The City Waits For Spring

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... Spring is on it's way to this great southern land ...

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The trees are spreading their tendrils and new growth is bursting forth

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Even in the shadow filled city ... new life is finding it's way.

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... Just a few more days to spring ...

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I CAN'T WAIT

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[speaking of waiting.. giveaway coming this week]

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IMAGE SOURCE:

Images: text, photography and artwork by me - [Being Ruby©]

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:To The Moon Alice: I Saw The Moon

i saw the moon ... he kissed the sea

oh how i wish that he'd kissed me

i saw his light ... touch her face

he filled the evening with his grace

i saw the moon ... kiss the sea

why oh why won't he kiss me?

i saw the sun hide her face

the boats sailed home ... and slowed their pace

i saw the moon caress the sea

why oh why

won't the moon ... caress me?

i saw the moon

did the moon see me?

All text, photography & artwork - by [beingRuby©]

To The Moon Alice: August 2010

Moon Notes

Harvest Moon

August 25, 3:06am Sydney Time

... One of my long held dreams.. is to own my own home... a home overlooking the sea ... Lately I've come to realise that this imaginary home... this abode 'alla Ruby' must also face east... East to the rising moon... where she throws her silvery cast upon the salty waters. Of course to achieve this dream I may just need to win the lottery... but thankfully ... taking a stroll by moonlight ... and looking out to sea ... is still an experience that has no price tag ...

Thankfully ... I do live close enough to the sea ... to take a stroll when the moon is full.... I do live on the east coast where the sea meets the sand under a rising moon ... and thankfully... the moon has the ability to soothe my worries... enrich my heart and renew my spirit...I'm grateful that I was born with a love for La Luna .... and I am grateful that this evening ... 

I Saw The Moon ... 

Did the moon see me?

Giveaway Coming Soon

I hope the moon ... fills your world with love .. just as you do mine with all your kind comments and visits to Ruby land. For it is you guys that inspire me to continue chasing the moon and make my dreams a reality .. one being able to share my art with you ... I hope to have some exciting news soon... and very soon a giveaway from a talented blog friend who has been with me since the beginning of my journey.

So keep your eye on the moon and watch this space ...

IMAGE SOURCE:

Images: text, photography and editing by [Being Ruby©]

Shadow Shot Sunday: on a monday

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Shadow Shot Sunday

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Today I am inspired by Jeanne [In One Place] & [Collage of Life] to contribute to

Hey Harriet's - [Shadow Shot Sunday]

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Thanks Jeanne - Thanks Harriet

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... and Mise... the Lisianthus is a repeat.. just for you!! ...

{same same but different!}

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IMAGE SOURCE:

Images: text, photography and editing by me - [Being Ruby©]

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Put a bit of PINK in your THINK

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... put a bit of PINK in your THINK ...

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PINK

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... the colour of the heart chakra...

... the colour of love ...

... the colour of passion ...

... the hidden hue inside a seashell ...

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... just as the seashell protects it's own fragile inner pink ...

... so do we ...

... thinking with our head and not our heart ...

... protecting our inner pink ...

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... so my message today for myself is ...

... think with my heart not my head ..

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Have a great weekend

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put a bit of PINK in your THINK

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and I'll try and put a bit more Ruby in Being Ruby

[which includes getting around to some belated thank you's..

awards and wins from wonderful bloggers]

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Posted for Chania's Photo Challenge over at Razmataz

Thanks Chania for getting me back 'in the pink'

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IMAGE SOURCE:

Images: text, photography and editing by me - [Being Ruby©]

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Sunglasses Required

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Severely Sugar Deprived

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IMAGE SOURCE:

Images: text, photography and editing by me - [Being Ruby©]

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Inspired by: The Lighthouse

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The Lighthouse

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A Life At Sea

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I often wonder what it might be like to live in a lighthouse..

or at least a lighthouse keepers cottage...

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My views filled with azure ocean morphing into sky at some intangible horizon

The rhythmic crashing of waves upon the shoreline

lulling me to sleep at night

and awoken by the gulls at morn..

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Sea spray freshening the air and lightening my mood

And the vast vast ocean reminding me to reach for new horizons.

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I wonder

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The modern day lighthouse no longer requires the trusty keeper, granted I don't think I'd like the stairs ... but still I can day dream.

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Norah Head Lighthouse

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These images are snapshots of the Norah Head Lighthouse and cottage. Photos I took twenty years ago visiting relatives that lived nearby. I had forgotten about them until yesterday searching through my box of photos looking for some inspiration.

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the sea never fails to inspire

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May your week be filled with inspiration

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More 'Inspired By' posts [here]

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IMAGE SOURCE:

Images: text, photography and editing by me - [Being Ruby©]

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