This is a catch-all post for three different fun projects: the Photo-Heart Connection, some journal photos that a group of friends and I are all posting and sharing, and the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. I hope it doesn’t get too long!
My choice for the Photo-Heart Connection for July was tough… on the return flight home from Chicago last week, I took many photos of clouds from my little window seat. There were so many different types and colors all layered together and I thought it looked magical. The one below looked sort of like a little tunnel from a stormy situation into brightness. Then I got to my car and was exiting the parking lot and saw the one immediately below, with a lovely rim light giving special contrast to the separation of the grey clouds and the bright blue sky. And I drove through those storm clouds and rain toward sunshine where I got to reunite with my sweet girl.
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“Journal writing is a voyage to the interior.” ~ Christina Baldwin
Some friends are doing a party this week of pictures of our journals… we were chatting in our Facebook group about being obsessed with them. I learned I’m not alone in admiring them, buying them, and then not wanting to sully them with my scribblings. This could probably be a post in and of itself, but I already have next week’s posts scheduled so we’ll just include it here.
There’s just a sense of promise, of beginning, of possibility with a brand new and beautifully covered book, don’t you think?
All these pretty covers and yet I began by using boring spiral notebooks…
I have several travel journals where I pasted ticket stubs, brochures, cards, etc. and wrote about all the inspiration I was seeing around me. I even found an old Lira note.
I’m sure you all have a journal or two, right? If you like, share how you use them (or not) and what they mean to you.
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The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is PURPLE. Well, by the time you read this, I’ll probably be behind again, but here ya go…
My favorite color!
Whew! Have a lovely weekend, friends. Come back on Monday for a post I’m excited to share with you about how a tiny shift in persecutive can change absolutely everything!
Wow, all that gorgeous and cool photo’s, so great, and than the sweet and lovely journals, for travels, just for notes and a lot more, I love it all, thanks for sharing this cool stuff.
Thank you so much for joining in the Photo-Heart Connection! Ah, the rim of those towering clouds is fantastic. Great contrast and story, heading through the storm toward home – the blue sky on the other side. And I’m a journal girl too… I have lots of them. I use them now though, instead of just collecting them! I’m slowly filling up my stash. It will be time to shop for more soon. 🙂
I just love your Photo-Heart Connection, Kat. Thanks for doing it!
Great photos! 1st, 3rd and 8th are my favorites.
These are amazing photos!!!
gorgeous, gorgeous photos naomi! those purples are divine!
The clouds are glorious. Hope you had a great time in Chicago. I hope to go back in the fall, when I don’t have to drive in and wait for my daughter’s long overdue train. Ahhh yes…journals, such a terrible/wonderful addiction.
I love your photo-heart connection images! You’ve captured some gorgeous clouds and light! I’m with you about journals, I find myself collecting the beautiful ones and writing in the old spiral bound!! I also love your exquisite images of purple! Stunning and so regal looking!
It seems we are not alone. Perhaps we need a journal buying support group?
Wow, what a beautiful set of photos! Those cloud and flower images are amazing…and all of your journal photos were making me want to go buy some at the store. They truly are addicting, aren’t they? Have a wonderful weekend, my fellow HSP blog friend. 🙂
Sherri, have you read “Quiet” by Susan Cain? I just got it at the library. Seems sort of tied in to being an HSP. 🙂
Great post. What a great collection of pictures. You have captured so many things in this post, but the best part is each picture is different and unique on its own way. Wonderful work. Like this post a lot. 🙂
Awesome snaps Naomi!
Lovely post, Naomi. Love the macro views of flowers…I need a new lens! I laughed when you mentioned not wanting to use the beautiful journals. Sounds like me!
Wow, great pictures ! 🙂
Naomi wonderful all of it the purple wow oh wow they shine. I’m glad you share my obsession with notebooks maybe we ought to start a support group !
reveling in all of that delicious purple
(what an eye you have!)
and the idea of a those fresh clean pages
all ready to catch my heart,
like a brand new catcher’s mitt
still smelling strong of leather
makes my soul giddy:)
thanks for the beautiful share,
Jennifer
Ah Jen, your words are music. Thank you.
OMG, you are so truly talented Naomi, in so many ways! Do you really DO all this? Gosh, I’m in awe… 😉
Love this post, ALL of it!
Thanks for your kind words on my blog!
Have a wonderful weekend my friend!
Marie
Lol. That explains why I am usually going a mile a minute and never feel I have enough time. 🙂 I don’t know how I do all this. My daughter takes my days and my computer and camera take the rest!