felicity...

1. billy bob teeth... and the fun times with janel & jenny en route nashville, tn smiling at traffic bystanders ;)
2. wall drug store, sd
3. brookfield zoo
4. greektown, detroit
5. nailing a triple full somersault off the springboard
6. twirling fire and lighted batons
7. simon & garfunkel
8. raising a white dove as a kid... #love
9. calligraphy
10. love at first sight

azurite...

1. finding love on the internet... :) adopted 2 siamese cats and my sweet min pin chico!
2. charity events #greatergood
3. army surplus stores
4. fun, silly, happy kitchen utensils #nessie
5. picasso
6. the blue period
7. the old guitarist... seeing it up close, in person!!!
8. your blue room, u2/eno
9. walking the original gangplank of the historic, sv legacy windjammer... for a dip in the deep blue caribbean sea
10. hopping a big apple tour bus staffed w/a quirky driver/tourista talker filled with off-the-wall/off-the-beaten-path factoids :)

bokeh...

1. new guitar strings
2. northface down filled puffy vests... so soft!
3. 70s inspired patio furniture
4. david bowie
5. flight of the conchords... "david bowie told me to do it in a dream" hehehe!!!
6. camera lenses
7. pocahontas... the memory of my and my fav niece watching it when she was a kid... they way she would reenact the diving from the waterfall scene in the pool all summer long... precious!!!
8. the 28th... my birthday, my mom's, brother's, uncle's, niece's, nephew's... and the list goes on... it's a great day!!!
9. go pro cameras
10. snowboarding tahoe with my go pro taping me wipe out!!! :) no guts, no glory!

lithe...

©j. marshon

1. shipwreck sites, treasure maps and pirate folklore
2. sailing the windjammer sv legacy
3. 90 degrees and not a cloud in the sky
4. sun bum spf :)
5. pirate flags
6. turquoise waters
7. the pool in the basement of the biltmore estate (and the societal hoopla that accompanied)
8. gargoyles that adorn the exterior of biltmore estate
9. gravedigger
10. north carolina sunrises

 

heliocentric...

 

1. super moons
2. south carolina crescent moons
3. carrot cake with swirly vanilla cream cheese frosting
4. finding a penny... good luck all day long :)
5. hay bales
6. high pitch c - the voice of God
7. lavender soda...
8. neon museum, las vegas, nv... at night
9. sky wheel, myrtle beach, sc
10. pluto... the planet... disney place mats of pluto from the 70s

 

 

benign...

saint nicholas abbey © j. marshon

 

1. the original grand staircase of the don cesar, hidden underneath, behind the kitchen of the lower level ice cream shop... and the fascinating history of this place!!!
2. waterfalls... walking behind one... driving under/behind one... standing underneath one on a hot summer day... beautiful!
3. swimming with sea turtles
4. doing handstands and cartwheels on old wooden planks protruding from the sand dunes of lake michigan... remnants of boat docks past...
5. sunshine skyway bridge, st. petersburg, fl
6. saint nicholas abbey
7. soup bowl, atlantic ocean, barbados
8. cherry tree hill, barbados
9. old windmills
10.coral... coral churches... coral islands :)

© j. marshon

 © j. marshon

 

cherry tree hill, barbados © j. marshon

coral church, holetown, barbados © j. marshon

soup bowl © j. marshon

desmayo...

three hearts, jim dine

1. pictured rocks national lakeshore
2. when someone genuinely compliments my work
3. designing infographics... en espanol... and my co-worker... who does not want to completely punch me in the face when i blurt out spanish terms as i create my masterpiece... ;)
4. monkey bars
5. planning a trip to bermuda ~~_/)
6. unlimited wine & dining... delmonico's, nyc
7. pelicans swooping in and flying alongside you en route sanibel island
8. red balloons
9. sky hotel, aspen, co... skiing 4 mountains, 4 days... @:)
10. a day at the beach... white bikini, white tank, old cutoff bluejeans, tan bare feet, messy beach-tousled hair, hot cheeks, big smile on my face, peace in my heart... a nap in the hammock

quietude...

1. convertible down... in the morning... on the way to work
2. bird's berry farm... fresh, sunkissed blueberries
3. detours... that take me down a dirt road, forcing me to be nice, take a self-check, and slow down inside and out
4. old decrepit barns... the wood and planks... and how they appear they are about to fall
5. old farm plantations... the cobblestone fences that align the fields, the beautiful old house with the wrap-around porch... the sweet accompanying red barn and silo... so peaceful and serene... nestled among 100 year old oak trees, shrubbery and tall grass...
6. the creek that slowly, steadily runs along the back forty
7. brant point lighthouse... peaceful, early morning... before the stir and clatter... nantucket, ma
8. white strappy sandals
9. maya angelou
10. romans 3:23

being...

©j. marshon

1. the bean - chitown
2. celebrating st patricks day in chitown... #greenriver
3. ferris wheel, navy pier
4. elton john
5. zta creed... and zta moto, "zeta love!"
6. ionia free fair - memories of my family and the honey booth, floral building, entering my artworks in the art exhibit building... and... oh... the best... entering our honey recipes in the honey booth baking contests... mostly the memory of my mom, completely frazzled the night before entering them... making them with my siblings so we all could enter something... guessing substitutions of honey in place of sugar proportions... the crazy when some of the baked goods just flopped and having to do them all over again... #hehe #precious
7. the purple ribbon - honey blueberry bread :)
8. when people laugh really hard and loud... that it makes you look around at them... and all you can do is smile along with!!! love that!!!
9. flute lessons... or lack there of... i hated flute lessons... used to stress out... so i quit... still made first chair in symphonic band ;)* ... do still enjoy the memory of doing gymnastics in the large, hilly back yard of our flute teacher's house, after my lesson, while waiting for my sister to finish her lesson... :)
10. honeydew smoothies :)

ornate...

1. summa cum laude, msu 2003
2. o'neill beach clothes
3. blueberry soda
4. seared ahi tuna and avocado tartare
5. morse code
6. ralph waldo emerson
7. jimi hendrix... purple haze
8. the graceful simplicity of a white crepe dress
9. time capsules
10. chandelier earrings

write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year... 

~ rwe

when i look to the sky...

... my love will fly to you each night on angel wings ~~_/)

1. spirit
2. boobie
3. spirit in the sky
4. angel
5. turkey-time
6. kitty-popcorn-feet
7. little man
8. honey-doll
9. love
10. the sun, the moon, and all the stars...

electricity...

1. horseback riding
2. colonial pillars
3. my little brown umbrella... my mini little brown umbrella... bloomingdales :)
4. chicken mexi-melts from taco bell
5. eggs benedict w/mango salsa, topped w/gouda cheese... and mimosas... delightful!
6. photograph by nickleback (guilty pleasure) ;/ #iknow #yikes
7. purple rain lp... prince #love
8. the purplish color of a crimson king maple tree
9. a herd of cows crowded together standing in a large puddle... #what
10. crazy lightening that flickers like a strobe light for hours... sends me into a deep sleep with incredible enlightening dreams that awaken me with clarity... a friend of mine is an indifferent acquaintance i no longer need in my life, my sister is a queen, my dog is my angel, my crush is a beautiful mess...i adore him!!!

rhapsodic...

1. donald trump being told to "tone it down" hehe :)
2. beautiful memories floating on the big lake with apollo & chico
3. new paint brushes
4. my old painter's palette
5. my grandma's old painter's palette #LOVE
6. new tricks with an old camera
7. bird baths
8. 12 back-handsprings in a row :)
9. driving a monster truck... whoa!
10. jim dine exhibit at the guggenheim, 1999

altruistic...

naturally formed snow-ice heart, grand haven, michigan

1. a beautiful, kind and meaningful gesture from a friend and co-worker... thanks cheryl!!!
2. sweet, subtle wind chimes
3. blue glass... bottles, vases, sea glass
4. spanish tiles
5. musical fountains
6. bubble machines
7. sandhill cranes brightly shining against the morning sunlight in the green, dewy hayfield
8. pink floyd
9. mother teresa
10. the golden rule, luke 6:31

... do unto others as you would have them do unto you...

ebullient...

1. when the power goes out... everything is so peaceful and beautiful by candlelight
2. fuzzy slippers
3. sweets... first thing in the morning
4. grand floridian... a mid-day diversion/escape from disney world hoopla for lunch & a relaxing dip in the pool
5. long driveways back to the house
6. beautiful behavior and random acts of kindness by people... witnessed when they have no idea they are being seen from afar... love that!!!
7. blue spruce trees... the smell, color and the act of planting them as a kid to see them grow to such great heights...
8. such great heights, iron & wine
9. chico... spinning circles and jumping - getting air on a full 360... because he's so excited to see me... :)
10. einstein

spry...

1. frank lloyd wright
2. traveler nest hammocks
3. saint christopher... patron saint of travel... the holy card in my glove compartment that's been my companion for so many years... makes me happy... gives me protection and sense of love... peace ... p.s. i miss you grandma mary
4. organic fruit & veggies from the local farm market... chinook pier, grand haven, mi
5. picking ripe, sun-kissed raspberries from the patch in the peaceful evening sunlight... the perfect end to a wonderful family-filled weekend :)
6. the memory of my little brother and i racing his mini-motorcycle against me on the atv... blissfully reckless fun!!!
7. pool time w/my fam... silly ways to jump into the pool... "spry" :) ... floating on rafts in the pool with my beautiful nieces... giggling with my sis nellie poolside
8. emojis :)*
9. summertime's wild daises... my mom's favorite
10. long exposures with sparklers

lionize...

1. defiance against stupid signs... rules... people...
2. smart and smartass people ;)
3. living in a place where every day is like being on vacation
4. pet friendly people, places, things...
5. hay lofts
6. old square wooden beehives
7. the queen bee
8. the crown rock structure at grand traverse lighthouse
9. where the wild things are... the original book... my childhood dreams...
10. sexy specs :)

sprite...

1. handbags recycled from billboards
2. the super, sparkly blue banana seat and sweet, low rider bike handles of my childhood schwinn stingray... so cool!!!
3. evel cnievel figurines
4. david hockney
5. schrimp alfredo w/a special pico de gallo, garlic, balsamic concoction mixture... delish!
6. ryba's mackinac island fudge
7. a friend who brings back a gift of mackinac island fudge from a trip to mackinac island
8. strawberry rhubarb pie from grand traverse pie company... for breakfast ;)
9. three little birds... bob marley
10. mermaids... sirens of the sea... muses... #love

ian washing his hair... david hockney