100 Moments in Time - #84 Gather

100 Moments in Time - #43 Poetry

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.

~Robert Frost

100 Moments - Desk

100 Moments - Reflection

#69 Reflection

100 Moments in Time - Colorless

100 Moments in Time - Rose

It's been a while since I have posted a 100 Moments picture. In anticipation of the coming spring I wanted to share this with you.

100 Moments in Time - Time

Time is an oft talked about subject these days. How to find more time in our days and how to manage our time weigh heavy on our minds.  Books and classes can be found on the subject. In this world time is something to be controlled and corralled.

God gave each of us a set amount of time. While he gave us the same amount of hours in each day, he hasn't given us all the same amount of minutes to walk this earth. Our job is to use wisely the minutes we've been given; not try to create more of them.

This is Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park. Old Faithful is called this because it erupts faithfully every hour or so and has done this for years and years. Over the years the geyser hasn't tried to move its show times closer in order to fit in more tourists. There is no time management techniques to change the schedule.  Old Faithful never waivers. It just waits until the time is right and then it spews forth an amazingly beautiful sight.

So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.  ~Psalm 90:12

100 Moments in Time - Hazy

There is a wild fire burning west of Boulder Colorado right now. It has consumed about 7,000 acres so far. I took this picture from a car while riding down I-25. It was eerie, sad, and beautiful all at the same time as the sun blazed through the smoke.

#82 - Hazy

100 Moments - Dream

#65 - Dream

With all the heat of the summer I find myself dreaming....

of a white Christmas!

I took this picture years ago in my parent's backyard. The juniper trees were less than 5 ft tall when we moved into the house in 1977. The remaining trees now tower some 20 ft or more in the air. I love the way the falling snow showed up in this picture.

100 Moments Big Brother Style

My brother is quite the talented photographer. He has decided to join the fun of 100 Moments and I am thrilled. He works hard so I love that he is getting out and enjoying his hobby. This picture made me laugh out loud and I thought it would be a good way to end the week.

#95 - Shy

Copyright 2010 Thomas H. Fickas, Jr

100 Moments - Drops

#25 Drops

100 Moments - Statue

#47 Statue - This photo was taken at the cat enclosure at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

100 Moments in Time - Dry

100 moments in time has come in handy in the last few weeks as I work through the transitions in my life.

This picture was taken on my grandfather's farm at the end of the growing season a couple of years ago. The corn has been harvested and the stalks have just begun to dry out. It is the end of one phase of life right before the next phase of resting and replenishing begins.

#27 - Dry

I remember visiting the farm when I was a little girl. It was such a different world for me, having spent all my

life in cities. I remember thinking that I was so different from my cousins. In some ways that is true, but as an adult I cherish the ways that my cousins and I are connected and don't focus on how different we are.

One memory I have is being up at Uncle Johnny's house (I think that's right) the summer before we went to Germany. I was about 10 years old. As the adults hung out in the house talking and reminiscing we kids found ways to amuse ourselves. There was much to explore on the old farm. The house was at the top of a hill. A forest lined one side of the gravel road that led up to the house. A corn field lined the other side. Being early in the season the corn was sweet and young. We would pull an ear off and munch on the corn. Sometimes when I take frozen corn right out of the freezer I will munch on a few frozen kernels. There is something in the taste that reminds me of that summer.

Speaking of Uncle Johnny's house, the thing I find amusing and sometimes frustrating about the area is that people have lived there for so long everyone knows things like Uncle Johnny's house or the old Fickas Farm, etc. These are the landmarks that are used to give directions. Problem for a city girl like me is you can't MapQuest or ask GPS to find the Old Fickas Farm! And, surprisingly enough, a dyed in the wool Fickas like me didn't know where the Old Fickas Farm was for many years. I do now; my uncle Randy and his family live there now. It is on the way to the Uncle Kevin's "cabin" where I have stayed when I visit. Sometime I will have to tell you about the "cabin," but that's another post. I will tell you , though, that the cabin is my idea of a perfect place to retreat from the world and write a novel.

Clarification

My dear readers I apologize for any confusion caused by my Wednesday post for 100 Moments in Time. I am attracted to the 100 Moments project because each picture represents something different to each viewer. Our experience and current life phase colors and individualizes how we see life and what we see in the glimpses of life frozen in time.


There has not been a recent death in my life. My mom passed away two and half years ago and there are still times when the profound loss overwhelms me.

The last week was absolutely crazy and I was stymied by what to post on Wednesday. Not being in a place where I could write anything coherent, I searched for a picture to fit one of the words on my 100 Moments in Time list. I found the picture taken recently in the cemetery where my mom is buried.

For me this picture represented a large part of the path I am traveling right now. Recent occurrences in my life have me pondering loss whether it be the death of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, or the loss of a job and the ways that it shapes our spirits and our lives. I am confident that God is working out something amazing in my life through current circumstances. I am also sure that these lessons will work their way into my posts in the future.

So, thank you for your kind words and sorry for not being more clear on the picture.

100 Moments in Time - Loss

Life happened again and so there isn't a post for today. Maybe someday I will tell my tales of the last week, but for now I just leave you with this picture signifying the loss of the presence on this earth of loved ones.

#40 - Loss

100 Moments - Sweet

It's been a crazy week and I haven't had time to plan a post for today so I leave you with this thought at the end of the week.

Sweet

#42 - Sweet

These wonderful cookies were made for me by my sister for Valentine's Day.

100 Moments in Time - Chair

#46 - Chair

100 Moments in Time - Yellow

#36 Yellow

100 Moments - Trapped

#90 Trapped

The Joy of Commuting

Photo taken on my Blackberry while stuck in traffic.

100 Moments - Growth

The week got away from me and I didn't end up finishing today's post. So, I thought I would offer another moment captured in time.

#12 - Growth

This was taken in my dad's backyard on Easter Sunday. The tree is finally beginning to bud.