Tuesday Truth. Number 55. Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. -Winnie the Pooh Just let those words sink in for a moment. Doing Nothing. Does that make your stomach knot up as you think of all the things on [...]
Leading Lines. This week's Lens-Artists Challenge is hosted by Tina at Travel and Trifles. The challenge this week is to share photos incorporating the compositional element, Leading Lines. I was excited to see this as the challenge since it is one of my favorite elements to use. I had many examples that I could share [...]
Charleston. My husband and I took a quick little getaway last year for our 20th anniversary. We ended up going a month earlier than our anniversary because my husband was going to be starting a new job and also because Big Mr. was on spring break and would be able to get Miss Sunshine to [...]
When I began blogging, one of my great joys was stumbling upon the WordPress weekly photo challenge. The prompts encouraged me to think creatively about my photography. When it went away, I was disappointed, but also busy so I didn't seek out any other photo challenges. However, the Lens-Artists photo challenge has been on my [...]
Four Years of Blogging. Today Bedlam & Daisies turns four! When I started this blog at the beginning of 2016, I had no idea that I'd still be blogging four years later. I mean, I thought I might, but I really had no plans around it. The blog was a place for me to try [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 54. Tomorrow will begin the New Year. 2020. An entirely new decade! Like many other people, I'm spending some time doing a year-end review. I think we often forget all the things that we actually accomplished in a year and it's helpful to spend some time reflecting. This year I'm doing a [...]
End of 2019. Here we are on the cusp of a new decade. Last year, I shared my top 10 posts of 2018. I enjoyed the process of looking back and seeing what the majority of people were coming to read. I wrote very little this year and so the majority of the "top 10" [...]
Dear Creativity, I feel you flowing through my veins. You are like a lion Stalking its prey. Slowly advancing And then swiftly capturing me. Entangling me in your ecstasy, Filling me with a desire to set free my imagination. Awakening my childlike wonder. I see you in the shapes of the clouds. I smell you [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 53. Many times, the Tuesday Truths that I share on this space are reminders to myself. They are words that I need to hear and that I hope in turn someone else stopping by my blog may need to hear as well. I may have mentioned its origins before, but some of [...]
Tuesday Truth. Number 52. When you think about all the complexities of being a human...the small range of balance to maintain homeostasis... it is quite magnificent to be alive. And then when you stand in awe of nature and all the complexities found within it, you begin to love the world a little more. Even [...]
