road and little miami

peace.

blue fog

peace.

pink

entering PINK, you will be 

 sprayed with colored corn starch.

if you were sleepy before, turning pink will wake you!

the color run.

here's to a happy midweek.

horses

yesterday's post had the fence, but on the return trip here came the horses.

the sun was burning off the fog,

and someone was looking for apples.

next time i'll bring some!

happy tuesday.

fence for horses

the fence curves around and holds the fog, while

the bike trail disappears.

blessings to you.

first friday - top 5

you've heard of a snow-delay?

this blog had a "first week of school delay".

here's the belated top 5 from a busy week:

5.  getting back into routine.  the first day of school is like jumping into a pool of cold water, but a predictable schedule is not all bad.

4.  starting school with a 3-day week instead of 5.

3.  working at a joyful school with kind and helpful people.

2.  building a classroom of friends.

1.  celebrating a loved one's 81st birthday.

everyday beauties. 

i hope your weekend is filled with them.  

ohio river

on a cool morning you can bike by the river.

it's quiet, and the sun

throws light on the boats.

there they are - people on jet skis having fun.

a new day to enjoy.

peace!

green leaves and small arthropod

it's our first day of school.

perhaps we'll find a few of these in the bushes near the playground?

peace to you!

monday morning

 here's the view from my school monday morning.

a poem waiting.

peace to you.

overpass overhead

 run far enough and look up!

there they are.

joy to you today.

ohio state fair - 15-year-old baker

 our niece is a baker, and somehow combines her business with high school, 

golfing, and learning to drive.

her cake

 and cupcakes won awards at the ohio state fair.  

hooray!

 here are some entries in different categories.

edible art.

joy to you!

ohio state fair - sky ride

have you ever been on the sky ride at a state fair?

it's a great way to rest after a long walk in the heat.

you can see the animal buildings, and

enjoy the view.

the food stands look like miniatures.

have you noticed the deep-fried trend at fairs?

hungry for a deep fried snickers bar?

even the animals look like toys.  

beautiful agriculture.

a peaceful thursday to you.

house

we visited dear friends who

are moving out of this house.

it's packed with memories from other times when

the children were small, and rode laughing in the golf cart while a special relative drove

up and down the small hills.

there's the ohio river in the background, flowing past this

 beautiful place.

joy to you.

late blog birthday

this blog turned 2 on july 10th.  

to celebrate, here's a sunrise from the archives.

who knows what the future holds?

let's enjoy that adventure together.

joy to you.

spun bicycles, cincinnati

here's the place where they love their work, 

and do extraordinary things.

you can buy a bike or have yours fixed.

if you need customizing, they can do it.

they even added fenders to a little girl's wheelchair.

cool competence and rolling beauty.

joy to you!