so happy to have my camera back and working now after waiting for a number of weeks. it took a bit to find the time to actually get it down in town to mail, as well as, awhile for it to actually be on the repair table. today i was able to play around with a friends nikon d70....loving every moment, yet wishing i was holding my smaller more familiar d40. little did i know my wish would come true. on a whim i chose to walk through the office building here at camp just to check the mail...not really thinking it would have come, but to my great delight and surprise... it had and now i hold it in my hands once again, thankful. i realized, with it away, that my camera had given me new perspective...a more mindful eye. thankfully during the time of no camera, that mindful eye didn't escape me...i was watchful, intentional, focused and hopeful that my minds-eye and heart would be able to remember the moments.... like the black and white "zebra snake" phoenix and i saw...or the fresh hole in ellibella's new smile...or ocean flopped on the sofa after a long week at camp...the list could go one. let's just say i am thankful to have our camera back.

there is a church in our town that posts a new quote each week...on sunday evenings i think. some time ago i wanted to start taking a photo of it every week to post and ponder. some weeks i love (or like...love is such a strong word) what it says, like this one for example....just makes me mutter, "hm." other times the sign might bug me, make me think about something, or just make me chuckle. now that i have my trusty nikon back with me i am going to *try* and click a shot of the sign and share it with you each week. please don't hold me to it, but i am going to try.