I know, I know - we're all saying it to ourselves if not to the lady at the shop or the man at the post office.
I can't believe it's November! Where has the time gone! It'll be Christmas before you know it!
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| Chirk Castle |
With all this time flying by at supersonic speeds, I thought it was time to update my profile pic. The old one was at least three years old.
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| summer in Eugene, Oregon - 2013 |
How things have changed in three years - different glasses, different hair, different home.
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| autumn in Wales - 2016 |
Now I'm going to bombard you with pretty photos because, one, it's been an amazing autumn here in the UK and everything is BEAUTIFUL!
And two, yes, I do live in a faerie tale land.
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| Chirk Castle |
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| Stokesay Castle |
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| Lake Vyrnwy straining tower |
Between the photos, though, are my ramblings about balance. I am a Libra, the sign of the balance, and Libras tend to tip first one way and then the other. I find that it is, in fact, true.
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| Shrewsbury |
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| Ellesmere |
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| Ellesmere |
I go through periods of being energetic, creative and upbeat. Then I go through periods where all I want to do is sit quietly and read or watch TV.
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| Welshpool canal |
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| Welshpool canal |
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| Llanerfyl churchyard |
Remember all the paper dolls I did a few weeks ago?
Yeah, that seems to have blown over. I imagine I'll get my creative magic back at some point, and I'll dive in to my crafting supplies and start flinging paper around again.
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| Llanerfyl |
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| Lake Vyrnwy |
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| Llanerfyl churchyard |
Until then, I'm just enjoying this lovely autumn before the weather changes to dark winter skies and howling winds, and a different kind of magic takes hold.
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| Lake Vyrnwy dam |
Val
