corner view: bright

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. The theme this week is "bright."

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone.

I can see all obstacles in my way.

Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.

It's gonna be a bright (bright) 

bright (bright) sunshiny day!

~ Jimmy Cliff

corner view: hunger

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. The theme this week is "hunger" and comes from Kelleyn (US). 

I think that Django has an internal body-clock. Twice a day he'll herd us over to his food bowl and quietly sit at attention until he's fed. Good boy!

corner view: in bloom

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. The theme this week is "in bloom" and comes from me (USA)!

I choose the theme of "in bloom" for this month because I thought it would be fun to see what's blooming around the world and in the yards of all the corner view participants. Here in my area, it's all about daffodils, forsythia, and the fruit trees. Apple, cherry, plum, peach, pear...they're dressed in all their glory and it's simply beautiful.

 

corner view: imagination

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. The theme this week is "imagination" and comes from Dorte (Spain).

If you want a terrific lesson in imagination, just watch the children.

To them, it comes naturally.

 

 

corner view: looking up

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. The theme this week is "looking up" and comes from Dorte (Spain).

It was lucky for me that the carnival came to town this week. Searching for subject matter was no problem, but creating this "looking up" post was a dizzying dream!

 

 

corner view: something difficult

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and currated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. The theme this week is "something difficult" and comes from Dorte (Spain).

It's time for me to go on another news-fast. I’m overwhelmed by the relentless horror that is ISIS, Boko Haram, about national and international crimes against women, the never-ending news of corporate  and political greed that leads to environmental destruction and to the worrisome changes in our food systems, the increase in the number of antibiotic resistant infections, loss of wild animal species and the cruel treatment of domestic animals, and on and on. It’s too much.

Am I the only one that needs to take a break? The only one that needs to turn away for a time from the bad news? To avert my eyes? No, I don’t think I’m alone, but why do we do this?

Sometimes the news is just so horrible that we just can’t comprehend it all. It’s unfathomable. We can’t make sense of it. It seems unfixable, we feel so small and we’re frightened by it. Is this denial? I don’t think so. Unquestionably, it’s easier to talk about the smaller, more hopeful things that are going on. In fact, it’s important that we talk about those things as a way of reassuring ourselves that there is still good in the world, that there still are good people in the world, and to reassure ourselves that we’re going to be ok. At times when the world feels a little too shaky, I think it’s ok to turn our focus inward, to look at the smaller picture for a bit and search for beauty, to focus on the things that are good and give us hope, and to work on making our little corner of the world a little bit better. At some point though, when we’ve had a respite from all the bad news, we need to look more closely at those things that scare us and threaten us. We need to speak up and do what we can in order to increase awareness.  This is the only chance we have of making change happen.  

corner view: cuddly

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme.  The theme this week is "warmth" and comes from Beth (US).

Pye, our sweet pastel torti, was a tiny little thing when we brought her home. She connected instantly with my husband and over time has grown to love me too. Pye though, is deathly afraid of the world and everyone in it.  The only other connection she's ever really made in her 14 years was with our Golden, Maggie.  I think that Maggie knew that Pye was a special kitty and needed some extra loving. Pye has made a home for herself in our bedroom and rarely strays from there. Maggie was the only reason that Pye would venture from her upstairs retreat. They frequently would be caught snuggling  like this. Maggie has been gone for some time now and Pye has lost her cuddle buddy. It really is a myth that cats and dogs don't get along, isn't it.

corner view: warmth

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme.  The theme this week is "warmth" and comes from Beth (US).

This has been a wild winter for us here in the eastern part of the US. We've had unrelenting periods of frigid temperatures, wind, snow and ice. The kids around here have missed so much school  and yet, it's just been too brutal for them to go outside and enjoy their snow days. Are we ready for Spring and the warmth that it brings? Oh yes!


I suspect they'd rather be in the water rather than on it!

Spray from the falling water creates beautiful ribbons of ice.

Django loves it when it snows!

Dobby prefers to be under the blankets when the temperatures drop.

corner view: love in my corner

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme.  The theme this week is "love in my corner" and comes from Kari (England).

Mother Nature is constantly trying to remind us that love is all around.

We just need to take notice.

 It's no wonder that we use flowers to express emotions for us, whether it be love,

sweet remembrances, or final good-byes.

"Sweet flowers alone can say what passion fears revealing," ~Thomas Hood

corner view: poem

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme.  The theme this week is " poem" and comes from Joanne (Japan) and Ibabe (Basque Country).

Shel Silverstein was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, peace-activist and author of children's books. After listening to the news this morning of escalating hatred, unthinkably barbaric acts and retaliation, this poem seems appropriate.  Peace...

corner view: experience

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme.  The theme this week is "walk of my dreams" and comes from  Kristin (Germany).

Oh these faces, these people. The places they've been, the things they've seen...oh the stories they could tell if we just take the time to listen.

 

 

corner view: walk of my dreams

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane (Spain) and curated by Francesca (Italy), where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme.  The theme this week is "walk of my dreams" and comes from Nadine (Belgium).

Though they're just 2 1/2 hours from where I live,

 I can't take the walk of my dreams as often as I'd like to.

But in times of stress, when I need a bit of an escape,

I close my eyes and in my mind I go here...

 ...to the beautiful NC mountains.

I walk the paths I've walked so many times before...

...and I can breathe a little easier.