Scott's is celebrating Spring!

Welcome Spring by taking advantage of my limited-run Print Sale! “A Warm Spring Rain” is on sale this week – offering 25 signed prints at $75.00 each, sized 12x18. Email me at scottsnyderphotography@gmail.com to order by Sunday, April 6. Feel free to share this post if you like. ~Scott Snyder

My best news all year!

See Scott's post...

Love, Ally

Consider yourself invited!

Don't forget to visit Rock, Water and Light from time to time, to see what we're up to. I've been trying to write again, and Scott has been posting the most fantastic photos of the most beautiful children. I'm thinking he should go into child portraiture...but he does love the quiet solitude of those hours traipsing the wilderness and beaches. Come visit! Be inspired.

~Al

Well, kitties, I wrote something. You can hear about our road trip to the deep south on Rock, Water, and Light, and for those of you following the baby saga on Yahoo, you can hear a bit about that too. Sign in, check in, and tell me all about you.

Writing has been an elusive little monkey of late - no time or energy - but it feels good to be back in the saddle again.

Am reading "Julie & Julia" for all you readers and resident foodees. I highly recommend it. Even better than the wonderfully fun and inspiring movie.

Au revoir for now!

~Ally

I'm Writing Again

...on Rock, Water and Light. Scott is doing some amazing new photographs. Come visit us. Leave your "two cents."

I am also writing on my private Yahoo blog. More details on life and thoughts, and the blow-by-blow of my search to have a baby. [I will send you an invite you if you want to read along. Will need your email address.]

~Ally

Meet someone special today

at Rock, Water and Light.

You'll be glad you did!

Photographic endeavors

Have you checked out Scott's photos lately? He has come back around to winter scenes, and is capturing the first NH ice and snow of the year. I have not posted many pictures here, though I continue taking them, because my laptop is suffering from won't-work-itis and every time I get ready to post something, it crashes out. Too frustrating. Meanwhile, do enjoy Scott's excellent taste in art and nature.

~Wifey

Words

There are some of mine at Rock, Water and Light today.


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Those words are from Judy the Cat, who stepped lightly across the keys.


And from Rumi, today's teacher:

BIRDWINGS

Your grief for what you've lost lifts a mirror
up to where you're bravely working.

Expecting the worst, you look, and instead,
here's the joyful face you've been wanting to see.

Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes.
If it were always a fist or always stretched open,
you would be paralyzed.

Your deepest presence is in every small contracting
and expanding,
the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated
as birdwings.


***
~Ally

Shaker Village: Mid-Summer Night's Dream

Scott and I went back to the Shaker Village gardens last weekend to check on the progress. Remember this? Well bear with me for the next several shots of all the beautiful wonders at Shaker Village now that it's July. You can see that the gardens have exploded with life and every color of the rainbow. There's a real feeling of abundance in this land.



Gorgeous poppies - and in pink!
There were notes that I think the main gardener must have left for the various volunteers who help out with the gardens, letting them know what needs to be done on which rows.
Everywhere we turned, there was a different beautiful scene.
This little fella was flitting about the raspberry bushes, dancing with a mate and calling out his tune.
This green bud was the smallest thing I saw growing in the gardens (compare with the end of my pinky finger). That was, until I saw the teeny tiny purple plant that showed up in this picture!



Compare this lush view from the front end of the medicinal herb gardens to the view earlier this summer.
Swingtown. (Those bugs are gettin' their groove on.)









Thanks for visiting! Which picture did you like? See some of Scott's stunning pictures at RWL.
~Ally

Nursery (of the green babies)

Only had time for one post today, and it is here. And if you like flowers, you will like it. I hope.

I will wish on a bright star for your happiness tonight.

*Goodnight.*

~Al

Wonder Woman has returned to the building.

I have not forgotten you! I have been quite busy with trying to find a new job, trying to maintain semblance of sanity, visiting friends and family, celebrating birthdays, canceling our trip (double wahhh), working on diagnosing the poor sick old dog, and cleaning puke/crap/random disasters off the rug (see poor sick old dog).

I am going to visit Laurel tomorrow for a few days and I may have time to blog then. I have a major backlog of topics to discuss with you, plus a plethora of new photos to share.

Meanwhile, I thought you might like to see our post for Kristin at Rock, Water and Light. We have finished our assignment and the photos were so fun to take. See what you think of them.

Will be back soon. (And thanks for checking back.)

Don't Miss the Contest

Having a new blog naming contest over at Rock, Water and Light.  Come add your two cents!  Allison