I 've limited my time on my computer . My Sister Bonnie is still with me for a few more days.

We've enjoyed each others company so much  both of us have new lines on our faces from laughing so much.

Today we were out again photographing macro nature scenes before the rain started. It was cold

and damp.  We still had fun finding a few things that left me in awe once again.

I found a tiny feather not even  a 1/4  of  an  inch long hanging on and blowing in the wind on a tiny branch. I set up my camera and started  to take photos,  and  fast waiting for it to finally be free with the wind.

It hung on for a long time.

My photos are far from perfect and lacking some detail in areas. I wanted to share with you all something I could have and  almost missed.

Peace and Blessing

Until Later

Lisa xo

Sometimes I wish I were a Queen

And had servants coming at my will

Or perhaps I'd  be a maiden fair

With suitors waiting, at every window sill

Sometimes I wish I were a knight

And my life just one adventure story

Or how about a famous dancer

Every moment bringing glory ?

Sometimes I wish I were the Pope

Kind honest , good and strong

Then I think I'd rather be a toddler forever

Not knowing what's right and what's wrong

Sometimes I wish I were a Sailor

On the Ocean and the deep wide sea

The I do some Soul Searching

and Realize,

I like being Me. !

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I hope your not all sick of Seeing Autumn Leaves and Sun..

Have a Great Monday and Week.

Thank You to you all for your Visits & Kind Words of Encouragement.

You all mean more to me than I can put into words

Peace and Blessing to you all.

Until Next Time

Lisa xo

also My Sister is arriving today to spend a few days. She is visually Challenged  ,missing  many things when visiting blogs , loves to view and take photos also. I Plan on bringing her around to see each of you.

Keep Smiling and Laughing also.

I went into one of the old Barns. The doors were all shut. .  Some light was coming in through some very old dusty windows. I wanted to try and photograph something different I hadn't tried before .

This is the results. These photos aren't pretty and very different.

I didn't use a flash. My settings on most of these were

ISO 1000

Aperture 2.8 or  around there.

Manual Exposure , Manual White Balance. 

I also turned a few into Black and White and others  a Dreamy Treatment.   

Much Love

Lisa  xo

Have you noticed that the trees are starting to slowly look Naked against the sky.

They are here on my Part of the Prairies,

They are starting to wear somber tones

Its another blessing to look forward to . Whispers of Winter .

She enters into every  heart and finds a welcome ...

to most,  most who love to watch the Weather .

I'm looking forward to Walking down Novembers Lane. 

Every leaf is  almost  gone and it is waiting for the spring. 

When the spring comes, it again  will fill the trees with 

The Tiny Whispers of many  small  leaves.

Every season has its joys, and always its Pains and Blessing with some new Challenges for everyone.

Welcome November

Peace and Blessing

Lisa xo

I haven't updated my space or been around much. My Hard Drive was almost full to the Point if I carried on I would have programs not working right or maybe a crash I don't know for sure.

After last weekend and my power being off,   knocking out my Internet out for 3 days I thought I had better do something . I spent hours and hours moving , deleting, and backing up file. I have burned some to CDs and now I need to move some   on DVDs. I'm back to almost having over half my hard drive with space to play with. Its now safe for me to go out and take photos again and download. 

I moved thousands of Photos to my back up .. a different hard drive. I also deleted over 800 songs . Some are in my back up as well so I can access then when I want to . This is like fall cleaning. Allot of work but worth it.

I still have a few ends to finish up  and some software to reinstall.

I know lots of you back up as you go but I haven't yet.

the below is written by

L. Corfton

People who fulfill their dreams are not merely  lucky,

neither are they necessarily the most talented..Rather , they understand the value of  Perseverance and determination.

The Believe  that setbacks are simply a means to grow, and that small failures only pave the way for new insights.

They know where they are going even when others don't  and believe in their own dreams when others doubt.

Their vision comes from With In

and it is always burning in there hearts.

Until Next time.

Peace and Blessings to all of you...

Lisa xo

How Great are the advantages of Solitude

How sublime the silence of nature’s ever active energies!

There is something in the very name of wilderness

which charms the ear and sooths the sprit of man.

When  even the light of civilization  faces upon you

with a blighting power  go to the Wilderness.

Dull business routine, the fierce passions of the marketplace,

the perils of the envious cities become  but a memory.

The Wilderness will take hold of you .

It will give you good red blood;

it will turn you from a weakling into a man (or women)

You will soon behold all with  a

Peaceful Soul…

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Risks

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk being called sentimental
To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk being called naive.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair, and to try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, and becomes nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live.
Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave, he's forfeited his freedom.
Only the person who risks is truly free.

- Leo F. Buscalia

 

 

 

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Leaves are falling, 

soft as snowflakes,
Red and yellow, gold and brown;
The breeze laughs gaily in the treetops,
Shaking all the colour down.

Leaves are covering the gardens
As my blanket covers me.
When cold winter comes, the flowers
Will be warm as warm can be.

I still don’t feel well…  I’m taking some time away  as hard as it may be I need too and this is so hard for me.

Thanks for coming by RedWillow.

Each and Everyone one of you mean so much to me its hard to put into words.

There are also a few others that are close to my Heart here that aren't feeling well.

Keep Warm, and Keep Getting Well ,   Keeping all of you in My Prayers  .

My Love to you all..

Lisa xoxo

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RedWillow ♥

So many expectation !!

We all know that the demands of everyday living can be high , and the expectations of others can be even higher.  The Expectations I put on my self are enough…. let alone sometimes deal with the rest of world.

The Media has an endless list of messages telling us how to look ,  how to behave,  how to even Dress, and yes even eat.

Even our Families and Friends. have expectations .  And we try hard to meet them or at least I admit I do.  It even goes to say we all can expect the same from our Family and Friends and they too have a hard time  meeting them. We all do it from time to time in some form.  I know I do. Its something to think about. I have thought about this a lot in the  last few days..  I shouldn’t expect this from myself or anyone else.

I ‘v started to think about balance , and how hard I have pushed myself in the last months. .

and especailly tonight. I cant sleep until I get this said and done.

I’m very  far from perfect ,I think some of you know that..  a work in progress and always will be. Its only human.

Part of Pushing , Part of the expectations  Parts of it all . I'm not Perfect and no one else is either.

Now that I have that off my Heart , I can say working through this one  I no longer have a migraine and starting to feel like I should .

Until Next time.

Have a Great Monday and  Week ..

Lisa xo

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Climb the Hills thought yesterday

and remember laughing as you ran hard and fast 

and tried really hard to keep up with someone who possessed 

a stronger , longer Pace.

I haven’t been around much .  I haven’t felt myself for a few days . Last night it hit me hard. I’ve had Migraine that I haven't  experience in years.  I'm just resting and wishing all who might stop a Great Weekend.

I hope tomorrow I’m back to feeling good. Thank God for Doctors and Medication.

I can get a visual of the warm night I took these Sunsets in August.

From my Heart to yours , my Key Board to yours

Much Love

Lisa.

  Can you see a Big Heart in this Sunset. ? 

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My  Heart Followed these paths with the wind blowing, and the Snow starting to fall .

When Autumn in the Mountains takes a hole of your Heart its hard to resist and not get filled to the Brim.

My Hands were frozen  and I keep on going .

I hope you enjoy these Photos as much as I Loved taking them.

After walking and walking I was a little cold., tired and  Happy.

More Later

Until then

Much Love , Lisa xoxo

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Scents , Sights, and Sounds are all things that I can miss if I hurry through life.

They are all there.   It took sometime on a walk.  I looked around me at the sea of  Grass, the Willows  were  in seed also.  From  Dusk to Dawn some simple things are a reminder for me to keep on looking.

When the Leaves are all gone from the trees and the ground is covered here in snow I hope to look back on this as a reminder … Sights and Sounds Whisper ….

Peace to all who stop

Lisa xo

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 When I trade my Camera in someday , these are Photos I will  once again paint or draw.

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My Quite Moments

Until next time. .

Lisa xo

Inside the Jasper Park Gates  I found a River . I was in aw at my Surroundings  once again. The River was  the colour you see here. I think it had to be the way the Sun was hitting the water  and trees.

I was  amazed as this Big Horned Sheep just let me take his photo with out even trying run. I'm sure he is used to many people looking at him.  I wasn’t a threat and he was not to me.  There was no one with me or around me.

My Sprit Soared , My Heart felt light and I was Humbled by one of Gods Creatures and I Smiled. 

Peace, Blessing, and Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Friends and all that Celebrate .

Much Love to you all

Lisa xo

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Life is all about change.

The Winds of Change we all know will blow from time to time for all of us.

It may be a gentle breeze , or a wind that will lift us off our feet pulling  us in a new direction.

This we all know to be true.  We plant seeds and watch them grow and we grow with the seeds we sow.

A Pinecone  falls to the ground so it can be transformed into a sturdy tree.

We know when Change arrives across the Landscape of our lives  we need to trust  that it has alot of meaning.

My Landscape is changing again not only with the snow and wind I experienced on this trip that I never expected ,  it is also inside of me. ..and has been for quite sometime.

  We all picture in our minds from time to time how things will look or how we want them to look.  I’m following that inner voice  and moving forward.

So with Change I'm very Happy to be home safe , to my Little  Space here on the Web. 

I'm now down to one Place I call Home where I can Change and Grow , with the Strong winds , Gentle Breezes,  the Freezing cold or the Warmth of the Sun , sharing with  all the beautiful Friendships I have formed here .

I have many Photos to sort through and have only just begun.  I needed alot of sleep when I got home this time  .

I m sharing a few photos of the snow I never expected to see. The Landscape to me was so Beautiful  with all the little white peals  of snow all over it was hard to keep driving down the Mountains yesterday and head for home.

I'm Home with one more story I didnt want to share.

I wanted the to full fill a Dream also . That Dream may not ever happen. I wanted to get a photo of a Bear , any kind of Bear. Something’s aren't always the way we picture them to be or want them to be.

I always thought the Bear  would be in front of me and the shot would be easy to take. Little did I know he was behind me and getting closer. With him making little noise at first I went into denial. … the third time was a deep growl that sent me into a state of panic I'm still recovering form. My Sister was with me and we ran for my Car. Camera gear flying . I was in shock for hours and so scared  .  I didn’t want to tell many about this.  I wanted to be brave and get a photo, and I wasn’t.. I didn't even turn around to look...... I will never go looking for a Bear again !!

Life goes on and I thank God I’m here to tell this.

I will be adding more blogs of photos . Don't feel  you have to comment on everything . If you just come by to look  that is fine with me .

Peaceful Blessings to you all

Much Love Lisa xo

all Images  are straight out of my Camera.  

With  October  here the nights are  getting longer  with a chill in the Air. 

The winds blow a little cooler. There is a change on the way and not too far off. Snow could come at anytime to stay. 

Once again I’ll be gone for a few days to the Rockie Mountains to visit Sister .

I am beyond excited !! and so is she.

I will have limited internet access and hope to check in here from time to time and on some of you if I can.

Have a Great Week  a head.

Until Next time 

Lisa xo

RedWillow Photography

So many of us Travel so many different roads yet it seems we are all going in the same direction sometimes.

It has been awhile that I have written about Friends . Today I went Fishing .. Fishing for my Creative  Place and I hope I have found it for today . I needed to find a Peaceful Place to Sit and Write.  I  couldn’t find a place so I'm just going to let it all flow out as I write hoping it makes sense.

Through out our lives  we have many Friendships from the casual to the ones that we have all formed here with some very Special Friends  that are  Precious Beyond Words.

And sometimes its not until you reach a place in your life that is rough road, that you truly appreciate  it all.   I reached out to  these friends. They showed up  and didn’t  think twice about stepping up  without being asked to give what ever support I needed. I had no idea you all would.

I'm blessed beyond words by so many… Hope , Dianne , Jeff   I was lost for words for your support you showed me. Giving 100 % to me.   Its is times like this I truly need to take a look deep inside  and find the words  for standing by my side like you did.  I would do the same for you. . and have for many.  Your Love and Kindness will never be  forgotten. 

I reached out to you being Photographer as well knowing you would understand  and this was resolved overnight.  If I had to deal with this on my own it would have taken a while I'm sure. This has to do with Photography and I'm not going to mention any other name.

You are what real friends are all about. So many of you on my Friends list I know would have helped me in some way , from computer problems  to personal ones… all I had  to do was ask .

Thank You  , I am very Humbled by your Support. Thank You also to each of you that visit me here. 

Lisa xo