"Stand on solid ground"

In honor of MLK day, I'm posting this photo of a lovely tree, that reminds me of a poster from my dorm room ( 40 years ago!). The poster showed a massive oak tree and was captioned, "STAND ON SOLID GROUND." I think MLK stood on solid ground when he stated his beliefs and dreams. My college room poster reminded me that it's okay to be yourself and hold firmly to your own beliefs regardless what's in vogue. Change happens when you hold true to your visions.

I had another poster that showed a mossy, green woodland scene that stated, "DREAMERS LIVE FOREVER." MLK was a dreamer; remember the famous line, he uttered? "I have a dream!" His legacy lives on. Don't give up on your dreams that life can be made better by your actions.

A Change of Scene

Today we visited my daughter who lives near Lake Ontario. What a change of scenery! Ice balls lined the shore, as well as a mix of snow and sand.

We looked like penguins on the icy beach. To our surprise, we discovered ice racing in full action on the shore near Sea Breeze Park. Not far from the noise and action, a lone swan swam in serene circles ( or was she or he doing the equivalent of a human's pacing, waiting for the bustle to diminish?)

From the Porch

I like to take morning photos from our porch. This was yesterday's view:

And these are from this morning:

Yellow bowl

This yellow bowl is sacred to our family. It's part of a set my parents had. My Dad made hundreds, maybe even thousands, batches of bread dough in it. My Mom made wonderful pies and cookies. When I use this bowl, I still feel the connection to them and it nourishes me as much as the bread I make.

Today is full of possibility

These photos were taken moments apart...sun, shine!

Frosty Beginnings; Pleasant Celebrations

Our porch thermometer registered minus twelve degrees F this morning! We huddled around our wood stove like blackbirds hunched over the chimney tops. I celebrated mindfulness and practiced balance with friends at a chair yoga class this morning, then celebrated a milestone birthday of another friend at Angus and Ale. Our group of five had neither beef or beer, but we did have fun wearing crepe paper crowns from party crackers and reading the silly riddles inside. (What is served but not eaten? Answer...A tennis ball).

A New Day; A New Blog

Ok,ok. I had a blog, but it fizzled out, like many of my sketchbook or notebooks that only have a few pages used and a lot of blank pages! The real reason I abandoned my other blog was I forgot how to access the dashboard to log in a new post. It was just too complicated... Or maybe I forgot my password...

I've renamed my blog Farmhouse Greetings. I think my old blog was Farmhouse Greetings, too. My blogspot address is farmhouseartist.blogspot.com ( I think). Farmhouse Greetings is the name of my greeting card and calendar business. It's really just me. I draw a lot. When you draw a lot, you need to do something with your drawings. Make them into cards to share with people! Or put them on  calendars that people can see everyday. I like greeting people, too. I always joked with my family I'd be a good WalMart Greeter because I'm pretty good at smiling and saying hello; recently, I've been one of the ladies at the school voting table...it's a good match. I get to say hello and find the A-D names in the big voting registration book. Then I initial and date the line where people sign in and hand them a ballot and point to the voting booth...

Look! I've made my first post on my new ( improved?) blog! Hopefully, it will be a smattering of greetings, hellos, observations, art activities and whatever else I feel like sharing... Consider it a notecard from me to you. I love taking photos, too. Maybe I'll figure out how to upload a few here!