Musings and Mosaics

Scroll down for Mosaic & Blue Monday

Hosted by Peggy

January 17th - 2010

Outside my window… it's sunny & warmer than yesterday but with scattered clouds. Ms. Kitty is snoozing on her patio pillow ... occasionally looking up to watch the world go by.
(3:15pm addendum - it's raining and skies are grey - Ms. Kitty's moved inside her igloo)

I am thinking… about the series of storms headed our way ... jotting a note to myself on a 'post-it' to check the drains on the front & back decks this afternoon to be sure they're not clogged because I don't want any leaks in the living room or the garage.

I am thankful for…the cute little 'Johnny Jump ups' I noticed on the parkway this morning ... it's nifty how the birds spread the seeds for these marvelous miniature pansy plants each year.

From the kitchen… I just microwaved two tamales and peeled a couple of Satsuma tangerines to enjoy for lunch.

I am wearing… comfy 'sweats' because it's a bit chilly inside with the furnace off, but I'd rather not turn it on in the middle of the day.

I am creating… my very first Simple Woman's Daybook post on this Sunday afternoon. I never seem to remember to do this on Mondays ... probably because there are so many 'photo' activities that I enjoy participating in ... like Mellow Yellow, Mosaic, and Blue Monday (occasionally Macro & Fun Monday too) ... and since I don't usually post two days in a row on any of my blogs any more. I usually share Shadow Shots & Scenic Sunday here and Blog your Blessings on Sundays too, but since shared 13 Thoughts on Thursday here and Friday's Five Favs at Small Reflections ... methinks I'll let that be..

I am remembering… how much I enjoy writing my thoughts & I'm glad to be following through with my intention to share more regularly on my blogs.

I am going… to pick up milk this afternoon because I'm out & will need some for my oatmeal in the morning to avoid the temptation to use the half & half I keep for my coffee ;-)

I am reading… Julia Cameron's Walking in the World for a second time and revisiting a couple of Barbara Sher's books to help me refocus my attention on 'organizing' my time & space in functional ways.

I am hoping… to get myself writing more regularly again. Seems like my interest in photography and Digital Media techniques have consumed my writing time all too often this past year.

I am hearing… Molly's quiet snores as she sleeps on a pillow-bed at my feet ... recuperating from our walk this morning.

Around the house… there's less clutter than usual because I cleared off my desk area while looking for the Medicare information ... and that reminds me I have phone calls to make tomorrow about 'supplemental' coverage. (Thanks to Barb of Live & Learn for reminding me tomorrow is a holiday so I won't be able to make phone calls until Tuesday and that means my Digital Media class won't be meeting either. Sallie's correct - when every day's a holiday, it's easy to lose track of the 'official' ones. LOL)

One of my favorite things… is walking around the neighborhood and along the beach with my camera ... something I may not be able to do much of next week, so perhaps I'll take a walk without Molly this afternoon to snap photos to share on my blogs.
7:30 pm addendum: I also love to watch TENNIS and just remembered that the Australian Open starts today ... so I'll be 'distracted' over the next two weeks.

A picture to share… a favorite shot of Ms Kitty and simple mosaic with 'patches of blue' amidst the gathering clouds in my Southern California skies here at the beach captured Saturday ... (I shared pix of Molly at Small Reflections).

Click any image to embiggen for better viewing
and below for others participating ...

Hostess Peggy says this about

The Simple Woman’s Daybook:

"Are you content to linger on the simple things of life…then join me in taking a little look into the day plans and thoughts of those of us who are focusing on simplicity…the beauty of the everyday moments around us. That is my vision for this idea!"

I'm not likely to
see any blue skies like these
for a while 'cuz

it will be raining
almost all the time next week ...
I'm a happy gal ;-)

Click to embiggen for better viewing ...
and for others participating in Mosaic Monday & Blue Monday

Thought for Today
"The important thing is not to stop questioning." Albert Einstein

13 Things I'm Grateful For

My Pictorial Gratitude List
Vertically on the left ...
1. the proximity of the Pacific Ocean
2. Paper Whites
3. Molly ... even when she's sandy
4. Bird of Paradise
5. Pink Roses

Originals - straight out of the camera

In the middle ...
6. the lemons are ripening
7. my Just Joey apricot colored roses
8. strawberries

Poster Edges


On the right ...
9. beautiful variable skies
10. colorful roses in the neighborhood
11. Ms. Kitty
12. the White Azalea a friend gave me when Mom died
13. Dog Beach where Molly can run & play

Solarized & Lightened

Click to embiggen for better viewing
and for others participating in
Thursday Thirteen

Click to see my other T-13 this week at Small Reflections

Thought for Today
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice." Meister Eckhart

Frosty Foggy Scenic Sunday with a bit of Blue Sky

Haiku Friday Sky Watch is in the next post

Near Interstate 5
Northern California ...
'frosty' scenes surround

a nifty lighthouse
under beautiful blue skies
with a few white clouds

Click to embiggen for better viewing ...
and for others participating in Scenic Sunday
and Mosaic Monday too ;-)

More photographs from
my sister ... 2005
RV traveling

I don't know how they

manage sharing this small space

but somehow they do

Multiple Variations ... added at 1pm on Sunday

These mosaics look
much the same until you click
to 'embiggen' them

Palette Knife


Accented Edges


Paint Daubs

Texurized

Invert

Click to embiggen for better viewing ...

and for others participating in Scenic Sunday
and Mosaic Monday too ;-)
See also my
Mellow Yellow - Mosaic - Blue Monday
at Small Reflections

Thought for Today
"The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway." Henry Boye

Shadow Shot Sunday - Mosaic & Blue Monday

If you missed it ...

my Peace Globe is in the next post
Scroll down for Mosaic and BLUE Monday variations

Still sunny ... shadows
easy to find everywhere
in my neighborhood

Click to embiggen for better viewing
and for others participating in
Shadow Shot Sunday
at Hey Harriet



Inverted


Solarized

Click to embiggen for better viewing
and for others participating in Blue Monday



I love Photoshop
Elements and playing with
'filters' ... just because ;-)

Palette Knife


Stained Glass


Poster Edges

Click to embiggen for better viewing
and for others participating in Mosaic Monday

See my other 2009 Peace Globes at

Small Reflections
Happily Retired Gal
Blog Rolls, Bling and Blurbs

Thought for Today
"The sun is the epitome of benevolence - it is lifegiving and warmthgiving and happinessgiving, and to it we owe our thanksgiving." Jessi Lane Adams

Monday Mosaics and Motivators

Variations on
Sunday's Shadow Shot collage
presented Monday

along with a few
thought-provoking quotes today
... Inspirational ;-)

"There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning." Jiddu Krishnamurti

Accented Edges

"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." Carl Sandburg

Poster Edges

"In the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." Abraham Lincoln

Solarize

Click any mosaic to embiggen for better viewing
... and for others participating in Mosaic Monday

Thought for Today
"Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles." Abigail Van Buren

Miscellaneous Mosaic Variations

Outdoor Wednesday is in the next post
Scroll down for Color Carnival

Still sunny ... shadows
easy to find everywhere
in my neighborhood


Click to embiggen for better viewing
and for others participating in
Shadow Shot Sunday
at Hey Harriet

Sharing colorful
versions of some earlier
mosaics of mine

Originals can be
viewed by clicking on the links
above each collage

Everybody knows
I love experimenting ...
just because I can ;-)

Pink Diplodanias - Inverted

Mellow Yellow Alaskan Views - Solarized

Wild Bear in Alaska - Solarize

Click to embiggen for better viewing
See also Oregon Coastal Skies Solarized
at Small Reflections and for
other Color Carnival
& Haiku Friday
participants

Click for a 2nd Color Carnival
this week at Small Reflections ... just because ;-)

If you're on Daylight Savings Time
remember to change your clocks
to 'Fall back' Saturday night.

Thought for Today
"What is now proven was once only imagined." William Blake

Bulb Shoots with a Mind of their Own

ShadowShotSunday
& Mosaic Monday are in the next post
ALMOST

These little bulb shoots
do not realize it's not
Spring ... rather crazy

to see them pop up
in October rather than
when they're supposed to.

Originals above & posted edges below
(click to embiggen for better viewing)

Irises planted
thirty years ago beneath
this Korean grass

have bloomed every Spring
but I have no idea what
might happen next now ...

because it's October!
Do YOU?
This is what they looked like this past Spring!

Click to embiggen for better viewing
and for others participating in
Outdoor Wednesday
Midweek Blues
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
See also little white butterflies at Happily Retired Gal

Thought for Today
"We are shaped and fashioned by what we love." Goethe