Happy Picture

It’s been difficult to find time to post much lately. But today, I was looking at this picture and enjoying it so much that I had to write a little ditty. This picture just makes me happy. I like to credit the artists, even when they post their work on a site like Pixabay, which requires no attribution. This particular graphic artist has an identity that totally matches the picture: Happy_Life.  So without further ado, let me offer you this little moment of happiness in the middle of your day.

Happy mountains, happy snow.
Happy trees in sunrise glow.
Happy artist, giving joy;
Happy colors he’s employed.
I gaze upon this landscape free
And bask in its serenity.
It soaks into the heart of me,
A happy day to guarantee.

 

 

 

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Autumn’s Fling — haiku

Wild and free they fly;
Intoxicating grandeur:
Autumn’s final fling.

 

 

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photo courtesy of Couleur @ pixabay.com

 

 

 

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A Gate To . . . ?

A gate to wherever your imagination wants to take you.

 

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photo: Terry Valley, Visions Seen Photography

The Old Red Door

I passed an old church, yesterday, of rough-hewn stones.
Of granite gray, each brick had been laid in with care,
But through the years they’d become slightly lichen-grown.

All the windows high and low had been enclosed
With wooden shutters, tightly fitted and secure.
In silence and gray mystery the church reposed.

But on the north, a wooden door of deepest red
Did beckon me to contemplate what lay within.
And without conscious thought right to it I was led.

I pondered on the stories this old red door could tell.
And though the steps that led to it were now long gone,
I worked to get inside so as to explore things well.

It’s roughened texture spoke of years of weathering,
But all my efforts to make entry were in vain.
Alas … I’ll have to leave its past to imagining.

 

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photo: Terry Valley at Visions Seen Photography

 

 

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Signs of Change

Foggy mornings with fields turning gold mean autumn is just around the corner. Yay!

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(Thank you to my friend and favorite photographer: Terry Valley.)

 

 

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Solace in Midst of 100 Degree Weather

 

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photo: Terry Valley @ Visions Seen Photography

 

 

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Meadow Full of Happiness

 

Daisies are the happiest flower in this world.

 

 

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photo: Terry Valley @ Visions Seen Photography

 

 

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An Invitation to Spring

 

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An Eye for An Eye

 

My favorite photographer — Terry Valley — has done it again: captured a once-in-a-lifetime shot. He couldn’t have set this scene up if he’d tried.

 

 

 

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Sparkle – Daily Post Prompt

Jewels sparkle, chemically whitened teeth sparkle, and champagne sparkles. But the most beautiful sparkle of all is that created by nature when beauty touches beauty in just the right time and place. The following photos captured some of those events. Two are courtesy of Terry Valley (Visons Seen Photography), and the rest are mine. I was amazed that the camera actually captured the sparkles in the snow.

Visions Seen Photograpny

 

Visions Seen Photography

 

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Life

LIFE:
It’s valuable
It’s beautiful
It’s rich — 
No matter where we find it.

 

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photo © Terry Valley: Visions Seen Photography

 

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Splendor of the Season

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Happy Flowers

 

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Drumming Up Dreams

 

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