Good morning!

I rose way before dawn to work on my children's book because the rest of the day will be crazy busy, and look what I was given as a reward for not hitting the snooze button…

 


Sunrise jan 11 13-0003

A gift wrapped in misty blue, tied up with swirly pink ribbons.

small stone #11


That ended my writing session, of course. I threw on some clothes, grabbed my camera, and headed out for a morning walk with the puppies for the first time in days. 

I hadn't gone far before three deer leaped out of the woods and disappeared on the other side of the road, one after another. No photos – I'm not fast enough. But it triggered this…

Full of grace they leap, white-tail-tutus sailing through the air. Ballerinas of the woods.

small stone #11.2

I walked down to the pond and creek, drawn by the sound of water playing and giggling.

 


 jan 11 13-0024

I'm sure there's another small stone in there, but it hasn't come to me yet. Hmmm…playing, giggling…

Oh, well. I do have this one from a few days ago I forgot to post…

Raindrops tapdance on my umbrella.

small stone #8

 
Umbrella jan 11 13-0032-2

 

A dear friend is coming to visit this weekend, and before she gets here I still have a lot of cleaning and shopping to do, as well as help TG get resettled before the new semester begins.

(I'll miss her. There's no way this house would have been even half-ready for visitors without her help! I've been in a spring-cleaning frenzy which is usually counterproductive to actual housecleaning!)

Between visitors, spring-cleaning, and writing, I'm sure it will be a few days before I get a chance to catch up with all of you. I hope you have a beautiful weekend, full of sweet! moments and lovely small stones. Savor each and every one, and if you get time, share them with me!

Happy Friday!


 

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27 responses to “Scattered stones on a Friday morning”

  1. Jackie Avatar
    Jackie

    Small stones……,,.I love that! I’ll try to spot the ones in my own space……Until tomorrow…….

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  2. Lissa @ lafcustomdesigns Avatar

    I love your small stones, Barbara … so sweetly composed. And that sunrise is magnificent! I wish I could get myself up early, but I’m just not an early riser. I’d much rather stay up late. That will have to change when I get work!! Thanks for joining Walk and Click Wednesdays, my friend. ;->

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  3. Ms. A Avatar

    Enjoy your weekend!

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  4. Otto von Münchow Avatar

    Early dawn is always such a spiritual moment of the day. Just a pity it’s so hard to get up that early – at least for me. Very nice photos (even if you didn’t get to write on your children’s book), Barbara.

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  5. Gail Avatar

    Happy Friday to you! Hope you got all your projects done. Enjoy your visit. 🙂

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  6. Roxi Avatar

    love your writing bits. Visiting from Walk and Click

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  7. lisleman Avatar

    I like your writing down these stones. Are you saving all of them in a file that you search through later?

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  8. Rae Sinor Avatar
    Rae Sinor

    Dont you DARE worry and fret about my coming…I just need my regular room…(TG’s) and YOU and a corkscrew and a glass or cup…OH…Your back porch and your puppies and I’m JUST FINE!!!

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  9. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I am not fretting at all!! I know you don't care, but I have to use it as motivation! lol Can't wait to see you, sweet friend!
     

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  10. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I'm trying to keep them in one place, but it's harder than I thought it would be to do that! 
     

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  11. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Thanks for hopping over, Roxi!
     

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  12. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I made a big dent!! Yay! Hope I still have this spring fever next week. Lots more projects to tackle! Hope you have a beautiful weekend, Gail!
     

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  13. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I made a big dent!! Yay! Hope I still have this spring fever next week. Lots more projects to tackle! Hope you have a beautiful weekend, Gail!
     

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  14. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Oh, I did get to work on it, Otto! I had at least an hour before that beautiful sunrise caught my eye. But you're right…it's so hard to get up that early, especially two days in a row!
     

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  15. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Thank you! I'm looking forward to it!!
     

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  16. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I'm always grateful that I paid attention!! It's so easy to overlook the beauty around us. Hope you have a great weekend, Jackie! ;
     

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  17. Wolf Pascoe Avatar

    “I walked down to the pond and creek, drawn by the sound of water playing and giggling.”
    A found little stone, no?

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  18. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    Lovely photo walk. Visiting from Lissa’s Walk and Click. Love the colors in the sky shot. So pretty.

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  19. Jennifer Richardson Avatar

    you’re so blessed that those pups of yours
    don’t dash helter skelter after the deer
    as they appear!
    i’ve had to leash my girls because so many deer
    surprise us and they won’t be called off.
    at all.
    sigh.
    i love hearing about your days and swoon
    over the wordsmithing you’re doing
    …those stones are gorgeous:)
    thanks for sharing,
    Jennifer

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  20. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Jennifer, if they'd seen the deer, they would have! I think they were off on an old trail and the deer outsmarted them. My dogs will chase them, but give up before too long. We're lucky that there aren't any busy roads around us, so I don't have to worry about that. I do worry about them being mistaken for a deer and getting shot, though!! We've had poachers out here! As for the small stones… your whole posts are rivers of sparkly small stones! Glorious!
     

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  21. Kathy Avatar

    Okay – I’m caught up on the small stone concept – it really is identical to my “word snippets” except that the stone image is a much better metaphor – toss a stone into the river and the ripple effect is without end. Lovely inspiration.

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  22. Juana Avatar

    I always wonder how you manage it all… You always have so much to do, and yet you have added the small stones! Barbara, you are an amazing woman.

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  23. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I might try it all, but I'm not sure I manage it all!! But thank you! 
     

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  24. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I love it, too. I wish I could claim it!

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  25. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    Thanks for hopping over!

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  26. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I believe you're right!! Thank you!
     

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  27. Barbara Shallue Avatar

    I love staying up late, too, unfortunately! I need to pick one or the other so I can get some sleep. 

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