Nothing lacking

“God...sat down for a moment when the dog was finished

in order to watch it...

and to know that it was good,

that nothing was lacking,

that it could not have been made better.” ~ Ranier Maria Rilke

Saturday Sights

1.  Crows filling the early morning air with their raucous calls.
 

2.  The four of us Saturday morning walking buddies (three human, one canine) and the horses that are still a fairly common sight in Lakeside, California.

 3.  Some patio sitting on a lovely, but in my opinion too chilly for bare feet and bare arms, morning.  (He didn't stay barefooted and bare-armed for long!)

4.  Oatmeal in a bowl made by my girl, a cup of coffee, and Pinterest on the iPad -- a nice way to spend an hour or so on Saturday morning. 

I hope your Saturday was a good one!

{this moment}

{this moment}  

A Friday ritual. 

A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.

A simple, ordinary, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by Soulemama

5 things

 1.  Dark carpet that hides everything (except vacuum marks.)

 2. Dogs that get along (most of the time) because they know when to roll over and play dead.

 3.  Rolling travel bags that make getting from here to there a little easier.

4.  An adult daughter who still climbs into bed with her mom, and the two dogs who wedge in between.

5.  Homemade chicken lettuce wraps.  Recipe calls for bison, which is good, too.

There and here

When Laura Ingalls and Manly drove their wagon off toward the Little House on the Prairie to-be, how did Ma and Pa stand it, knowing they would probably never see their daughter again?

I'll get to visit Erika, Christian, Bonnie and Bailey again in a few months and it was still hard to leave them!  But, it was good to get home to Glenn and my dog girls.

There and here -- funny how one's heart can be in multiple places.

Nice to start the morning with dogs.

They lied.  It was colder.  During the day and at night.

Wimpy Californian.

Antique store finds. 

Lost, but not lost, on Mt. Weather.  What really goes on on Mt. Weather?

They make 'em big in Maryland.

Snow.  This Californian was very pleased.

We drove into the snow, then less than an hour, right back out of it. 

Sunset off Erika's deck.

Brrrr!  Cold toes.  But, they didn't seem to mind.

Home with my girls.