Aurora Borealis

This is yesterday's picture of the day - Nov 10 2009

It was my drive home & the shot is SOC.
{Yeah, I take photos while driving, maybe not the smartest thing I've done}

Looking at it now, it reminds me of the northern lights I used to always see when I lived in Northern Alberta. In Ontario the northern lights are a rare sight, I miss seeing them so much. There was something almost magic/unearthly about them.
This is what they looked like.

Green snakes that would dance across the sky.

To Chris & Beth, my best friends who are going to be moving up to Northern Alberta soon, I hope when you do see the northern lights, you cherish seeing them each & every time, even if it means standing out in the frigid cold for a while.

Also, it's an "old wives tale" that if you whistle, the lights with come closer. I don't believe that whistling has anything to do with it, but every time I have done it they have moved closer. So just for the fun of it, whistle.

this weekend.

This weekend Mat and I celebrated our 4th anniversary.
Every year he buys me lilies {and every year I love them} This year I was hinting at yellow. They just looked so fresh and vibrant. He out two of them in bright blue planters (above) and one in a turquoise pot we got at a yard sale for a quarter. It makes me happy. Last night I was actually looking at them - thinking about how beautiful they are and it made me think of how beautiful God made this earth. There are so many precious and pretty things, lilies are just one of many. Berries are another.

For our anniversary we have pretty much have gone berry picking every year. This year we had to celebrate just a little early because next weekend we have Adam and Andrea's wedding! {sooo excited!!} It was really hard to find a farm that was letting people pick their own. We thought we had found one, so we drove all the way out to Rendersville in the pouring rain on Saturday and we got shot down at the door. {sooo disappointing}

It wasn't all a loss though. We stopped at an antique shop on the way home and I found some great 4 pane windows that have that aged look to them. {I have been looking for one for years, but they were always too expensive} The ones we spotted in this store were under $20! So when we move {hopefully this week} i'll be able to find a spot for it in our new house and go back and buy one.

Anyway, back to my berry story.
Sunday after church we thought we'd swing by a popular country market to at lease pick up some 'picked' berries to take home. {I was pretty bummed out} The season hasn't been so good in this area and with working 9-5 I thought I was going to miss out on the picking all together. But as we drove up to the market we saw people picking out in the fields! {I was literally beaming with excitment} We picked from 1pm until about 4pm. We now how a little over 50 lbs of strawberries to take us through the winter. The anniversary tradiation remains.

You little berries have NO idea how happy you are going to make me.

Mat made me this beautiful frame. I love the old barn board look and have drooled over picture frames in the store before that have that classic aged look. I am still amazed that he made this. The photo inside is one I took last weekend at Colleen's farm. When I look at it I think of farm fresh eggs in the morning (because that's what we were doing when I took this pic) So I am hoping to add this to our kitchen decor, which is kind of a diner theme - I think it'll fit in nicely.

Speaking of handmade - I have not forgotten my promise about taking pics of the projects I have on the go. I am working on that post as I write this one. I still have a few more pics to take but soon enough my lovelies. :)

just checking in

So pretty. I have been smelling these things all week. Mat keeps bringing them in the house. They lost their scent quickly after you pick them, but for that first day its almost overwhelming.

It has been so nice on our daily evening walk to smell them all in the park, and the blossoms from the crab apple trees too.

We also had the delight of catching the sight of this guy yesterday on our walk! He was out for a stroll too, or a jog. (They move so fast!!)

Heading out to the beach today with friends. Also swinging by a yard sale fundraisier for the youth drop-in-centre Mat is now working for.

What are your plans for the weekend?

wow.

There's a storm brewing outside.

The wind has picked up.

It's growing dark.
And all the world seems still.
Like its anticipating.
Bracing for it.

It's incredible.

I love watching the planet.

It humbles me.
Puts me in my place.
It helps me to lose a little bit of pride.

I may be a unnoticeable speck on this planet, but I am honored and blessed to be a speck that gets the opportunity to watch in wonder as the planet spins on.

God has made us a wonderful home.

And as I watch in awe now, I cannot help but allow my feeble mind to wander to think of what the planet will be like when it is restored and made new and perfect.

wow.