ponder this.

The Tables Turned
UP! up! my Friend, and quit your books;
Or surely you'll grow double:
Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks;
Why all this toil and trouble?

The sun, above the mountain's head,
A freshening lustre mellow
Through all the long green fields has spread,
His first sweet evening yellow.

Enough of Science and of Art;
Close up those barren leaves;
Come forth, and bring with you a heart
That watches and receives.

William Wordsworth

a favorite thing

  cool shot found here.

Have you taken a look at the moon lately?  It's simply gorgeous!  I realized that the moon, especially when it's full, is one of my favorite things!  There are times when I can't keep my eyes off it. :)  It always reminds me of a song that Sara Groves wrote:

You are the sun shining down on everyone

 Light of the world giving light to everything I see
Beauty so brilliant I can hardly take it in
And everywhere you are is warmth and light

And I am the moon with no light of my own
Still you have made me to shine
And as I glow in this cold dark night
I know I can't be a light unless I turn my face to you

Shine on me with your light
Without you I'm a cold dark stone
Shine on me I have no light of my own
You are the sun, you are the sun, you are the sun
And I am the moon






 

I'm back...

These are a few photos from my trip to NC...

...and here's one from the NEXT conference in Baltimore.

Brooke's pic