More about the goldfinch…

I’m not the only one at my house that likes to watch the goldfinches. Good thing there is a door between.

A nugget

Early this summer I took a handful of the sunflower seeds from the bag that I use to fill the bird feeder and dropped them into the dirt-filled flower pot next to the back door; in just a few days they sprouted. I wondered how tall the stalks might get as they seemed to [...]

Words

When we focus on clarifying what is being observed, felt, and needed rather than diagnosing and judging, we discover the depth of our own compassion.
–Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication:  A Language of Life, 2nd ed.

Triangles…they’re everywhere!

This was in a series of these large sculptures low to the ground…here are the others…

…no idea what inspired them, but they are cool, aren’t they?

Labyrinth as metaphor

Who knew this was possible?

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This is a Google Map of the home of Jacques Lacan, the famous French psychoanalyst. We stumbled upon this address when we were in Paris back in 2002 and were dumbfounded to see the plaque since husband was a big fan. He asked me this morning if we had a picture [...]

Celebrating!

Breathing in, I see myself as a flower. Breathing out, I feel fresh. During the time of breathing in you have to see yourself as a flower. We human beings, we are a variety of flower in the garden of humanity. Everyone of us, whether we are a gentleman or a lady. [...]

Spectacular views at Ghost Ranch

Morning at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico

At daybreak, the almost black clouds rolled behind the mesa like a sail being cranked down a mast. The sun eventually peeked over the edge after highlighting wisps of cloud into intense brilliance. The darkness drooped and light was shining again. But while it was too overwhelming to gaze upon, blinding in [...]