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Silver Blue, Blue and Silver…
By Silver Blue
I don’t donate blood, but I do bleed blue & silver. Or is that silver & blue? Or maybe just silver blue? 🙂
I believe I can fly like an eagle…
By Silver Blue
In 2000, a relationship came to a close. I had no one to buy Christmas presents for, so I treated myself to one. This eagle pendant (sans diamond, at purchase), from J.C. Penny. I liked the looks of the “diamond cut” (which is what his wings and feathers are designed out of). On the back (unbeknownst to me at the time), is the Bible verse Isiah 40:31:
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.
A year later, I came across someone else who had a matching eagle: a dynamic lady by the name of Rip Sharp. Hers had the scripture on the back as well.
In 2005, I had the 1/3 rd carat diamond mounted to his talons, making him a one of a kind eagle.
In 2007, I walked away from organized religion once and for all. While I don’t wear the eagle that often any more (he resides in a safe deposit box), I still like him enough to not want to rid myself of him. As an eagle, he speaks to the Shamanistic side of my Cherokee heritage.
Since mid 2007, actually, the only necklace I wear is the Blue beaded “Believe” necklace, the matching fob of which is buried with my Grandma Cottle.
It’s to remind me that no matter what, I MUST Believe in myself, my talents, my gifts, and what/who I am.
[audio:https://www.eyesofsilverblue.com/ibiy.mp3]Silver Blue, who finds so much to believe in, in the here and now, if one only opens their eyes.
Lens Flare?
By Silver Blue
Shooting from traffic, attempting to catch a full moon several years back, I suffered a camera anomaly that I described as lens flare. The setting of the sun captured off the aperture of the camera, and ended up looking like contrails from an aircraft, a meteor, or a UFO.
I can honestly say: This is lens flare. I remember it when it happened. I have a note on the file. There were no meteors, no contrails, no aircraft, and most importantly, no UFOs to be seen.
The people I was driving to have dinner with I no longer associate with. The person who introduced me to them I no longer associate with. My life has gotten better, and as for the bad times? Baby…never again.
Still, I’d like to be able to take shots like this from time to time again. Being stuck on traffic’s what sucks.
[audio:https://www.eyesofsilverblue.com/pna.mp3]Silver Blue, who would LIKE to snap a photo of a meteor, or a UFO, but that’s not in my portfolio… yet.
Just because.
By Silver Blue
It’s a day for celebration, and what better way than with a wee chocolate dipped key lime cakelette?
[audio:https://www.eyesofsilverblue.com/itty2.mp3]Silver Blue, who says sometimes the most important things need not be said to be understood.
I spy… a spy!
By Silver Blue
2008. Out my living room window. A spy!
Yes, I had a Blue Jay who would fly and spy in my window. I still see either him or his descendents in the spring and summer. It was just amusing to have him around, just about every day (and no, I wasn’t leaving seed out or other food… it was summertime, plenty for him to eat otherwise!).
Roxette Bunnyâ„¢ wanted me to mention the plates on her former truck (which I’ve donated to charity as it was doing me nothing but costing me insurance and maintenance!).
Silver Blue, who believes that birds can be people’s spirits…in aviary form.
…and I cherish you.
By Silver Blue
I have several hundred (okay, closer to a thousand, most likely) of these little fellows, called Cherished Teddies, from Enesco (and Priscilla Hillman, the artist who creates them). Enesco is also the same company who promotes the “Precious Moments” figurines.
I had an 8×10 of Monsieur Chef Bear hanging on my kitchen wall for a while. Since they rotate (the photos), he’s currently not on display, but the actual figurine is on display on a shelf in my dining room.
Silver Blue, who thinks you should always kiss the cook. Well, unless situations prohibit. LOL.
Colley Avenue, Ghent, Norfolk, VA
By Silver Blue
February 2007. Looks mostly the same, only the San Antonio Sam’s has been replaced with a Chipotle restaurant.
The Red Dog Saloon (previously The Maxx, and before that, Elliott’s). Home to one of the biggest hot dogs I’ve ever seen (I think it was a 16 oz dog!). Haven’t eaten there in a number of years.
Across the street is Bella Pizzaria in Ghent. Love that the neon sign, this night, was malfunctioning, to tell you to:
“Be A Ghent”. LOL. This place has the best garlic knots, and deluxe stromboli I’ve ever put in my face. 🙂
Finally, just a shot up the street:
The neighbourhood pharmacy (one that’s not a chain!), The Red Dog, (now defunct) San Antonio Sam’s, and the Naro Expanded Cinema.
Silver Blue, who’s finds that it’s a lot easier to lose weight when you do the cooking yourself, but the scenery never changes. LOL.
We’d hear the bells of St. Paul’s…
By Silver Blue
…not just a song by Linda Eder, but a Church in Norfolk.
Rush hour, one night, about five years ago.
Lit up in splendour.
There’s something special about being about to grab a quick shot out of an open window while you’re waiting for the traffic to move. Just another example of how moments are “made” and not necessarily happen “by chance”.
“We never talked about forever….we were in love and through it all…our hearts would sing every time they’d ring…the ancient bells of St. Paul’s…”
[audio:https://www.eyesofsilverblue.com/tbosp.mp3]Silver Blue, who is feeling far too much the audiophile for the evening.
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