Being Strong

​Sometimes being strong means having the strength to know you need help.

And to stand up and ask.

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Perpetual Motion

All our lives we are moving. Here then there. One idea, and then the next. We learn the street names and the best restaurants. We calculate driving time to arrive on time. What really is the best choice? We think we know. 

And then...

It hits us like a fast-moving train, a rushing river over a slick and perilous waterfall. A speed ball we didn't see coming.

A new thought... what if?

What if I was as brave?
 

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After

 

After the dark parts there is always a little bit of light.

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Earthquake ~ 5.0 & 3.9

 

Yippy! Not. 

In truth I was already awake when I heard the earth rolling, felt the house shake, and was thankful it did not last very long. Then came the 3.9 - quick and short. 

Trying not to hold my breath in anticipation for the next time because there will be a next time.

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Reflections ~ Project Two for the New Semester

Project two for the new semester, reflections. What you see is the barn at Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge in Fairbanks Alaska, on a spring day.

The clouds and reflections sure gave me a paintbrush challenge and there were thoughts of becoming a quitter. But that is not me. Quitting was not an option so I struggled forward and completed the painting.

No rest for the weary - moving on to project three - textures.

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