surrender

mjd - 2015 - plant skeletons

open to the stillness

between winter and spring,

though the earth 

beneath your feet 

is charged with eager life.

bear witness

to the skeletal remains

of those 

who have burst forth,

lived

weathered storms

and died.

bear witness 

to a seemingly

fragile nature

that is belied 

by great strength 

and 

great tenacity. 

this story

is like your own.

you stand.

between heaven

and earth

you are rooted

and soaring - 

in that balance

in that exquisite place

may you thrive. 

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lovely rustic holding vessels by the ever talented
marsha neal.

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on spring

while winter most certainly provides challenges to flora and fauna


spring is evidence of a tenacity i admire...


delicate flowers pushing up through snow


facing days that alternate between balmy and frigid... 


instead of less of them rising to open


more follow... 


until the world is in bloom -




be the flower 

RAW6 - mindful

'it is only when the cold season comes

that we know the pine and cypress to be evergreens.'

~ chinese proverb

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you could've fooled me -

that it's technically still autumn - until tomorrow!

'i prefer winter and fall,

when you feel the bone structure of the landscape -

the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter.

something waits beneath it,

the whole story doesn't show.'

~ andrew wyeth

yesterday

today

hier

aujourd'hui
the inuit have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them...

where's waldo - only with sparrows!

a cat's way to spend the day ~ 

 'a catless writer is almost inconceivable. 
it's a perverse taste, really,
since it would be easier to write with a herd 
of buffalo in the room than even one cat;
they make nests in the notes
and bite the ends of the pen
and walk on the typewriter keys.'
~barbara holland

venturing out last night

shortbread that i have been making since i was 16

and a sleepover...

one child was already up and busy ~

may this sunday be exactly what you want it to be~
and i will be on duty as the dresser, shoe tier and clothes dryer!

'something good will happen to me today'

i read on a post somewhere in blogland that one should say this each morning... like a mantra... if you think about it logically, naturally it will come true... there are no surprises or miracles here... 
it's just a matter of seeing it! for surely, no matter what kind of day you have, something good does happen!
even on your most drawn out, dragged down day - something good happens... and if you cannot find it, then just remember - you helped the trees today just by breathing! you had a positive impact upon the environment and that is good for you... or in the craziness of the season with people as distracted as they are, you made it home safe and sound at the end of the day... at some point though, someone must have made you smile, or been kind... did they hold the door for you? did you hold the door for them?

'in the depths of winter i finally learned

there was in me an invincible summer.'

~ albert camus

'winterberries' was inspired by gorgeous silvered ivory glass by cindy gimbrone... it has been combined with copper, brass and sterling chain... like berries on a vine in winter, the headpins wrap around fibers and ribbon... a free form cluster hangs within a domed etched copper disc... 

'our life is composed greatly from dreams, 

from the unconscious,

and they must be brought into connection

with action.'

~ anais nin

'the interweaving' are textured, torched and colored copper woven with sterling wire around recycled banana fiber... i thought the purples were quite dreamy looking... i chose turquoise for its healing properties - and really, lapis seemed too obvious... i like the serenity of the green with the purples/pinks/blues... 

be on the lookout!

something good will happen to you today -