Spring cleaning
Posted: February 26, 2013 Filed under: 365 Meditation Challenge, beginnings, Earth, Fire, goals, health, home, Letting Go, Mindfulness, music, nature, Photography, Quotes, renovations, Spirit, Walking, wandering | Tags: Cleanliness, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Clutter, flowers, full moon, Home, MaidinSun Photography, moonrise, music, nature, Outdoors, Photography, quotes, Red-tailed Hawk, spring cleaning, sunrise, Wendell Berry, winter 40 Comments
From the archives. Crocus, Spring 2009.
Don’t own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.
~ Wendell Berry, Farming: a hand book
Somewhere, sometime, I read something that suggested one’s outer environment is a reflection of one’s inner state of being. If there is any truth to that, my inner state of being must have been chaotic, cluttered, disorganized, and in need of a good dusting or scrubbing. My inner being was holding on to “fat clothes,” too. Expansion of the inner being is no problem, but my outer being needs to let go of such things. There is no going back.
Unlimited
Posted: November 18, 2011 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Air, Autumn, Critters, Earth, fall, goals, home, NaBloPoMo, nature, Photography, pond, Quotes, Spirit, Walking, wandering, water, weather, yoga | Tags: Home, NaBloPoMo, nature, Photography, pond, postaday2011, quotations, sunlight, Yogi Tea 40 Comments
Silk and stars
You are unlimited.
~ Today’s Yogi Tea bag wisdom
Unique smiley
Posted: October 8, 2011 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Autumn, Earth, fall, Fire, garden, gardening, goals, home, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Walking, water, weather, yoga | Tags: autumn, autumn leaves, fall foliage, Health, Home, nature, Photography, Picnik, pond, postaday2011, Procrastination 37 Comments
Is it just me or did life all of sudden become busy?? My to-do list is so long that I almost feel paralyzed by it. Procrastination is tempting, and seems easier than prioritizing.
315: Should be
Posted: August 4, 2011 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in art, Adventures in Life, Air, Earth, family, Fire, goals, home, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: dragonfly, flowers, garden, Home, Photography, pond, postaday2011, wildflowers 28 Comments
A moment of peace
There are so many things I should be doing right now. Lots and lots of things. But I am going to wait. Just for a little while.
We took Dad and Noah to the train station very early this morning. They should be arriving in Philadelphia about now. Or at home by the time I get this posted. M is back at work. Izzy and Bella (the cats) are napping. I have the house to myself and the quiet is such a wonderful thing I don’t want to disturb it by running the washer and dryer or turning on the vacuum. I’ll have to do those things soon, but not right now. They can wait while I soak up and enjoy this moment of peace and quiet.
295: In a pickle
Posted: July 15, 2011 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in art, Adventures in Life, canning & freezing, Domesticity, Earth, Fire, food, friends, goals, Healthful Living Plan, home, hot air balloons, nature, Photography, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: Canning and Freezing, cooking, Cucumber, food, Home, Lemony Snicket, Photography, Pickling, postaday2011 38 Comments
A barrel of cucumbers on ice
Yesterday’s pickling adventures went well. It was fun having someone with whom I could share the work, and I got to see how the Pickle Lady makes her fabulous (Best Pickles on the Planet) pickles.
284: Settling in for a bit
Posted: July 4, 2011 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in art, Adventures in Life, Bicycle Adventures, Earth, Fire, goals, home, life, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Summer, Walking, water, weather | Tags: Chicory, cycling, fireworks, flowers, frogs, Home, Photography, pond, postaday2011, Quail Hollow State Park, wildflowers 46 Comments
Waves on the pond
Home again, home again. It’s good to be back in the Bogs. I am, as usual, way behind when it comes to email and visiting other blogs. My apologies for that. I very much appreciate all of the lovely thoughts, prayers, energy, words, and hugs on my previous few posts. Thank you all so much.
While the reason for the trip was a sad one, it was good to spend some time with family, especially those we haven’t seen in a long time. We said our goodbyes to Jane on Friday morning. It was a small, casual service with mostly family. Although we’ll continue to mourn, funerals have a way of releasing some of that tension and sadness. I suppose it’s a form of closure.
Life in the Bogs 