A Winter's Day...and Free Images!

I don't think of all the misery but of all the beauty that remains.

~anne frank

OKAY. There is a certain beauty to it. But it's making me miserable. There. I said it. I am so done with winter.

Trick question for the day: Can you identify someone who needs to LIVE the words so eloquently penned by Anne Frank and not just quote them? 

The photo above was snapped from my family room windows this morning. Our hot tub water is gurgling because the freeze mode protection has kicked in. More accurately stated, it's been running all winter long. Typically it only kicks on a few times each winter.

However, I received a pass on having to show up for jury duty today. Tomorrow might be a different story. But yesterday was an emotionally tough day. I didn't get chosen for a particular case. It was a gut wrenching case. The kind that made me physically ill just listening to the allegations leveled against the defendent. Yet, I am grateful to live in a country that affords its citizens the right to a trial by jury.

Wanting to focus on something else to stop dwelling on the sadness I feel, I started sorting through some of my old Victorian cards. There is a certain innocence captured in the art from this era that appeals to many of us. These four little beauties could be used for so many projects...bookplates, placecard holders, address labels, cut out the girls and use their images in your art journal, etc.....

Please feel free to save these to your computer for your own personal use. They are only about 2.5" x 3.5". But just for fun I printed one that was 5.5" x 8.5" and the image was still quite crisp. I've also had good luck with enlarging images on my copier/scanner/printer that I eventually use in my journals.

  

I'm off to finishing up my wild rice soup for dinner. There's nothing like a pot of homemade soup on a wintry weather day.

But still dreaming of Spring,

xo

Sue 

Comments

[Sheila]

Sue, I love your cards! Thanks for sharing. I hope your weather warms up soon and that you don't have to do jury duty. Feel better...

XO,

Sheila

[Shelley in SC]

Oh my goodness. Can you believe it? Did you have snow all day yesterday? It sure did here . . . felt like I was back in Pennsylvania. Bring on the spring!!

[~*~Patty]

Spring is in the air, it must be coming soon??? :)
Thank you dear Sue for sharing these lovely images! Each one is sweeter than the next.
It was after receiving your box of delights that I realized how effective enlarging images was. The precious roller skater bringing me birthday posies is right here by me always!
I see I have lots of catching up to do!
Thinking of you and your jury duties...can't quite find the words to express what I'm feeling about it.
oxo