not the only one feeling super sensitive right now, it seems to be a 'thing'

straight across all types of people on all types of social media right now, isnt' that interesting!

Tell me my peeps, what is your secret for a much needed spark of joy & lightness???

Lake Life

We are so lucky to live pretty close to this big beautiful lake...

it's only about a 10 minute walk away...

We go here a lot after work to decompress, for sunsets, for short breaks from the buns,

after, before & in between errands...

it always seems to beckon "Come sit and breathe for a spell.."

Our 2nd date was here, along this lake, a long leisurely stroll at night in thick heavy fog...

almost 25 year ago now...

we love it so, it's part of us. I tell my hon, when I die, he's to spread most of my ashes in this water!

It's a place that soothes, refreshes and amazes us with it's always changing beauty.

I hope you have a special place like this in your part of the world XO

A Favorite Paddle With Bald Eagles!

This is the lake by our house.  We launch our boats here on days that we want to stay close to town.

This day out kayaking was AMAZING because guess what!?

We actually saw TWO AMERICAN BALD EAGLES....holy #(#*!!!

We've never ever seen these kind of birds here, apparently they do come this far North now & than.

It amazes me how different each time out paddling can be.  All the beauty we see.

(check out that super cool orange lichen covered island...magic...and the water lilies...magic again!)

Unfortunately the water was quite choppy that day so we couldn't get super close or super clear photos of the two eagles but it is going down for sure as one of my favorite paddles ever.

Snowbirds

We saw the Snowbirds again this year at the beginning of summer...they are always cool to watch.

I hope your having a wonderfully warm and cozy Fall weekend, may your sweaters be extra cozy XO

Spectacular Beauty

It amazes me, how different each and every sunset is, the beauty is so much I can't take it all in...

I hope I never ever ever become the kind of person who doesn't notice all the spectacular beauty!

Weekend Wishes

I wish for you a peaceful beautiful weekend

Full of calming solitude and strong support XO

Run To The Water

When the world gets to be too much...

I don't walk but I run to the water!

Suntastic Sunset

I am just beyond words that I get to have this kind of beauty in my everyday life.

This is the lake near our home, just a 10 minute walk away, there are plenty of public accesses.

 We keep our eyes peeled from wherever we may be and if it looks like it'll be a decent sunset

we head to the water (when my head allows).  My heart fills with gratitude for all this beauty!

Weekend Wishes

I hope that your weekend is full of natural beauty...and some familial beauty too!

Try to remember to focus on the positives way more than on the negatives XO.

Part Of A Lake

We spend a lot of time exploring the big lake closest to our home, we grew up around/on this lake
(we now take our niece with us and I think I see her slowly falling under it's spell too).

With our four beautiful seasons and how it changes with each one, I don't think we'll ever tire of it!
(P.S. Can I just say that these are some of my very most favorite new photos).

Beloved Body Of Beautiful Water

This was a few weeks back...

Spring had arrived at our beloved lake just a few minutes walk from our little home...

 This body of water is such a part of my life...

see more shots not shown here over at my Flickr stream

Snug Weekend

Hope your having a cozy weekend...

 

 

All snuggled with your favorite souls.