the choice is ours.......

“all of life is a journey…
which paths we take…
what we look back on…
and what we look forward to…
is up to us.
we determine our destination… ”

~unk

namaste....

rock on dude!

punk is musical freedom.

it's saying, doing and playing what you want.

in Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain,

suffering and the external world,

and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.

~kurt cobain

i love this tree!

every time i ride by

it just puts a big ole grin on my face.....

rock on dude!

other imperfect birds....

"each has to enter the nest

made by the other

imperfect

bird..."

~rumi

....color me happy

i have been DROOLING over beach cruisers for a long time now. i check out craigslist several times a week.....stop in bike shops.....oh....i've found ever so many that i wanted....but the price....well....right now....they were just beyond my little county check! but today....i had to pick up something in our local walmart and what did i spy???? OMG! it was love at first sight....and my new "vintage" bike was about one fourth the cost of the ones i've been pricing. well...let me tell ya....that plastic jumped right out of my pocket book. we'd found each other at last! the colors don't show well in cyberspace but it's mint green (the color of the vintage t-birds)... with cream fenders and chocolate grips and seat......LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

now i'm dreaming of a big funky basket... and a bell......LOL. i never had a bike as a child....how sad is that? well...i got one for christmas once and someone stole it before the new wore off....and i never got another until i was an adult. this is a part of my 'looooooooong range' retirement plan...to go along with my 'sometime in the future' vintage travel trailer. ooooooh yeahhhhhh.....color me ...HAPPY!

want! want! want!

"the snail he lives in his hard round house...

in the orchard... under the tree...

says he... "i have but a single room...

but it's large enough for me."

~anonymous

i've got a little single room home....just large enough for me...

on my wish list.....want! want! want!

the chit chat of birds....

how cute is this aviary? it's made from recycled windows and has casters so it can be rolled around....

this was the creation of one of the many talented crafters employed by martha. i borrowed the picture for this post. head on over to martha stewarts website and get the directions for your own little bird palace.

i've got an antique armoire.... where my television currently resides.... that i've been thinking of making into an aviary.... hearing the chit chat of birds in the home....one of lifes simple pleasures.....

natures stained glass........

i haven't been a part of shadow shot sunday for a while but when i shot this

butterfly this afternoon and saw the shadow of the flower thru it's wing

i just couldn't resist. it was like looking at the world thru natures

stained glass.......

head on over to HEY HARRIET and check out some other great shots.....

happy fourth ya'll.....

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!