“For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. ” —Alfred D. Souza

Yesterday's WOMP challenge was to list 50 things you love. While I've done this in the past I decided to tackle it again. One change I decided upon is not to keep track of my list. I didn't feel right putting a number on my loves...well it makes sense in my mind.

While I'm not going to share my complete list I will share some of it here with you...

• my guys, my family (of course)
• getting lost in a good book
• napping
• color - bright, subtle, pastel, primary...color makes the world go round
• kitty cuddles
• discovering and uncovering family history
• new school supplies
• cupcakes
• water - the expanse of the ocean, rushing rivers, crawling creeks, water falls
• writing it down
• driving my brother's Jeep with the top down singing in the wind
• having fun with my camera
• quotes that speak to me
• cheese
• old family photos
• old friends I trust and am oh-so comfortable with and nurturing our continuing friendships
• new friends - discovering commonness and differences
• hot coffee
• cold lemonade and sweet tea
• martini nights
• laughing
• learning
• exploring
• rain storms
• being snowed in
• trees - looking up through the branches to the sky above - never the same view twice
• scarves, mittens and sweaters
• inspiration - words, images...

That's it for now...a few things I love.

Happy Day my friends!

After a family dinner with my parents, siblings and aunt I decided to take a solo walk down at the falls before heading home. Even though the park was crowded it was still quiet except for the rushing of the falls and a few punctuations of children squealing. It was perfect.

Of course I whipped out my camera (aka iPhone) and used the toy camera feature to snap a few shots. 

TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth; 

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same, 

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back. 

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

“The creative person is willing to live with ambiguity. He doesn't need problems solved immediately and can afford to wait for the right ideas.” —Abe Tannenbaum

I love this quote but sometimes I don't want to wait for the right ideas I want to take action and see if the ideas just escape.

I decided to join Leslie at {Words of Me Project} on her 31 days creative adventure. Like most people I slide my creativity to the back burner while taking care of life and then try to cram creativity into a space that may not serve it so well (such as an afternoon planned to scrapbook where my well is so dry that one page may not get completed).

I have several projects started and I have compiled them into a basket with their materials, I have my list at the forefront and I'm ready. Part of the challenge, for me, will be checking in here and creating some blog posts to help me jump start the blogging again.

Here we go!