March Photo Challenge

I did not create this list.   I found it on Facebook from The Maternal Lens.  A friend had shared it w/ me.  So I am up for the Challenge.  I will use the photo from last weeks tree for today and go after day 1-3.  Below is The Maternal Lens's comments on FB~

MARCH PHOTO A DAY CHALLENGE!! directions:: each day there is a different challenge word or words to photograph. you can interpret these words however you wish!! it's however you want to see it. you can take these photos with your cameras, your phone, your ipad, your kid's camera....it doesn't matter!! you can post them to your facebook page, your blog, instagram or just keep them to yourself. the ...point is to just have FUN!!! if you do post them to instagram with your iphone or ipad, be sure to tag them #tmlphotoaday, that way others can go look and see your photos! if you miss a day, it's okay!! try and get it the next day. no pressure. all fun!! i hope you will join us and play along!!! if you are planning on playing we would love for you to 'share' this photo and invite your friends to join it too!

Braving the Storm

Don't let fear stop you from living, or the next thing you know, life will have passed you by and you will have lost your chance.

Before I moved to Florida I was petrified of Thunder and Lightning.  I honestly don't think I would have moved to Florida if I had known that it is the Lightning Capital of the world.  It took a lot years for me to get over this fear.  I had no choice, if I was gonna live in here then I would have to get over it.  There is no other way around it, especially come summer time.

We finally got some rain yesterday.  I sat outside on the lanai with my afternoon coffee enjoying the sound and smell of the rain.  There was some lightning that was pretty cool for this time of year.  I sat there thinking of the time not so long ago that I would NEVER have sat outside, willingly, watching the storm.   When I was afraid of the thunder and lightning I missed the beauty in lightning.  It is really an amazing thing when you can overcome your fears.

The picture above was not taken yesterday, it was taken before a hurricane about 5 years ago when I was still a little bit afraid of the storms.  But the beauty in seeing the flag whipping with the stormy cloud background was worth getting over my fear for the moment for the sake of a couple pictures.

Pretty in Pink

I really do love the color pink!!!

I was talking my walk and saw this tree.  I have seen this tree for many days now, but it was forcasted to rain & it was pretty windy so I HAD to go back and get my camera.  Afraid that if I didn't, the rain would wash away all the petals and I would not be able to enjoy the pretty site.   This picture (to me)does not do it justice.  The color on the tree and ground was just~Pretty in Pink.  If you can notice in the picture further down the street are more Pink Trees. 



Spiritual Energy

While taking my morning walk with my black lab Bella this morning I was graced by the presence of a Bald Eagle.  I have never seen one in nature before.  I was mesmerized!!!  I went back home for my camera and rode my bike back hoping he was there.  He was but flew away to the tree (above) so I got to see him in flight as well.

I animal totem'd the bald eagle and this is what he means:
Freedom~Rise above~Strength~Illumination~Courage
The eagle teaches us:
~the ability to see the highest truth or highest viewpoint
~a connection from earth to sky symbolising balance
~Spiritual Energy
~that we have the ability to reach great heights when we find the courage to do so
~that freedom is our birth right

I LOVE it all!! It is everything I am working so hard at~ Courage, Freedom, Strength and Spiritual Energy

Goals for 2012

This photo was shot Feb 2012.  An early morning sunrise. 

I have several goals for 2012 and beyond!! They are not the typical goals that I would normally have. 
1.  to have more Spiritual Faith
2.  to Read more
3.  to Meditate more
4.  to pick up my Camera more often than I have been.
5.  to Walk more and further
6.  to Eat Healther
7.  to learn more about Creating Websites
8.  to try a different form of Exercise~ maybe Zumba or Yoga ( I have done 2 classes and really liked it) maybe ride my bike again. 
9.  to Let Things Go that I have no control over

The Beatles are one one of my all time favorite bands.  I attached a link to a youtube video (not mine) of Here Comes The Sun.  One of my favorite songs, but then again I think they all are. 



http://youtu.be/U6tV11acSRk

The sun is always shining even when it is cloudy and rainy.  We just don't see it at that moment. 

Being Creative

This photo is actually 2 separate photos I took.  One is of the full moon and the other is of the dragonfly.  I erased the background of the dragonfly and meshed it with the photo of the full moon.  Then I turned the photo black and white and added a border~ of course Pink, my favorite color.  Dragonfly totem represents change.  That is one of the reasons I love dragonflies.  Life is an forever changing.
http://www.whats-your-sign.com/animal-symbolism-dragonfly.html