PAWS for a moment.
Where are you right now?
Look down!
Look up!
Be where you are both physically and mentally.
Pay attention.
Be in this moment.
Thank you especially for taking the time to check out this blog.
(Paw portrait taken by Jenny of JennyLu Designs.)
While I got the house hairy Mom went across the ocean to Austria, Slovenia and Italy.
She loved noticing doorways, windows, rooftops, alleyways and more!
Mom said it was HOT in Venice.
I would not have survived...
A teeny tiny breeze set these cute pinwheels in motion.
Mom said she enjoyed every bite of the trip!
Apple Strudel and Sacher Torte in Vienna.
Brooklyn gum in Venice.
Wait, what?
Pasta in Italy.
Goulash and cevapcici in Slovenia.
She traveled by plane, car, boat, gondola and chairlift.
Playtime is international.
Love of flowers is worldwide.
Facing the future through the past.
"Now that's Italian!"
Filtered the pic looks like an oil painting.
Patterns POP in B&W.
Early morning labor.
Amazingly strong dudes.
Orange juice from home and abroad.
Bridges.
Windows and doorways.
Gondolas
The Bridge of Sighs
Piazza San Marco
Boat Tour to Murano Glass Factory
Burano lace.
The colors of Burano.
Mom loves sending postcards.
Check out this cool postcard mobile and a famous one.
Peggy Guggenheim Museum
Rick Steves would not be impressed.
Rialto Market
Ponte dell' Accademia
Mom gave "Charlie Chaplain" a euro.
Venice from the sky.
A dragon is attacking the airport!
Hey there little fella!
It was good to get away from the news but the airport newstand was dire.
Gift buying is fun!
MOVIES!!!
Greenland!
Crazy drivers...can't they see?
Stuff Mom wanted to buy...but didn't buy.
Always take time to pray and worship.
Don't risk missing out - get out there and see the last rays of summer!
Cause the tunes are still playing!
Savor the flavors!
Enjoy the ride!
Listen to audio books during road trips!
See new things!
Send notes back to your peeps!
If you have free wifi or lots of data
post on Donate a Photo!
While traveling look for ways to give charitably.
I hope you were ready for the Total Eclipse happening on the 21rst!
PAWS and sing:
"...look around, look around,
how lucky (blessed)
we are to be alive right now!"
~ Magnus Pym
Addendum 8-28-17
Soooooooooo, Mom and Dad went back to the Outer Banks.
(I was glad they left me with my buddies cuz that place is too hot!)
I got to stay over at my dog sitter's house
and chew on toys that don't belong to me!
My friend Bubba and I also took a road trip in his Beemer
and I made a new friend!
Before Mom left she took me to the vet's for a nail trim.
I love riding in the truck!
Here's pics of the critter's Mom saw while traveling to, in and from the OBX.
Mom said there were lots and lots of birds in the OBX.
Did you get to see the eclipse?
Mom did!
I think I slept through it...
The weather around the nation has been harsh.
Prayers for all the folks who have been battling flooding.
From sunrise to sunset
the beaches of the OBX
were beautiful to see!
Jellyfish!
Ew!
There are so many artists on the islands!
This is Mom's favorite:
Even Mom got artistic!
Here's stuff Mom bought, didn't buy, loved, thought was quirky, etc...
So many cool things to see and maybe bring home!
Can you guess which things she DID buy?
Historical memories were made while touring
the Wright Brothers' Museum and Memorial.
Mom dined on BBQ, seafood and island recipes
(like Coco Loco coconut chicken)!
Zoom in to see stickers on this truck...that Mom would never drive.
Seen at a restaurant. (Mom is always lost!)
But beauty is always still found!
Although the wheels do seem to keep on a turnin'
Mom does make it back home to me.
PAWS and think about who you miss
when they go away.
Do they send you postcards?
~ Magnus Pym (again)