THIS FALL HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING ONE. GOING SLOWLY INWARD AND INTO THE YING OF THIS TIME OF YEAR, I HAVE FOUND MYSELF THINKING AND FEELING SOME WONDERFUL THINGS. I'M SPENDING TIME WITH WONDERFUL PEOPLE, AND BEING A PART OF SOME EXTRAORDINARY MOMENTS THAT BRING TRUTH UNFOLDING BEFORE ME. ITS NOT SUMMER OR SPRING AND YET, AT THIS TIME OF CLOSING AND DYING AND SHIFTING, I FIND MYSELF OPENING, BLOOMING AND DANCING IN NEW AND BEAUTIFUL UNCHARTED TERRITORY.
I'VE BEEN FULL OF QUESTIONS AND TREMENDOUS LAUGHS AND UNKNOWNS...AND WONDERFUL THINGS.
LIFE IS SO SHORT, WE HAVE BUT MOMENTS REALLY. MOMENTS TO MAKE WITH OUR TRUE SELVES AND WITH OUR HEARTS OPEN AND WILLING. 
WE TAKE RISKS AND STEP ON TO GROUND THAT IS UNMAPPED AND WITHOUT NAME. TO BE IN THE UNKNOWN, TO SWIM IN IT'S WATERS, TO LIVE PASSIONATELY AND WITH BRAVERY IS TRUE LIFE.
WHAT OTHER WAY IS THERE TO BE? AT LEAST FOR THIS WOMAN, THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. LOOK IT IN THE EYES, SAY YES, AND WALK FORWARD OR LIFT MY ARMS TO THE HEAVENS AND SAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR EVERY MOMENT I AM GIVEN AND EVERY MOMENT FULL OF JOY AND WONDERMENT AND SHARE IT. SHARE IT.
SOME OF MY MOST FAVORITE MOMENTS THIS FALL CAPTURED I'LL SHARE. AND... THERE ARE SO MANY NOT CAPTURED, THAT HAVE CAPTURED ME.


MY SISTER'S BIRTHDAY DINNER

 KRIS DOTY

WHITE TRASH BURGDORF

APPLE BERRY STRAWBERRY!

DAHLIAS

THIS GUY

LIKE A VILLAIN

THIS STUFF

YES

MOMENTS SEEN

SHARING SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL WITH SOMEONE SPECIAL

THIS

QUIET MOMENTS

GOOD STUFF

SPELLBINDING

BEING REMINDED

SWEETNESS

THIS PLACE

MI FEENIE

SKIES

IF I'M TERRIFIED, I KNOW I'M CLOSE TO MY HEARTS TRUTH

FEENA GROWING UP AND BEING MY FRIEND

IT'S SO SIMPLE, AT TIMES IT SEEMS LUDICROUS.
LIFE. IT'S SO SIMPLE.  WE MAKE IT COMPLICATED AND TIRESOME BY OUR OVER THINKING AND OUT DOING, AND FOR WANTING MORE AND NOT BEING SATISFIED WITH WHAT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THESE SIMPLE THINGS. AND MY ABILITY TO HAVE PASSION. AND FOR LAUGHING AT SOMETHING YOU BOTH THINK IS FUNNY, DOING WHAT FEELS FUN AND ADVENTUROUS, BEING THE GOOFBALL. LOVE BEING HELD SO TIGHTLY, AND IT'S NOT ENOUGH. I SO ADORE SMILES AIMED AT ME AND KISSES SHARED IN SINCERITY.

FOR MOMENTS WITH MY SISTER WHEN AT TIMES IT IS UNKNOWN HOW LONG I HAVE WITH HER. I LOVE THAT MY SON TOOK THE LEAP AND WENT TO THE JUNGLE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR DANCE AND IT'S ABILITY TO BRING ME TO MY HEART AND TO MY JOY. MY MOMENTS IN THE DARK WITH FEENA TALKING AND KISSING GOOD NIGHT.

LIFE, MY FAVORITE. IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF ME AND CUTS ME TO THE BONE, AND PUSHES ME TO MY KNEES. EVEN SO,  I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT'S TREMENDOUS ABILITY TO GIVE WONDER, AWE, INSPIRE! FOR THE WAY IT ALLOWS FOR SHARING OF LOVE AND JOY AND SWEETNESS BEYOND WORDS!
IT'S MY FAVORITE.