Drink Me.

If Alice used a bottle it might have just been one of these...

Although, the tall one with the looking glass says 'Violet' and not 'Alice'. That is exacatily what I was thinking.. wrong movie.

 Was anything she drank grape flavored? Perhaps it was put in this tiny bottle of glass grapes.

Whichever she used, I think she would have kept them had she been able. They are all so tiny and precious... but when you are only 3 inches (it is such a dreadful height after all) it would have been quite difficult to carry one.

I feel as if I have fallen into a tiny bottle and am floating off into life somewhere. Perhaps when I wake I'll rejoin you..

xoxo~

Abbie

Magnolias

I went for a drive yesterday and came across an old magnolia tree. It is early for them to be bloom here.. but spring has come about 3 weeks early this year. It is a very welcomed thing, a small blessing for us in New Hampshire.

 

The image above I submitted to the Pioneer Woman's Photo Contest. You can see the tens of thousands of entries on here, on Flickr. Now, I am being practical when I say I know it won't get chosen, but it is amazing to see some the photos that are submitted! Damn, there is nothing like professional photographers to let you know that you are not a professional, just a novice :) Ree is so good at weeding through the junk and picking some amazing finalists. I would highly recommend you take a jaunt by and peek around. Just wonderful eye candy! Of course, by the number of entries and visitors, you have already been there!

xoxo~

Abbie

Life will have given me the truth?

“When I can look at Life with eyes,

Grown calm and very coldly wise;

Life will have given me the Truth,

And taken in exchange - my youth.”

~Sara Teasdale

Thank you for the emails and comments in regards to my last post. 

I'll figure it out.. someday. I'd really like to find that one thing that is me, but the more I try, the more facets of myself appear.

Did anyone see the History Channel show on the Shroud of Turin? It was on yesterday.. I'll have to order the DVD. It was most interesting and thought provoking.. there I go again.. something else to confuse and bewilder me.  :)

xoxo~

Abbie

Big girl shoes...

Do you ever feel like you are trying to fill shoes that just don't fit? I feel that way quite often right now as I am struggling with what I want to be when I 'grow up'.  Could I stay at home and continue to be a domestic engineer? Yes. Can I go back to school and finish my degree? Yes. Could I keep doing this? Yes. But I'm really struggling with the fact that I'm not really helping anyone. I'd like to help design homes for Habitat for Humanity, design business logos for newbie business owners for free.I want to feed the hungry, clothe the homeless, stop Global Warming, reduce my footprint. I want to exercise more, and eat less. I need to drink more water. I want to help keep our water clean. I want to leave a mark on this world that will remain long after I am gone. I want my grandchildren to tell stories of my life to their grandchildren, and speak of me with pride and fondness.  I want to fill MY shoes. But which pair?? How do you fill them all, when there are so many to choose from? To be a role model to my children of all that they can accomplish in life, of all the good that they are capable of and yet be home when they get home from school... these are huge dialogues that have been going on in my head. I thought perhaps if I vocalized them, organized them just enough to get them out, that perhaps something might jump off the page at me.

I'll let you know when it hits me. Any thoughts? I'd love to hear. You guys always have some of the best life advise to share. One thing I do know. There won't be anymore kids. My minor surgery a few weeks ago took care of that. :)

xoxo~

Abbie

PS.. the image is of my daughter trying to strut her stuff in my only pair of heels.

Still, in a way..

I went for a drive...

I went for a drive today and it looked like this. Wet, cold and blllaaahhhh.. I was looking for color, and special things. I found canoes.  All lined up waiting patiently for the summer residents and tourists to return and sweep them back into the lake.

I found a tree. A wee pine tree. I would assume that either this summer or next someone will find it to be too intrusive and it will get plucked out of the ground.

It won't be forgotten though, as I have gone and caught it with my lens. To see other drives I have gone on click the 'New Hampshire' tag below.

xoxo~

Abbie

Tulips

To take a closer look you can click on the above photos then click 'all sizes' which is at the top. They are quite interesting up close.

xoxo~

Abbie

Tension Between Apples

Do you sometimes feel like an apple? No really, an apple. I know I do. Or, are you a banana?  Let me explain. First, bananas.. they nestle together, they are form fitting and blend well with the surrounding other bananas. They usually move together, towards a goal or just towards their uncertain end. But they are together, sharing in the adventure of life with others, very similar to them.

I, on the other hand, am an apple. Usually rather solitary, I am lacking in the close, self protecting relationships of others who are very like me. As shown in my photograph, there is only a small window of personal contact with apples.

It is hard for me to get too close to people. Mind you, I have very close relationships with those who fit in my bowl, but it's tight quarters and there never seems to be enough room for everyone. But, because of the natural design of a banana, they can join the world of an apple and fit perfectly!  By nature, I think most children (those of which do not have underlying social issues) are bananas. Most artistic adults, I find, are probably apples.

What do you think? Apple? Banana?  There is no wrong or right answer.. it just might help you understand how you fit into your world a little bit more.

I really need to get out of my bowl and move around!

OR am I just a fruit*??? hehehee..

xoxo~

Abbie

(*Fruit - Modern narrower sense is from early 13c. Meaning "odd person, eccentric" is from 1910)

confession...

Ok.. I'll share the secret of the hummingbird image below. It is my photo, it is a real bird and nest.. but.. it's dead. Perhaps I can phrase that nicer. lol! It is from an antique collection of birds and nests on display at a science museum not too far from where we live. I have a weak spot for science, especially antique images, charts, text, prints, and insects. Hence my blog, The Vintage Moth and some of my more macabre images of dead flies, etc...  the case that the hummingbird was in was table height with a glass top so I was able to get right over the bird, a moment of shifting back forth until there was no glass glare in the shot and voila! It looks like I was suspended in a tree somehow. I love this image and am very proud of it, even if the 'subject' was still life. We do have hummingbirds around our home but good grief, I could never in a million years get an image like that. I've tried to get a shot of them at the feeders and just can't do it. I also used photoshop and Photoscape to sharpen, blur, etc..

For those of you who asked, I have a Nikon D40 and love it, but am already finding it quite limited. I am hoping to get another lens and perhaps upgrade to the D90 someday. Aaah.. it's nice to have dreams..

You never know where am image is going to come from, or what subject will strike your fancy. But go with it! Even if it is dead... hehehehe...

The image above is another science display from the same place. It was very tall and outside.. you twirl the large post from handles at the bottom and the centrifugal force pulls the balls outwards as it spins.

I loved the red and blue and the rust.

xoxo~

Abbie

this moment...

For a few weeks now Amanda over at Soulemama has been posting an image of a moment,

"{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

I don't share images of my children too often, as it is nerve wracking for me to 'put them out there' so to speak.

Good morning sunshine...

For anyone who is 'local'.. Amanda will be doing a book signing in Concord, NH on Saturday. I think I might just have to take a jaunt to our capital city to get my books signed.

xoxo~

Abbie