Simple Tuesday Pleasures:

1. Squinting against the sun because there is a sunshine to squint at!!!

2. Having enough time to get off the bike, and take an image of a favourite spot for a long planned collage:

3. Sorting out pictures in the external HD while relaxing and occasionally doodling on a couple of images through different software.  In the process archiving and sharing a happy moment with the littlest to family & friends.

4. Biking in a wonderful weather, knowing that it is a blessing: the weather and the ability to bike.

5. Oh, almost forgot...being able and having the leisure time to chat with a Dutch villager walking her three beautiful dogs, in Dutch at the entrance of our village. It is always a simple pleasure to be paid a compliment for my simple Dutch and get positive encouragement.

What are your simple pleasures of Tuesday? :)

Clicking on the images will give you a better view! 

"May the Force be with you!"

A Sunny Morning - Carpeing the Diem!

taken today, 10:30 am

On the way out to bike with the littlest, I decided to write the blog for the day as part of slowly transferring my evening activities in the morning in the effort to go earlier to bed.

I never know what I will be blogging for the day; I let myself be inspired mostly with what captures and captivates me during the day.   Sometimes the family will suggest an idea.

Today, the littlest inspired me.

Something simple and everyday thing we do is open the window to our living room to let the fresh air in, and also to gauge the temperature so we could clothe ourselves appropriately before we go out.  Checking the barometer does not work for me somehow because I usually tend to be warmer inside and could usually do with lighter clothing even when others have layers of clothes on them. I don't know if it has something to do with being born in a tropical climate!

I am so excited this year to get more pictures of our region through different seasons.  It will be a long-term project, that I will write and share some other time.  This idea came to me after a while of documenting the view in front of our window in the span of 3 years.

Now off to savour some of the shine the sun is generously beaming in our little corner of the world! How is the weather where you are?

Well, have a nice day whatever the weather is!  Ultimately, it is how you spend the day and not how the weather is that will make it wonderful. :)

Images above clockwise:
upper left corner ~ Summer, 24th of July, 2010 - 17:21
upper right corner ~ Autumn, 30th of October, 2009
lower right corner ~ Spring, 19th of May, 2010 - 08:18
lower left corner ~ Winter, 17th of December, 2009

Mandala Mooosings

Mandala(s) thoughtfully created by the eldest as presents for me, for creating this Mooosing blog:

I love the eldest creativity, and sense of colours.

The littlest straightening the mandala she crumpled.  Busy hand, almost all the time.