When I visited Ricki Treleaven's blog during the Mad Tea Party blog hop, I discovered her My Happy List Tuesday event. It struck a chord in me and I decided to give it a go. If you have been following my blog from the beginning, you will know that I started this blog as a way of appreciating the delightful parts of life and encouraging myself to go after them with more gusto. Ricki's event seems like a great way to keep the practice of being aware present in my day to day life.
Rules:
1. Grab my delightful button coding for your post above.
2. Link-up a happy post.
3. Visit other bloggers and enjoy!
Actually, I found that there were so many things I could put on this post. As I have always wanted a more visual blog, I stuck to things I had pictures of. Here is my first list of three.
1.
Camera Happy Dragonfly
This beautiful dragonfly was buzzing all
around. I pulled out my phone thinking I’d be too late, yet the dragonfly flew circles
around me until I had a good shot.
2.
Pink Laundry
Yes,
this really is what my laundry looks like each week. We sort our clothes into
whites, darks and pinks. Seeing all that pink folded up makes my heart sing. It
doesn’t take much, does it?
3. The Beauty of Blogs
I've come across many blogs over the years. blogs I've meant to follow. And I did. I placed their name and URL in my Google Reader which I then promptly forgot to check. With the demise of GR, I had to find another solution and I did in spade. Feedly, Digg Reader, Blog Lovin' - how's a girl to choose? I chose them all.
Through the act of switching over, I started looking at blogs again. I n spare moments, I'd sneak a peak at something beautiful - some thing just because it inspired me. I'm grateful to the blogging community for providing such a haven of visual delight, good reading and, sometimes, affirmation. This week, I'm all about being happy to revisit blogs I've neglected and searching for new ones through Artful Blogging, a favorite source of inspiration.
Thanks, Ricki, for the opportunity to join My Happy List.
The dragonfly picture is absolutely gorgeous! And I just love that you do all your pinks together. Just the thought makes me smile!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alisha. I had never seen a dragonfly that color before. It was really metallic looking. Never before had I seen a dragonfly who so wanted to join in the conversation, either. He hung around our little picnic table for quite some time.
ReplyDeletePink. What can I say about pink? It is just so lovely.
Thanks for stopping by.
Wow, that is a lot of pink! Have you joined Pink Saturday's linky party? It's a good one and it looks like you might qualify nicely! Nice to meet you. Thanks for visiting me. I love the blogging community too. There are so many blogs to visit and I can't seem to find a way to keep up with them!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Patty, for stopping by. I have never heard of Pink Saturday's linky party. I'm sure to check it out.
DeleteAs for keeping up, I relate to you. I only get to a small fraction of the blogs I'd like to visit.
What an unusual dragonfly! Great photo, too! Thanks so much for linking-up to My Happy List. The pink laundry makes me smile for sure. I love it! Whites, darks, and pinks!!!
ReplyDeleteI've had an unexpectedly busy week, so I'm thrilled that I had such great participation in My Happy List. I hope you have a fun weekend and capture more dragonflies with your camera!
xo,
Ricki Jill
Thanks, Ricki Jill, for hosting My Happy List. I really enjoyed participating this week. Trying to keep tabs this week so I'll be ready next week. This is giving me more motivation to keep the camera at the ready.
DeleteWow! Pretty dragonfly! Love the pink laundry.
ReplyDeleteI'd bet that dragonfly would be right at home with your 8)(8 s. I'm glad to find so many people who like the pink. It absolutely astonishes me to find that there are some people who do not *LOVE* pink.
DeleteHello Lynda!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your visit to The Tearoom and your kind words!! I love the photo you caught of the dragonfly! I think they are not very shy because they always seem to fly close to me while I water my flowers, herbs and tomatoes on my porch! Your all-pink laundry makes me happy too. Ours is the same except everything hanging on the line is either black or purple!!! And I'm a fan of "Artful Blogging" too. What a cool magazine!!
Wishing you a happy evening,
Betty
Ah....purple. Purple is a close runner with pink. We have a lot of that too.
DeleteBetty, it was a pleasure to come over to your blog. So much loveliness to gander at. I've got you in my blog reader so I can try to keep up with your goings on.