When I look at this room, I reflect and think, "My Q-Quarters are where good shit is going to happen...someday...!" One woman's clutter is another woman's mess. Or as my daughter and I call it... "It's not cluttered or messy it is the bones of some good shit." I think I need to make a… Continue reading Coming to terms with my clutter room
Author: Shelley
Letting my quirk out one post at a time.
Clouds at play
It is so easy to take for granted the common things. An easily dismissed moment can become something intriguing and even more beautiful when we pause to notice it. Clouds playing in the sky are moments like that for me. I'm in awe of clouds, always have been. In particular, I love the fluffy white… Continue reading Clouds at play
From Popcorn to Bourbon Glazed Salmon and the words in between
I sat there, all alone. Well, maybe not completely alone, it was me, my thoughts, a pad of paper, and a pen. My head was spinning with ideas, they were mixing and twirling about. Like a machine. Churning, churning, churning... I sat there...waiting Anticipating... "How can I make sense of the ideas in this brain… Continue reading From Popcorn to Bourbon Glazed Salmon and the words in between
31-Day Photography Challenge #31SRW – Day 1
As a learning-as-I-go photographer, I've been practicing a lot of years. If you're like me, you've been practicing, too. You're feeling more confident with your tools of the trade. When you pick up your camera it feels comfortable, like a well-fitting glove. But there are moments where the subjects you're taking pictures of all seem… Continue reading 31-Day Photography Challenge #31SRW – Day 1
First month of empty nest – Success
With the onset of settling into an empty nest, I find the ability to keep track of time is more difficult. Each day blends into the next because there isn't the need to schedule around what the kids have going on or when they'll be here to visit. Today is the last day of June… Continue reading First month of empty nest – Success
Farming black and white photo challenges
As I perused my extensive menagerie of photos I've taken over the last year, birds are rarely something I captured. Birds are generally on the move or in flight. Or taking a bath. And when I see them, it is usually through a window, so it is hard for me to capture photos of them.… Continue reading Farming black and white photo challenges