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This or That Thursday: Colours of Spring Funny thing about spring. If you blink, you'll miss it. Or perhaps if you're in a somber mood, it will pass you by like nobody's business. And if I've learned anything in the last few weeks, you never know when a spring might hold the finality of something you hold dear in its grasp.

Beauty is in the eye of those who take notice.

I've also learned that bad things happen...every single day....everywhere. And, just when a bitterness was trying to fill me with anger and fear, a wise friend reminded me we each have the choice to make our world beautiful and I realized, for me, there is no other choice.

Beauty is everywhere, even around the old yellow farmhouse this spring where it seems we're ripe with shades of white, green and pink and we're full up to our chins in glamour, mother nature style.

It leaves me grateful for the kind words of friends...thank you...and it reminds me.

It is still a beautiful world.


Little Things ~ HomeAcre Hop
Posted by Rural Revival at 10:43 PM 
The colors are gorgeous!

May 29, 2013 at 11:18 PM 
Yes indeed . . . isn't it splendid we can choose to see the light, sounds, color, texture of springtime . . . reminding us, what a wonderful world . . .

May 30, 2013 at 8:03 AM 
Bleeding hearts are one of my favorites! Great shots!

May 30, 2013 at 8:38 AM 
Oh Andrea it is a beautiful world and we cannot let those bad things or people take that away from us. You do have a very wise friend. HUGS B

May 30, 2013 at 8:47 AM 
very sweet.

May 30, 2013 at 8:57 AM 
I love every word written here. They are wise and true words. I believe that it is good and healthy to pause to grieve our hurts and sufferings. And yet, we have to keep looking for the good, and giving thanks for those things, moments, and people.

May 30, 2013 at 9:02 AM joan robertson said...

Beautiful! And such lovely thoughts to go with the photos! I loved this. Hope to see you again.

May 30, 2013 at 11:13 AM 
perfectly said, sweetpea

May 30, 2013 at 2:43 PM She Who Carries Camera said...

Each year I wish Spring would pack a huge suitcase and stay for the Summer!

May 30, 2013 at 3:06 PM 
It IS a beautiful world and your photos are the perfect reminder. Food for the soul--thanks!

May 30, 2013 at 3:38 PM 
Thank you for the reminder to look for the beauty in our everyday lives. :)

May 30, 2013 at 5:26 PM 
Wise words today. There are so many harsh things in life. Every.Day. Always best to take the path of the positive.

May 30, 2013 at 8:32 PM 
You have some lovely witnesses to Spring - gorgeous Bleeding Hearts, curl of a fern and that tulip - beautiful! In all the horrible you can find in this world, there is still hope and faith and potential, and nature reminds us of that on a daily basis.

May 30, 2013 at 9:21 PM 
Indeed, your shots are uplifting♫ Thanks for sharing♥ My Rurality: http://lauriekazmierczak.com/barn-it%E2%99%A5/

May 30, 2013 at 10:11 PM 
It certainly is a beautiful world, even when people make it not seem so. Thanks for sharing the beauty of your farm with us. :)

May 30, 2013 at 10:23 PM 
oh I'm so jealous of all the lovelies in your yard!

May 31, 2013 at 11:35 AM Carol J. Alexander said...

Beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing at the HomeAcre Hop. Please come back and see us this week: http://everythinghomewithcarol.com/the-self-sufficient-homeacre-hop-2/

June 4, 2013 at 9:34 PM