Joy List Monday
♥ a weekly ritual ♥
a reminder to stop and pay attention to the little beauties and graces that make life magical and to set aside time for gratitude each day.
♥ walks in the woods
♥ capturing beauty we see taking photos
♥ noticing all the little details from feathers to seed pods
♥ snow
♥ snow moisture for our ground and natures insulation for our gardens
♥ our Christmas tree is placed in the garden until spring
♥ hanging pine cones rolled in peanut butter and bird seed for the birds on our Christmas tree
♥ hot tea and a cookie
Wishing you a beautiful week full of little things that make you smile.
♥
Carla
Beautiful winter scenes. Have a great new week. Hugs. Kris
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures Carla. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos and a nice reminder to take the time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! What kind of camera/lens do you use for your nature photography? Your raised garden beds sure look nice (I'll bet they look even better brimming with green leaves and produce in the summer!).
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful thing to do with your Christmas tree! It is a giant bird feeder! I love your first two photos!
ReplyDeleteOh, you got some nice snow there. I'd say I'm jealous, but I have mixed feelings...it would be great for the plants but not for driving. Beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are so pretty! I love that one with the seed pods especially!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of winter, but you captured some gorgeous shots! Haven't done the peanut butter on pine cones in a long time. Had forgotten about it. Used to do that when our daughter was young. The other thing we used to do was string popcorn and cranberries on the tree and leave that out in the yard on the tree for the birds until spring.
ReplyDeleteI admire all sort of seed capsules.Such a great creation.And you have all of your eyes to see and make us see these extraordinary but beauties.Thank you.Have a good year.
ReplyDeleteI have missed your Carla. so much has been going on. These are wonderful photos and so often we are so busy that we miss these gentle things that are right before us. Thank you for the beauty of this post.
ReplyDeleteThese photos are so pretty! I've been trying to make an effort to stop and appreciate the beauty around me as well. I haven't been doing a very good job of it with how busy work has been, but this has me wanting to do better. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love this joyful list! How fun to have your tree outside.
ReplyDeleteThe snow on the seed pods is very whimsical! And there's your feather! I love it!
ReplyDeleteGood idea placing the Christmas tree in the garden for the birds! The seed pod photos are nice - at first glance they looked like 🪶 feathers. Here oleanders are shedding their seed pods everywhere. Fury material that blows in under the garage door - it’s everywhere!
ReplyDeleteI came right over when I saw your joy list post on my side bar. It brings me joy too. ; ) The feathers that you noticed on your walk are really neat. And those seed pods are so interesting and beautiful. It looks like you had a good amount of snow. That is so nice of you to hang pine cones with peanut butter and bird seed on your Christmas tree outside for the birds. They will surely love that. That's such a creative idea, Carla. And there's nothing like a cup of hot tea and a cookie. I will make myself one right now. I so appreciate your joy list posts, Carla. They are so uplifting, especially with the weight of the fires down south. love you, friend.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
I do need to set time for gratitude each day. Thank you for mentioning that. Such lovely photos and I love your idea about peanut butter on pinecones for the birds. Have a lovely week.
ReplyDeleteA great idea for your Christmas tree. I use to do this when we had real trees when the kids were younger. It was great for the birds. Your snow pics are beautiful too! Janice
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful feather!! I used to make those bird feeders when I was a kid. Thanks for bringing back that memory!
ReplyDeleteCarla these pictures are just wonderful! xoxo
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