Valuable Junk

I love wearing bracelets, and so far I haven't lost one as I move my arm in and out of mailboxes along my delivery route...

But my collection has grown to overflowing and I was running out of counter space.  Traipsing through Target, I had an AHA moment when I spied a white ceramic chip/dip platter on clearance and could visualize my collection all arranged in its confines♫♪

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NF Abstract Wed

Alphabe Thursday Letter V

Saturday Snapshot

Mosaic effect from my phone app

Isoline app

original

UTF Unable To Forward

Playing around with my phone apps....My poem inspired me♫♪

UTF…Unable To Forward

The stamp said Forever

But Lady Liberty let me down.

Hand scribbled, “U T F”

Across the name of the town.

Just a catch-up note

No romance, no plea to be with me.

But I was caught by surprise, a jolt

To find no address, no remedy.

What do I do with it now?

Tear it, toss it, tack it up?

Terminating  seems so final, kapow!

So the letter lies forgotten

In the pile of lists to-do

Until one day a text comes, unbidden

“Hey, what’s up with you?”

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NF Abstract

Alphabe-Thursday letter U

Orange You Glad It's Friday

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Satan's Standing Room

Mostly for the Easter season, but also to participate in a couple of blog hops, I wrote a poem...
The abstract is melting snow crystals that I enhanced with blue....It seemed to suit the poem.

Joining
Inspire Me Monday - week 64
NF Abstract on Wednesday
Alphabe-Thursday letter S
Weekly Top Shot

Satan's Standing Room

‘No rest for the wicked’

So the saying goes

As a gleeful Satan runs to and fro.

With access to the very inner circle,

Our Satan tattles his tales

Of never ending woes, of all that fails.

Meanwhile, the One rests at the Right Hand

Sitting, relaxed, knowing all his heirs are tools

Biding time in heaven, awaiting His footstool.

For Hell will be standing room only

No rest, nor relief, no way to cope.

When Christ sat down, his work finished,

Redeeming mankind, our true hope.

 Happy Easter Everyone♫♪

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Rain Check

Posting photos and lyrics and and an instrumental♫♪
Having trouble making my audio work....try my Song Site
What a difference a day makes....
Took a photo of my postal truck's side mirror in the rain to make an abstract....
Then, took the same mirror view shot the next day, see the mirror's sticker on the bottom pic?

My instrumentals are $.99 to download and can be found on my new website
Look for the boots that represents Rain Check.  If you want test the download process, Half Moon is free♫

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Rurality Blog Hop
NF Abstracts
Alphabe-Thursday, letter R

Yesterday's rainy mirror/view out my side rear view

It really helps to get some distance on the abstract to see the silo's silhouette♪

I stopped and took the same shot today, which was sunny, but windy!

Rain Check

1. Like a raindrop marking its way with

Stops and starts,

You have found a warm space

at the bottom of my heart.

2. Like a teardrop coursing its way down,

Falls and drips

But is wiped away just

at the moment I feel gypped.

I am given my little stub which

gives me power claiming my item.

Refrain:

Rain check.

Always miss my life time

Ticket in hand

for the next in line.

Rain check.

Standing in my life line

No one calls my name

for next in line.

3. Patiently I wait for the day when

all my tickets

can be validated. Will that

take place in this little lifetime.

Only you can redeem my rain check.

Oh that...Refrain

Will you

Validate my rain check?

You are my only

Rain check.

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Quogue

Joining Alphabe-Thursday, letter Q

Visited Long Island this past year and enjoyed scurrying around the small community of East Quogue, NY (pronounced kwog).
The Long Island Exchange site gives a short background of the original inhabitants:

The Native Indian name of Quaguanantuck was shortened and changed to Quogue soon after the lands that form the town of today, changed hands and became European settler territory. Western civilization has never looked back since in this town that upholds sturdy values and the charm of colonized estates.

Took a photo of an isolated beach and played around with my phone apps....

can imagine the life led before the settlers came to stay.

Blue filter

Stylized effect

original

Come on Spring, I'm ready!

Ordinary Words...'Max Forward'

One step at a time: Moving forward...maximizing forwardness

Linking to
Wordpress photo challenge-Forward
Inspire Me Monday

Alphabe-Thursday, Letter O

How does one take ordinary words and change policy?  Contact the right people?  That helps.
Create a ground roots swell of interest?  Also helpful, but requires some skill and luck.
Create a facts page so that the policy that needs an upgrade has all the right info on it...ok that takes some research....

Here's my idea: When FEMA is involved in funding for rebuilding homes, why not make sure all new home construction includes the recharging stations for electric cars?  Just like any appliance that needs special outlets/hook-ups (stoves and gas dryers), include the ability to charge an electric car. Make it easier for folks to own/use a glorified golf cart for their short errands.  By  implementing such a policy, we can move off the dependence for oil, update our infrastructure,  encourage more usage of electric cars, have an entire community on the same page for conserving energy, maybe even an entire seaboard...I'm a dreamer......

Maybe such a plan of action is already in the works.  If not I think it should be so here's what I'd like you to do.

Use any social outlet you have and hashtag it with this message:

 Lessen oil consumption by upgrading Gov't home disaster policy to include electric car charging stations in those homes. #MaxForward

I'd very much like to see what kind of consequences are the result ♫

New Year's Eve

 Valerie Viane lends her talents to my lyrics....The song speaks for itself♫
Having trouble getting the audio to link properly!!
Access the tune at the top of my song page

Linking to Alphabe-Thursday letter N

New Year’s Eve

On a whim

He went in

To perhaps see his tomorrows.

She grasped his hand and peered at him.

Here’s the sign.

Your life line

Indicates some pain and sorrow.

But heed my words before you leave

Refrain:

 “Beware of New Year’s Eve,

Don’t stray from home. Don't leave."

He went out

With some doubt

Whether she was really psychic.

But not to take the chance with his route,

Every year

He’d stay near

Giving reasons quite sporadic,

But nothing bad or sad would occur.

Refrain

Never harmed,

He felt charmed

So he lived his life more freely.

He wrestled with success-he strong armed.

Wheeled and dealed,

Was well heeled,

Took a wife and had a family.

But he grew bored so he played the field..

Refrain

She’d been his friend,

Through all trends.

Then she turned into his lover.

Divorced, laid off with no dividends.

Their life was tough,

It was rough

Even when they lived together.

His life became a web to unweave.

So he told her the prophecy.

“Beware of New Year’s Eve.”

She laughed and pulled his sleeve…

“I was born on New Year’s Eve.”

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Lenten Hymn

Lent begins February 13th, Ash Wednesday.
Here's an instrumental and lyrics to address the occasion ♫♪ Joining Alphabe-Thursday Letter L this week,
as well as Inspire Me Monday
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Or access the instrumental on my song page: I seem to be having technical difficulties with the blog audio!

Turn Away

A Hymn for Ash Wednesday

1. Turn away from sin and

follow the Gospel says the

one applying ashes

to your forehead Ash Wednesday.

Heed and obey. Just let the

(Turn away, turn away…...turn away)

Lord come and stay in your heart.

Let the Spirit lead you

Home to the Lord. Repent and

Chorus

Turn away from evil.

Follow the Gospel to do

Good in your life.  Seek peace

And a clean heart.

2. Mark of the cross is on you

Ash from the past has found you

As you make your way back

Into the pew this Wednesday.

Read to know more. Open your

(Turn away, Turn away,…... turn away)

Mind and explore what faith is

Let the Spirit lead you

Home to the Lord. Repent and

Chorus

Seek God

Turn from selfish actions.

Tend to your response

To His call to reunite your

Heart and soul.

Chorus

God has a plan of action

Pay His son close attention.

He is your heart's attraction

Clear your heart's main affection.

Make an examination

Call to reunite your heart and soul.

Chorus

Follow the Gospel and just

turn away sin.

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Kitchen

We took trips last year, but this year decided to invest in the house....begun Dec 17, with the counter tops installed Jan 14th, we were back in business in under 4 weeks. Many thanks to Rick's Remodeling♫

Participating in Alphabe-Thursday Letter K

Bare bones

Plastic kept some of the dust out

Custom butcher block and granite turntable, large sink.

Kind of have a Rooster thing going

New tile floors, walls and granite counter.
Cabinet above my new Whirlpool Fridge is for tray storage.
There's a rooster tile above the window♫

Pull out spice rack and under cabinet lighting

Enormous Lazy Susans top and bottom
Note my rooster tile above the door♫♪

Wine rack.
Doors and drawers are soft close and the shelves in the lowers are pull-outs.

Kind of happy to see the end of January♥

Homonym Homilies: Err, Air, Heir

The title speaks for itself♫♪

Participating in Alphabe-Thursday letter H
Inspire Me Monday

Homonym Homilies: Err, Air, Heir  

Err

Errors arrow their ways into our souls,

Marking misery as penance, the tolls.

Mistakes, masking the temptations of the flesh

Pounds its power into our subconsciousness.

Air

Breathe briskly but for a moment, to spare…

For becoming a blessing, a witness to share

As God’s grace and Holy Spirit, fills you to the brim

Awaiting His arrival, with trumpet blast, the din.

Heir

Heaven holds only those who claim their inheritance.

Unfathomable glory greets the inhabitants.

The Son shares all as our brother, from the Father.

 Words from The Word, we have to encourage one another.

Garbo

2013 has begun with challenges!  My PO just had a carrier retire and her replacement has that nasty virus, so I'm the one doing my short route and the bigger route.  Was out past sundown yesterday but hopefully things will go more smoothly.

A short piece for Alphabe- Thursday letter G

^

Garbo,

resplendent in

her haberdashery as

she slipped by, incognito

from her secluded bungalow.

 Pure serendipity, and I, without camera!

^        ^

 !

~~ 

Oh yeah...happy 3rds day♫♪

My phone has a bike bell sound that rings when a comment comes through.  Love it when I'm out on my route and the bell gets rung! 

Dream Quest

An instrumental that I dreamed up♫♪ (For real, I had a dream I was watching one of my songs being recorded and I immediately wrote down these lyrics!)
Problems getting the song to play ?  Try pulling the cursor all the way to the right to get it to load♪
Linking to Alphabe-Thursday Letter D

Refrain:

I woke up and found I’d had a dream,

A vivid little dream.

Effect on me is overwhelming.

You were right outside my open door,

A fact I can’t ignore.

My dream quest is so all consuming.

I am ready now

Believe me

I can say right now

No faking

I’m back on the road to life

I’m taking

You right with me

I am on a dream quest

Refrain

I am on a quest, dream quest.

(mixed)

You’ve always been there.

Showing that you care.

I am now aware.

My quest’s beginning.

I am on a dream quest.

Refrain

I am on a quest, dream quest

(mixed)

I am ready now

Believe me

I can say right now

No faking

I’m back on the road to life

I’m taking

You right with me

I am on a dream quest

~

Refrain (4X)

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Change Is In The Air

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Participating in Alphabe-Thursday letter C
and Inspire Me Monday
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1. Listen in as I tell a tale

Of why change is in the air

Refrain:

Feel the shift

Of attitude and understand my place.

I have learned

The ultimate in understanding grace.

2. Used to be that I thought my plans

Were the ticket out of here.

My puny plan just would not congeal.

But I kept on,  I’d persevere.

3. People prayed that I’d find my way

But I scoffed at them. They were weird.

I walked a straight line and faked the good life but

 I really never really understood.

Refrain

 Always set the cart before the horse

Instead of just believing.

Evidence is all around me.

Now I have the chance

To change my core.

Revised refrain:

Feel the lift

Of attitude and understanding grace

I have learned

The ultimate in knowing my own place.

4. Daily now I look up to the sky,

I imagine how He’ll appear.

I see the world thru diffr’ent eyes,

The chaos holds no appeal.

5. Navigating thru my life of trials

Is easier you can see.

The change in me is so much better now,

no regrets and no “what ifs “ for me.

Revised refrain

Change is in the air 6X

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