echoes of yesterday (v. 2): the little red wagon.

This is the little red wagon. Does that bring a picture to your mind? It does for me. I picture my eight-year-old self, tramping around in the fields near my home, dressed in old skirts and a scarf on my head (my idea of a pioneer woman's dress). I picture my little brother, dressed in his "furs" and coon-skin cap (which, by the way, was real) carrying his toy rifle. I would pack the the wagon full of pots and pans with various food items, and off we would go, that little wagon rattling behind us.

On other days we would take turns pushing and pulling each other in that red wagon, laughing with happiness. I remember one time when set all of our kittens, about 4 months old at the time, in the wagon, and pulled the wagon around yard. To our surprise, the kittens didn't enjoy the ride as much as we did-they were continually jumping out of wagon, only to be deposited back into the wagon--for, we said, they didn't know what they were missing. And those are only a few ways that little red wagon served us, for throughout my younger years, that little red wagon played a big part in my life. Now it sits in the shed, only brought out when I want to be reminded of the old days.

--Carli

a list of dreams (p. 1)

1. climb to the top of a mountain
2. dye my hair
3. write a song and record it.
5.perform in an orchestra
6. learn to dance ECD (english country dancing)
7. act in a play/movie
8. make homemade ice cream
9. do a painting of one of my favorite photos
10. enter a photo in the fair
11. wear a hoop skirt
12. do an engagement/newborn photo-shoot
13. take a cake-decorating class
14. write a song in Spanish/French
15. visit Mexico
16. Travel though Central America
17. be a bridesmaid
18. film a movie with a cast of all my friends.
19. do a slideshow of my whole life
20. write a piano arrangement of  'Part of your world'
21. teach a Sunday school class on my own
22. knit something (hat, scarf, socks)
23. learn calligraphy
24. get my ears pierced
25. memorize a psalm
26. write a handwritten letter to my penpal
27. make a homemade latte
28. lead someone to Christ
29. print a book of my poetry
30. ride a horse in the woods
31. see the grand canyon
32. sew an clothing item
33. learn how to cut hair
34. live in a house with my 3 siblings
35. teach piano
36. write a story with my friends
37. get my drivers license
38. go to starbucks
39. open an etsy shop
40. go to an english country dancing ball
41. own a grand piano
42. make a quilt
43. be a church pianist

Springtime

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the sun shines warmly,

smiling down to say,

a new season is dawning,

and winter has gone away.

the first flowers of april,

are nodding in the breeze,

the robin and the bluebird,

are singing in the trees.

the world outside is calling,

and into the sunshine I go,

amazed by the beauty,

of this earth I call my home.

Carli Nicole, April 2012

--Carli   

                                                                                                      

He is risen.

Happy Easter, Everyone!!

 

He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5

I have returned.

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Hi guys! I'm back, and a fresh air has never felt so good. My spring break was great. I really needed some time to get away from it all and clear my mind. I think i got just that. So I'm diving back into blogging and photography with new energy. Due to homework and school, I might not be posting as often, but I'm going to try to make what I post more original. So I think it'd be great if you guys, my followers and whoever else is reading this blog, would help me. I would like to know better what this blog is missing and what I can do about that. So if you guys could tell me what you'd like to see more of on this blog, what you feel is missing, that would be great. Comment, email, whatever! I would love to hear from you.

I have some ideas, but I want more. I want my blog to be more creative, more me. I want to be in touch with who is reading my blog, and why they are. I want to be able to post about things I really believe in, and not just what everybody else does. I want this to be more than just me posting picture a couple times a week. I want it to mean something to me...and to everybody else.