This really strikes a chord with me. My Mum (Foxy Sue) says my current life situation is as if I am a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis and that I sometimes tire myself out too much trying hard to fly with weakly wings and that I should take time to rest, like the picture.
It's Sepia Saturday again. Since my dear mother is recovering from shoulder replacement surgery, I thought I'd feature her image this week. This is little Betty with her dog Spot. She was born in a small town in Oregon, the third of four sisters. The Depression defined her childhood, though I don't know how much she knew or understood. Her high school years were spent in the shadow of World War Two. She went to college at a time when women sought an "MRS." degree. She had a lovely singing voice and often performed as the vocalist for weddings and funerals. I remember once when I was really little that she was on television in Indianapolis. She worked in the library at Butler University, putting Hubby through school, so to speak. She worked on and off through my childhood, when working mothers were somewhat odd and not at all normative. It wasn't a matter of personal choice as much as necessity, because her husband's ministerial salary couldn'...
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All the best, Boonie
Best wishes
I hope I have dreams like these...
So loved and appreciated.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful images and words, we are truly blessed.
love Sue x
Haiku My Heart, Old One
Melanie