Here are the pics...(see previous post)

My hubby fixed the photo upload situation, so here are the pictures I promised from my previous post. We took these to my memere's house as part of her birthday picnic. She turned 91 on Saturday!

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

Maya Angelou

"Mermaid Wands"

I saw this craft in my recent Family Fun magazine. We decided to make some, and with our recent trip to Newport, we had all the supplies. We didn't call them mermaid wands though, we called them sea stars (did you know that was the proper name for starfish?) and we used them as decorations in our vases of hydrangeas. Here are a few pictures.

Apparently not... I've reached my quota for pictures...stayed tuned, I'll post the pictures tomorrow after my IT guy (aka: husband) figures out what the problem is.

Sad

Sometimes life is hard~ excruciatingly hard, and more so for some people than for others. Several months ago, I was "introduced" to a little girl named Leah. Leah from the same town as us, Leah who has an adoring older brother, Leah who has two parents completely devoted to their children, Leah who loves crafts, the color pink and piggies, Leah who was diagnosed with brain cancer in March of this year, and sadly, Leah who lost her valiant fight with brain cancer this past week at the mere age of 5. How can it be?

I find myself frequently visiting her facebook page and viewing the photos of this gorgeous little child. How can it be possible that this child, so full of life, is no longer on this Earth? How can it be possible that this family will be able to rise through the deep sorrow and continue on with their lives?

This family...mother, father, daughter, son is remarkably similar to our family. I can't even begin to imagine the grief...

I never met this little girl, but she left a footprint, one much greater than her shoe size. She demonstrated the value of everyday life. She forever changed not only her family, but an entire community of people who fell in love with her. Thank you Leah for teaching me to look at each and every moment as one of worth and something to be cherished. Thank you to Leah's family for sharing your story and your precious Leah with all of us...I know I am forever changed...

Photo taken from Facebook

"When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight." ~Kahlil Gibran

Another Self-timer Pic

I'm linking up with Emily today for Embrace the camera.

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"Photography to me is catching a moment which is passing, and which is true."
Jacques-Henri Lartigue

"Crazy" Summertime

Happy, Crazy, Summertime Fun.

Can it get any lovelier?

"Be intent upon the perfection of the present day."
-- William Law

PS...and just because I'm on the topic of crazy...

I'm linking up with Heather today for Life Made Lovely Mondays.

This Week

Our time away is just about over. Getting back to reality is going to be hard.

A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a mother who sees that the others get it.

Marcelene Cox

Self-timer

Here we are on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire with my cousin and his family. I used the self-timer on top of a park bench to take the picture. I'm a big fan of the self-timer feature on cameras and generally, the kids tend to get into too....a win, win!

I'm linking up with Emily at the Anderson Crew Blog today for Embrace the Camera

"No one ever takes a photograph of something they want to forget."