A clever little girl named Vicky, with a creative spark and in possession of the
Penelope book, was inspired by its cover. Her delightful drawing was a lovely surprise that swept
me away as if by a balloon bouquet. There are activities one can do that will bring joy to someone near or far. Magical journeys include travels of the imagination, and play, resulting in something
heartening, today's prompt for
Poets and Storytellers United.
A little girl at
Crescent Beach delighted passersby simply by making bubbles. Each one would prettily float and quickly pop. These effervescent seconds held wonder as we watched the frail translucent creations catch the shimmering light, then vanish.
Besides the playfulness of children, what could be more heartening than a family pet that never tires of retrieving whatever his master throws out to fetch.
Some things carelessly tossed onto Earth's floor also needed retrieving. I didn't take a picture of the volunteers collecting bags of litter but it was heartening to see good folk doing useful work keeping the shoreline pristine for friends and stangers to enjoy.
A sailboat in the distance was a much needed serene scene ... a diversion from nearly insurmountable obstacles we must overcome and disheartening, heartbreaking, painful events in the news. Our globe is sorely tarnished but still afloat at its golden hour.
Find a surprise beneath the petals of an iris in a brief video at
Mystic Meandering.
Beautiful art and words.
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Much💛love
What a lovely sight-for-sore-eyes post!
ReplyDelete(ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!
Art is what helps us to process our world in meaningful ways. Observation of beauty and appreciation of kindnesses can soothe.
ReplyDeleteOh your post is filled with joy ~ love all the delightful photos ~ especially the doggie ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Love that painting of the Iris! Very nice! And for me has a special meaning now. We know what's hidden under those petals :) Lovely words as well... Thank you for your creativity! _/\_
ReplyDeleteIncredibly, we now know the magic beneath those petals. Funny I never noticed that remarkable face until seeing the video on your site, Mystic. My iris is a photo I took and edited with a digital arts program. The Penelope drawing and flowers painted on a fence, however, were created with real paints and colored pencils. :))
DeleteYes, the magic indeed! :) May I use the digital art photo you did of your Iris photo for my next journal cover?
DeleteI would be honored. :) PS: The photo was of a real flower. If you'd like, I can send you a wider shot of the digital art version before I added the words.
DeleteLove these joy-filled glimpses. The one about the pup refusing to follow "the rules" made me giggle. Thank you for that. :)
ReplyDeleteOh what a treat that drawing from the child and yes we all, child and dog and boat make this world a bit better. Love your beautiful words It sings: 'in the glow of the fading light at the golden hour' beautiful
ReplyDeleteYou know, the simple joys of life are the best. Beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteI like the yacht shot and the mural.
ReplyDeleteHello Maria,
ReplyDeleteCute photos of the little girl and her drawing. The dog look to be having fun playing in the water. I love the mural on the fence. The sailboat is a lovely scene. Your post is filled with simple joys. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend.
I love the fence art! It is very eye catching!
ReplyDeletesweet images of all involved, the puppy is adorable. i love that fence, what an awesome way to decorate a wooden fence!!
ReplyDeleteIt is always heartening to see dedicated people picking up litter. I have done it countless times as part of organized stream cleanup etc, but it breaks my heart that people continue to toss out their garbage, even dumping old mattresses and such. What is wrong with them?
ReplyDeleteWe need more of you around. In general, no matter how fancy the wear or luxurious the mattress, seems humankind is stuck in the primitive stage unable and/or unwilling to solve problems collectively, kindly and non-violently to benefit all.
DeleteMaria - love the picture of the child making bubbles. This is the reason we must persist in our hope and our efforts to solve the many problems we face!
ReplyDeleteYour post is a breath of fresh air ... delightfully composed. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteThere are much more heartening experience than disheartening as you showed, but volume(?) and gravity of the disheartening is so enormous. Innocence of children and animals is shining. I’d like to play with soap bubbles at the sea. Your post is like a fresh breeze, Maria, to the sinking mood of mine as I watch what's going on.
ReplyDeleteToday, you passed on to the viewers of your blog JOY. Children, pets, sail boating. You created magic and passed it along to us. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful ❤️
ReplyDeleteA lovely happy post -- we really all can use Heartening these days! Is it a sign of the times that the negative of this word is so much more common? I had to stop and think about how beautiful the root word is -- thank you for all of the lovely examples!
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