Summer Sunshine

~ Wind in the Pines ~

Is it true that the wind

streaming especially in fall

through the pines

is saying nothing, nothing at all,

or is it just that I don't yet know the language?

~ Mary Oliver

Flowering

 Rose

 Arnica

 Mallow

 Digitalis

Dianthus

 Iris

I Spy

Playing I Spy with the seedlings
As I come down to their level,
My ear on the soil, new grass
Whispering in my ear
Stories of the long winter and
Their adventures in other realms
While their roots rested.

I spent the afternoon under the
Surprisingly hot April sun
On my hands and knees,
Crawling about from plant to
Plant watching new leaves
Spring forth. I see each moment,
Birthing into the next, anew.

First Buds

This is the lingering time between Winter and Spring.
When I kneel down to pick up a Quartz along the side of this
Quiet road, I see my first sign of the warming time:
The buds of wild strawberries poke their white heads
Above the fallen leaves from last November.
I smile with brilliant delight and welcome them forth.

Under this waning Equinox moon, the trees are still
Bare, my body is still covered in woolen layers.
But the quiet buds, yet to open, say Yes to a new
Season. The trees, and I, and my dog who trots
Far ahead of me, join in with a resounding Yes!
A small cloud ambles by, practicing for lazy summer days ahead.

Blessed Equinox

Books to Read

Oh this book is wonderful and delightful and a joy to read! It is about a girl who goes off in search of the Man in the Moon to help her family and her village. Includes a dragon friend, curious characters and Chinese folktales, and beautiful drawings. This book made me smile and laugh and even cry a little! Aesthetically the whole book feels good to read.

I just finished "The Dreamer" and it is fabulous, enchanting, spare yet abundant. It is about a boy growing up in Chile who follows his imagination and whimsicality instead of his father's rigidity and rules ... and grows up to be a poet who we all know (you must read it to find out! ... but a hint : “Laughter is the language of the soul.”). Set against political unrest and the modern world encroaching on the Mapuche Indians' land. Interspersed with beautiful drawings and poetry ... What wisdom does the eagle whisper to those who are learning to fly?

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With chai simmering away on the wood stove, back to reading ... and dreaming ...

Full Moon

Full Moon in Virgo. Mars is rising just beside the moon and across the sky I watch Jupiter and Venus dance closely together. I am guided by the Light of them all as I walk home.

Winter Dreams

Vibrant September

Morning Glory Magic

How the Garden Grows in Late August