I adore playing with my Nikon DSLR… but I don’t always have the patience to read the manual (never) or the attention span to watch Youtube self help videos. So, I just play. I randomly test and spontaneously shoot and sometimes magic happens. Like above. Rain back lit by low light. But I don’t know if I could repeat this. And I’m OK with that. LAE
A continuation of paying attention to the details, taking notes, and persuading my heart to be grateful:
546. eye feast, soul banquet, in every direction…
547. son’s 21st birthday dinner
548. soccer success
549. air conditioning, home
550. love is all you need
551. Facebook void not as painful as might have been expected
552. dogs
553. irrigated lawn on a hot afternoon
554. relatives calling to wish him happy birthday
556. family life
557. a safe drive there and back
558. photographs
559. the ability to remember
560. brushing your teeth
561. finding a good gift of an experience rather than a thing
562. life is wonderful, God is good, God never gives up on us
563. more peace, more shelter
564. confirming words from listeners…
565. the ability to write a letter, post it, and have it arrive in another’s hands…
566. rest
567. grace
568. kale salad, kale smoothie, must try kale chips
569. typography, fonts, endless variety
570. Antigonish Review #177
May the fullness of this day be yours,
May the generosity of God overtake you,
May the loveliness of your presence
be shelter for you as it is for others,
Lesley-Anne
BUDDY BREATHING 
Haha! I love the photo and I love the lists! Hi Lesley, it’s Kenny. Came on line the other day and found your message. I’ve been away a long time but actually I’m doing wonderful. Sometimes life pulls us in a different direction for a while. I was in the middle of restructuring my site when, poof, had to go… So I forgot there was nothing there! I’ll repopulate so find the pieces. How are you? Going through your posts I see you living with passion and soul and it’s lovely. I fell in love and turned into a builder! I have eleven massionettes + clubhouse almost completed… Very grateful to God for getting me through EVERY SINGLE DAY.
Sending you the warmest African greetings!
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Oh my goodness, what a joy to hear from you Kenny. I’m so glad you are well, that you have been involved in a building project and it sounds quite substantial. Are you writing any poetry these days… I’d love to have the opportunity to read you work again. Take a peek at my author website if you like… laevans.ca and popuppoetry.ca. All is well though unsettled at times. Faith is like that I believe. With love brother, Lesley-Anne
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Sorry… reading your note again… also happy you are happily in love.
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