a bird in the shadows sparkle and light color and contrast nature’s jewels * Wishing you beauty this season and always, and the ability to see it, even in the tiniest and most unexpected places. * Sweet Shot Tuesday Chatting at the Sky Communal Global Kodachrome
Can I walk with you? Gorgeous.
Maybe I should say, “May I walk with you?”
School has only been out for three days around here and I’ve forgotten my basic grammar. 
These are lovely photographs. We’re all hoping for a white Christmas here at Grandma’s house.
You have the gift of being able to be in the moment, Patty. Otherwise, you would not see this everyday beauty so many of us miss. Thank you!
Beautiful frosty pictures!!
Beautiful! Email me….lense advice;).
Merry Christmas Patty.
I love the shot of the clover…
Your photos always give me such a sense of rest. Coming here is like taking a deep breath. I especially love your photos of this season. Truly a gift to be here. Have a wonderful Christmas!
Do you remember, as a child, on the last day of school, summer stretched out a lifetime before you? The days were long, filled with adventures, and still, there were moments when you wondered, What should I do next? Time moves so quickly now I barely have enough of it to breathe. I hold up...
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YAY! I love coming here. Everything is so beautiful.
This is stunningly beautiful! Thanks!
What incredibly amazing shots! I love the imagery which accompanied beautifully written words!
So glad I visited…
Beautiful images and words.
Gosh – your photos of the water were brilliant and so relaxing! Thanks for motivating me not once but twice today to listen to my body (in BP) and listen to my heart in living. Love your blog Patty!
Beautiful… It so true.. life rushes by and I need to remember to stop and take time to look at the simple things I overlook 
Happy Tuesday!! Love the photos! Gorgeous!
Stopping by from Tuesdays Unwrapped. Am so thankful I did.
Beautfiul post. And your photographs take my breath away.
So glad I spent my time here. . .
I always look forward to your Tuesday posts, and you never disappoint. Absolutely beautiful!
this is stunning ..wish it for you as well!!
These are absolutely gorgeous! The light is fabulous. Wonderful work!
i love the light playing with the water! gorgeous!
thanks for visiting me and leaving a comment!
Gorgeous serie, I feel warm and it gives me dreams of summer. Beautiful
Spring, she is waited for, and beckons out of winter slumber, dressed in her new green grass and breath of lilac. She is everything new and bright and wonderful. And Summer, she is passionate and wild, full of living, lush in dress and smelling of roses and roasting marshmallows and burning firewood. Autumn, crisp in...
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Oh this just makes me happy!
Beautiful shots! Thanks for sharing! Stopping by from Sweet Shot Tuesday! Have a great week!
Love the detail shots of the frost! So pretty!
Gorgeous. The photos and your words, a gift on this busy, busy day.
Love your winter captures! Your winter is a lot prettier than mine
Frost makes the world look magical..:)
Visiting from Tuesdays Unwrapped…
Stunning, stunning pictures! I could sense the chill, feel the frost on my fingertips.
So thankful I found your space…
Beautiful images and love your words Patty.
wow, these are REALLY beautiful shots! I wish it snowed where I lived just so I could take shots like these!
WOW! These are sooo gorgeous.
Lovely, just lovely. Every word, every photo. All of it blesses.
Wow. I better buy a coffee table for my big fat Finding Serendipity book. You’re amazing! xoxo, Jess
Frosty leaf wonderful, I love, with a light exquisite and delicious texture. Greetings.
oh my goodness patty that was pure heaven. seriously! what lens did you use? please please do tell.
oh patty… those images speak!
winter beauty!
and paired with your words… well… as usual… you rock!
and your header!
i still hadn’t seen it!
lOvE that!
These are stunning pictures!
Such pretty photos that uplift the “blah” mood that winter brings! Thanks for brightening my day Patty!
Oh, my, you are
a poet as well as
a photographer!
It all sang to my
soul…..thanks for
that.
xx Suzanne
Beautiful pictures!!! I love, love, love the first one!!! (and the frost on the berries)
Personally I think all your great blogs and pics should be in a book! and when you do, I want a signed copy! brilliant stuff P!
We sit here, in the front seat of the car, entertaining each other while waiting for our boys. In a few short hours, she will be on stage once again, dancing her heart out in another production of the Nutcracker. Her nervousness shows in her giggles and giddiness, {but maybe only to me… I know...
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I am popping over from Privet and Holly.
I like the way you honor the everyday moments with your daughter. You will always be glad that you enjoyed them.
Fondly,
Glenda
This is such a gorgeous post.
I wonder if I will be writing a similar post in a few years time. I have a nine year old who is currently loving her ballet and is so desperate to get her pointe shoes. We try and watch either The Nutcracker or Swan Lake every Christmas. Congratulations to your beautiful daughter.
x
PS I have discovered your blog via Suzanne at Privet and Holly.
Little tears as I read this, for I have a daughter about that same age and ask myself the same questions…when did all of this happen? It goes by quickly!
So sweet and a good reminder to take the time to be thankful for the “simple” things in life. Pretty pictures of a beautiful “ballerina”.
She is so beautiful Patty..just like her Mom! I love those one to one moments with my girls when we just get silly and giggle together.
beautiful. photos and words
She is beautiful! Your website has been such an inspiration to me.
she’s beautiful. my big chick is trying out for a play this week and i’m a nervous wreck for her. i know the feeling.
I was feeling the same way with Sophia this morning at 4 a.m. when she had a bad dream and I was secretly glad she was snuggled up next to me. We are so blessed to be mom’s to these beautiful girls. Love the pics, she’s gorgeous. Jess
It’s a precious , tender moment …so well described ! I do believe that such simple joys are the moments that make up a meaningful life and they deserved our full attention …Your daughter is beautiful as is your love for her !
I have such similar
thoughts about my
kids, daily, and find
myself wishing that
I’d really “seen” them
more, as they were
at each stage. Instead,
when I think of them,
it’s a melding of all
the “thems” that have
come before : ) Love
your daughter’s passion
and confidence for dance.
I’m thinking she is a
7th grader, like my son.
My daughter’s passion
is for art and I love to
hear her enthusiasm in
these same type of small
moments. Yes, this is the
stuff life is truly made of!
Thank you for all of your
beautiful comments and
for joining in around the
virtual water cooler, Patty!
xx Suzanne
PS: Yowzer, she’s a beauty, too!
12 year olds. Still our little girls. Yet looking all grown up. Making us see time flash forward and back and present day again. There is something about this week that has us unwrapping the same gift. That’s so cool!
How wonderful to have found you via Suzanne’s space “Privet & Holly”.
I just know I’m going to enjoy spending time here.
Happy day!
How beautiful your daughter is and what confidence you have instilled. But most of all how precious that you are able to capture, live in and document these irreplaceable moments in time.
Oh how beautiful she is! How fast they grow up for sure!
http://ordinaryinspirations.blogspot.com/2011/11/parenting-refines-parent.html
Hi Patricia, thanks for sharing this moment. I relate, well to this post my eldest is 15!. But I think savoring these moments does slow them just enough cause a memory impression in our hearts.
Your daughter is so beautiful and lovely. I love that you shared these very precious moments. You have instilled a confidence in her that will bless her for a lifetime. Beautiful post.
I am visiting from Privet and Holly. You know, I thought I left you a comment several days ago but I must have viewed your post from work and wasn’t able to leave the comment. I’m so glad I came back because this is a wonderful post. I hope you are enjoying your weekend.
Down on my knees, Amongst the wind-strewn leaves, This is where I see best. Here, leaves and gratitude litter the ground like confetti… And I am grateful for the colors and shapes and multitude of my blessings… For babies babbling and belly laughs… For teetering toddlers, pretend play, dreams and discovery… For teenage years, and...
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Your pictures are beautiful
WOW! every shot is gorgeous! I love fall shots and the colors amazing! Gorgeous edits and composition!
What a beautiful post of gratitude!
Blessings to you and your family this holiday season!
Jill
Wonderful colors you captured. Beautiful light among those leaves on the ground!
This is beautiful, the images and the words. . .
Beautiful images and poem. Thanks for the journey!
All of the images didn’t load for me, but the ones that did: WOW!
Just lovely, my friend! Happy Thanksgiving!!
Absolutely beautiful, Patty. So many blessings.
Lovely shots! I got lost in all the amazing colors!
Oh Patty – just breathtaking, both the pics and the words.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family my friend.
Such exqusite colors and shots!
Happy Thanksgiving Patty!
Hello, my friend. These are SUCH gorgeous images!! It’s Thanksgiving Day today and I wanted to stop by and wish all my friends the happiest day. I wanted to tell you that when I count my blessings, you will be among them. Thank you for adding to the richness of my experience in the blog world. Your blog is a wonderful place to visit. Thank you for that. Happy, happy Thanksgiving.
Patty.
I have tears of awe and gratitude. I don’t even know what to say.
How lucky I am to get to come here and be blessed by how you see.
I love you.
Hope your Thanksgiving was awesome and abundant and peaceful. It isn’t our holiday , but I sure am filled to overflowing with all of the gratitude in blog land. It is a good way to live I think.
My daughter that goes to school in the states is home of course , and I am enjoying her company and feeling so thankful.
hugs and thanks and love
deb
beautiful, beautiful, beauty-full!!!
i pray you had a lovely thanksgiving ..theses colors are so special ..each image more magical than the next!!
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