Monday, August 13, 2018

The Porch


A late summer afternoon
on a southern porch
conjures up dreams...
There is no better place than the porch...
Problems are solved here...
Books are read here...
Friends sit here, sip iced tea and visit...
Grandangels play here...
Memories are made here...



The smell of cornbread baking is in the southern air...
Okra frying...
Pinto beans simmering...
Iron skillet fried potatoes crisp and brown on the outside,
soft on the inside...
Macaroni and cheese baking...
Blackberry cobbler is ready...
Slices of sweet onion, and Big Boy tomatoes...
Homemade bread and butter pickles...
Oh the smells of my mother's kitchen...
How I miss that...those loved ones of yesteryear,
and bygone days..
Time spent on my grandmother's porch,
this same porch,
but a different time...
I was the child...
Now I am the grandmother,
but the porch is the same...

Summertime,
and livin' is easy...
Fish are jumpin'
and the cotton is high...

Blessings
-Yaya

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Fields of Gold, Light and Love


Finding beauty in the small things...
Smell the air, and feel the sky...
Let your soul and spirit fly...
Wild gypsy soul...
Stop thinking,
and let God rush in...
HE will fill you up with more
love
than you know what to do with...
Soak it in...feel it...
Send it to them...
Light and love...
Create beauty...
Pray...Send out more love...
Pray...
Feel God rush in...
Be one with nature...the universal power...
Meditate...
Be still and know that I am God.

A lesson in the art of living...

Blessings
-Yaya

Summer's End is Nearing


Capturing every last moment of those precious summer days...
Picnics under the old peach tree...
Barefoot in the soft grass...
Lightening bugs in a jar...
Mud pies...
Peaches ripened and warm from the summer sun...
Peaches and cream...
Peach cobbler...
Baseball in the back yard...
Chase...
Butterflies and flowers...
Sitting in a tree...dreaming...
Ice cream...
Swimming...
Fresh country air...


Sunkissed faces...
Freckles placed there by angel kisses...
Thinking...
Dreaming...


Rocking chairs and porch time...
Water fountains splashing...
The sound of a tractor...a bumble bee...
Tomato Pies...
Cornbread Salad...
A southern sunset...
Twilight in the country...
Serenaded by the night orchestra...crickets...bull frogs...
Open windows, and screen doors that bang...


The problems of the world seem far away
from this tranquil country setting...
When I enter the driveway gates,
I feel such a sense of peaceful relaxation...
Summertime in the country is God's medicine for the soul...


The perfect place for that morning cup of coffee,
and bird song...
Or moon and stargazing
with a glass of wine...

Inspiring thoughts from the country house...

Bring a dream to life...

Be inspired...look for it...pass it on...

Blessings...
-Yaya