What makes you stand out
amidst those that all
seem exactly the same?
You stand tall
You stand proud
You proudly proclaim
You are beautiful
Life is beautiful
You are more than just one in the crowd.
This is your life
Make the most of it.
Don’t be just one in the crowd.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Jim’s Poppies, May 2016, Mars, PA
A flower
does not compete
with the flowers next to it,
It just BLOOMS.
Today,
think about each beautiful, unique, individual flower,
and be your own beautiful, unique, individual You.
Just bloom.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Rainy Spring Sunday Rhododendron Blossom – 5/22/16
Rainy days
cancelled plans
messy beds
messier hair
muddy paws
dampened feathers
thunder cracking
steaming coffee
comfy jammies
old movies
new books
paint splashing
afternoon naps
nourishing the plants
feeding the streams
brightening the green
slowing us down
refueling our engines
washing the world clean
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
First Purple Iris – May 2016 – Mars, PA
You showed up
in your regal purple cloak
and delicate golden tassels
on the other side of the house.
I almost missed you.
Your hours were numbered
until you gracefully retreated
and made room for the others.
Thank you for the reminder
that beauty is everywhere
and often fleeting
and often in places we rarely look.
Thank you for the reminder
that we must open our eyes
and open our hearts
and take the time to simply look.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Yellow Asiatic Lily “Tiny Glow” – Mothers Day 2016
Tiny Glow
Your yellow is
bright and glowing
like sunshine and moonbeams.
Yet also
soft and buttery
like feathers and thick, creamy Chardonnay.
Your “Tiny Glow” is like the love
felt and expressed
in this beautiful gift
from a son to a mother.
Bright and glowing,
soft and buttery.
All in one,
and one to another.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Jean’s Famous Fresh Coconuts, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
On a beach
far from home this past week,
I marveled at how different
and yet how the same we all are.
And I wondered…
which is better?
More
or
Less?
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Dogwood Tree Blossom, The Other Side, Mars, PA
As you stretch and reach
and open yourself
to the sunshine
after the rain
I admire your beauty
from underneath
And wonder if its really much different
on the other side?
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
If only closing our eyes
and blowing fluffy white
dandelion seeds to the wind
could make our wishes come true.
The world would be filled
with buttery yellow “flowers”
instead of pesty “weeds”
and “pretty” lawns would look much different.
It’s all about
perspective.
Go ahead.
Make a wish.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Dogwood Tree Blossom, Day Dreaming in Monochrome, Mars, PA
Dreaming of
far away places
that are soft
and light
and free.
Maybe I’ll go there.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Up Close & Personal with Flowers/Weeds in My Lawn, Mars, PA
“Weeds are flowers too…
Once you get to know them.”
— A. A. Milne, Author of Winnie the Pooh
May you see flowers in all of your “weeds.”
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge: Earth
the creative life in between 