Friday, April 10, 2009

Art & Musings


I love this painting!
This is 'Sandy's Art'...
I have a dear friend who is so talented, creative,
and
such a good artist.

More of 'Sandy's Art'...


And more...



How cute is this!?!


Here he is...
in real life...
sitting for his painting.
Ohhh so cute.
He is as sweet as he is cute and handsome!





She leaves her beautiful old country house,
and goes to the river...
living by the water
and
paints...






Musings of a far away trip...
Oh, it was a far away land,
across the ocean and desert.
We arrived and crossed most of Syria.
There is a point where one can stand,
and look upon the Tigris River,
Iraq and the mountains of Turkey.
It is from here,
a far away village,
that is the home of the artist who painted the above picture and
the one below.





Sometimes one accquires treasures
that are truly irreplaceable.
I so love our Syrian treasures,
and I treasure our time there.








An old European painting from 1-1-1953
takes me away to another time and place.







Wanderlust grabs hold,
never to let go.
Another trip, more treasures, pleasures and blessings.
Chart your travels on an old antique map.
Each tiny stone represents where we have journeyed.
Sometimes I gaze at the old map,
always grateful for every trip,
and always longing for another.
Some far away place yet without a stone on our antique map.








Once upon a time,
there was a young girl who left the country house
and lived in the big city.
She studied fashion design and art.
This is one of her drawings.











And another...











And if you get the chance,
I hope you dance.












Or paint,
or write,
or love & laugh,
or travel.
Live in a happy and beautiful place,
and appreciate the joy of each passing moment.

Blessings
*****Yaya*****












2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I know you and dad have traveled to many places, but just looking at that map with all of your stones on it really brings it to life. Wow! What a treasure!

asouthernsunset said...

Thanks, sweetie! Actually, we need to add a few stones. It's been awhile since it's been updated. You can see much more detail if you click on the picture and enlarge. You girls were certainly in many of those places, as well. Aaahhh, what memories!