Blessing of Silence
posted 6 months ago | 0 comments
"May the peace of the Spirit bless you, and lead you on life's journey.
Be not afraid of the Silence, for
Wisdom's Voice is heard there!
... Wise are those who learn through silence;
learn then to listen well.
For beyond the silence and stillness...
Be not afraid of the Silence, for
Wisdom's Voice is heard there!
... Wise are those who learn through silence;
learn then to listen well.
For beyond the silence and stillness...
My Celebrity Dog
posted 8 months ago, updated 6 minutes later | 0 comments
His previous "mom" told us he was very popular. We got a sense of it when we went to her going away party, before she left the country and gave Bou to us to adopt and love. We took Bou to the party of course and he was a hit. Everyone there knew h...
A New Older Gentleman in My Life
posted 10 months ago | 0 comments
Well, it was June 24, 2008 that I said good-bye to Noah, a "prince" whose love for me was complete and unconditional. view link
My friends on...
My friends on...
Virginia Winter
posted 10 months ago | 1 comment
Winter in Virginia is so beautiful I had to stop before writing this to take some photos of the stark branches — lean and tall, or gnarled and sprawled — with bright light striping their West sides and deep sienna shadows on their East sides. They...
What have we become?
posted 11 months ago, updated 5 minutes later | 3 comments
I almost don't know how to say what I'm feeling. There was a wretched horror and vicarious shame I felt upon reading how a 34 year old temporary employee at a Wal-Mart in Long Island, NY, was trampled and killed at 5:00 in the morning as Black Fri...
Every Season Has Its Beauty
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Nature teaches us.
I have two children still at home, 25 and 16. We enjoy each other's company a lot and they are such a big help with cooking and cleaning. Yesterday my 25 year old asked me, "What are you going to do when we're gone and you don...
I have two children still at home, 25 and 16. We enjoy each other's company a lot and they are such a big help with cooking and cleaning. Yesterday my 25 year old asked me, "What are you going to do when we're gone and you don...
What's Your Name?
posted about 1 year ago, updated about 1 hour later | 2 comments
Naming is such an important human activity. It frustrates the heck out of me when I don't have a word or a name for something. Like when I'm flying and I look down over the landscape. What's that city? What's that river? That mountain?
And in the...
And in the...
... and he's GONE
posted about 1 year ago, updated 7 days later | 11 comments
Tonight was the night we had to let our beautiful Noah go. I'm crying. Providence, in her care, saw to it that I was home with him all day. Instead of going into DC for 12 hours, I had a training class nearby. I got to the hotel only to find I got...
Faithful Guy
posted about 1 year ago | 3 comments
Oh, my.
I took this beautiful friend to the vet yesterday. 'Came home crying my eyes out.
'Discussion was about "what to expect" the rest of this year, and "when to euthanize," and "Oh, 13 years is pretty amazing for a German Shepherd to last....
I took this beautiful friend to the vet yesterday. 'Came home crying my eyes out.
'Discussion was about "what to expect" the rest of this year, and "when to euthanize," and "Oh, 13 years is pretty amazing for a German Shepherd to last....
Flag of Flowers
posted about 1 year ago | 0 comments
Well, this is a lot of flowers!
"The 2002 Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 p...
"The 2002 Floral Flag is 740 feet long and 390 feet wide and maintains the proper Flag dimensions, as described in Executive Order #10834. This Flag is 6.65 acres and is the first Floral Flag to be planted with 5 p...
