ooooooh weeeeee. I had to dig deep into the archives for these sentences … Say Cheese Blink Blink but I needed them to set the stage, so please pardon typos, miscues and absence of exclamation points, as I was just beginning this journey in writing. & yeah. Pictures. Do I have the pictures ! ! …

I guess it’s no secret, It’s A Secret I adore Autumn. And I realize, you already know this, I ♥ ’cause I told you so, last week. But dang, it’s beautiful out there, there, of course and obviously, being my walking trail. And no offense, people, but how I love, love, LOVE empty & yesterday …

Hello, October 28, you’re here !! & just why in the world you’ve been hunkered in my head for 27 days now, is kinda, sorta beyond me, but there you be … reminding, nudging, nagging, hinting … October 28 October 28 October 28 & yes, today IS my buddy, Dexter’s, 8th birthday, so obviously, there’s …

! AUTUMN ! Especially now, when the colors show the slow, steady subtle brilliance, of change. With BIG HUGS to YOU, while feeling the gleeeeeeee, share your pics with meeeeeee. ’cause Autumn oooooh, ! AUTUMN ! We. Love. 🙂 Simple Things        

4 billion years, is what Morgan Freeman informed, in the Netflix series Life On Our Planet 4 BILLION. And as I made my way to bed, trying desperately to grasp the magnitude of the how and where and what of it all, the teeny, tiny minuscule-ness of me, and the absolutely fantastical !! blessing !! …

by YOU for YOU because of YOU … ?? hmmm. Doing. Right. These are the syllables hopping through my brain this a.m. & I have no idea why. Did I hear them on the radio, read them in a book, or subtly expressed on tv ?? Maybe a message in a now evaporated dream ?? …

Every so often one of THOSE days happen. My head becomes filled with noise and questions, doubt, clutter & stuff. Lots of stuff. I am not a fan of THOSE days & I’ve promised myself over and over not to fall into that negative trap. I refuse to throw away a perfectly lovely, twenty-four hours. …

This is half of what greets my eyeballs as I open the front door and yes, the other is it’s identical twin. And if I were a betting soul, I’d place a wager on 1,000 ?? nah, 750, no, 825 !??! hmmm. Maybe I’ll count as I ever so tidily stack, so I can finally …

Yep, early morning, sooooo quiet, alone with my thoughts, a habit, it has become. It is here I find words, I figure out, I reconnect with my abilities, where I shooooo away questions, doubts, and WHY ??!!?? ahhhh. Everything becomes crystal clear when I write. Yes, occasionally I’ll look back at those failed, first attempts …

I googled the word to double check & wow who woulda guessed, people have uttered this syllable since & here I thought my family owned all rights. rats. We sure do say, call, declare and express it though. Alot. Family LOVES to announce dibs. Catch us at any gathering and you’re sure to hear someone …