Saturday, May 8, 2010

Takin' it easy

Yep, been moving kinda slow lately.  Doing less but enjoying more.

Mostly savoring moments in the garden.  Life is good. :)


Everything
just as it is,
as it is,
as is.
Flowers in bloom.
Nothing to add.
~Robert Aitken Roshi

30 comments:

  1. Doing less, but enjoying more.

    Thumbs up!!

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  2. Wonderful. Love all Diane.
    Have a lovely weekend.

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  3. Takin' it easy sounds like a good idea with your temps heating up. I love that tortise setting the pace for the day.

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  4. Oh Diane, I just lance over and you will be a grandma in 14 days. How exciting! Good luck to your daughter also.

    Beautiful photos as always!

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  5. Thanks Icy! It's hard to believe my first child will be having her first child any day now. :)

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  6. So lovely shots
    Love the first one so slow..slow..
    LOL

    (My youghest daughter came two weeks to early ;) It can happens :)
    :)))))))))

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  7. With a garden like that, no wonder!

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  8. I sure love this philosophy on life.
    That first image is crazy Awesome! And the flowers are loverly. Keep enjoying down time in the garden. Sigh....

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  9. It is definitely coming up on the time of year to do that. Enjoy the weekend!

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  10. Enjoy the garden, Diane. It looks so lovely!!

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  11. I definitely like the less is more concept!

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  12. It is so humid and hot here already, I notice I barely want to go out to just do my watering in the morning. Hope my vegie garden makes it through the summer! Great poem. It really epitomizes how we feel in the heat of summer...just leave it alone and let it do it's thing, eh???

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  13. Beautiful Words and beautiful shots !Simply nice !!

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  14. Is this turtle week? Came via rainfield site and he has the story on turtles.

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  15. Sounds good, life is for living :)

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  16. The flowers speak for themselves!
    Less is more...

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  17. Hi Diane, Love the idea of 'taking it easy'.... Happy Mother's Day!!!! We're home from the beach --and I'll post in the morning. Had a wonderful time --but it's nice to be home.

    One of my sons is visiting me on my 'special' day today!!!!!

    Hope you have a wonderful day.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  18. less doing is more being...sounds perfect to me!

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  19. Love the tortoise shot! Life is indeed good!

    Happy Mothers Day!

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  20. oh, i envy you Diane for doing less but enjoying more, right now, how I wish I can do just that :) Happy Mother's Day.

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  21. Great title with the turtle sculpture, that is so cute. Taking it easy is something in which I am an expert. Enjoy!

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  22. Love the orange and yellow flowers blooming beautiful like that. They warms up the heart. Btw, the ornaments in the first photos are so nice. Love the way you took that 'tortoise' behind the fence. Good shot!

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  23. I think we all need to do less and enjoy more, savour the sweet moments of life ...

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  24. Sorry for the late visit, but could help to wish you a belated Mother's day!

    Love the turtle!

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  25. Very beautiful garden. Have a good time.

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  26. No need to add anything to our beautiful nature, Diane. Thanks for sharing.

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  27. Good for you Diane. It's now or never, when the weather is nice get out and play. :-)

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  28. very nice sculpture and artsy fence

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  29. Lovely tortoise and lively too! The Flowers are beautiful too! Happy that you are going to be a happy grand mother! Wish you your grand child stick to you!

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