One Deep Breath - "Nurture"

"Hand-Me-Downs"

j

Baby - whose feet once

fit in my palm - now passes

his old shoes to me.

j

Today my husband picked up a new pair of size 10-1/2 Converse high-tops for our older son. Guess who inherited his size 9s? Mom!

One Deep Breath - Poetry of the Sea

Tentacles unfurl -

An octopus attacking?

No, green fronds of fern!

j

Photo of swordfern photoshopped with posteredges filter.

Spring Promises

Springing from cold earth

tender green stems give hopeful

promises of warmth.

One Deep Breath - "Breath"

Defeated, angry,

he struggles to catch his breath

and won't meet my eyes.

j

In contrast to the giddy high of his gold medal, this is a picture of my son after a hard-fought losing battle. He probably wouldn't like to show it, but I think it is beautiful to see him collecting his thoughts... catching his breath... learning from the loss... deciding how to proceed. A crucial moment. A tipping point on the scale - how to react to loss? Depression or determination?

February Promise

Cups full of sunshine

glow on my kitchen table

their perfume has spilled.

One Deep Breath - Nature

This week I would like to invite you to take a closer, more contemplative look at your connection with nature... ~Jennifer

Cold winter morning

I sit close to the window

phototropism.

j

Elements: carbon,

hydrogen, and oxygen

make me. Or a tree.

One Deep Breath - Process/Craft

Made in God's image,

I am created to be

creative myself.

h

Images are of my bluebird painting currently in progress, photoshopped with the "poster edges" filter.

My Teenager

My son is thirteen.

Just as tall, his eyes meet mine,
love reflecting back.

My baby is a teenager! He had his belated birthday party this weekend - five friends, paintball and pizza. He had already had his family celebration, but we stuck candles in the pizza again for fun. He is an awesome young man. I love you, "Beau" !
Photoshop "colored pencil" filter.