Posted in Gratitude, Meditation & Prayer, Photography, nature on March 31, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I expected to wake up to cold rain this morning — especially because it’s the first day of my vacation — but instead was greeted by a clear, blue sky and an orange orb rising in the east. My response: to follow wise advice and take a picture. I moved my indoor source of [...]
Posted in Meditation & Prayer, Photography, Seasonal thoughts on March 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
A chilly, bright morning in my part of the world. Sharp, clear and quiet. Ideal conditions for contemplating sorrow and joy, fear and courage, death and life — events and emotions that are not always distinct and sequential, but often occur so closely together, they seem to co-exist. And then one feels a [...]
Posted in Fauna, Seasonal thoughts on March 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The title of this blog has been working well for me — perhaps a little too well. You see, not only am I noticing things I would have missed during my preblogging days, but I’m becoming obsessed with capturing sights of truth and beauty with my third eye (aka Canon A510). But unless lighting conditions [...]
Posted in Gratitude, Photography, Poetry, Seasonal thoughts, nature on March 18, 2008 | 6 Comments »
#1.
Yesterday the rain poured down
tomorrow the wind will blow,
but today the sun shines bright,
on delicate Sakura.
#2.
Pink buds grow rosy,
Sakura nods in the breeze,
Petals fall to earth.
Posted in Activism on March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hello, all. After I signed the petition, I received this message from Avaaz.org but rather than forwarding it by email, I am posting it here. Thank you for taking a moment to read it:
Hi,
I just signed an urgent petition calling on the Chinese government to respect human rights in Tibet and engage in meaningful dialogue with the Dalai [...]
Posted in Gratitude, Meditation & Prayer on March 10, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I had hoped to convince my Westie he needed only a very short dog-walk so I could spend most of the day indoors catching-up on cleaning, laundry and decluttering. Piper, as usual, had his own agenda. First, he took me to Queen Elizabeth Park (honestly, his choice because I always let him follow [...]
