Strength, beauty, character ...

                               And a depth that only years of existence can create.

#365

                                            Mission accomplished!!
                      One year of posting my blog... uninterrupted for 365 days!
               When I look back to the first blog, I feel like I have run a marathon ...
                                               .... and fine tuned my gait.              
                                             I don't think I'm done yet.
                                              I still have much to learn!
                                                           - Sheila

Politics!

                            Elections .... up and down; back and forth ..... it will be interesting!

Tree Gems!

                                                          So simple, so beautiful!

                                                      Winner of "Best Dressed"!

                                          Branches draped in diamonds ..... lovely.

Going shopping!

Shelburn Museum , Burlington, Vermont

  Not because I am getting older; but, my back is bothering me today, I sure am glad that it's not 100 years ago that I am shopping for some medicine!!

              
                                                             I love shopping in the past!

A bear of a week!

                                           Yup, some weeks are more of a bear than others.

                                         And, sometimes you have to "ram" your way through.

And, then there are times that you just wish that you were a big ol' moose that could  rely on size and antlers to say ... come on, mess with me!

 

                                                                         Thank God it's Friday!

A second career!

Bennington, Vermont

                                               First careers are normally very purposeful.

                                     Second careers take all the wisdom from the  first go round,
                                               

                                         to create something truly brilliant in the second go round.

                                                  causing people to stop and say ......wow!

                                          Certainly gives a great perspective to the word "retirement"!