Shining Birdie
Canon 5D Mark ll, 50 1.2L, 3.2 aperture, 1/400 shutter, 1/160 ISO
I am behind on my blog today. Overwhelmed with fatigue and emotion, I went to bed last night without blogging. This is the first time I have done that during the whole project. But I was incapable of stringing sentences together. Flying across the ocean and back in five days will rattle one’s sense of time. But more than that, I left a little birdie in England, and that will wrench a mother’s heart. I have wept on and off during the day today mostly for joy. I am so grateful for the gift of traveling to England to see my Annie. My world, my experiences, and my heart were all enlarged for the joy of it. As I perused images today to post I was overcome with tears and emotion again and again. For the beauty of this city and the love for my daughter. I am a blessed mother. I have stored these memories in my heart, but I am thankful for the gift of photography that has allowed me to hold these treasures a bit longer and also to share them with you.
I left a part of my heart in England. As long as my Annie-Bird walks the soil there I will be tethered to that place.
I did not know what to share, so I pulled the most sparkling treasures from my pockets and have laid them out here to show. There are quite a few and I have a feeling there will be more later. It was hard to choose. Blessings to all of you this Thanksgiving season.
Psalm 118:29 ~”Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
Saying Goodbye
My Heart Standing at the Station
But onto happier images from Oxford…
Come with Me
English Horsies
Happy Company
Chasing Other Birdies
Get 'em Annie!
Breathing
Indignant
A Bridge over the Thames
The Thames at Sunset
Heading to the Perch for Cream Tea
Sparkling Path
Dusk Outside
Oxford at Dusk
Beauty Everywhere
Formal Dining Hall
Let the Rain Come
Style Everywhere
Birds Along the Thames
Window Shopping
Annie at the Cloisters
So Much Color
In the City
Local Fare
Yes, it is this Magical
On the Bus to the Airport
Shop Owner Opening for the Day
In the Clouds Again
3 Comments
I feel the emotion of it all, with you. Thank you for sharing your heart and your gift of photography.
Hugs,
Marie
So happy that you got to see Annie and Oxford! Loved the pictures you have shared with us and the stories as well…….so happy that you are home now…safe and sound. Love you Maryanne!
Aww, I just loved this post. I didn’t want the images to end!