Saturday, September 24, 2011

The View

There's a dreary rain falling
on one of my favorite events of the season..
The Durham Fair.

 candy apples!   fried dough!  The Lions club Corndogs!
 craft tents! The tractor pulls! (um, no not really)
The chickens, cows, goats!
Last year REO Speedwagon, tonight KC & the Sunshine band!!

Do I curse the rain?
Or do I get out there and dance in it...



Every single one of us knows
life will toss you lemons now and then.
And maybe even rocks. Big ones.

How we deal with those lemons and rocks..
says a lot about who we are...
Changes our life experience, even.

When faced with the metaphorical rainy day
do you still look for the beauty?
















It's there in the simplest of things....






So how about you....
are you taking the time to notice...
or are you just forging ahead,
making your way through.

I've noticed lately
that I'm doing too much forging,
not enough noticing.

It's one of the things we do have the power to change...
our view.
And what a difference it can make.



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25 comments:

  1. judi/GmjSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    yep, you have found the secret to surviving the rainy day.. I know them well as I live in the PNW (pacific northwest). look under a rock, fascinating things are under there! You'll never look at rocks in the rain in the same way again.

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  2. bethSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    i like to think i "notice" all the time....

    but life has a way of pushing us, or making us push ourselves which ultimately, unfortunately, makes us miss many of the things we should be seeing......

    xo

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  3. GailOSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    I am much more of a detail person than a big picture person...it is the simple things I love....

    That being said I don't think I could handle a country fair in the rain anymore...just not fun:(

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  4. hannahSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Such original subjects. You made lovely images out of quite drab toadstools.

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  5. TexWisGirlSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    very well said. i do hope you get out there and dance... :)

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  6. Blondie's JournalSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    I hope we are both dancing...it's pretty dreary here and we are having the graduation party outdoors.

    Your pictures are just amazing!!

    XO,
    Jane

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Normally I dance in the rain, but it's been gray here almost all month now. Not sure I feel like dancing today. Just want a bit of sunshine, even if only for one day.

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  8. Marty@A Stroll Thru LifeSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Great post. I love all the pics. I think most of the time I dance. Need to do that more. Hugs, Marty

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  9. DebiSeptember 24, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    I'm dancing in the rain and forging while I'm noticing. It just all seems to come together that way.

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  10. Joy TiltonSeptember 24, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    It's that full plate syndrome that keeps us from noticing the little stuff. Do you ever notice Mother Nature puts pretty things in hard to find places sometimes?

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  11. ~from my front porch in the mountains~September 24, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    My motto lately..you just said it!
    Thanks for this. Every where I turn I find things re-enforcing what I am learning to live by!
    xo, misha

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  12. Ms. ASeptember 24, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I notice things when they are in front of me, but I rarely forge. More like muddle.

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Well, I think you know I do -- I pretty much have to, cuz I don't really go nowhere! :)

    Lovely, lovely photos Karen. Enjoy REO and flick a Bic for me. :)

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  14. jp@A Green RidgeSeptember 24, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    That's right, Karen...I've always called it "attitude" but it is totally controlled by what lives within! I can't wait to go to the Durham Fair again!!!...:)JP

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  15. Cait ThroopSeptember 24, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Yes to savoring...like I'm savoring your photographs! Fabulous!! xo

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  16. VickySeptember 24, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Ahh, great message, and I must admit, I am noticing :) Its all there in the tiniest moments and I do my best to not miss much of it. And you captured what could be gloomy, in a really refreshing way!

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  17. Osage Bluff QuilterSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    You can forge? My blacksmith would like that. :)

    PS I thought at first you had ice crystals on those cedars! YIKES

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  18. Thistle Cove FarmSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Good post, Karen, and fabulous photos! Around here, every day is another opportunity to appreciate what we have...each other, our family of humans and animals, friends, the farm...doesn't matter the weather, when we wake up above ground, it's a really good day.
    Lately, we've been slowing down even more; it's taking more and more energy to just keep up. I'm not trying to get ahead, just trying to maintain our daily "new normal".

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  19. 25BARSeptember 25, 2011 at 3:07 AM

    I like chicken, cows and goats. And mushrooms too.
    I'm sure that I'll enjoy the Durham Fair. Someday, perhaps!
    Well done

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  20. bichonpawzSeptember 25, 2011 at 4:49 AM

    Dance! Get out there and shake it girl!!

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  21. julochkaSeptember 25, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    great mushroom shots!! funny, i read the second to last stanza as "i'm doing too much foraging" and i wondered how that was even possible! :-)

    i think with climate change, we're going to have to get good at dancing in the rain!

    xox,
    /j

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  22. Ocean Breezes and Country SneezesSeptember 25, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Karen, first, let me thank you for your kind words about my mom - she was extraordinary and will be greatly missed.

    I say, take those lemons and make lemonade, then take the stones and make some beautiful hardscapes with them!

    As you can imagine, it's been a very reflective week for us.

    I think you'll enjoy your fair, despite the rain! :-)

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  23. ruralrevivalfarmSeptember 25, 2011 at 8:25 PM

    I've been forging, but I'm glad I took the time to sit and see what you've been noticing. It's beautiful.

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  24. JemsmomSeptember 25, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous photos! I hope you are out dancing in the rain to "do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight...woooo... get down tonight!"

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  25. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    I hope you dance....
    DIL

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