It's time to pop on over to Interpret This! and see what everyone has done with Septembers photo!!
Although I am no longer a part of this talented group ( too many time constraints here ) I am enjoying seeing what they come up with. And this months examples are fantastic!!

thoughts on previous post

                      ...Just sit there and look pretty....
When Emma Tree runs a give away I knew it was going to be special. What I didn't know was how much it would linger in my head. Browse through her responses and you will see what I mean.
                      just sit there and look pretty
Debi invited us to take those words and show something that it brought to us.
I spent some time going through the many blog posts her give away inspired.
I was surprised ( and really how could I  have been surprised ) by how many of us had felt the
belittling and oppressive power of that group of words.
I feel lucky that for the most part I just did what ever it was I wanted to do. Sit pretty my ass!
To that end I owe my mother a good deal of thanks. A whole world was out there for me to explore!
My brothers grew up to believe that women and men are of equal value. She showed us by example and much hard work on her part. The women who went to college in the  50's and early 60's who were supposed to get a little education, marry and have children ( and just sit there and look pretty ) had a rough road if they wanted more.
Today I read the anger, the sadness and the power invoked by those six little words. I nodded YES to so many and felt the emotions that ran the gamut from highs to lows. It made me remember that words, be they one or six, hold so much  power. and a simple little phrase   is never simple.

Emma Tree Fun

Over at Emma tree blog Debi is having a give away, She posted a fun idea to take the saying 'just sit there and look pretty' and post something about it. There are lots of bloggers in the mix all posting today!
I thought this would be great fun and joined in. here is my take on the phrase. A little sketch made using Microsoft paint. Pop over to Emma tree for more!!

 when I was a child I lived in a wonderful neighborhood full of kids my age... all of them boys. I had two brothers one older and one younger  with only a year or so between us.

The boys would all gather together to play some kind of ball game be it football or baseball . If not a sports game then it was a game they referred to as WAR and sure, girls could play...but only as a nurse.

Being a nurse sucked. Really. If someone was killed they would just miraculously recover and go on shooting, No one needed a nurse. And no one needed a girl on the team.

So, I guess girls were just supposed to

JUST SIT THERE AND LOOK PRETTY

  well...we all know how long that lasted....

Days are getting shorter. Lights are turned on earlier. It is dark now when I leave for work. Now I see the green leaves of summer changing to yellows and golds. The maple trees always seem to be the first.

After all the sticky hot and humid days of summer I look forward to the cooler days of early fall. I wish these would last long into winter for I do dread the slush and snow that is sure to find us here.

So before that happens I took a walk along a favorite path where I can drink in these last days of summer. .

 Summers leaves have begun to fall on the path.

Above me I see the beginnings of the rusty gold among the greens.

On the pond this years brood are hard to distinguish from the parents as they prepare to head south.

At days end there is a magnificent full moon above.

A beautiful beginning of the day

Up early on my day off to get some sunrise photos at the beach. This is what it looked like when I got there, no sun just the golden orange glow from the lights by the boathouse.

As the sun neared the horizon the sky was a beautiful deep turquoise blue.

such a tranquil color in spite of the storm clouds and lightening flashes as a storm was nearing.

The sun begins a dramatic rise.

Beautiful, with only the sound of waves hitting shore .

This was my beautiful morning.

Inspirations abound here.

I have since made a major mess in my basement studio.

Trying to create a fun toy for a soon to be 1 year old.

Can't show it yet.

but soon.

searching for elusive time

  trying to find time.

 free time.

 time uncluttered.

 time to spare.

 time to breathe.

stitching in golds

        The leaves are turning to warm golds. The air is decidedly cooler in the early mornings. The light has changed. Dark when I leave for work now. Seasons slip by so quickly.

I have been stitching in between watching the leaves flutter in the wind.

The lion-cat mane is getting more involved. The coming colors of fall seem to have inspired me.