Beauty

What Do You See?

April 28, 2010

Believe it or not, this is a photo of the side of an old barn.  These are the colors that were present there. I simply ran up the saturation to emphasize those colors; otherwise, you would only see browns and grays with extremely subtle–almost undetectable–blues, reds, and yellows.  And look at the design!  I would [...]

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Opening to the Energy

April 21, 2010
water-lily

The low-level anxiety that I’ve written about in the last couple of days has passed.  Something opened in me yesterday afternoon following a yoga therapy appointment.  Somehow I was able to let it go, perhaps because I recognized that much of what I took to be anxiety was simply a great deal of energy moving [...]

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Snowshoeing Adventures

April 7, 2010
dogs playing in snow

One of my favorite activities while living in the north has been snowshoeing.  It is a wonderful way to be outside in nature while staying warm and getting great exercise.  I will miss wandering through the woods with my pups and stumbling upon so many treasures. Below, you can see the imprint of a grouse’s [...]

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Magnificent Moose

April 6, 2010

As I prepare to move south, I find myself thinking back on my last couple of years in the northeast.  It really has been a fantastic adventure, and there are certainly some aspects of living in the north that I will miss:  one being the opportunity to see moose. A few weeks after moving to [...]

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Why I Walk in the Woods

April 1, 2010

All taken in Shehawken, PA on my morning walk with the pups. Related Posts:Splashing Inside My ChestSilky Seeds of LifeDelight in the Ordinary

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Splashing Inside My Chest

March 30, 2010

When the ocean surges, don’t let me just hear it.  Let it splash inside my chest! Rumi I think of all the times that I have missed experiencing life deeply; all the times that life flirts with me, invites me, asks me to dance, and I fail to notice.  I don’t notice because I’m distracted, [...]

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7 Tips for Practicing Presence

March 22, 2010

This blog of photos and thoughts is written to inspire people towards contemplation and presence.  I have found the practice of presence to be life transforming and enriching.  The cool thing is that practicing presence can be fun!  I look forward to my rituals and they are not burdensome.  Below, I have listed seven ways [...]

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Silky Seeds of Life

March 19, 2010

This is a weed–Milkweed.  Milkweed is the host plant for the Monarch Butterfly.  What you see in the photos is the flower turned to seed.  The silky threads are almost ready to release to the wind which will carry the seeds to their new destination.  Those seeds embedded themselves into the soil somewhere last fall, [...]

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Waves of Winged Wonder

March 18, 2010

Thousands of geese, and other birds I have not identified, are passing over our house this week.  It is truly incredible and such a joy.  The first time I saw a hundred geese fly over, illuminated by the dawn sun, I welled up with tears.  I feel incredibly blessed, and they bring a joy that [...]

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Delight in the Ordinary

March 16, 2010

This post is inspired by Elora’s blog entry yesterday in Just Off the One-Lane Road.  Her entry was about that which goes unnoticed.  As I viewed her photos of moss, lichen, and bark I found myself thinking of how much I enjoy photographing those three subjects.  Bark, lichen, and moss are so ordinary that we [...]

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