tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43633449116548553132026-05-20T02:22:53.591-05:00ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.comBlogger791125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-80928222741548852542014-01-06T14:01:00.000-06:002014-01-06T14:01:14.150-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <br /> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7412/11777972284_211de9f862.jpg" id="yui_3_11_0_3_1388949591971_429" /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></span><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5471/11777562505_24243aa946.jpg" id="yui_3_11_0_3_1388950375975_429" /></div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5492/11777799223_288191a6e5.jpg" id="yui_3_11_0_3_1388949654172_429" /><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7353/11777984974_7faacecae7.jpg" id="yui_3_11_0_3_1388950522359_432" /></div> <span style="font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;,Courier,monospace;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;,Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">resting in the comfort of cup and sunshine</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;,Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I stand at the quiet windowsill&nbsp;</span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;,Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">as weariness waits</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;,Courier,monospace;"> among ridges and shadow </span></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> ...</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I know&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> life has a way of laying silence in your lap&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> ...</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> today I share a post written elsewhere to another group of friends&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> about our new lives . a different way of eating<br /> &nbsp;...<br /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;a more mindful way of living&nbsp; </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> because I love you&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> .... </div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Tomorrow will be eight weeks since my husband underwent radical surgery&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> for an aggressive cancer. Upon receiving the diagnosis a few months before the surgery,</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;we took what we thought was a healthy diet up a notch and became plant strong or vegan.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp; </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> After the cancer diagnosis I immediately did lots of reading and research<br /> &nbsp;to find out what I could do to help with this shocking turn of events in our lives.<br /> &nbsp;The answers that became apparent to me involved food choices.<br /> So many different ailments our society faces seem to be helped by eating&nbsp; more plant centered meals.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> I thought I would really miss the cheeses, greek yogurt, eggs and skim milk, meat etc.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> all of which I felt were healthy, but found that over time our tastes changed.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;We knew that while we did not have a cure, our changes would be encouraging,<br /> give us something hopeful to focus on instead of the C word</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;and a tangible way to be in some form of control over our day to day life.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;We have each lost 25+ pounds and LOVE the food and the way the lifestyle makes us feel!<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img class="align-center" height="400" src="http://api.ning.com:80/files/MhJ-3GVbtYtci-kiP4M0-McbaNS78mh6k*19jthIigDJJmLvrVvmEQ16ItmrhInZ2mLZ3PQ1R7e*xpLKwggN1H5UwEO4GI9X/jack.JPG" width="285" /><br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> The good news is that Jack is cancer free now, recovering well&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> and will undergo extensive tests in March to determine if cancer cells have returned.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;Obviously, it was the best outcome we could have received! &nbsp; </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Because of the radical nature of the surgery, he has ongoing physical struggles and challenges, &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> but we remain happy in the knowledge that our choices will continue to provide</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;us with an amazing way to keep as healthy as possible!&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> moments online here on my blog and in my Etsy shop</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;have been gently stacked to the side on my old wooden table </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;happily replaced with long walks together with our special golden&nbsp; </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> along with renewed gratitude for each day we are given<br /> <br /></div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8207818634/" title="duke by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="duke" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8207818634_043d11da0f.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="spotlight align-center" height="473" src="https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/78148_490123647674756_1923391948_o.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-68955333453701277882012-12-31T10:33:00.001-06:002012-12-31T10:33:24.907-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8330577970/" title="use by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="use" height="415" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8216/8330577970_dd98d16703.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> the ceramic hearts seem brittle yet strong&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> sound soft next to the other&nbsp; .. much like my 2012</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> a year of&nbsp; whispered concerns&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> in sickness and health our vows remain&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8329498247/" title="heart3 by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="heart3" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8212/8329498247_d81f8269b9.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> in loss . in pain . in joy . in discovery&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8330554238/" title="01l by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="01l" height="450" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8498/8330554238_87d4181f96.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> wishing you a special new year </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-53518709753197840702012-12-24T08:35:00.001-06:002012-12-24T10:01:24.484-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8302601586/" title="a5 by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="a5" height="415" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8217/8302601586_982f2baceb.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> special quiet moment as christmas eve dawns<br /> . </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> sending these words to all who visit here<br /> . <br /> a wish for a love filled holiday&nbsp; <br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8301542069/" title="a2 by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="a2" height="376" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8493/8301542069_a2196eb2f3.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-73928291874676553122012-11-30T05:30:00.000-06:002012-11-30T06:57:38.390-06:00<span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8219759776/" title="sunday add4 by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="sunday add4" height="330" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8060/8219759776_3de1ddd10a.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for 3 decades of kisses<br /> <br /> ......<br /> <br /> i have enjoyed sharing each day this month<br /> <br /> &nbsp;we all have so much to be thankful for&nbsp; <br /> <br /> small every day and monumental&nbsp; life changing&nbsp; moments<br /> <br /> blessings to you as you pause here in my space today and always </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> </div> ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-85698679811427830372012-11-29T05:30:00.000-06:002012-11-29T05:30:04.299-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/7466529720/" title="so true ..... by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="so true ....." height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7466529720_906d035fb6.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for both in each day</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-44911078513166994162012-11-28T05:56:00.000-06:002012-11-28T05:56:12.605-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8214008418/" title="fence by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="fence" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8200/8214008418_5abdc0ea0c.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for support&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-40380975953979234822012-11-27T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-27T05:00:10.118-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8218674743/" title="thanks by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="thanks" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8348/8218674743_6935441118.jpg" width="375" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful her 4 months studying abroad is almost complete</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-62555074295127933732012-11-26T05:30:00.000-06:002012-11-26T05:30:03.575-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8219759196/" title="sunday add2 by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="sunday add2" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8069/8219759196_cf189ea063.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for the wild surf of a new week&nbsp; </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-65864837797982181922012-11-25T05:30:00.000-06:002012-11-25T05:30:01.608-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8212921915/" title="jack by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="jack" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8484/8212921915_4c2b9efb7f.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">thankful for space to breathe&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-22285633072416080792012-11-24T08:03:00.000-06:002012-11-24T08:03:04.867-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8212915373/" title="home by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="home" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8057/8212915373_f3d065d7f4.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for a home&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> &nbsp; </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-30175484970449619052012-11-23T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-23T05:00:06.372-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8207818634/" title="duke by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="duke" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8207818634_043d11da0f.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">thankful for unconditional love&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-55649384448708879292012-11-22T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-22T05:00:06.206-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8207818436/" title="day in life by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="day in life" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8341/8207818436_7f4f7e566d.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful&nbsp; for these twenty four hours </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-79696214987675651232012-11-21T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-21T05:00:09.499-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8148631622/" title="lowtide by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="lowtide" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8196/8148631622_771030b9b8.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for the ebb and flow of life with him </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-47236646292229644192012-11-20T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-20T05:00:00.050-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8202118596/" title="laura ireland by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="laura ireland" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8478/8202118596_e47d3da418.jpg" width="375" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for the amazing spirit of my oldest daughter</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-88281272404516769382012-11-19T05:45:00.000-06:002012-11-19T05:45:12.100-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8180696423/" title="bird by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="bird" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8066/8180696423_3eccfbb92c.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">thankful for friends to sit with&nbsp; </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-79662211305449418432012-11-18T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-18T05:00:05.111-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8192599692/" title="h by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="h" height="398" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8205/8192599692_38492ed6d6.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful that I am still blooming&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-31814714817244521422012-11-17T05:30:00.000-06:002012-11-17T05:30:03.330-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8192621646/" title="wroght iron by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="wroght iron" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8477/8192621646_7fd9f69721.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for beauty in rust&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-17272320661044207812012-11-16T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-16T05:00:12.281-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8180701571/" title="20 by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="20" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8477/8180701571_585e34a035.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">thankful for the poetry of a tree&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-20003719066128075522012-11-15T04:00:00.000-06:002012-11-15T04:00:04.971-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8187252788/" title="b17 by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="b17" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8348/8187252788_9c4e2e06c0.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for the light &amp; dark in life</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-78258062717992339042012-11-14T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-14T05:00:09.358-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8180677695/" title="lleyn by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="lleyn" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8338/8180677695_c2fe2c09c9.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_sharethis_large">thankful for a a breeze in the sun&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month&nbsp; </span> <span class="st_twitter_large"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-9097182591498290282012-11-13T05:00:00.000-06:002012-11-13T05:00:05.698-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8180706815/" title="gate by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="gate" height="384" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8180706815_c9f23352c7.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for the gate leading home</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month&nbsp; </span> <span class="st_twitter_large"><br /></span></div> </div> <span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span>ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-37551117673067166272012-11-12T06:00:00.000-06:002012-11-12T06:00:13.546-06:00<span class="st_twitter_large"></span><span class="st_facebook_large"></span><span class="st_yahoo_large"></span><span class="st_gbuzz_large"></span><span class="st_email_large"></span><span class="st_sharethis_large"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8160804542/" title="tree by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="tree" height="355" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7108/8160804542_80d6dcfd61.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> thankful for the ability to bend&nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> &nbsp;</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month&nbsp; </span> <span class="st_twitter_large"><br /></span></div> &nbsp;</div> ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4363344911654855313.post-52623746799078145022012-11-11T20:23:00.003-06:002012-11-11T20:24:14.073-06:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/8177382497/" title="road trip by Red or Gray, on Flickr"><img alt="road trip" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8199/8177382497_a2af2e3220.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">thankful for life's winding roads&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="st_twitter_large">one photo each day&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span class="st_twitter_large">&nbsp;all month&nbsp; </span> <span class="st_twitter_large"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> ELKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935251214683485912noreply@blogger.com3