Posted in Photography, Seasonal thoughts on November 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Into the woods today…
…my four-legged companion and I did go to say “good-bye” and “thank you” to November.
(Until this year, I always considered it a month to get through as quickly as possible.)
We — terrier and terra lover — crunched along frozen paths as we followed our bliss.
One of us found excitement, bordering on frenzied [...]
Posted in Poetry, Seasonal thoughts, Sky on November 26, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I watched the full moon rise on Saturday evening while walking home from Granville Island Public Market. Once again I decided to not add weight to my purse and left my friend Canon at home. Will I ever learn? But thank you to Cate, who captured November’s full moon with her exquisite photography and prose, [...]
Posted in Handmade on November 23, 2007 | 2 Comments »
(Cross-posted at my other blog.)
Keri Smith has 10 creative, fun, non-shopping, anti-consuming activities to do today and tomorrow. In fact, they would be 10 great blogging topics or themes. (Hmmm….. I think my 12-day blogging dry spell may be over.)
November from 2008 Satsuma Press Calendar
I’d like to bend the rules a little bit, however, [...]
Posted in November 11 on November 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the link to From the Heart: The Freeman Legacy an award-winning documentary that you can watch, in segments, here. It will be airing on British Columbia’s Knowledge Network this evening.
Credit: Thank you to Sheryl MacKay of CBC’s North by Northwest who interviewed some of the documentary’s subjects this morning.
Posted in Photography, Seasonal thoughts on November 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’ve posted these photos to remind me of smelling the earthy incense of Douglas fir while running with Piper at Pacific Spirit Regional Park this morning. (Yes, Tess, I thought of your evocative post immediately in this setting.) It was wet, it was muddy, we got very dirty — but it was so worth it.
Posted in Meditation & Prayer on November 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Today’s selection from The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages by Joan Chittister:
The goods of the monastery, that is, its tools, clothing or anything else, should be entrusted to members whom the prioress or abbot appoints and in whose manner of life they have confidence. The abbot or prioress will, as they see fit, issue [...]
Posted in Gratitude, Seasonal thoughts on November 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Unexpectedly
entering a place of contemplation,
seeing November for what it is,
bones exposed.
A rain-drenched bench
beneath the leafless tree,
staring out upon the slate-gray inlet,
remembering All Saints and All Souls.
A black island of seagulls,
Motionless and silent upon the water.
Do they sleep? Do they dream?
Perhaps of flight. Or fish.
On this dull, drizzly morning,
I can see and feel acutely, truly, deeply.
And I am grateful
for the beauty of [...]
