The Book of Noticing

In Winder, Georgia, I bought a beautiful journal (made in the U.K. by Sukie Company), the cover hand-marbled in teals and tans .  

Have you ever bought a blank book that was too pretty to write in?  

This one is like a potential new friend, and I've just been waiting for the right time to strike up a conversation.  

So here it is, "The Book of Noticing."  

If you want to play along, here's how it works: Pick a color or object.  Throughout the day, take pictures of it, draw it, or write about it.  

Or just wait until the end of the day and write about one unexpected thing that caught your eye or called out to you.

My first entry is about acorns.  I didn't plan it, but I returned from a walk with Luci with my sweater pockets filled with copper, brown and gold acorn tops.  Perfect little bowls, no two alike. 

          My new blue journal (and some entries here on the blog) will be about noticing. 

Here's the epigraph by Mary Oliver:

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."