~Realizations~

"Let the world, that heap of vermin as ridiculous as they are feeble-minded believe the most absurd tales about the mighty. You must know that for those destined to dominate others, the ordinary rules of life are turned upside down and duty acquires an entirely new meaning. Good and evil are carried off to a higher, different plane.....Remember this...walk straight ahead! (quoted from; Mirror~Mirror" by Gregory Maquire)

Yesterday afternoon I decided to take a book outside and relax for a bit before we headed off to Mom & Dad's for Sunday Dinner....I got my chair all situated under one of the huge old maples...my tall glass of tea by my side and opened "Mirror~Mirror" by Gregory Maquire and the words above were the first I read......OH MY....how they spoke to me.......they made me realize......Life is life...and people are people and all you can do is be yourself.....and make sure it is your best self!!! Part of being myself....includes this blog...it is a part of me..not just as an artist ...but as a person too....I enjoy sharing our life here in Vermont and my work with all of you...... and I'm not going to let that be taken away from me....

So......here I am...back to being myself...albeit..a bit more careful...but myself nonetheless!

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......Good Monday morning to you :)...I wanted to share one of my birthday presents with you...My poor old camera..which I've had for years and LOVE...(I'm not one for buying new unless you have to...I'm especially like this with electronics & cars ...I like to "KNOW" my things........and the only way to do that....is too keep it around long enough to develop a relationship with it)........but.......alas..my poor old camera has been having fits lately...not workng more often than working.......and taking odd pictures....She was telling me..... she needs to rest....poor gal!!! So..for my birthday...we went and purchased a new one...it's fantastic....I wanted a camera with a really good zoom ...and this one has it....i'm still fiddling around with it...learning the ins and outs.. I took the top photo....of the hydrangeas.... with the new camera....I love how it's focused on just one spot...but I actually don't know how I did that.....so...there is still a lot I need to learn about this new camera....we are definitely still in the getting to know you stage.... :).

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Alrighty.....I must get busy with my day...I told myself that if I opened up this blog again..I was going to get just as much work done as I did when it was closed...So...I'm headed outside on this beautiful Vermont morning to do a bit of work in my vegetable garden and then go for a bike ride..then I need to get to the post office and mail a couple packages and then it's back home and into the studio I go!

Have a fantastic day everyone
:)D