SHABLINGO

Twisting black trunk of a Japanese Maple tree with yellowish green leaves at the beginning of autumn. Photo by T Jacobs.

“Autumn teaches us the beauty of letting go. Growth requires release—it’s what the trees do.”
- Ka’ala

#Stunday #EastCoastKin #Autumn #LetGo #PortlandJapaneseGarden #JapaneseMaple #Trees #Nature

There is so much joy in the world, waiting to be found. ~Noah Kahan 🌻
#findjoy #sharejoy #bethesun #suntome #shine #growjoy #sunshineonastem #flowers #sunflowers #bloomscrolling #powerflower #flowerpower #madeyoulook #hopeyousmile #flowersforyou #findyourjoy

A dirt path through dry vegetation to green trees and granite outcrops in the distance. The big blue sky has billowing gray and white clouds that cast shadows over the earth. Photo by T Jacobs.

“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but by all means, keep moving.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.

#Scape #KeepMoving #EastCoastKin #Journey #Path #Yavapai #Sky #Clouds #GraniteDells #WillowLake #AZ

Yellow wild sunflowers in an early fall field of drying grasses with cottonwood trees in the distance and partly cloudy skies overhead. Photo by T Jacobs.

“Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about.”
- Marilyn Monroe

#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #BloomScrolling #FallFlowers #Sunflowers #Nature #Yavapai

Dirt trail leading to the driftwood-lined beach at Oswald West State Park in Oregon. Blue sky above with clouds on the distant horizon and blue ocean water with whitecaps rolling in to the beach. There’s a bluff to the right and pine tree covered rocky land jutting into the water in the distance. Photo by T Jacobs.

“The healthiest response to life is joy.”
- Deepak Chopra

#Stunday #EastCoastKin #Joy #OswaldWestStatePark #Oregon #OregonCoast #Beach #PerfectDay

View of an Arizona desert road through the ears of a cat. This was the move from Washington state to Arizona a few years back. Photo by T Jacobs.

“Cats are inquisitive but hate to admit it.”
- Mason Cooley

#TheRoad #BlueskyArtShow #Caturday #RoadTrip #MovingWithCats #EastCoastKin

WSU Vancouver campus. Sun streaming through the trees over a bridge crossing over a small stream far below.

This used to be my daily walk when we lived in Salmon Creek! It’s such a beautiful place. The giant bell is just over that bridge. Thanks for sharing these memories.

Granite mountain in Prescott,Arizona under partly cloudy skies. A grassy meadow is in the foreground, backed by cottonwood trees. A blue shadow covers the right side of the mountain in the distance. Photo by T Jacobs.

"Doesn't it seem to you," asked Madame Bovary, "that the mind moves more freely in the presence of that boundless expanse, that the sight of it elevates the soul and gives rise to thoughts of the infinite and the ideal?"
- Gustave Flaubert

#Scape #EastCoastKin #GraniteMountain #Clouds #Sky #Nature

Sun shining on the top of a granite outcropping while the foreground is in shadow. This photo was taken by TJacobs at Willow Lake near Prescott, Arizona.

"We choose to believe that the granite is alive. If life is movement, then rock - with its atoms flying around like stars in cosmos - is alive."
- Yvon Chouinard

#RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #Granite #Yavapai #PrescottAZ #GraniteDells #Erosion

Granite Dells at Willow Lake near Prescott, Arizona under cloudy and blue skies. Shadows and bursts of sunshine highlight the outcroppings of granite, showing the different layers and depth in the landscape. Photo by T Jacobs.

"The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say."
- Gregory Maguire

#Stunday #EastCoastKin #Shadows #PartlyCloudy #GraniteDells #PrescottAZ #Yavapai #Landscape #Photography #Arizona #Walkabout

This is a wonderful piece! I love the rich textures and colors. Well done!

White flame point Siamese cat stretching up within the blue and tan canvas fabric of a hammock hanging from a hook on the wall. His claws are out and his head is tipped back, showing the underside of his him and throat in happiness. Photo by T Jacobs.

Biiiiig stretch! Happy #Caturday from Jack in his hammock.

#CatsOfBluesky #Cats #MurderMitts #HappyCat

Looking up directly under a power line pylon. The metal frame of the pylon is all black angles. Gray and white clouds and blue sky are seen through the frame. Photo by T Jacobs.

"Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open."
- Dalai Lama

#BlueskyArtShow #Angles #EastCoastKin #PowerPylon #Perspective

Jalapeño flower, bud, and leaves in the sunshine. This will grow into a tasty jalapeño in a few weeks! Photo by T Jacobs.

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
- Henry David Thoreau

#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Jalepeno #EastCoastKin #LifeIsBeautiful #Photography #Garden

A group of large granite rocks against a rich blue sky. Willow Lake, Prescott, Arizona. Photo by T Jacobs.

"We have forgotten what rocks and plants still know - we have forgotten how to be - to be still - to be ourselves - to be where life is here and now.”
- Eckhart Tolle

#RockinTuesday #EastCoastKin #WillowLake #PrescottAZ #Yavapai #Granite #BeStill #BePresent

Light green tendril of a cucumber plant casting a shadow on a leaf in the bright sunshine. Photo by T Jacobs.

“I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.”
- Edna Mode, The Incredibles

#MacroMonday #Growing #EastCoastKin #CucumberTendril #Green #Sunshine #Shadow

Concrete steps at the Portland Japanese Garden lead down into the darkness. The steps are surrounded by green moss on gray rocks. There’s greenery to the left of the steps with small, sparse leaves. Photo by T Jacobs.

“Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.

#Stunday #Staircase #EastCoastKin #Journey #Steps #Photography #PortlandJapaneseGarden

Mandala made of teal colored cut stacked paper with black, teal, and gold ink/paint details. Art by T Jacobs.

“Ignorance is the parent of fear.”
- Herman Melville

#MandalaArt #Mandala #Fear #Control #CuriosityConquersFear #EducationConquersFear #FreeThought #Freedom #Diversity #DiversityIsStrength

Brown tabby cat with a white chin and green eyes gives the half open stink eye upon being woken from a nap. Photo by T Jacobs

This is, coincidentally, the same look I give her when she wakes me up in the middle of the night. Sweet vengeance.

#Caturday #Cats #EastCoastKin #WakeyWakey #Revenge #StinkEye

A path following power lines under an overcast sky in Prescott, Arizona. Photo by T Jacobs.

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.”
- John Lubbock

#Scape #Friyay #PowerLines #Path #Perspective #Yavapai #PrescottAZ #EastCoastKin

Macro photo of a cucumber leaf with sunshine illuminating the veins. It resembles an aerial photo of green farmland. Photo by T Jacobs.

“You will always define events in a manner which will validate your agreement with reality.”
- Steve Maraboli: Life, the Truth, and Being Free

#AerialLandscape #Farmland or #CucumberLeaf #Nature #Perspective #EastCoastKin #Green

Towering dark storm clouds under a blue sky and a bright sun beaming down. The small, dark horizon line shows power lines, trees, and houses. Photo by T Jacobs.

"If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine."
- Morris West

#BlueSkyMonday #EastCoastKin #Sunshine #StormClouds #Photography #Nature #Walkabout #Clouds #Landscape #Yavapai #PrescottAZ

Vibrant orange spines growing on a sage green paddle cactus. Photo by T Jacobs.

"The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize them, but that they seize us."
- Ashley Montagu

#Stunday #Surprise #Beauty #Cactus #EastCoastKin #Vibrance #Walkabout #Pause #BePresent

Oh my gosh! Looks like you’ve got a great system going! The cat distribution system obviously loves your house!😻

A brown tabby cat plays with a white flame point Siamese cat that’s crouched inside a bag. Photo by T Jacobs.

“One cat just leads to another.”
- Ernest Hemingway

#Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #Cats #CalmBeforeTheStorm #EastCoastKin

Convergence of sand, sea, and sky on the Washington coast at Long Beach. Photo by T Jacobs.

"Unselfish love for all people without exception is the most important point of convergence among all significant spiritualities and religions."
- Stephen G. Post

#Scape #Convergence #SandSeaSky #WACoast #EastCoastKin #Flow #Friday

Black, teal, white, and gold mandala painted on an acacia wood turntable. Art by T Jacobs.

“Life only exists in the here and now.”

This Headspace notification hit just right for some reason and seemed worth sharing.

#Mandala #EastCoastKin #BlueskyArt #Meditation #PresentMoment #Focus #Present

Path through tall trees in the forest on the WSU campus, Vancouver, Washington. Photo by T Jacobs.

"It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters, in the end."
- Ursula K. Le Guin

#Stunday #Journey #EastCoastKin #Path #Forest #Trees #PNW

White Flame-point Siamese cat dozing on a knitted blanket with plants on shelves in the background. Photo by T Jacobs.

Another lazy #Caturday morning on the porch. With overwhelming insanity in the news every day, we’re grateful to have a safe, quiet place to regroup. I hope you have a safe place too.

#Yavapai #AZ #Relax