tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post2563460597414951000..comments2024-03-26T16:35:12.143-04:00Comments on By the Sycamore Tree: Gifts and Givingthesycamoretreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-44355534123921620402015-04-07T05:32:15.488-04:002015-04-07T05:32:15.488-04:00Yes, one way or another, strong relationships are ...Yes, one way or another, strong relationships are our life line :)Inner Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577110987784585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-62587310107939410862015-04-02T07:58:29.200-04:002015-04-02T07:58:29.200-04:00I have found having a small circle of women friend...I have found having a small circle of women friends helpful; I know my family relationships will change over time, and these women have been my support and I theirs.thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-49758194571844540372015-04-02T04:49:38.698-04:002015-04-02T04:49:38.698-04:00Very cute goslings! Still, it made me sad. Not fo...Very cute goslings! Still, it made me sad. Not for the giving without expectations, but the thought of not having my mother to talk and share with, or of losing connection with my own children. It is not an expectation of gifts, but a desire for relationship...Inner Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577110987784585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-82456627223469146012015-04-01T08:26:59.575-04:002015-04-01T08:26:59.575-04:00Those fuzzy babies are cute, aren't they? Thes...Those fuzzy babies are cute, aren't they? These are enclosed in a 6 foot fence, so I had to shoot through the chain links. I have a simple point-and-shoot camera (a Canon PowerShot) that has a lever for zooming in on your subject. A friend gave it to me for my birthday, and it has been well-used on my walks!thesycamoretreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182019323050600440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4948441046758510841.post-11518362505768708902015-04-01T07:56:38.256-04:002015-04-01T07:56:38.256-04:00I think you are so right Bev. Expectations often a...I think you are so right Bev. Expectations often are tainting a gift. Sometimes so much it almost feels suffocating. <br />I love your picture of the baby gees. Did you use a telelens or could you come that close to them?Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617686222764658629noreply@blogger.com