October 16th - Freedom







10.16.09

October 15th III - Fading

"The poetry of the earth is never dead."

10.15.09

October 15th II - Drowned

"Here lies one whose name was writ in water."




10.15.09

October 15th - Playin' Hooky... Deux

"Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?"

10.15.09

October 14th - Convenience

10.14.09

October 13th - Look More...


and in tonight's case, listen too!




10.13.09

October 6th II - Shimmer


10.06.09

October 6th - Playin' Hooky... Sorta

Be Your Own Hero!






10.06.09

October 3rd - Dappled

A kiss of sunshine belies the storm clouds that will eventually douse the day.




10.03.09

October 2nd - Autumn

Prayer for Autumn Days

God of the seasons, there is a time for everything; there is a time for dying and a time for rising. We need courage to enter into the transformation process.

God of autumn, the trees are saying goodbye to their green, letting go of what has been. We, too, have our moments of surrender, with all their insecurity and risk. Help us to let go when we need to do so.

God of fallen leaves lying in colored patterns on the ground, our lives have their own patterns. As we see the patterns of our own growth, may we learn from them.

God of misty days and harvest moon nights, there is always the dimension of mystery and wonder in our lives. We always need to recognize your power-filled presence. May we gain strength from this.

God of harvest wagons and fields of ripened grain, many gifts of growth lie within the season of our surrender. We must wait for harvest in faith and hope. Grant us patience when we do not see the blessings.

God of geese going south for another season, your wisdom enables us to know what needs to be left behind and what needs to be carried into the future. We yearn for insight and vision.

God of flowers touched with frost and windows wearing white designs, may your love keep our hearts from growing cold in the empty seasons.

God of life, you believe in us, you enrich us, you entrust us with the freedom to choose life. For all this, we are grateful.
- Author Unknown

10.02.09

October 1st - Riding The Rails 2







10.01.09

September 30th - Keep On Singing

“Time passes and you must move on,
Half the distance takes you twice as long
So you keep on singing for the sake of the song.”
- The Thrill is Gone by Don Henley & Glenn Fry


09.30.09

September 29th - Stop-N-Go

09.29.09

September 26th - HI Nostalgia

09.26.09

September 25th - Riding The Rails







09.25.09

September 21st - ...To What?

09.21.09

September 20th - Shot
09.20.09

HB to T - may your hurdles always be the fun kind and may the falls be few and far between.

September 19th - Making The Bed

A bevy of perennials find a new home in my freshly dug bed.
Thrive!





09.19.09

September 18th - Consumed

09.18.09

September 17th - Fancy








Mushrooms
by Mary Oliver

Rain, and then
the cool pursed
lips of the wind
draw them
out of the ground -
red and yellow skulls
pummeling upward
through leaves,
through grasses,
through sand; astonishing
in their suddenness,
their quietude,
their wetness, they appear
on fall mornings, some
balancing in the earth
on one hoof
packed with poison,
others billowing
chunkily, and delicious -
those who know
walk out to gather, choosing
the benign from flocks
of glitterers, sorcerers,
russulas,
panther caps,
shark-white death angels
in their town veils
looking innocent as sugar
but full of paralysis:
to eat
is to stagger down
fast as mushrooms themselves
when they are done being perfect
and overnight
slide back under the shining
fields of rain.

09.17.09