Renewal...

I may have posted this photo once before, but it's such a wonderful graceful image, full of light for me, and after the last post, I felt I needed some levity here. A friend just called to tell me she just had the feeling that I needed to be with her right now. I am so grateful for angels in the world. It is a beautiful, cool, bright, sunny day here...

Letting go...

It knocked the wind right out of me.
A mile through the woods,
and I still couldn’t catch my breath.
If I’d eaten breakfast,
I would have been puking, too.
A couple more good hills and I gathered myself,
though perhaps gathered is not the right word.
A couple more good hills,
and I emerged from my gut,
into my awareness, grounding a bit.

The grace of the trees,
the humility of stone,
the presence of the insects,
the constancy of water,
the knowing of the sky,
the wisdom of the sun -
- all these kept me
from coming undone.

We are all but still one,
one, but still all.
Perhaps when I lose you,
I somehow gain me.

Time flies...

It's been a hectic summer, with work, projects and lots of family visiting. Sorry I haven't been posting very regularly. Mostly I have been working on friend Joe's book. He's written a fascinating historical biography about his family, which you can check out at: JosephGatins.blogspot.com. I have been picture editing and designing photo pages and cover layout. Here is a taste...

New Horizons...

I guess that there must be something coming my way, because right now these feel like awfully empty stages, as does this stage in my life...

Little Cuties...

Cheer Up Honey Pie...

Went to visit a friend in Athens yesterday, and we stayed at another friend's house a bit outside of town. It's a wonderful 200 year old house, as you can see, and a very peaceful, wonderful place to rest awhile. Thank you Sally!