Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets

just too funny...

Kids

Another example of social psychology...
I guess...

The Sea

“From Montauk Point”
By Walt Whitman

I stand as on some mighty eagle’s beak,
Eastward the sea absorbing, viewing,
(nothing but sea and sky,)
The tossing waves, the foam,
the ships in the distance,
The wild unrest, the snowy, curling caps --
that inbound urge and urge of waves,
Seeking the shores forever.

Meh...

Phone camera in flight.
But those ARE snow capped mountains.
Meh.
More later with real gear.

If A Tree Could Wander

If a tree could run or fly

it would not suffer from the teeth of a saw

or the blows of an axe.

If the Sun did not run across the sky

the world would not see

the colors of morning.

If water did not rise from the sea

plants would not be quickened

by rivers or rain.

It’s only when a drop leaves the ocean and returns

that it can find an oyster

and become a pearl.

When Joseph left his father

both were weeping.

Didn’t he gain a kingdom and a fortune

in the end?

Didn’t the Prophet

gain the world and a hundred empires

by traveling to Medina?

But you have no need to go anywhere

journey within yourself.

Enter a mine of rubies

and bathe in the splendor of your own light.

O great one,

Journey from self to Self

and find the mine of gold.

Leave behind what is sour and bitter

move toward what is sweet.

Be like the thousand different fruits

that grow from briny soil.

This is the miracle

Every tree becomes beautiful

when touched by sunlight;

Every soul becomes God

when touched by the Sun of Tabriz.

– Version by Jonathan Star

“Rumi – In the Arms of the Beloved”

Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, New York 1997

Nothing Fancy About The Photo...

but the message is great.

A Video

I'm sure MC and Blake will be happy to see some of these.
I love you both - and it was an honor to share the day with you.
Hope you love it!

From Renaissance Unity meditation this morning:

"This morning, I noticed that many of the leaves on nearby trees have been transformed into gold and red over the past two days. I have been thinking about something I read about leaves and the process of changing their colors which, is not really a change at all. It seems that the red, rust, gold, orange and yellow is rapidly replacing the green has been there all along. The trees produce the green color in their leaves during photosynthesis, which temporarily masks the true color of the leaf. When photosynthesis stops, the leaf "turns" into the color that it already is. God, there have been times in my life when I felt like I was a gold and orange leaf masquerading as a green leaf because that was what I thought I should be and because I listened to people who told me I should be a good little leaf and be green like every other leaf. I am not a green leaf. I am golden and orange and I am proud to be what I am. Today, I celebrate my true colors, the colors You painted into me." ~author unknown

B. Iden Payne Winners

Just honoring the cast of I Love You You're Perfect Now Change for their win along with six other nominations for NxNW Theatre. Congratulations go to Miriam Rubin for her work in The Shadow Box! And then there's all those other wonderful winners - who include Karen and Judy, too.

Wilson

I am juried finalist in the Infinity Art Gallery Fall Expo.
I'm honored!
This is the winning photo.
"Wilson Waits."

Groomsmen

They are the partying type.

Bridesmaids

Behind every dazzling bride is an effective crew of bridesmaids...

Love This Little Church

“The miracles of the church seem to me to rest not so much upon faces or voices or healing power coming suddenly near to us from afar off, but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that for a moment our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there about us always.” Willa Sibert Cather

Not So Wild West

Smallest hotel in the Wild West - or in Manor.

Family

You don't choose your family.

They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.
~Desmond Tutu

Weddin' Day

Yesterday, I gained a groovy new nephew. The wedding was so full of love even if the groom did toss a coin when the minister asked him if he would take the bride. It rained, meaning the pressure was off - we loved it, one another, had a wonderful time -- and I managed to improvise a studio in the garage. I think this is my favorite shot... so far.

Wedding Day!

On days like this (and others lately for different reasons) I miss my mother.

The light returned to my brother's eyes and he reached for my hand last night.

Though the heathen Groom's family drinks Crown and the Chivas is the choice of the Bride's it's a happy day.
;-)

Beasts

Paid Scarlett a visit last night.

I miss my beast.