After a long and busy week, I was pleasantly surprised to find a friendly comment and awesome award from Emily at Emily's Muse blog. Thank you, Emily!!!! You made my day! I'm truly honored. I started my blog as a means to display photography, but that quickly changed into simply sharing my heart, interests, passions…and sometimes some photos I'm pretty proud of. Given I'm not trying to compete in the blog-osphere, this award is an honor! I think it's great to have some rules given along with this award….just makes it that much more interesting and inspiring! The rules are:

• List six things that make you happy

• Pass the award on to 5 other bloggers

• Link back to the person who gave you the award

• Link to the people you are passing it on to and leave them a comment to let them know

Six things that make me happy: (I'm a 'happy' type, so this is hard!)

1. My children. Every day, I laugh my head off at something they do or say. I'm constantly amazed at how incredible they are. They are my favorite people in the world.
2. Composing music. It's not only cathartic and other-worldly for me, but intensely emotional. The entire experience is one I feel created for.
3. Finding inspiration in the art and brilliant of others
4. Exploring a new street, town, city – anything
5. Remembering the moments of laughter that everyone experiences while sitting around the table with my father.
6. Good, good friends

Five other bloggers that I adore:

Cori Kindred (so creative)
Pia Jane Bijkerk (everything about this just makes me smile!)
Mocking-Bird blog (such a warm place….)
Crankbunny (creation with the 'wow' factor)
Ginjit (one of my best friends and truly talented writer)

And, because I just can't stop there, I have a few more of my favorites to include!

Graeme Mitchell's photography blog  (truly inspirational)

Spagat blog (she finds some of the coolest things out there.)

Cori Kindred (I love the thoughts/photo combo) This post in particular just makes me smile.

Photosteph (because Polaroid is just so amazing)

Unruly Things (well, it's beautiful – especially this post)

Tarx (just sooo cool)

Abby tries again (especially here)

Stylebubble (she keeps us hip)