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Year of Blessings

Posted on 1/7/20064/25/2018 by Helen

Year of Blessings Originally uploaded by HelenJr. Six years ago, this week, I started chemotherapy for breast cancer. It was

It beckoned sweetly through the darkness.

Posted on 11/12/20054/26/2018 by Helen

Returning from up north on Monday mornings…. I leave alone and very early to get back in time for work

Look up, to find your way.

Posted on 10/27/20054/25/2018 by Helen

Look Up Originally uploaded by HelenJr. “In very truth he was, the noblest work of God — an honest man.”

Hard frost last night – Rose Leaf

Posted on 10/25/20054/25/2018 by Helen

Hard frost last night – Rose Leaf Originally uploaded by HelenJr. Our first hard frost of the season. It’s the

Twin Cities Marathon, Mile 25

Posted on 10/3/20054/25/2018 by Helen

PA0260421 – Twin Cities Marathon, Mile 25 Originally uploaded by HelenJr. Focus on the finish. All else follows. ____________________ I’ve

Minnesota State Fair, Horticulture Building, Dahlias

Posted on 9/6/20054/25/2018 by Helen

P90553241 Originally uploaded by HelenJr. When my daughter was born 30 years ago, my grandfather went into his garden and

The fish that got away

Posted on 8/30/20054/25/2018 by Helen

P82951141 – Lost Originally uploaded by HelenJr. …the fish that got away was the biggest …the dream you can’t quite

Tiny World

Posted on 7/9/20054/25/2018 by Helen

P70822751 – Japanese Beetle? Originally uploaded by jhjohnso/helen. I try to take a walk every day. I used to focus

Bad Hair Day

Posted on 6/14/20054/25/2018 by Helen

P61104361 – Bad Hair Day Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. This picture reminds me of when I lost my hair during

Mosquito Haiku

Posted on 6/14/20056/14/2005 by Helen

P6110424x – mosquito haiku Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. unfortunate soul cause of death: blunt force trauma alas, no one mourns

fly haiku

Posted on 6/10/2005 by Helen

P6050002x – fly haiku Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. were I a fly on a dusty summer screen what would I

Morning on the Lake

Posted on 6/6/2005 by Helen

P6050056x – Morning on the Lake Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. Weekend at the cabin (up north). It rained/misted continually. Bad

Pippa’s Song – and mine

Posted on 5/30/20055/30/2005 by Helen

P5290003x – Rose Breasted Grossbeak Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. The year’s at the spring, And day’s at the morn; Morning’s

Afternoon on a Hill

Posted on 5/24/20055/26/2005 by Helen

P5210111x Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. I will be the gladdest thing Under the sun! I will touch a hundred flowers

Spring in the North Woods

Posted on 5/22/2005 by Helen

P5200004 Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. Spent the weekend at the cabin with the grandkids. The weather wasn’t wonderful. But all

Sisters

Posted on 5/18/20055/18/2005 by Helen

Sisters Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. Having a sister is like having a best friend you can’t get rid of. You

Spring Flowers

Posted on 5/16/2005 by Helen

P4240121x Originally uploaded by jhjohnso. Last fall, Jim planted hundreds of tulip bulbs. That’s such an act of faith. It’s

Happy Birthday Dad

Posted on 5/14/2005 by HelenJr

So, today is Dad’s birthday. It’s a big one and deserves a lovely picture here to commemorate it. But, as

It is as it should be….

Posted on 5/8/20055/9/2005 by HelenJr

I come from a line (two lines actually) of strong women. Women of imagination and interests who found wonder in

Who’s News

Posted on 4/30/20054/30/2005 by HelenJr