...week five of 52 photos project...

her umbrella was filled with rain she had collected in her travels 

& on hot summer days she would open it up for the neighborhood kids

 & we would splash in the puddles

 & then it would smell like Nairobi or Tasmania

 & later on we would sit on the porch 

& eat ice cream & watch for tigers in the bushes.

~storypeople

there are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling rain

 & remember it is enough to be taken care of by myself. 

~storypeople

  (my wallpaper for this month. please use if you'd like.)

week five.

52 photos project.

{waterdrops}

the smell of rain.

makes my soul smile.

click the link above.

and smell the rain with us.

just BE.

robin.

...5.19.13...

i am a big fan of this Sunday's photos...

vs.

last Sunday's photos.

bethere.

God calls you 

to the place where

your deep gladness

and the world's 

deep hunger meet.

~frederick buechner

from the book be

i wrote this down.

while watching the movie.

How Do You Know

We are all just one small adjustment away from making our lives work.

i love that movie.

and the way the writer's wrote their dialogues.

i wrote it down on an envelop.

i texted it to my husband.

and my children.

and i said it to my coworkers.

and to my friends.

and i believe it.

and i just wanted to share it with you.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...that each is as it should be...

light fabricates shadow,

shaping illusions and fantasy 

so that they might seem real.

light is not the destination of the soul

but its friendly trickster.

by embracing all light,

all shadow, all illusion, all reality,

we become free to explore,

create and trust not only our path,

but the paths of others-

that each is as it should be.

~amy jalapeno

the opposite side.

of light.

is shadow.

which is silently.

depicted here.

on this.

tulip bud.

light + objects=shadows

join us for the silent,

subtle,

whispering,

vibrant,

stunning,

loud.

shadows.

enjoy your moments.

just BE.

robin.

...week four of 52 photos project...

time stands still best in moments that look suspiciously like ordinary life.

~storypeople

week four.

52  photos project.

{crop it.}
my take on the theme.
click on the link above.
to see what others.
were inspired to do.
just BE.
robin.

...a little soulpancake...

just had to share this.

happy momma's day.

just BE.

robin.

...5.12.13...

yesterday...the big flakes.

today...still flakes...just not as big.

flowers don't look as pretty in thirty-four degree weather. 

besincere.

i am seeking,

i am striving,

i am in it with

all my heart.

~vincent van gogh

from the book be

happy mother's day.

to all the mother's out there.

but closer to home.

especially to my mom.

light and love.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...prom photos...

prom 2013

pine river

new photos.

in my tab.

robin goodenow photography.

under my header.

just BE.

robin.

...the wild joy of spring...

the birds brought seed & flowers

 & bits of brightly colored string & placed them in her hair 

while she slept so that she would remember the wild joy of spring when she finally awoke.

~storypeople

i have used this story before.

came across it again.

while on storypeople's facebook page.

this is in their "about" description.

"We believe the power of stories will bring a new world into being.

 It's the work we do & it's work that matters to us. 

To all of us. Tell your stories.

 Listen to the stories others tell.

 Love & Imagine without limit..."

this makes me smile.

hope it does you too.

light + objects= shadows

just BE.

robin.

...do you see what i see...

saw this today.

“Never forget that once upon a time,

 in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.” 
― Elizabeth Gilbert

amazing.

the difference.

of how we feel.

and what people.

actually see.

i love this.

breathe in the moments.

just BE.

robin.

...week three of 52 photos project...

i promise you not a moment will be lost

 as long as i have heart 

& voice to speak &

 we will walk again together with a thousand others

 & a thousand more & on & on 

until there is no one among us who does not know the truth:

 there is no future without love.

~storypeople

week three.

at.

52 photos project

{street art}

this is my "street".

it is a road.

a country road.

my "town".

has a blinker light.

we have no street art.

this photo is of my daughter.

i took her senior pictures.

three years ago.

she wanted the road.

she wanted the frame.

that's what she got.

this is my contribution.

this week.

just BE.

robin.