Noreen Christiansen
Naturally optimistic. Nature, wildlife, books and music are my sanctuaries. Drawn to water, a true Pisces. Originally from the northeast but it’s been “Sweet Home Alabama” now for 4 years.
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- I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you. ~~Bill Withers #WindowOnWednesday #SarasotaBay
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- Come to my window, oh crawl inside, wait by the light of the moon. Come to my window I'll be home soon. ~~Melissa Etheridge, 1993 #UnderneathTheSameBrightSky
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- My neighbor’s cat loves the new fireplace #Catitude #HappyCaturday
- If you see this post, post or quote repost... The sun bursting, sparkling, or just doing something... through trees. #trees #nature #photography
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- “We’re all immigrants and we are sitting on Native land.” ~Protester after shooting of Alex Pretti ~Gina Livingston Murray, Artist
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- My cardinals would sing for their breakfast and wait nearby for the feeder to be filled. Their distinctive song was a reason to rise most every morning. I admire them now from the balcony of my 4th floor apartment, sitting in the midst of trees where I am even closer to them. #CardinalFeedingTime
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- Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. ~~Nathaniel Hawthorne #SweetMemories #GulfOfMexico
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- That was her magic—she could still see the sunset, even on the darkest days. ~~Atticus #ThrowbackThursday #FloridaFairyland
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- My daughter wishes that just one duck would stop by the pool in her backyard, but word gets out and one too many are soon on their way. #BirdOfTheDay #solitude
- Reposted by Noreen ChristiansenHere's a scene for the #BirdOfTheDay today, which Alan has set to #solitude. #photography #birds #vultures #coloraday #bluetue
- As the fever of day calms towards twilight May all that is strained in us come to ease. We pray for all who suffered violence today. May an unexpected serenity surprise them. ~~JOHN O'DONOHUE From the book, Benedictus County Clare, Ireland #MayAgressionEnd #MayPeacePrevail #GulfOfMexico
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- Imagine standing with those whose dignity has been denied - the poor, the powerless and the voiceless. To stand with the demonized, so the demonizing will stop. To put ourselves right next to the disposable, so that the day will come when we stop throwing people away. — Fr. Gregory Boyle #TakeAStand
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- “ I found myself drawn to taking pictures of people’s hands protecting their little candle flames. In a way, that’s what it feels like we are trying to do.” Photos and sentiment by Chrissie Chapman #HoldOntoTheLight
- Here’s to the dawn of a new day, the hope of a New Year and the resilience to reclaim the best that lies within us.
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- here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart) ~~ e.e. cummings #@samcannonart.bsky.social
- I do have hummingbirds visit the balcony of my apartment, but not quite as many or as predictable as they were in the backyard of my house. They are oblivious to me in either place and are happily focused on the little red flowers in the sun. #WallsOnWednesday #AlwaysForTheBirds
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- Magical sunsets stirred by a swirl of colors chase the clouds away. #Stunday #ImageAndVerse
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- Our neighbor was away visiting family for Christmas. We had the privilege of taking care of her cat, Bob. She cautioned us that he might knock the Christmas tree over. He was fond of tucking himself away in the tree but there were no mishaps. He was as photogenic as ever. #Caturday
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- Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts. ~~Leo Tolstoy #HolidayLights #ImageAndVerse
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- My last sunrise on Sarasota Bay until next year. #SarasotaBay #WindowsOnWednesday
- I have an osprey who comes to visit every day for lunch. He catches his own fish, of course. Today I got lucky with a few dolphins playing in the background. I apologize for the sound of the washing machine.  #SarasotaBay
- It wasn't the sunrise that took my breath away. It was the privilege of knowing that forces a billion times my own strength had silently merged in the first light of a new day to show me that I am part of something much bigger than all of the combined challenges of any day. — Craig D. Lounsbrough
- Every day it’s a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections. —Tahereh Mafi #ImageAndVerse #MesmerizingMoon
- Construction across the pond. #ColorADay #Yellow
- We talk of communing with Nature, but 'tis with ourselves we commune... Nature furnishes the conditions - the solitude - and the soul furnishes the entertainment. —John Burroughs #ImageAndVerse #PathwayToSarasotaBay
- The view from my front porch when I lived in New Paltz, New York. Those are the Shawangunk Mountains in the distance. #ColorADay #RedWed #NostalgicMemories
- Looking out over Sarasota Bay. #WindowsOnWednesday
- You will love the ocean. It makes you feel small, but not in a bad way. Small because you realize you're part of something bigger. ~~Lauren Myracle #GulfOfMexico #ImageAndVerse
- My neighbors cat, Bob, expecting her to know his every wish….. #Caturday
- With head in the clouds I can rise above it all For peace reigns above
- New sounds will be heard With the setting of the sun Nighttime has begun
- It can be fun being the passenger….. #MulipleAngelsMonday
- Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens…… every day can end beautifully. ~~Kristen Butler #Fisherman’sCove #SiestaKey #GulfOfMexico
- Here’s Bob, my neighbor’s cat, all nestled underneath an Indian headdress. He is camouflaged pretty well. You never know where you might find him. #Caturday #Where’sBob
- Waking up to this is to transition from dreaming at night to continuing on with a daydream…..the double joy of clouds in the sky and clouds mirrored on water.
- Clearing my head in my cozy little spot on Sarasota Bay…….
- The windows of my soul I throw wide open to the sun. ~~John Greenleaf Whittier #WindowsOnWednesday
- Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. ~~Søren Kierkegaard #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGlass
- When young, I thought I was odd to be mesmerized by watching clouds morph in shape and shades of all kinds of purple and gray….that I waited until the last possible moment to turn away. But I grew to find that I am not alone….. there is a whole tribe of people out there that feel the exact same way.
- I am blessed to have had the privilege to set the world on pause……..to have found a retreat to recover and reset.
