to all creatures, and all of us who share this amazing world

it is the small opening moments: the vulnerable trust of a new born, the desire to seek light 

and give thanks to that which helps to nourish and nurture us each, and one another.

it is so easy to turn the head away from that which 

we think it not for us,

so easy to forget that each moment is a gift..

i want the moments, all of them: the joy, the surprise, 

the missing of some things, not enough of others,

the sorrows that hold up my bones, 

the laughter that vibrates my teeth. 

i want to be surrounded by things, and loved ones 

that remind me to be and do better. 

to hold up my head and sing praise, 

to drop to my knees to give thanks.

xo

stillness and simple beauty, there is such an abundance
that sometimes it is 'hard' to recognize what is right in front of my eyes..
a good lesson and reminder of unconditional love
and being in the moment
i feel blessed to once again be able to communicate
and hopefully share.

more soon
xo

yesterday was our baby boys birth day, a very kind and special young man is he! xo

it is so odd not be in close living distance to so many loved ones,

and so the phone and the emails and the old fashioned, much loved by me, snail mail

becomes so important.

each of these the thin thread that binds and connect and weaves us into a web of wonder.

here in todos santos we are feeling each day the sun coming a bit closer to the earth;

thus each day becoming a bit warmer, a bit earlier.

there is also evidence that the whale too are returning north

as the viewing of them becomes less seen and even more special.

i read of the death of robert sherman, the man who made famous

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

and for whom mary poppins

was able to sing, dance, fly,

and help to teach me to believe in magic

so to him a big shout out of thanks

and to you my friends and family

who have taught me too to

sing, dance, fly, and believe

i send love

xo

hola

as february begins to wind itself down and the next page

says march

i am thankful for so many things

and people in my life and heart

and for the vast opportunities

to continue learning;

about myself

and about community

and conversation

and also in

the art and act

of being quiet and still

...

beside me six shelves of books

that i think of as a new morning,

the way it feels and looks

like a dozen fresh and cracked eggs

swimming in a clear glass bowl

cloudy

yet somehow clear

colorless but for

a yellow streak

that reaches its fingers

out to wake me

words and thoughts;

thirst

evidence

blue pastures

psalms for praying

eyes to see otherwise

all this in the house of belonging

all this bringing me to

sweet tears

...

when we arrived 'home'

last night it was with the

the sound and look

of a pair of owl wings,

and then the

high pitched scream

of the wild mother chicken...

her sadness was so complete

and heard

it feel into my breath

and bones

all night i slept

with her

in my thoughts

and dreams

and the thought

of the rooster,

wondering how

he could ever

console her

his poor helpless arms

too short

to wrap around her...

and this morning

he still was the one

to announce

this new day

...

gracias

this was a night under the stars

full of 'circus' acts and mucho music...

lots of families

and lots of

fun!








this was the same night, a bit ealier,

on a roof top of a place downtown

todos santos...

us partaking in a lovely sunset

and one very good margarita.

as always there is so much to be thankful for and so i pass on a quote

that was brought back to my attention this morning in the honoring of the death

of a dear woman i once knew.

emily died this week, she was my high school art teacher, she was my friend...

this is what her family reminded me

'we live to discover beauty, all else is a form of waiting'

k. gibran

celebrate life and love xo

a few photos, in apparently no order, though i have tried

from along the way..also known, by us, as 'the long way'

from the weather that was happening up north; stormy and cold,

(it was 12 below zero when we left montpelier on thursday early morning.)

we dropped down to the interstate 40,

so..that added some miles, but we kept to mostly dry roads.

did have some all day wind,

and then a morning of chowder fog

but all in all things were good,

things are good.

hoping the same of and for you

xo