Lesson 837: Tiny, Perfect Things

 Hello, Readers.

I'm glad you found your way

by the light of the lamp post.

I celebrated a birthday this past week.

One tiny candle 

represented many, many days gone by.

It was the perfect!

Natalie has the honor of blowing out

every birthday candle in the house.

Here's my tiny dog with a big mouthful.

That's the bottom of my sourdough bread loaf

that I keep burning.

I put them out for the animals.

Penny finds them and likes to bury them.

It's the tiny moments that add up

to the perfect things.

Dog walks

when Natalie is always the pacer.

Capturing tiny moments like this one

that make life

so sweet,

so perfect.

Tiny perfect droplets of water

bring forth spring flowers.

Perfect family in a tiny cabin.

Perfect award

earned by a big man

doing tiny little things consistently.

A perfect lesson

for the tiny folk

motivated by a coded tiny bee!

I found a bee or two or ten

in the gift shop at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center.

One of my favorite places to browse

is a nature themed gift shop!

They have THE BEST books there!

I think I must get this one.

Find the tiny, perfect moments

to make your weekend BIG.

Eloise

Lesson 836: A Life Closely Observed

 Hello, Readers!

We have flipped the calendar page to March.

The Clark School tree 

has no leaves,

and still no snow at its base.

The tree was less interesting

this week,

but take a look at the lake.

It's fun to observe the changes in nature

throughout the course of time.

We've learned the study of that is called

Phenology.

The nature observances this year 

are particularly eerie,

even for Erie.

We've traded our parkas

for spring jackets and fishing poles.

At least the ice sculptures 

made it feel like winter.

Natalie and Erik made it to Perry Square

before the ice throne melted.

Observing the world through my lens

as closely as I do,

I know we have had other Februarys

that were warm.

I have photo proof of my observances.

In February of 2017 

it was 

77 degrees and Erie broke a record.

I went for a run in shorts

The sap ran, too!

Louie made the most excellent syrup that year.

Most Februarys though,

I was sporting warm, winter hats.

In my trek backwards through time

to find those photos,

I observed my own evolution.

Tonight,

in honor of my 53 birthday this weekend,

we'll watch the carvings of time

etched into my eyes,

my smile,

my hands,

erase.

Let's have a backwards walk 

through out 14 years of Friday nights together

at The Lamp Post.

We'll see how I looked 

when sharing the lessons of I learned 

on the given week,

 in the first days of March.

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2010 and 2011--

My blog debuted in the fall of 2010,

and I didn't begin including photos of myself consistently

until 2012.

Enjoy your weekend,

Eloise