Eternal Beauty

This beautiful sparkly, glittery boulder has purple quartz inclusions, feldspar veins and lots of mica and pyrite.  When the sun shines on it, it looks like a huge lump of silver.

Closeup showing the purple inclusions as well as some pink and green.  I bought this boulder for my birthday at a wonderful place that sells  rocks from pebble-size to truck-size.  I think I looked at every single rock before I finally made up my mind to get this one.  It's one of the best presents I've ever given myself.

"What nature delivers to us is never stale.  Because what nature creates has eternity in it."

-Isaac Bashevis Singer

Seek out  and enjoy nature's eternal beauty today.  Peace.

Fragile Beauty

The day after I took this photo, a  heavy rainstorm swept through and I watched as all the petals fell like  soft snowflakes  to the ground.

Flowers . . . are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

May we all find a ray of beauty shining in our lives today.  Peace.

Working Dogs

Gracie faithfully patrols the property, including the trees, ever alert for dangerous 4-legged intruders, like squirrels.

Vida has started his own excavation company.  His paws have been licensed as earthmovers and he will soon be available for hire.

Here he is inspecting a deep cave he dug into solid clay and tree roots.  I think he is not totally satisfied with the results yet so he will continue excavating until he thinks it is perfect.

"If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y plus Z, with X being work,  Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut."

- Albert Einstein

Z is especially important if you have a career digging up dirt :)  Peace.

Life Lesson: Patience

Who could resist that loving patient expression?  Vida always manages to get me off my computer  to go for a walk by just this look

"With love and patience, nothing is impossible."

- Daisaku Ikeda 

Praying for us all to embrace the twin virtues of love and patience to achieve our most heartfelt dreams.  Peace.

Earth Day

Spring  peonies in my garden

"Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life."

- Rachel Carson

Happy be kind to Earth Day. Peace.

The Gate

A beautiful gate at the local  botanical garden

He or she who wants to do good knocks at the gate; he or she who loves finds the gate open."

- Rabindranath Tagore



I pray that love opens all gates for you today.  Peace.

Passionate Purple Pots

I risked trying  some new combinations of glazes and this is the result

"When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge."

T. Kupferberg

Wishing you all the freedom to try a new approach today.  Peace.