Cocoa Beach

With clear and positive thinking, kindness, and perseverance you can fine tune your character, and bring to a focus greater opportunity, and a higher quality of people. Affluence begins within one's own mind.

Daytona Beach

Northen Wind

Happiness

Happy things:

falling in love, laughing so hard your face hurts, a hot shower, no lines at the market, a special glance, taking a drive on a quiet road, hearing your favorite song on the radio, lying in bed listening to the rain outside, hot towels fresh out of the dryer, chocolate milkshake, a bubble bath, giggling, the sounds of a church bell in the distance, the sound of a train whistle in the distance, a fresh breeze coming into the window, the smell of a fresh cut lawn, planting flowers and helping them grow, helping others, a genuine smile as you pass a stranger, getting a "quick note" from a friend or loved one, just saying "hello", they miss you, or that you have moved them in some way.

a good conversation, the sea, laughing at yourself, looking into their eyes and knowing they love you, running through sprinklers, laughing for absolutely no reason at all, having someone tell you that you're beautiful, family, religion, laughing at an inside joke with friends, others supporting what you do, accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you, giving your time to others for no more than "just because", volunteering, the sound of an instrument playing softly, sailing, someone doing something sweet for you for no other reason, other than they care.

waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep, your first kiss (either the very first or with a new partner), making new friends or spending time with old ones, playing with a new puppy, having someone play with your hair, sweet dreams, hot chocolate, having best friends, being able to love others in good and bad times, hearing that a close friend loves you the way you are, seeing a gesture from a friend that makes your heart smile, a walk in the rain, sharing an umbrella.

road trips, swinging on swings, holding hands with someone you care about, running into an old friend, watching the sunrise/set, getting out of bed every morning and being grateful for another beautiful day, knowing that somebody misses you, showing the people around you how much you care, a good book, when someone REALLY gets your joke, making sweet things for others, supporting others in what they do, never judging, giving advice, letting them make mistakes, and being there to celebrate if they succeed, or to lift them up if they fall.

getting a hug from someone you care about deeply, a walk in the woods or along the beach, the rain, a good cup of coffee, a quiet smile, nature, feeling good in your heart, laughing so hard with a friend, someone making something nice for you, being silly, and knowing you've done the right thing, no matter what other people think.

Novembre

Beauty is an experience.

On a different note: Congrats to two beautiful boys on their 2012 graduation. Joey and Jacob have so many reasons to be proud. Love to them both. And congrats to all other grads! :)

Of Significant Things

Your mate should be your best friend--understanding and a good listener. They should never be judgmental of you, call you names, or make you feel any less of a person. And remember, your feelings are yours and it does not mean they are wrong just because others may feel different. ♥

Good Night

Happy Birthday to my wonderful older sister who passed away a few Autumns ago. (If you recall, my sister was saving a pup in the road who had just been hit by a car, when a truck came from behind and killed her.)  She was/is so beautiful and I miss her very much.

Also,  I would like to wish a very happy birthday to her beautiful daughter who shares the same birthday today.

For the rest of the world, good night and sweet dreams.

KSandra

Hey guys, check out artist Ksandra and keep your eyes out for my article this weekend on Emerging Magazine!  

Her latest album, “Light ‘n’ Dark” features collaborators from the likes of Snoop Dogg, Fergie, Slash and Beyonce. It is one of the great pop albums of the year, but is also an album that rewards more serious connoisseurs of music.  And she will be performing in Emerging Magazine's 3 day "Summer Trance Jam" - A celebration of the hottest techno, trance, club and house music!  Details coming soon!

The release Light 'n' Dark by pop singer K'SANDRA is being requested by radio DJs worldwide and making a huge wave. SPIN magazine announced "Finger on the Trigger" as one of best 50 songs in LA market for their PopChips Contest.

She just got nominated by Starliners Radio for their yearly awards 2012. KSandra is not only an amazing artist, she has a personality that keep one engaged in all she has to say--her energy and talent are out of this world. I adore her!

Album on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, and other outlets.

Make The Most Of It

We all deserve  to be surrounded by others that make us look forward to tomorrow. Seek friends that are positive and that encourage you to be the very best. After all, you only have one life, so make the most out of it. Negative energy takes too much from an otherwise prosperous and productive day.  - Cher Ferroggiaro

Of Significant Things

My Facebook Status Tonight: 

"Stefan is spending the night beside his father tonight, he has Alzheimer's and has been given one week to live. I adore being near him, so when at the hospital, I help him in any way that I can--even if it is just smoothing the wrinkles from of his sheets as he sleeps. He is loved by so many and I truly wish he were not ill. For Stefan, I hope that I have the strength to hold him tight enough, so that his heart will not break. ♥"

(Thank you to all that commented, but I deleted it because I prefer it being here.)

I am very good at handling bad things and even handled my older sister's death alone. (At least for a few days until I flew out to her funeral.) I do not know how I do it or even if I do "do it" and do not just turn  emotion off and become some sort of robotic figure. Perhaps, I never really take the time to grieve.  Odd, because I always take the time to love. No matter who it is, if they move me and make my heart smile, I will let them know.  Everyone needs to know when they are cared for. I love to love.

OK, I am getting off the subject. Moving forward (I am sure that I will re-write this many times, so forgive my messiness.)...

We were told today that Stefan's father has about a week to live. His father has Alzheimer's and a very bad fever. He just came home from the hospital after having pneumonia, but a fever has broken out once again. (We were just there a few nights ago.)

I truly enjoy being around him and adore his sense of humor. I am going to miss him.

I recall the first time that I met him; he was so kind and made me feel such a peace within. I told Stefan that visiting with him for those few hours were the best hours I had endured in some time--they were just so relaxing. The conversation was intriguing and has never been forgotten. The second time that I had met him we were knocking for about 15 minutes, but no one had heard us. Stefan and I decided to take a walk around his father's property, stopping by the small man-made lake as Stefan told stories of the past. Again, such a peaceful time.  Stefan is my best friend.

When his father finally answered the door, he walked with us, showing us things around the property, talking about his past and how easier it was to move around when he was younger. He told us stories of hunting, good times and gatherings at his home. He told me that he could tell that I was a good person just by the way that I carried myself. That made me feel warm inside.

There are certain people in your life that you simply adore being around and you know that when you talk to them, you are going to smile. He is one of those people. He is a rainbow. 

He truly made a mark on my heart-a piece of him will live within me forever. A part of him (his son) will live beside me forever.

Stefan is spending the night beside his bed tonight. I am here writing. We are together at heart.


Perhaps this post is all over the place, but I feel so many different emotions at the moment and it is hard to concentrate with so many things going on in our lives at the moment. All I know is that I have to be strong--strong like I was when my older sister was struck and killed by a truck, strong for my mother, for the family...for Stefan.

I can do that. I will do that.

Ascolta le parole

 A photograph that I shot during a walk in a forest that embraced the sea.

San Francisco

A photograph that I shot on a beautiful day. I have so much love for the city.

Innocence

(Amelia)-Please view large.

“Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future” -John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Grace

($1000.00 1st prize winner. I am grateful.)

Have a beautiful week ahead. xo

Felicity

(A photograph I shot during a beautiful Spring day.)

I am excited to see the season arrive--everything is so vibrant! It makes me feel happy inside to know I will soon be spending time in the garden and preparing large planter pots to go along the pool this summer. I have always adored having plants around and have taught myself all about plant propagation. :)

Scaredy cat

I am probably just a scaredy cat, but when no one is in it, I hear odd noises under our bed. What the heck?

Here is a question: Why is it when you hear a noise and as soon as you look in that direction, it stops? So odd.

Heart to Heart

You know, sometimes there are songs in our lives that bring us back to simpler times. It is within this melody, that our eyes shine. :)

It seems to me that romance (in which I adore) does not always kiss the soul. Sometimes it is absent for some days. Sometimes, we take from granted that our loved ones know how much we care, so we simply forget all the right words. Or become to busy to speak them.

Sometimes that alone, crushes the tender heart.

Imagine walking in the rain... each droplet on the cheek idling as tears might beneath the lid. And when they finally fall, the mixture of wetness will conceal what we have come to know.

A pity really.

I love romance. I love love. I love smiles, hugs and kisses! SO MUCH! I hope I never lose my romanticism. I do not think I ever will. :) :) :)


Romance is a kiss to the hand, a sweetness that brushes the lip, a need, a sunny day in June... a sense of security in this sometimes harsh world.

Cher xo

And We Will Sing

[And We Will Sing]
(After reading Pablo Neruda)

Dear one,

when did the moon in its absolute cease
the Autumn in your eye?

The luminescence that climbs from your heel
to your mane--the candela that strings the stars
along your spine? Are you not sea’s breast,
crushing language as I glide past
the span of your mouth?

(A true
lover admits to nothing,
but a fraction of thought
flanked by sand and stone.)

I want to sit with you in the early hours
of sea fog like swollen fruit raised--
a liquid ache for lichen-covered landscapes,
lost or far-off, soft-faced forms that lack
naught in grandeur, where

the sails of my translucent dress will circle
around you and rise, unbuttoning linen
like the fragility of skin on skin, pulled
close in clover and wine.

Oh Beautiful one, may I become the final steps
of your inundated palm--lulled by the contrast
of late night photography, until I have no
more breath.

May I join in its sweetness, seeking the poetry
of Neruda, deep in your distant shores.

[A Walk Beside the Lake]

I adore photography and I think that I always will, no matter how I make my living. It is as necessary to me as breathing, as much a part of me as my heart.

Art is my comfort, passion, explanation, my connection, and hope. I need it the way I do the sun, moon, faith, honesty, love and friendship.

May my need for these disappear when my need to write does, for then I shall be truly lost to myself.

If I do anything in this life, just once I hope to make an impact without uttering a word.

[It is you...]

We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light. -Mary Dunba